未濟 → 渙
Hexagram 64: Before Completion → Hexagram 59: Dispersion
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 4, 5).
Line 4
九四 貞吉悔亡。震用伐鬼方。三年有賞于大國。
Nine in the fourth place means: Perseverance brings good fortune. Remorse disappears. Shock, thus to discipline the Devil's Country. For three years, great realms are awarded.
Line 5
六五 貞吉无悔。君子之光。有孚吉。
Six in the fifth place means: Perseverance brings good fortune. No remorse. The light of the superior man is true. Good fortune.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
伯虎仲熊，德義昭明。使布五教，陰陽順序。
Bo Hu and Zhong Xiong; virtue and righteousness shine bright. They spread the five teachings abroad; yin and yang follow in proper order.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Fire above water, and two ancient ministers bring order to the world. Bo Hu and Zhong Xiong, radiant in virtue and righteousness, spread the Five Teachings so that yin and yang follow their proper sequence. According to the Zuo Zhuan (Duke Wen, Year 18), Bo Hu and Zhong Xiong were among the 'Eight Originals' (八元) — eight talented sons of Emperor Ku, whom Emperor Shun appointed to disseminate the Five Teachings of filial piety, fraternal respect, and social harmony. From Before Completion to Dispersion, fire-over-water transforms into wind moving above water. Dispersion's image is the ancient king establishing temples and offering sacrifice — restoring cohesion through ritual. The Eight Originals' civilizing mission is precisely this: scattering virtue across the realm so that the dispersed elements realign.
The Six Lines app includes all 4,096 Yilin verses, each with original ink brush artwork and full commentary. Download on the App Store