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64 Before Completion
Mis-Sequencing, Remain Open
In a context of containment we utilise setting a direction (an ideology).

"WEI CHI -

WEI : temporal negative; incomplete, has not occured...

CHI : cross a river at a ford or shallow place; overcome an obstacle, embark on a course of action; help, relieve, cease. The ideogram: water and level, running smooth over a flat bottom."
ERANOS p665

Image :

"[With containment comes direction(ideology) : Ordering]. One uses caution to categorize those everywhere."

Class: Differentiating

Commentary :

In hexagram 64 we realize that seeing the end of something can make one hasten and not watch their step, just as being at the beginning of something can make one look to the end and not watch where they are going. Things need to be done in correct order to succeed.

The image combined with the traditional title suggests that by not getting things in proper order (sequence), the successful completion of tasks is difficult and we thus need to set-out some sort of path/plan.

In a positive, cooperational, vain the hexagram also manifests keeping oneself 'open' as long as possible, avoiding closure recognising the emphasis on dependencies and so a lack of 'completeness' in that completion is an illusion.

Of note is that the changing line 6 ties with hexagram 03 - Difficulty at the beginning. Structurally, 03 is this hexagram reversed with one line changed).

Goal of 64 - hexagram 21 (or 'how do I 21? - 64')

Five-Phase Relationships : The trigram of Water reflects Consumption. The trigram of Fire reflects Distribution. Consumption through distribution is expressed as lacking completion, as remaining open.


64 is the goal of 38 (or 'how do I 64? - 38' How do I remain open, avoid closure? By letting others see themselves in you and so avoiding oppositions to your perspective - appear closed, remain open)

Extended Commentary

The raw context from which the situation derives is described by hexagram 40 (loose structuring, dont make things too rigid). The base line position is described by analogy with hexagram 54 immaturing/premature. It passes through hexagram 47 Enforced Waiting/Exhausting before reaching here.

Pair 63/64

Root Vertical Binary

Quality Matrix

Root Horizontal Binary

Balance Matrix

63 39 05 48 03 08 60 29

37 53 09 57 42 20 61 59

64 40 06 47 04 07 59 29

64 40 06 47 04 07 59 29

49 31 43 28 17 45 58 47

13 33 01 44 25 12 10 06

50 32 44 28 16 46 57 48

50 32 44 28 16 46 57 48

36 15 11 46 24 02 19 07

22 52 26 18 27 23 41 04

35 16 12 45 23 02 20 08

35 16 12 45 23 02 20 08

55 62 34 32 51 16 54 40

30 56 14 50 21 35 38 64

56 62 33 31 52 15 53 39

56 62 33 31 52 15 53 39

37 53 09 57 42 20 61 59

63 39 05 48 03 08 60 29

38 54 10 58 41 19 61 60

60 61 19 41 58 10 54 38

13 33 01 44 25 12 10 06

49 31 43 28 17 45 58 47

14 34 01 43 26 11 09 05

05 09 11 26 43 01 34 14

22 52 26 18 27 23 41 04

36 15 11 46 24 02 19 07

21 51 25 17 27 24 42 03

03 42 24 27 17 25 51 21

30 56 14 50 21 35 38 64

55 62 34 32 51 16 54 40

30 55 13 49 22 36 37 63

63 37 36 22 49 13 55 30

Above.

The Traditional Single Changing Line Comments:
Line 1 -
"[In the beginning] One soaks one's tail. Shame." [One is unmasked; revealed to lack capability].
Line 2 -
"One brakes. Favourable but testing times. " [Not the right time to continue. One stops in time.]
Line 3 -
"Not yet complete. Punishment. Unfortunate. Advantageous to [structure one's purpose]." [establish a secure environment(?)]
Line 4 -
"Testing but favourable times. Remorse disappears. An arousing three years to subjugate those on all sides. Celebration moving towards the city."
Line 5 -
"Testing but favourable times without remorse. One is shining - Favorably balanced." [Ready to complete but not quiet yet]
Line 6 -
"Balanced, moving towards drinking alcohol. No harm in this. Soaking one's head (one gets drunk). One loses one's balance.[not complete]" [Even celebration has it's difficulties.]
Transformative methods

By introducing this hexagram as context, you can change a state described by any other hexagram into a state described by hexagram 40. To make a state associated with another hexagram transform into this state, introduce hexagram 40 as context.

It is important to remember that, when using transformative methods, the more lines requiring change, the more energy required when attempting to introduce a different context. It may therefore be of benefit to work on existing changing lines and achieve your goal in steps rather than attempt, for example, a six-line change all at once.

Context as Push

To 'go with the flow', any hexagram that is changing into hexagram 63 reflects an influence of 64 on that hexagram in that the 'flow' is in hexagram 64 and as such this reflects the need to adapt to that flow and so take-on the properties and methods of 64.


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