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I-Ching Hexagrams

Wu Wang

Wu Wang - Innocence

LinesQian · Zhen|Hexagram 25

Judgment

Innocence. Supreme success.

Image

Thunder rolls under heaven, and all things are in accord with the state of innocence. The ancient kings, in accordance with this, fostered the seasons and nourished all things.

Lines

Nine at start

Innocent action - fortune.

Do not act willfully; going forward brings good fortune—follow nature and all goes well.

Six second

Not harvesting while plowing - go.

Do not expect harvest from plowing, nor bounty from newly cleared fields; thus proceeding is beneficial—ask not about results, only about effort.

Six third

Unexpected calamity - cow taken.

Unexpected disaster—someone ties an ox by the roadside, a passerby leads it away, and the villagers suffer.

Nine fourth

Perseverance - no blame.

Perseverance brings no misfortune.

Nine fifth

Unexpected illness - no medicine, joy.

Unexpected illness heals without medicine—do not interfere with natural recovery.

Nine above

Innocent action - action brings disaster.

Though not acting willfully, action still brings disaster, no benefit—when the time is unfavorable, do not force matters.

Interpretation

Innocence. Supreme success.