巽 → 既濟
Hexagram 57: The Gentle Wind → Hexagram 63: After Completion
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 6).
Line 1
初六 進退。利武人之貞。
Six at the beginning means: In advancing and in retreating, The perseverance of a warrior furthers.
Line 2
九二 巽在牀下。用史巫。紛若。吉。无咎。
Nine in the second place means: Penetration under the bed. Priests and magicians are used in great number. Good fortune. No blame.
Line 6
上九 巽在牀下。喪其資斧。貞凶。
Nine at the top means: Penetration under the bed. He loses his property and his ax. Perseverance brings misfortune.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
禹將為君，裝入崑崙。稍進陽光，登見溫湯。功德昭明。
Yu shall become sovereign; he enters into Kunlun. Gradually advancing in sunlight; ascending to see the warm springs. Merit and virtue shine bright.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Wind upon wind transforms into water over fire: the Gentle becomes After Completion. Yu is about to become sovereign; in his royal vestments he enters the Kunlun Mountains. Gradually advancing into sunlight, he ascends to discover the hot springs. His merit and virtue shine forth in brilliance. The verse narrates Yu the Great's apotheosis: the flood-tamer who earned heaven's mandate now enters the cosmic mountain Kunlun, axis of the world, and emerges into transcendent warmth and light. From The Gentle to After Completion, water sits properly above fire — everything in its place, the work accomplished. Yu's entry into Kunlun marks the moment when all labors culminate. The hot springs on the sacred mountain confirm heaven's approval: warmth rising from the earth to meet the new king, a cosmos perfectly ordered.
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