頤 → 既濟
Hexagram 27: Nourishment → Hexagram 63: After Completion
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 3, 5, 6).
Line 3
六三 拂頤。貞凶。十年勿用。无攸利。
Six in the third place means: Turning away from nourishment. Perseverance brings misfortune. Do not act thus for ten years. Nothing serves to further.
Line 5
六五 拂經。居貞吉。不可涉大川。
Six in the fifth place means: Turning away from the path. To remain persevering brings good fortune. One should not cross the great water.
Line 6
上九 由頤。厲吉。利涉大川。
Nine at the top means: The source of nourishment. Awareness of danger brings good fortune. It furthers one to cross the great water.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
黃離白日，照我四國。元首昭明，民賴恩福。漢有游女。人不可得。
The yellow sun, radiant and white; it illuminates our four kingdoms. The sovereign head shines with brilliance; the people rely on his gracious blessing. By the Han there is a wandering maiden; no man may obtain her.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Mountain over thunder transforms into water over fire — After Completion, where everything has found its proper place. A yellow radiance like the bright sun illuminates the four kingdoms. The sovereign's brilliance is clear, and the people rely on his grace and blessing. Then the verse shifts: 'On the Han River there is a maiden wandering — none can possess her.' This final couplet quotes the Shijing's 'Han Guang' ode, where a woodcutter longs for a girl across the unbridgeable Han River. From Nourishment to After Completion, all seems achieved — order, light, gratitude — yet the wandering maiden introduces an element of unattainable desire. Even in completion, something essential remains beyond reach. The perfectly nourished state still harbors an unfulfilled longing.
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