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無妄 25 · Wú Wàng · Innocence
Heaven over Thunder — upper Qián 乾 (creative, strong, initiating); lower Zhèn 震 (arousing, sudden movement)
Hexagram 25, Innocence (Wú Wàng, 無妄), is Heaven over Thunder. Thunder under heaven. Acting without ulterior motive; the unexpected.
The situation
Thunder under heaven. Acting without ulterior motive; the unexpected.
The counsel
Be sincere and spontaneous. Misfortune that comes unearned is not your doing.
The six lines
Line 1 — Innocent action. Good fortune.
Line 2 — Ploughing without counting the harvest. Right.
Line 3 — Undeserved misfortune. The wanderer gains, the owner loses.
Line 4 — Persevering in what is right. No blame.
Line 5 — Illness of no clear cause. Do not medicate; it passes.
Line 6 — Innocent action now brings misfortune. The time is not right.