Revolution 革
Upper: Lake · Lower: Fire
Revolution — when radical change is needed
Judgment
“Revolution. When your own day comes, you will be believed. Supreme success.”
革：己日乃孚，元亨利贞，悔亡。
Hexagram Structure
Lake over Fire
The Image
Fire in the Lake — Revolution. The superior person sets the calendar in order.
泽中有火，革；君子以治历明时。
The Lines
Line 1
Bound with yellow hide — cannot act.
初九：巩用黄牛之革。
Line 2
When your day comes — advance brings good fortune.
六二：己日乃革之，征吉，无咎。
Line 3
Advancing brings misfortune — be cautious.
九三：征凶，贞厉，革言三就，有孚。
Line 4
Remorse disappears — change brings good fortune.
九四：悔亡，有孚改命，吉。
Line 5
The great person changes like a tiger — no need to read omens.
九五：大人虎变，未占有孚。
Line 6
The noble person changes like a leopard — good fortune.
上六：君子豹变，小人革面，征凶，居贞吉。
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When all lines are flipped — a mirror perspective on this energy.
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