Hexagram 49: Revolution

泽火革 · Gé

Hexagram 49, Revolution (Gé, 革), is formed of the upper trigram Lake (兑) over the lower trigram Fire (离). Below is the classical judgment, the six line texts, and how to read this hexagram in a reading.

The Judgment

Revolution: on the appointed day, belief follows. Supreme success through perseverance; remorse vanishes.
巳日乃孚,元亨利贞,悔亡。

Trigrams

Upper · Lake 兑
joy, openness
Lower · Fire 离
clarity, clinging

The outer (upper) trigram Lake describes the situation as it meets the world; the inner (lower) trigram Fire describes its inner disposition. Together they set the theme of Revolution.

The Six Lines

Reading Hexagram 49 for Your Question

When Revolution appears without changing lines, the judgment above stands as the whole answer. When you cast changing lines (a 6 or a 9), read those line texts first — they are the most specific guidance — then look to the relating hexagram they form for where the situation is heading. For love, career, or a decision, apply the theme of Revolution to your own circumstances rather than reading it as a fixed prediction.

Ask the oracle your own question and see whether Revolution answers.

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