After Completion (既濟, Jì Jì) is hexagram 63 of the 64 hexagrams of the
I Ching, in the traditional King Wen order. It is made of Water (☵)
above Fire (☲).
Meaning of hexagram 63
Everything is in place, and that is exactly when decline can begin.
Success needs care to keep it.
Advice
Stay alert, tend what you have achieved and prepare for change.
The two trigrams
After Completion places ☵ Water (Kǎn), deep, flowing and dangerous,
above ☲ Fire (Lí), bright, clinging and clear. The lower trigram is the
inner side of the situation and the upper one its outer side.
Hexagram
63. After Completion
Chinese name
既濟 Jì Jì
Upper trigram
☵ Water (Kǎn)
Lower trigram
☲ Fire (Lí)
Lines
3 yang (solid) and 3 yin (broken)
Place in the sequence
63 of 64 (King Wen order)
The six lines of After Completion
A hexagram is read from the bottom line up. In a reading, a changing
line (a 6 or a 9 in the three-coin method) draws attention to its
position.
First line(yang, solid): the beginning. The root
of the matter: early stirrings, foundations, and what has not yet
shown itself.
Second line(yin, broken): the inner circle. Your
immediate surroundings and steady supports: how things work at close
range.
Third line(yang, solid): the threshold. A point
of tension between inner and outer, often a test or a restless push
forward.
Fourth line(yin, broken): the approach. Stepping
into wider circles or nearer to authority; caution and good
relationships matter here.
Fifth line(yang, solid): the center of power. The
place of influence and clear leadership: where the situation is most
fully expressed.
Sixth line(yin, broken): the culmination. The far
edge of the situation: completion, overreach, or letting go.