革 → 大有
Hexagram 49: Revolution → Hexagram 14: Great Possession
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 2, 5, 6).
Line 2
六二 巳日乃革之。征吉无咎。
Six in the second place means: When one's own day comes, one may create revolution. Starting brings good fortune. No blame.
Line 5
九五 大人虎變。未占有孚。
Nine in the fifth place means: The great man changes like a tiger. Even before he questions the oracle He is believed.
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
南山之陽，華葉鏘鏘。嘉樂君子，為國寵光。
On the sunny slope of the southern mountain, blossoms and leaves ring splendidly. The admirable and joyful gentleman is the honored glory of the state.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Fire within the lake rises to become fire blazing in heaven — Great Possession, radiant and abundant. On the southern slope of the mountain, leaves flourish with a brilliant sheen. The worthy gentleman brings glory and favor to his state. South-facing slopes receive the fullest sun; vegetation there grows lushest. The 'worthy gentleman' honored by his nation evokes the Shijing's celebrations of virtuous ministers whose very presence blesses the realm. From Revolution to Great Possession, the transformation is luminous: the fire that once consumed the old order now illuminates from the highest heaven, and the one who endures revolution with virtue becomes the nation's radiance.
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