未濟 → 豐
Hexagram 64: Before Completion → Hexagram 55: Abundance
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 3, 6).
Line 1
初六 濡其尾。吝。
Six at the beginning means: He gets his tail in the water. Humiliating.
Line 2
九二 曳其輪。貞吉。
Nine in the second place means: He brakes his wheels. Perseverance brings good fortune.
Line 3
六三 未濟征凶。利涉大川。
Six in the third place means: Before completion, attack brings misfortune. It furthers one to cross the great water.
Line 6
上九 有孚于飲酒。无咎。濡其首。有孚失是。
Nine at the top means: There is drinking of wine In genuine confidence. No blame. But if one wets his head, He loses it, in truth.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
崔嵬北嶽，天神貴客。溫仁正直，主布恩德。衣冠不已，蒙受大福。
Lofty Mount Heng of the north; where heavenly spirits are honored guests. Warm, benevolent, upright, and just; the lord spreads grace and virtue. Robes and crowns without end; great blessings are received.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Fire above water, and the sacred mountain receives its honored guest. Lofty Mount Heng of the north — seat of celestial spirits and noble visitors. Warm, benevolent, upright, and just, the presiding power bestows virtue and grace. Robes and caps are donned without cease, and great blessings descend. The northern sacred mountain (北嶽) was one of the Five Sacred Peaks, associated with winter, endurance, and celestial communication. From Before Completion to Abundance, fire-over-water transforms into thunder and lightning arriving together — the fullest expression of simultaneous illumination and power. Abundance is the hexagram of the zenith, the meridian moment when everything is at maximum. The verse dresses the mountain in ceremonial splendor, matching Abundance's image of a ruler at the height of his brilliance.
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