革 → 中孚
Hexagram 49: Revolution → Hexagram 61: Inner Truth
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 2, 3, 4, 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 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.
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
精誠所在，神為人輔。德教之中，彌世長久。三聖乃興，多受福祉。
Where sincerity resides, the spirits aid humankind. Within the teaching of virtue, the world endures long. Three sages arise, receiving abundant blessings.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Fire within the lake transforms into wind above the lake — Inner Truth, where sincerity reaches even pigs and fishes. Utmost sincerity draws the spirits themselves to assist mortals. Within the teaching of virtue and morality, this influence endures across generations. Three sages arise, receiving abundant blessings. The 'three sages' most likely refers to the Zhou founding triad — Wen, Wu, and the Duke of Zhou — whose accumulated virtue built a dynasty that lasted eight centuries. Inner Truth's hallmark is sincerity so deep it moves the numinous. From Revolution to Inner Truth, the transformation reveals that lasting revolution succeeds not through force but through moral conviction so genuine that heaven itself responds.
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