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Transformation · lines 1, 2, 5, and 6

Renewal becomes The Vessel of Nourishment

革 49 Renewal 鼎 50 The Vessel of Nourishment
Starting hexagram
Resulting hexagram

What this change means

A flame beneath a cauldron is the picture once four lines move: Fire over Wind. The meaning sits with the unmoving third and fourth lines of the resulting hexagram, 50 The Vessel of Nourishment. The third says you may be somewhere your talents aren't yet recognized, and there's no need to worry: stay true to yourself and act with integrity, and success tends to come in the end. The fourth warns that straying from your purpose or getting involved with the wrong people would undo it. So the renewal has become a slow transformation, like food cooking. Be patient about recognition, keep your aim steady, and be selective about whom you work with. The change is happening even when no one sees it, as long as you keep the fire going.

What to read, in order

Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.

  1. Line 3 of 50 The Vessel of Nourishment, which stays still

    For now you're in a place where your talents and qualities aren't recognized. There's nothing to worry about: if you stay true to yourself and act with integrity, success will come in the end.

    The ears of the cauldron are altered; its going is blocked. The pheasant fat is not eaten. When the rain comes, regret wanes. In the end, good fortune.

  2. Line 4 of 50 The Vessel of Nourishment, which stays still

    If you stray from your purpose and get involved with the wrong people, you won't succeed.

    The cauldron breaks a leg and spills the prince's stew. Its form is drenched. Misfortune.

  3. The judgment of 49 Renewal

    You're in a time of renewal, like shedding a skin. Open yourself to change and to new ways of doing things. Success lies in taking each step at exactly the right moment, and in weighing what needs to change and what doesn't, what is no longer doing its job. Don't be afraid to let it go: you need to make room for the new to arrive.

    When the day has come, there is trust. Great success. Constancy is favorable. Regret vanishes.

  4. Line 1 of 49 Renewal

    Don't rush into changes. Wait until conditions are favorable and you're clear about what you want to renew.

    Bound fast with the hide of a yellow ox.

  5. Line 2 of 49 Renewal

    When you've tried several things to solve something and nothing works, it's time for radical change.

    When the day has come, the change is made. Setting out brings good fortune. No fault.

  6. Line 5 of 49 Renewal

    Renewal will come naturally, guided by a higher will that shows you the way to act.

    The great person changes like the tiger. Before any divining, there is sincere trust.

  7. Line 6 of 49 Renewal

    Take stock of the changes you can actually make now, given the circumstances. A change that's too ambitious has to wait for a better time.

    The noble person changes like the leopard; the petty person changes face. Setting out brings misfortune. Abiding in constancy brings good fortune.

  8. The judgment of 50 The Vessel of Nourishment

    It's a time of change and adjustment, and it will happen naturally, without great upheaval, the way food cooks. Keep the flame lit: it's the enthusiasm that gives you the strength to keep going. And be clear about the resources you have, the way a cook chooses the ingredients. The change will come about little by little.

    Great good fortune. Success.

The trigrams

Below Fire Wind
Above Lake Fire

The way back

50 The Vessel of Nourishment → 49 Renewal
lines 1, 2, 5, and 6

Other transformations of Renewal

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