革 → 隨
Hexagram 49: Revolution → Hexagram 17: Following
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 1 changing line (line 3).
Line 3
九三 征凶貞厲。革言三就。有孚。
Nine in the third place means: Starting brings misfortune. Perseverance brings danger. When talk of revolution has gone the rounds three times, One may commit himself, And men will believe him.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
目瞤足動，喜如其願，舉家蒙寵。
A magpie calls from the branch-top; purple qi rises in the courtyard. The door opens to welcome a noble guest — the whole room feels the spring wind.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Fire within the lake yields to thunder resting within the lake — Following, where one moves in natural response to the moment. The original verse reads: 'Eyes twitch, feet stir — joy arrives as wished, and the whole household receives favor.' Bodily omens announce good fortune: the flickering eyelid and restless foot signal that change is coming, and when it arrives, it brings exactly what was hoped for. The entire family benefits. From Revolution to Following, the transformation captures the moment when revolutionary upheaval resolves into something one can willingly embrace — not forced compliance, but the body itself recognizing and welcoming what comes next.
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