無妄
Innocence
HEXAGRAM 25 · WÚ WÀNG
ABOVE☰乾Heaven
BELOW☳震Thunder
THE JUDGEMENT
Innocence. Sublime success, perseverance furthers. Whoever is not upright meets misfortune, and it does not further to undertake anything.
THE IMAGE
Under heaven thunder rolls: the image of Innocence. Thus the kings of old, rich in virtue and in harmony with the time, nourished all beings.
THE LINES
Nine at the beginningInnocent going brings good fortune.
Six in the second placeTo reap without having plowed, to gather without having cleared: then it is favorable to undertake something.
Six in the third placeUndeserved misfortune: the ox tied up by someone is the passerby’s gain, the citizen’s loss.
Nine in the fourth placeWhoever can remain persevering is without blame.
Nine in the fifth placeAn undeserved illness: use no medicine, joy will come of itself.
Nine at the topInnocent action when the time is against it: nothing is favorable.
KEYWORDS
innocencespontaneitynaturalnesspuritysincerity