革。巳日乃孚，元亨利贞，悔亡。
Lake over Fire. Fundamental change. The old skin shed.
The Lines
初九：巩用黄牛之革。
Line 1 — Wrapped in the hide of a yellow cow. Not yet time. Hold yourself in place. Wait.
六二：巳日乃革之，征吉，无咎。
Line 2 — When one's own day comes. Good fortune. The day has arrived. Begin.
九三：征凶，贞厉，革言三就，有孚。
Line 3 — Starting brings misfortune. Don't start until the case has been made thoroughly.
九四：悔亡，有孚改命，吉。
Line 4 — Remorse disappears. People believe in it. The revolution succeeds. The structural change is genuine.
九五：大人虎变，未占有孚。
Line 5 — The great person changes like a tiger. The revolution so clearly right that no divination is needed.
上六：君子豹变，小人革面，征凶，居贞吉。
Line 6 — The superior person changes like a panther. After revolution, refinement. The revolution is complete. Now maintain it.
Nuclear Hexagram
Nuclear Hexagram: 44 姤 (Coming to Meet)
The old order came to meet its end.
Practical Application
Wait until timing is right, build consensus, execute decisively, then stop and maintain.