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Hexagram 49
Revolution
革 · Gé
Trigram Composition
Upper Trigram
Lake
Lower Trigram
Fire
The Judgment (彖)
Revolution. On your own day you are believed. Supreme success. Perseverance furthers. Remorse disappears.
The Image (象)
Fire in the lake. The superior person sets the calendar in order and makes the seasons clear.
Meaning
Fire and water in opposition — fundamental transformation is necessary. Revolution that comes at the right time and for the right reasons succeeds. Old forms must be shed for new growth.
Advice
The time for radical change has come. But revolution must be timely and just — not premature or selfish. When the old truly no longer serves, shed it boldly. People will believe you when the time is right.
Keywords
TransformationRevolutionTimingRenewalMolting