Before Completion (未济) — Hexagram 64. I Ching constitutional reading from 知己 Zhiji.
I Ching · Hexagram 64

Before Completion 未济

☲ over ☵ · Fire over Water
未济。亨,小狐汔济,濡其尾,无攸利。

Fire over Water. Nothing in its correct position. Everything still approaching its destination.

The Lines

初六:濡其尾,吝。

Line 1 — He gets his tail in the water. Premature action. You're not ready.

九二:曳其轮,贞吉。

Line 2 — He brakes his wheels. Slow down. You will arrive, but not at this speed.

六三:未济,征凶,利涉大川。

Line 3 — Before completion, attack brings misfortune. Don't force the completion. Take on the bigger journey instead.

九四:贞吉,悔亡,震用伐鬼方,三年有赏于大国。

Line 4 — Steadfastness brings good fortune. The sustained campaign. Steadfastness itself is the victory.

六五:贞吉,无悔,君子之光,有孚,吉。

Line 5 — The light of the superior person is true. Don't wait for perfect conditions to be truthful.

上九:有孚于饮酒,无咎,濡其首,有孚失是。

Line 6 — Full of confidence one drinks wine. Celebration earned. Excess is not.

Nuclear Hexagram

Nuclear Hexagram: 63 既济 (After Completion)

The almost-there contains the there within it.

Practical Application

The work is never finished. The cycle never ends. Completion immediately becomes the starting point of the next cycle. Keep going.

你在哪里。问知己。

Know where you are. Ask 知己.

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