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Changing the Established Order
Upper trigram: Lake · Lower trigram: Fire
Judgment
Changing an established order needs timely credibility and a defensible purpose.
Image
Lake above Fire; from bottom to top: yang, yin, yang, yang, yang, yin.
Separate what must change from the foundation that still serves.
Six lines and their changes
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Early reform first preserves the stability it still needs.
Move this line → Mutual Response2 / 6
Change becomes credible when its conditions have ripened.
Move this line → A Clear Resolution3 / 6
Repeated examination of the proposal builds trust before change.
Move this line → Choosing What to Follow4 / 6
A changed mandate needs trust and accountable authority.
Move this line → After the Crossing5 / 6
Visible substantive change earns confidence through its own pattern.
Move this line → Abundance at Its Height6 / 6
After visible adoption, consolidate instead of perpetually restarting reform.
Move this line → Shared Purpose
Library links use the structural middle-four transform. Meihua casting applies its separate Heaven/Earth exception to a moving figure.
Changing the Established Order · Upper trigram / Lower trigram?
Lake / Fire. Lake above Fire; from bottom to top: yang, yin, yang, yang, yang, yin.
Changing the Established Order · Move this line?
Change exactly one line, numbered from the bottom. Each of the six links below leads to the resulting figure.
Classical source · Traditional symbols offer a perspective for reflection, not a prediction of inevitable events.