Hexagram 49 line 3: Revolution, yang in the third place

What changes when line 3 moves

Line 3 of Hexagram 49 is yang, a solid line. When it is cast as old yang (a 9) it flips, and the hexagram becomes Hexagram 17, Following: Following what is right, and being followed: influence that comes from adapting to the time.

Read together, the reading moves from Revolution toward Following. The moulting of a skin: a necessary, well-timed change that is believed only once it is done. Thunder below, lake above: movement within joy, thunder resting in the lake in autumn. Following describes the art of adapting, of going with the time rather than against it, and of leading by being worth following. 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 17 →

Line 3 in context

Love & relationships

Do not rush and do not refuse; act when the case has been made three times over. 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

Do not rush and do not refuse; act when the case has been made three times over. 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

Do not rush and do not refuse; act when the case has been made three times over. 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

Do not rush and do not refuse; act when the case has been made three times over. 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.