64 / 21 Before Completion
Mis-Sequencing
(30->64->29->63)
"WEI CHI -
WEI : temporal negative; incomplete, has not occured...
CHI : cross a river at a ford or shallow place; overcome an obstacle, embark on a course of action; help, relieve, cease. The ideogram: water and level, running smooth over a flat bottom."ERANOS p665
"[With containment comes direction : Ordering].
One uses caution to categorize those everywhere."
In hexagram 64 we realize that seeing the end of something can make one hasten and not watch their step, just as being at the beginning of something can make one look to the end and not watch where they are going. Things need to be done in correct order to succeed.
The image combined with the traditional title suggests that by not getting things in proper order (sequence), the successful completion of tasks is difficult and we thus need to set-out some sort of path/plan.
In a positive vain the hexagram also manifests keeping oneself 'open' as long as possible, avoiding closure recognising the emphasis on dependencies and so a lack of 'completeness' in that completion is an illusion.
Of note is that the changing line 6 ties with hexagram 03 - Difficulty at the beginning. Structurally, 03 is this hexagram reversed with one line changed).
The raw context from which the situation derives is described by hexagram 54 immaturing/premature. It passes through hexagram 47 Enforced Waiting/Exhausting before reaching here.
By introducing this hexagram as context, you can change a state described by any other hexagram into a state described by hexagram 40. To make a state associated with another hexagram transform into this state, introduce hexagram 40 as context.
It is important to remember that, when using transformative methods, the more lines requiring change, the more energy required when attempting to introduce a different context. It may therefore be of benefit to work on existing changing lines and achieve your goal in steps rather than attempt, for example, a six-line change all at once.
