既濟 → 睽
Hexagram 63: After Completion → Hexagram 38: Opposition
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).
Line 2
六二 婦喪其茀。勿逐。七日得。
Six in the second place means: The woman loses the curtain of her carriage. Do not run after it; On the seventh day you will get it.
Line 3
九三 高宗伐鬼方。三年克之。小人勿用。
Nine in the third place means: The Illustrious Ancestor Disciplines the Devil's Country. After three years he conquers it. Inferior people must not be employed.
Line 4
六四 繻有衣袽。終日戒。
Six in the fourth place means: The finest clothes turn to rags. Be careful all day long.
Line 5
九五 東鄰殺牛。不如西鄰之禴祭。實受其福。
Nine in the fifth place means: The neighbor in the east who slaughters an ox Does not attain as much real happiness As the neighbor in the west With his small offering.
Line 6
上六 濡其首。厲。
Six at the top means: He gets his head in the water. Danger.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
四目相望，稍近同光，並坐鼓簧。
Four eyes gaze upon each other; gradually drawing near, sharing the same light. Seated side by side, playing the mouth-organ together.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Water sits above fire, and four eyes meet — two pairs of gazes gradually drawing closer until they share the same light, sitting side by side and playing the mouth organ together. The verse is a miniature love story told in three beats: first mutual recognition across distance, then convergence, then harmonious music. From After Completion to Opposition, fire-and-water balance yields to fire above the lake — two elements that by nature diverge. Yet Opposition's wisdom lies in finding unity within difference. The four eyes belong to two separate persons who remain distinct yet achieve harmony. The mouth organ's polyphonic reed-pipes produce beauty precisely because different notes sound simultaneously — agreement that does not require sameness.
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