䷰RevolutionGé

The judgment

已日乃孚，元亨。利贞。悔亡

Fire sits inside the lake and the two cannot stay in the same place. Change here needs a season and a witness; too soon it sounds like noise, too late it reads as a scramble.

The image

Fire and water share a skin and one of them has to give. A change announced at the right hour needs no explanation.

The six lines

Read from the bottom up. A line that moves is read here, and read again in the hexagram it becomes.

1. 初九Line 1

   巩用黄牛之革

   At the outset, bind the old layer tightly so it cannot slip loose midway.

2. 六二Line 2

   已日乃革之，征吉，无咎

   The change is timed to a day, not to impatience; move on the day it is due and the way opens.

   Marked in the textauspiciousno blame

3. 九三Line 3

   征凶，贞厉，革言三就，有孚

   Push too fast and you stumble; hold still and it chafes—the plan needs three passes before anyone trusts it.

   Marked in the textominousdanger

4. 九四Line 4

   悔亡，有孚改命，吉

   Near the seat of power, let the hesitation drop, extend trust, and swap out the old arrangement.

   Marked in the textregret clearsauspicious

5. 九五Line 5

   大人虎变，未占有孚

   The one in charge changes like a tiger's coat, and others believe the new look before any sign is read.

6. 上六Line 6

   君子豹变，小人革面，征凶，居贞吉

   By now those changed through and through stand apart from those who only changed face; one more push overshoots, staying put settles it.

   Marked in the textominousauspicious

Where each changing line leads

Flip one line and it is a different hexagram. These are the six it becomes.

• 初九→InfluenceHexagram 31
• 六二→BreakthroughHexagram 43
• 九三→FollowingHexagram 17
• 九四→After CompletionHexagram 63
• 九五→AbundanceHexagram 55
• 上六→FellowshipHexagram 13