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HEXAGRAM 49 OF 64 LAKE OVER FIRE

REVOLUTION

革 Gé

revolution, molting, changing the old, timing, being believed

ROASTIE

Revolution. Fire under the Lake, the animal shedding its skin, the old order changed and believed only once it's done. The book means real change, timed right. You've announced four revolutions. The one that's going to happen is the one you don't announce, and you're not capable of that, so welcome to revolution number five. Ya roasted!

THE JUDGMENT

Only when the day is done is it believed. Great success through firmness; regret disappears.

THE LINES, BOTTOM TO TOP

  1. Line 1 Bound with the hide of a yellow ox; not yet the time to move.
  2. Line 2 When the day has come, make the change; going forward brings good fortune, no mistake.
  3. Line 3 Acting now brings misfortune, persisting is dangerous; only when the change has been talked over three times is it believed.
  4. Line 4 Regret disappears; with sincerity, the change of rule is accepted; good fortune.
  5. Line 5 The great man changes like a tiger; even before consulting the oracle, he is believed.
  6. Line 6 The superior man changes like a leopard; the small man changes only his face; acting brings misfortune, staying firm good fortune.
THROW YOUR OWN ALL SIXTY-FOUR

Text: the I Ching, after James Legge's 1882 translation, public domain, trimmed into plain English. The take: a coffee bean, licensed in nothing.