萃 → 革
Hexagram 45: Gathering Together → Hexagram 49: Revolution
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 1, 3).
Line 1
初六 有孚不終。乃亂乃萃。若號一握為笑。勿恤。往无咎。
Six at the beginning means: If you are sincere, but not to the end, There will sometimes be confusion, sometimes gathering together. If you call out, Then after one grasp of the hand you can laugh again. Regret not. Going is without blame.
Line 3
六三 萃如嗟如。无攸利。往无咎。小吝。
Six in the third place means: Gathering together amid sighs. Nothing that would further. Going is without blame. Slight humiliation.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
霧露雪霜，日暗不明，陰孽為疾，年穀大傷。
Fog and dew, snow and frost; the sun dims and gives no light. Dark forces breed affliction; the year's harvest suffers great ruin.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Lake upon earth transforms into fire within the lake, the volatile Revolution. Fog, dew, snow, and frost darken the sun. Yin excess breeds pestilence, and the year's harvest suffers grave damage. The verse presents a comprehensive atmospheric assault: every form of moisture, from mist to frozen precipitation, conspires to blot out the sun. The crops, dependent on sunlight, fail under this relentless siege. Yin excess manifesting as disease attacks both the human body and the agricultural body simultaneously. From Gathering to Revolution, the transformation suggests that what has accumulated must be overthrown. Fire within the lake implies mutual destruction: the old order, waterlogged and diseased, must be burned away before a new calendar can begin.
The Six Lines app includes all 4,096 Yilin verses, each with original ink brush artwork and full commentary. Download on the App Store