What this change means
Earth over earth: the first line moves with the whole upper trigram, and Innocence becomes 2 Passivity. The second and third lines, unmoved, set the tone. The second says that quietly, without fuss, you can succeed. The third adds that steady work done without display will be noticed and valued. The resulting hexagram advises against taking the initiative now; it's better to let others guide you and keep at your projects patiently. The thunder of Innocence goes silent here, and its sincerity takes the form of receptive, unpretentious work. Don't try to lead or prove yourself. Support, follow, and do your part well and quietly. Recognition, when it comes, tends to reach people who didn't chase it. Patience and modesty are the honest strength of this moment.
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 2 Passivity, which stays still
Quietly, without a lot of fuss, you can succeed.
Straight, square, great. Without learning it, nothing that is not favorable.
- Line 3 of 2 Passivity, which stays still
What you do with perseverance and without showing off will be appreciated and recognized.
Holding its brightness within; it can stay constant. If it serves in the king's affairs, no achievement of its own, but a good end.
- 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 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 2 Passivity
This is not the time to take the initiative to achieve things. It's better to let others guide you and to keep at your projects with patience.
Great success. The constancy of a mare is favorable. The noble person has somewhere to go: going ahead, they lose the way; following behind, they find someone to guide them. It is favorable to find friends in the southwest and to lose them in the northeast. Calm constancy brings good fortune.
The trigrams
The way back
2 Passivity → 25 Innocencelines 1, 4, 5, and 6
Other transformations of Innocence
- 57Gentlenesslines 1, 2, 3, and 4
- 50The Vessel of Nourishmentlines 1, 2, 3, and 5
- 4Immaturitylines 1, 2, 4, and 5
- 52Abidinglines 1, 3, 4, and 5
- 26Great Achievementslines 2, 3, 4, and 5
- 28Excesseslines 1, 2, 3, and 6
- 29Waterlines 1, 2, 4, and 6
- 39Held Backlines 1, 3, 4, and 6
- 5Inactionlines 2, 3, 4, and 6
- 40Clearing Obstacleslines 1, 2, 5, and 6
- 62Success in Small Matterslines 1, 3, 5, and 6
- 34Great Manifestationlines 2, 3, 5, and 6
- 19Fleeting Successlines 2, 4, 5, and 6
- 36Darknesslines 3, 4, 5, and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.