Hexagram 49 line 1: Revolution, yang in the first place

What changes when line 1 moves

Line 1 of Hexagram 49 is yang, a solid line. When it is cast as old yang (a 9) it flips, and the hexagram becomes Hexagram 31, Influence: Mutual attraction: influence that works because it is felt, not forced, and the courtship that follows.

Read together, the reading moves from Revolution toward Influence. The moulting of a skin: a necessary, well-timed change that is believed only once it is done. Mountain below, lake above: the still mountain with the lake resting on its summit, the strong below the gentle, the two drawn together. Influence is the hexagram of attraction between people, and its structure is the whole argument: the strong yields its place, the gentle is above, and the two are joined by feeling that neither commands. The primary hexagram describes the situation; the changing line is the point of movement in it; the resulting hexagram is where that movement leads. Both hexagrams belong to the reading, and the changing line is the hinge between them.

Hexagram 49 changing to 31 →

Line 1 in context

Love & relationships

Hold still; the change is coming but its moment is not here. In love and relationships, Hexagram 49 reads: 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.

Career

Hold still; the change is coming but its moment is not here. In career, Hexagram 49 reads: 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.

Money

Hold still; the change is coming but its moment is not here. In money, Hexagram 49 reads: 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.

A decision

Hold still; the change is coming but its moment is not here. In decisions, Hexagram 49 reads: 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.