Ge, nine in the fourth placeHexagram 49, line 4 · Ge (Revolution) · changing to 63
The line
In plain wordsRegret vanishes. First win everyone's trust, then go and change the old rules. Good fortune.
The Image commentary on this line
改命之吉，信志也。
The good fortune of changing the mandate: the purpose is trusted.
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
- First make sure people trust you, then go change the old rules and replace what doesn't make sense. Change made this way is a good thing, and the hesitation and regret you had before will fade along with it.
- Love
- Once the other person trusts you, bring up the change: a new way of being together, or a step forward for the relationship. With that trust in place, the change goes smoothly, and the earlier regret will fade too.
- Money
- You can scrap the old rules for income and spending and switch to a more sensible way of managing money. Where family or partners are involved, win them over first and then set the new rules, and the change will go smoothly.
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 yang line in a yin place: it is not in its proper place. Its partner is the first line, which is also yang, so there is no answer from it.
Fourth place: next to the ruler, a place of caution. Serve those above with care.
When you get this line
If this is the only changing line in your cast (three backs, old yang), this line is your answer. The primary hexagram is Ge (Revolution); when this line changes it becomes Jiji (After Completion): hexagram 49 changing to 63.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Jiji (After Completion)
The thing is already accomplished. What you most need to guard against now is slackening.