63

    水火既済

    After Completion

    Hexagram 63 of the I Ching is 水火既済 (After Completion). After Completion — the work is done. Good at the start, disorder at the end. Be as careful at the close as at the opening. Greatest caution is needed after success.

    Lines, bottom to top: yang, yin, yang, yin, yang, yin

    sui-ka-kisei · jì jì

    Upper: (Water)Lower: (Fire)

    Meaning

    After Completion — the work is done. Good at the start, disorder at the end. Be as careful at the close as at the opening.

    Counsel

    Greatest caution is needed after success.

    Outlook

    Work
    A time of completion and harvest; do not relax.
    Relationships
    The challenge lies after the union.
    Health
    Beware relapse and aftereffects.

    Questions about this hexagram

    What does hexagram 63 (水火既済) mean?
    After Completion — the work is done. Good at the start, disorder at the end. Be as careful at the close as at the opening.
    What does 水火既済 counsel?
    Greatest caution is needed after success.
    What does 水火既済 say about work?
    A time of completion and harvest; do not relax.
    What does 水火既済 say about relationships?
    The challenge lies after the union.
    What does 水火既済 say about health?
    Beware relapse and aftereffects.
    Which trigrams make up hexagram 63?
    Upper trigram 水 (Water) over lower trigram 火 (Fire).

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