what's called the young yang. I think maybe I do know why. You would think it would be
 a yin with two yins and one yang, but it counts as the young yang, and that's the bottom line
 of the hexagram. And by being a young yang, it means it's a fixed line. It doesn't change.
 That's the reason why that's called the young yang, is that when you've got two yins and
 one yang, it means the yin is weakening and the yang is coming up. Because when you reach
 a point at which the yin force comes to a maximum, there is in it the seed of the yang
 force, and vice versa. And you see, you have to do this six times to get six lines. And
 so this time we have two yangs and one yin, which gives us the young yin. And that again
 is a line which doesn't change. And we get two yins and one yang, which gives us another
 young yang, and has made the hexagram of water. No, fire. And this time we get three yin,
 which gives us a changing yin line, which is written like this. That means that after
 you consult the hexagram in its first form, you consult the hexagram which is, so far
 as that line is concerned, the opposite. Again, two yins and one yang, giving us the young
 yang. And we get here two yangs and one yin, which gives us the young yin.
 And so we get fire over water.
 Fire. No, water over fire. Water over fire. Cool it, baby. So that is fire over sway,
 sway, sway. Here we are. Lee. Conner of the Lee, 63. Let's see, the oracle is often very
 surprising. 63. GG, meaning after completion. This hexagram is the evolution of tai, or
 the hexagram number 11, meaning peace. The transition from confusion to order is completed,
 and everything is in its proper place, even in particulars. The strong lines are in the
 strong places, the weak lines in the weak places. This is a very favorable outlook,
 yet it gives reason for thought. For it is just when perfect equilibrium has been reached,
 that any movement may cause order to revert to disorder. The one strong line that has
 moved to the top, thus effecting complete order in details, is followed by the other
 lines, each moving according to its nature. And thus suddenly there arises again the hexagram
 P, number 12, which is standstill. Let's see, we are going to move to 47. Now, here comes
 the oracle itself. It says, "After completion," which is the name of the hexagram. "Success
 in small matters, perseverance furthers, at the beginning good fortune, at the end disorder."
 Then following the judgment comes another part of the oracle called the image. "Water
 over fire." The image of the condition in after completion. Thus the superior man takes
 thought of misfortune and arms himself against it in advance. And then there is a comment
 on the lines. And we have an eight in the, no, a six in the fourth place. And the oracle
 here says of this line, which is a moving one, "The finest clothes turn to rags. Be
 careful all day long." Now, there are many comments on this, but we should look first
 at the hexagram it turns into, which is number, what did I say, 43, I think I said. No, 47.
 Well, the one it turns into indicates the direction of the motion of the, it turns into
 kun, which means oppression or exhaustion, with the lake above and the water below. The
 judgment is oppression, success, perseverance. The great man brings about good fortune, no
 blame. When one has something to say it is not believed. The image, there is no water
 in the lake. The image of exhaustion. Thus the superior man stakes his life on following
 his will. There is a comment on this one. It says, "The lake is above, water below.
 The lake is empty, dried up." In other words, the water flows out. "Exhaustion is expressed
 in yet another way. At the top a dark line is holding down two light lines. Below, a
 light line is hemmed in between two dark lines. The upper trigram belongs to the principle
 of darkness, the lower to the principle of light. Thus everywhere superior men are oppressed
 and held in restraint by inferior men."
 Now the commentary on the judgment of the original hexagram reads, "The transition
 from the old to the new time is already accomplished. In principle everything stands systematized,
 and it is only in regard to details that success is still to be achieved. In respect to this,
 however, we must be careful to maintain the right attitude. Everything proceeds as if
 of its own accord, and this can all too easily tempt us to relax and let things take their
 own course without troubling over details. Such indifference is the root of all evil.
 Symptoms of decay are bound to be the result. Here we have the rule indicating the usual
 course of history, but this rule is not an inescapable law. He who understands it is
 in position to avoid its effects by dint of unremitting perseverance and caution."
 And then the image, which is water over fire. "When water in a kettle hangs over fire, the
 two elements stand in relation and thus generate energy. But the resulting tension demands
 caution. If the water boils over, the fire is extinguished and its energy is lost. If
 the heat is too great, the water evaporates into the air. These elements here brought
 into relation and thus generating energy are by nature hostile to each other. Only the
 most extreme caution can prevent damage."
 You've been listening to the late Alan Watts with Part 3 from a seminar entitled "World
 as Play."


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