䷰ 49. La Révolution

Judgment

Revolution. On your own day you are believed. Supreme success, furthering through perseverance. Remorse disappears.

Image

Fire in the lake: the image of Revolution. The superior person sets the calendar in order and makes the seasons clear.

Interpretation

Hexagram 49 speaks of fundamental transformation — necessary change that renews the order of things. Like fire and water meeting, revolution occurs when the old can no longer sustain itself. The timing must be right, and the transformation must serve genuine need.