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益 42 · Yì · Increase
Wind / Wood over Thunder — upper Xùn 巽 (gentle, penetrating, gradual); lower Zhèn 震 (arousing, sudden movement)
Hexagram 42, Increase (Yì, 益), is Wind / Wood over Thunder. Wind and thunder. Blessing flows from above; the time to act.
The situation
Wind and thunder. Blessing flows from above; the time to act.
The counsel
Use the favourable time for great undertakings. Imitate the good and correct your faults.
The six lines
Line 1 — Favourable for great deeds. Good.
Line 2 — Someone increases him; ten pairs of tortoises. The king makes offering.
Line 3 — Enriched even by unfortunate events. No blame with sincerity.
Line 4 — Walk the middle and report to the prince. Right to move the capital.
Line 5 — A kind heart need not ask. Great good.
Line 6 — No one increases him; someone strikes. An unsteady heart brings misfortune.