Hexagram 49 changing to 13: Revolution to Fellowship

Where it starts: 49 Revolution

The moulting of a skin: a necessary, well-timed change that is believed only once it is done. Fire below, lake above: fire and water in conflict, each trying to destroy the other, like two daughters who cannot share a house. Revolution describes fundamental change, the kind that cannot be reformed into existence and must be made. The tradition's judgement is careful: on your own day you are believed; supreme success; persistence furthers; remorse disappears. Change of this order is not trusted in advance. It is justified by being the right change at the right time, made by the right person, and it is believed afterwards. The reading says the old form has to go, and it insists on timing, preparation and legitimacy.

Where it goes: 13 Fellowship

Open fellowship in the open: union built on a shared purpose rather than a shared clique. Fire below, heaven above: flame rising toward the sky it belongs to. Fellowship describes people joining around something larger than any of them, in the open, without secret factions. The tradition's judgement favours it strongly, including for large undertakings, and it adds the condition: the fellowship must be led by someone principled and it must be public. The reading asks what unites the people involved. If it is a genuine common cause, the union has great strength; if it is a private interest dressed up as a cause, the later lines show what happens.

The lines that move

1. Line 6

   The superior person changes like a panther. The inferior person moults in the face. Starting brings misfortune. To remain persistent brings good fortune.

   After the great change, the details: the worthy refine, the petty adjust their expressions. The line warns against pushing further now. The revolution is done; consolidate it. The big change is made; now refine and hold, do not start another.

What is changing. The situation of Revolution is moving toward Fellowship. Make the necessary change at the right time, with preparation and legitimacy, and expect to be believed afterwards. As the change completes: Join around a real common purpose, in the open, under principled leadership.

love and relationships

Now: Something between you has to change fundamentally, not be patched. Prepare it, time it, and do it for reasons the other person will recognise afterwards even if they do not in advance. Do not revolt in a temper. Then: Partnership founded on shared values and conducted openly. Secrets and private alliances, with friends or family, are the risk the hexagram names. Be together in the open and for the same reasons.

career

Now: Radical change: a restructuring, a departure, a new direction that cannot be reached by adjustment. The reading supports it on conditions: the time must be ripe, the case must be sound, and you must be the right person to make it. Then: A team, collaboration or public venture with a clear common goal. The reading supports it, and supports crossing the great water, meaning a large undertaking. Keep it transparent and keep factions out.

money

Now: A fundamental change of approach rather than a tweak. Make it once, deliberately, after preparation; a revolution made twice loses everyone's trust. Expect to be believed only when the results show. Then: Shared enterprise works when the purpose is shared and the terms are open. Beware of arrangements that benefit an inner circle at the expense of the whole; they break.

decisions

Now: The decision is for real change, and the reading asks three questions before you make it: is it necessary, is it timely, and are you the one to do it? If all three are yes, decide and do not look back. Then: Decide with the group, in the open, for a purpose everyone can name. The option that requires a private deal or a hidden side is the one to reject.