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Weiji (Not Yet Across): Why It Is the Last Hexagram

Translated from the Chinese original by the AI Guanyin Volunteer. Scripture and classical text in 「」 is kept in the original.

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火 水 一二三四五六
Don't rush to read the explanation yet. This hexagram is called 「未濟」 (Weiji, 'Not Yet Across'), the very last hexagram of the Book of Changes: fire above, water below. 「濟」 means to cross a river, so 「未濟」 means not having crossed yet. Look at these six figures. Where is each one along the river?

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