Transformation · lines 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6
Innocence becomes Simplicity
What this change means
Only the second line holds still as Innocence becomes 15 Simplicity, a mountain within the earth. That line carries the counsel: doing things from the heart and with simplicity brings recognition. The resulting hexagram says this isn't the time to boast or show off; keep things simple, act fairly, and your qualities will show on their own. This movement is a natural fit for Innocence. A heart without hidden motives doesn't need to advertise itself. Let your work be plain and honest, share fairly, and weigh things evenly between what's plenty and what's scarce. Don't explain or decorate your good deeds. When you stop trying to be seen, people tend to notice what's real, and the recognition that comes then rests on firm ground.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 2 of 15 Simplicity, which stays still
If you do things from the heart and with simplicity, you'll be recognized.
Humility that makes itself heard. Constancy brings good fortune.
- 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.
- Line 1 of 25 Innocence
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.
- Line 3 of 25 Innocence
Watch and act at the right time, because a good deed done at the wrong moment turns out badly.
An undeserved calamity: someone tied up an ox; the traveler takes it, and the calamity falls on the villagers.
- Line 4 of 25 Innocence
No one can take from you what belongs to you, so keep doing the right thing at the right time, and you'll reap the fruits.
Constancy is possible. No fault.
- Line 5 of 25 Innocence
If adverse things happen to you that aren't caused by your own negligence, don't worry: little by little things will straighten out until they're back on course.
An undeserved illness. Take no medicine: there will be joy.
- Line 6 of 25 Innocence
If you try to force things without waiting for the right conditions, you'll go astray and delay getting what you want.
Without falseness. Moving on brings calamity. Nothing is favorable.
- The judgment of 15 Simplicity
This isn't the time to boast or show off. It's time to keep things simple and to make sure you act fairly; your qualities and talents will show on their own and be recognized.
Success. The noble person reaches the end.
The trigrams
The way back
15 Simplicity → 25 Innocencelines 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6
Other transformations of Innocence
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.