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HEXAGRAM 63 OF 64 WATER OVER FIRE

AFTER COMPLETION

既濟 Jì Jì

completion, order achieved, the moment after success, vigilance, the beginning of decline

ROASTIE

After Completion. Water over Fire, everything in its place, the one moment where it's all done. The book says good at the beginning, disorder at the end. You finished something, sweetheart, congratulations, and you're already loosening your grip on it like a man setting down a full glass on a moving train. Ya roasted!

THE JUDGMENT

Success in small matters; firmness profits. Good fortune at the beginning, disorder at the end.

THE LINES, BOTTOM TO TOP

  1. Line 1 He drags back his wheel and the fox wets its tail; no mistake.
  2. Line 2 The wife loses the screen of her carriage; do not chase it; in seven days she has it back.
  3. Line 3 The high king attacks the Demon Region and conquers it in three years; small men must not be used.
  4. Line 4 Rags at hand against the leaking boat; cautious all day long.
  5. Line 5 The eastern neighbor slaughters an ox; the western neighbor's small offering receives the greater blessing.
  6. Line 6 He goes in until the water is over his head; danger.
THROW YOUR OWN ALL SIXTY-FOUR

Text: the I Ching, after James Legge's 1882 translation, public domain, trimmed into plain English. The take: a coffee bean, licensed in nothing.