Transformation · lines 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6
Well-Being becomes Innocence
What this change means
Thunder rolls under Heaven: every line except the first moves, and Well-Being becomes 25 Innocence. The first line, untouched, gives the whole counsel. It says to follow the way of the heart, which knows what's right at each moment, and that this leads to success. The resulting hexagram says that acting with a pure heart, free of hidden motives and true to what's right, lets heaven's blessings reach you; otherwise obstacles come and affairs get difficult. So nearly everything about your peaceful situation is changing, and what remains is the simplest guide. Don't calculate too much. Check your motives: are they clean? If so, act on them. If something in you is angling for advantage, notice it and set it down. The image of answering the seasons suggests doing what this moment truly calls for, no more and no less.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 1 of 25 Innocence, which stays still
Follow the way of the heart: it will always know what is right at each moment. This will lead you to success.
Without falseness. Going brings good fortune.
- The judgment of 11 Well-Being
A period of well-being, harmony and understanding is coming, and you can enjoy it. People and situations that weren't good for you are moving away, and in their place come people and situations that bring blessings and support. Heaven grants its gifts.
The small goes, the great comes. Good fortune. Success.
- Line 2 of 11 Well-Being
It's favorable to take decisive action that gets you out of your comfort zone and to recognize the people around you. There's no need to push anyone away; it's enough to know each person's nature.
Embracing the untilled. Wading across the river; not forgetting the distant; leaving friends behind. So it is honored on the middle way.
- Line 3 of 11 Well-Being
There will be ups and downs. Don't despair: enjoy the calm moments and act with caution in the face of danger.
No plain without a slope, no going without return. Constancy in hardship: no fault. Do not grieve over its truth; in eating there is blessing.
- Line 4 of 11 Well-Being
Inner wealth lets you genuinely support people going through times of need. This will increase your well-being.
Fluttering. Not rich, with its neighbors. Not on guard, with sincere trust.
- Line 5 of 11 Well-Being
Joining with those who are at a disadvantage compared with you, and supporting them, brings you blessings.
Emperor Yi gives his younger sister in marriage. Blessing. Great good fortune.
- Line 6 of 11 Well-Being
The situation may take a turn for the worse. Pay attention and watch for the first signs of decline. If you insist on pressing ahead, there will be loss.
The city wall falls back into the moat. Do not use the army. From the town, orders are proclaimed. Constancy brings distress.
- The judgment of 25 Innocence
If you act with a pure heart, free of hidden motives and without straying from what is right, true to original human nature, you'll let the blessings of heaven reach you. Otherwise you'll meet obstacles and your affairs will become difficult.
Great success. Constancy is favorable. If it is not upright, there is calamity. It is not favorable to have somewhere to go.
The trigrams
The way back
25 Innocence → 11 Well-Beinglines 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6
Other transformations of Well-Being
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.