Hexagram 49 · line 3
Revolution
革Gé
Setting out brings misfortune; constancy is dangerous. When the proposed change has been thoroughly discussed three times, there is trust.
Line statement
九三
征凶，貞厲。革言三就，有孚。
Setting out brings misfortune; constancy is dangerous. When the proposed change has been thoroughly discussed three times, there is trust.
Line 3 warns against advance and calls for repeated, completed discussion of the proposed change. Its change makes Thunder below Lake, Hexagram 17. Following offers a comparison with the trust sought through deliberation.
Computed position
How this place works
- Trigram position
- inner · boundary
Line 3 is the boundary of the inner trigram.
- Polarity and place
- yang in an odd place: aligned
Its yang polarity matches the traditional odd-place convention.
- Correspondence
- Line 6: responsive
Its counterpart is Line 6; the two have opposite polarities and can be read as responsive.
One line changes