革 → 同人
Hexagram 49: Revolution → Hexagram 13: Fellowship
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 1 changing line (line 6).
Line 6
上六 君子豹變。小人革面。征凶。居貞吉。
Six at the top means: The superior man changes like a panther. The inferior man molts in the face. Starting brings misfortune. To remain persevering brings good fortune.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
疾貧望幸,使伯行販。開牢擇羊,多得大䍧。
Sick with poverty, hoping for fortune; sending Bo to trade abroad. Opening the pen to choose a sheep, he finds many a fine large ram.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Fire within the lake meets heaven and fire together — Fellowship, where like recognizes like. Pressed by poverty and hoping for luck, one sends an elder to trade. Opening the pen to select sheep, many fine rams are obtained. Revolution creates opportunity for those bold enough to seize it, and Fellowship ensures that the venture succeeds through proper social channels. The merchant dispatched is no random agent but a respected senior whose standing opens doors. From Revolution to Fellowship, the transformation shows that after upheaval, prosperity returns through communal exchange: opening the fold, picking the best, and finding abundance where scarcity once reigned.
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