Before Completion (未濟, Wèi Jì) is hexagram 64 of the 64 hexagrams of
the I Ching, in the traditional King Wen order. It is made of Fire (☲)
above Water (☵).
Meaning of hexagram 64
Not quite there. You are close to your goal, but the last step is the
trickiest and calls for care.
Advice
Do not celebrate early, look before you leap and finish what you
started.
The two trigrams
Before Completion places ☲ Fire (Lí), bright, clinging and clear, above
☵ Water (Kǎn), deep, flowing and dangerous. The lower trigram is the
inner side of the situation and the upper one its outer side.
Hexagram
64. Before Completion
Chinese name
未濟 Wèi Jì
Upper trigram
☲ Fire (Lí)
Lower trigram
☵ Water (Kǎn)
Lines
3 yang (solid) and 3 yin (broken)
Place in the sequence
64 of 64 (King Wen order)
The six lines of Before 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(yin, broken): the beginning. The root
of the matter: early stirrings, foundations, and what has not yet
shown itself.
Second line(yang, solid): the inner circle. Your
immediate surroundings and steady supports: how things work at close
range.
Third line(yin, broken): the threshold. A point
of tension between inner and outer, often a test or a restless push
forward.
Fourth line(yang, solid): the approach. Stepping
into wider circles or nearer to authority; caution and good
relationships matter here.
Fifth line(yin, broken): the center of power. The
place of influence and clear leadership: where the situation is most
fully expressed.
Sixth line(yang, solid): the culmination. The far
edge of the situation: completion, overreach, or letting go.