Hexagram 49
Transformation
Ge (Revolution) (澤火革)
Upper: ☱ Dui (兌) (Lake) · Lower: ☲ Li (離) (Fire)
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📊 Binary Architecture & The Six Lines
Top Line
Yin
Fifth Line
Yang
Fourth Line
Yang
Third Line
Yang
Second Line
Yin
Initial Line
Yang
Outer (Upper Trigram)
☱ Dui (兌)
Nature: Lake (澤)
Element: Metal (金)
Inner (Lower Trigram)
☲ Li (離)
Nature: Fire (火)
Element: Fire (火)
📜 The Judgment (卦辭 / Guaci)
巳日乃孚，元亨利貞，悔亡。
Fire within the lake sparks inevitable transformation. Revolutionize obsolete structures when the destined hour strikes.
🧭 The Image (大象傳 / Da Xiang) & Archetypal Conduct
澤中有火，革，君子以治歷明時。
Fire in the lake: The image of Revolution. Thus the superior man brings order into the calendar and makes the seasons clear.
📖 The Lines (爻辭 / Yaoci)
- Line 1 初九Bottom line (1st) · Yang鞏用黃牛之革。Bound with the hide of a yellow ox.
- Line 2 六二2nd line · Yin已日乃革之，征吉，無咎。When the day has come, then one revolutionizes; going forth brings good fortune; no fault.
- Line 3 九三3rd line · Yang征凶，貞厲，革言三就，有孚。Going forth brings misfortune; steadfastness is perilous. When the talk of revolution has gone round three times, one can commit with sincerity.
- Line 4 九四4th line · Yang悔亡，有孚改命，吉。Regret vanishes; with sincerity, change the mandate: good fortune.
- Line 5 九五5th line · Yang大人虎變，未占有孚。The great person changes like a tiger; even before divining, there is sincerity.
- Line 6 上六Top line (6th) · Yin君子豹變，小人革面，征凶，居貞吉。The noble person changes like a leopard; the petty person only changes his face; going forth brings misfortune; remaining steadfast brings good fortune.
Original line texts are transcribed from Wikisource (周易). The English renderings are literal working drafts under editorial review and may change.
✨ Practical Discernment & Life Guidance
💼 Career & Vision:
Implement comprehensive structural renewal and overhaul outdated operating paradigms boldly.
🤝 Relationships & Harmony:
Relinquish obsolete dogmas and embrace fresh perspectives with enthusiastic courage.
💰 Wealth & Foundations:
Reallocate capital from declining sunset industries into breakthrough innovative frontiers.