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Hexagram 64: Before Completion

火水未济 · Wèi Jì

Hexagram 64, Before Completion (Wèi Jì, 未济), is formed of the upper trigram Fire (离) over the lower trigram Water (坎). Below is the classical judgment, the six line texts, and how to read this hexagram in a reading.

The Judgment

Before completion: success is possible. The little fox, almost across, wets its tail — nothing furthers yet.
亨,小狐汔济,濡其尾,无攸利。

Trigrams

Upper · Fire 离
clarity, clinging
Lower · Water 坎
the abysmal, danger

The outer (upper) trigram Fire describes the situation as it meets the world; the inner (lower) trigram Water describes its inner disposition. Together they set the theme of Before Completion.

The Six Lines

Reading Hexagram 64 for Your Question

When Before Completion appears without changing lines, the judgment above stands as the whole answer. When you cast changing lines (a 6 or a 9), read those line texts first — they are the most specific guidance — then look to the relating hexagram they form for where the situation is heading. For love, career, or a decision, apply the theme of Before Completion to your own circumstances rather than reading it as a fixed prediction.

Ask the oracle your own question and see whether Before Completion answers.

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