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Innocence — Hexagram Detail — I Ching 64 Fortune Telling

巽宫Element木#25

Wu Wang (Innocence) — Heaven above Thunder below. Heaven's way is natural, thunder moves regularly. Don't have improper thoughts; do what should be done, avoid what shouldn't.

Line-by-Line

Line 1:无妄,往吉。
Without guile — going brings good fortune. Act with pure and natural intention.
Line 2:不耕获,不菑畲,则利有攸往。
Not plowing yet expecting harvest, not clearing yet expecting fields — still favorable to proceed. No greed, no rush, but act.
Line 3:无妄之灾,或系之牛,行人之得,邑人之灾。
Unexpected calamity — someone ties up an ox, a passerby takes it, the villager suffers. Unforeseen trouble strikes.
Line 4:可贞,无咎。
Able to stay upright — no harm. Holding to the right path averts unexpected calamity.
Line 5:无妄之疾,勿药有喜。
Sickness without cause — no medicine needed; it will heal. Let nature take its course.
Line 6:无妄,行有眚,无攸利。
Acting without cause — calamity, no benefit. Acting when the time is wrong brings harm.