Six Doors · No. 49
第49卦 革 Gé · Revolution
Essence: Change only when the day is ripe and trust is won.
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Judgment
The old order has genuinely stopped working, and thorough change is due. But a revolution is believed only on the day it delivers—so timing and credibility are everything. Change because it is necessary, not because it serves you, and even regret will find nothing to attach to.
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Trigrams
Upper
兑 Lake
Lower
离 Fire
III
The lines
- Line 1The hour has not come; bind yourself down as with oxhide and do not move yet.
- Line 2When the appointed day arrives, action itself becomes legitimate—go ahead with it.
- Line 3Forcing it early fails; only when the case for change has ripened through round after round of scrutiny is it time to act.
- Line 4Remake the mandate itself on a foundation of earned trust, and regret has nowhere to take root.
- Line 5The great leader's transformation is bold as a tiger's stripes—so legible that people believe it before any proof is asked.
- Line 6The able refine the change in fine leopard-spot detail while ordinary people simply adopt the new face; press no further—consolidate.
IV
All the doors
Every single-step transition available from where you stand.
- Line 131 咸 · Influence
Open and empty, the heart draws true connection.
- Line 243 夬 · Breakthrough
Name the fault openly; break through without violence.
- Line 317 随 · Following
Follow what the moment asks, and others follow you.
- Line 463 既济 · Completion
Everything is in place; the drift begins now.
- Line 555 丰 · Abundance
Zenith reached; enjoy it knowing it turns.
- Line 613 同人 · Fellowship
Fellowship in the open field, beyond the clan wall.
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