What this change means
When the second line moves, the Fire beneath turns to Heaven, and a change you've been circling gains real force. This line speaks to the point where you've tried several fixes and none of them has worked. Here a deep turn stops being reckless and becomes necessary: the day has come, and setting out is favored. Yet the resulting hexagram, 43 Overflowing, warns about what that force can do. Tensions have built up and could spill over, in your own life and in your relationships, if you name everything at once. So bring what's happening into the open, but choose your words with care and don't provoke. Generosity helps lower the pressure. This is a moment for firmness in the decision and tact in the delivery. Make the change you know is due, and make it in a way that eases the strain around you rather than adding to it.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- 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.
- 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.
- The judgment of 43 Overflowing
It's a time of excessive buildup: some situations are about to get out of control and overwhelm you, both personally and in your relationships. You need to bring what's happening into the open, but without speaking about it directly; watch your words so you don't provoke reactions. It's a time to act generously to ease the tension that's there.
It is proclaimed in the king's court. A sincere cry: there is danger. Word comes from one's own city. It is not favorable to take up arms. It is favorable to have somewhere to go.
The trigrams
The way back
43 Overflowing → 49 Renewalline 2
Other transformations of Renewal
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.