49. Ko

革 · Gé

49

Ko

彖 · Tuan

Judgment

When the day has come, then there is trust. Prime success. Favorable to persevere. Regret vanishes.
彖傳 · Tuan Zhuan

Judgment Commentary

Change means that water and fire extinguish one another. Two women live together, yet their wills do not accord: this is called Change. When the day has come, then there is trust, because change is made and then believed. Bright in culture and joyful, there is great success through correctness. When change is fitting, regret vanishes. Heaven and Earth change, and the four seasons are completed. Tang and Wu changed the mandate, complying with Heaven and answering the people. Great indeed is the time of Change.
象 · Xiang

Image

Fire in the marsh: Change. The Noble One sets the calendar in order and clarifies the seasons.
六爻 · Six Lines

Lines

Line 06
Top Six
The Noble One changes like a leopard. The petty person only changes the face. Going forward brings Misfortune. Remaining in perseverance brings Good fortune.
Commentary
The Noble One changes like a leopard: the pattern is splendid. The petty person changes the face, complying and following the ruler.
Line 05
Nine in the Fifth
A person of stature changes like a tiger. Even before divination, there is trust.
Commentary
A person of stature changing like a tiger means that the pattern shines brightly.
Line 04
Nine in the Fourth
Regret vanishes. There is trust. Changing the mandate brings Good fortune.
Commentary
The good fortune of changing the mandate means that the will is trusted.
Line 03
Nine in the Third
Going forward brings Misfortune. Perseverance is dangerous. When the words of change have been brought forward three times, there is trust.
Commentary
Once the words of change have been brought forward three times, what else is there to do?
Line 02
Six in the Second
When the day has come, then make the change. Going forward brings Good fortune. No blame.
Commentary
Making the change when the day has come means that action brings praise.
Line 01
Initial Nine
Bind it fast with yellow ox-hide.
Commentary
Binding it fast with yellow ox-hide means that nothing should yet be undertaken.
卦象 · Guà Xiàng

Trigrams

Upper Trigram

Tui

Joyous

Element
Metal
Direction
West
Season
Autumn
Lower Trigram

Li

Clinging

Element
Fire
Direction
South
Season
Summer