革 → 節
Hexagram 49: Revolution → Hexagram 60: Limitation
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 2, 3, 4).
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 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.
Line 4
九四 悔亡有孚。改命吉。
Nine in the fourth place means: Remorse disappears. Men believe him. Changing the form of government brings good fortune.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
姬姜雅叔，三人偶食。論仁義福，以安王室。
Ji, Jiang, and the worthy Shu; three men share a meal together. Discussing benevolence, duty, and blessing, to bring peace to the royal house.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Fire within the lake yields to water above the lake — Limitation, where boundaries define what is sustainable. Ji and Jiang, the elegant Shu — three persons dine together, discussing benevolence, righteous fortune, and the means to stabilize the royal house. Ji and Jiang are the two great surname clans of Zhou-era aristocracy (Ji being the Zhou royal house, Jiang the clan of the Taigong). Their shared meal embodies civilized negotiation: adversaries breaking bread, debating virtue, and aligning their interests for the stability of the realm. From Revolution to Limitation, the transformation shows that after upheaval, sustainable order comes through negotiated boundaries — not unlimited ambition but measured agreement among stakeholders.
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