Ge, six in the second placeHexagram 49, line 2 · Ge (Revolution) · changing to 43
The line
In plain wordsWait until that day arrives, then make the change. The conditions are ripe; going forward now brings good fortune, and there is no blame.
The Image commentary on this line
巳日革之，行有嘉也。
"When the day has come, then change it": acting brings something admirable.
The small Image commentary is the earliest explanation of the line texts. It usually explains a line from its position: where it stands, whether it holds the center, and which line answers it.
Verdict
吉Favorable. This text describes a good outcome. Act the way it says and the matter can succeed. The promise has a condition: keep to the right course.
How to read good fortune, misfortune, regret, humiliation and no blame →
Asking about work, love or money
- Work
- The conditions are ripe, so you can start making the change: put forward a new plan or change direction. First make sure your preparation is complete and everyone can see the point; then go forward, and the work will turn out well.
- Love
- The change you have waited a long time for in love can happen now: say openly what needs saying, and take the step forward that needs taking. The condition is that both you and the other person already see things clearly; acting now, you will not go wrong.
- Money
- The time has come to change how you earn and how you spend, and you can go ahead. The condition is that your accounts are already settled and a fallback is ready; once those are in place, make the change and don't wait any longer.
This is how to read it when this is the only changing line. With several changing lines, first see which text governs; for the hexagram as a whole, see Ge.
Line position
A yin line in a yin place: it is in its proper place; it holds the center of its trigram. Its partner is the fifth line, which is its opposite, so the two answer each other.
Second place: the center of the lower trigram, a place of praise. Stay centered and yielding.
When you get this line
If this is the only changing line in your cast (three inscribed sides, old yin), this line is your answer. The primary hexagram is Ge (Revolution); when this line changes it becomes Guai (Resolution): hexagram 49 changing to 43.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Guai (Resolution)
There is something that should be cleared away, and the time has come to decide.