既濟

Hexagram 63: After Completion → Hexagram 58: The Joyous Lake

既濟
After Completion
Water / Fire
The Joyous Lake
Lake / Lake
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 2, 3, 4).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramWater LakeThe Deep → The Joyous
Lower TrigramFire LakeThe Clinging → The Joyous

Yilin Verse

初雖號啼,後必慶笑。光明照耀,百喜如意。

At first there may be weeping and crying; afterward surely celebration and laughter. Light and brightness shine forth; a hundred joys accord with one's wishes.

— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE

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