✦ HEXAGRAM 49
Gé —
Revolution.
Lake above, Fire below.
JUDGMENT
Revolution. On your own day you are believed. Supreme success, furthering through perseverance. Remorse disappears.
THE IMAGE
Fire in the lake: the image of Revolution. Thus the superior man sets the calendar in order and makes the seasons clear.
INTERPRETATION
Fire and water in direct contact — they annihilate each other and something new emerges. Revolution is not minor adjustment but fundamental transformation.
The time for radical change has come. But revolution succeeds only when the timing is right and the people believe in it. Be certain this change is necessary, then commit fully. Remorse disappears once you act with conviction.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
- What does Hexagram 49 mean?
- It signals a time for fundamental change — not tweaking but transformation. Be certain the change is needed, then commit fully.
- When is revolution appropriate?
- When conditions are truly untenable and the people affected support the change. Revolution without proper timing and support fails.