What this change means
A lake rises over the earth as the top and first lines of Innocence move. The top line leads, with a warning: forcing things before the conditions are right leads astray. The first line adds its own counsel: trust what your heart tells you, and setting out goes well. Innocence becomes 45 Meeting, a gathering where everything is set for the next step, help can be asked for, and those who support you come together. It also advises preparing for the unexpected. So the timing question is real. Your heart can point in the right direction, but the top line asks you not to move before the ground is ready. Use the gathering to prepare: meet the people who back you, put your resources in order, keep some spiritual practice. When the conditions line up, the step forward won't need to be forced.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 judgment of 45 Meeting
A very favorable situation is coming, with everything ready for you to take the next step toward your goals. You can ask for help and meet with those who will support you. It's a time to take on important things, do some kind of spiritual practice, and prepare in case anything unexpected happens.
Success. The king comes to his temple. It is favorable to see the great person. Success. Constancy is favorable. Offering large animals brings good fortune. It is favorable to have somewhere to go.
The trigrams
The way back
45 Meeting → 25 Innocencelines 1 and 6
Other transformations of Innocence
- 6Conflictlines 1 and 2
- 33Leaving Behindlines 1 and 3
- 1Activitylines 2 and 3
- 20Observinglines 1 and 4
- 61Inner Integritylines 2 and 4
- 37The Tribelines 3 and 4
- 35Advancelines 1 and 5
- 38Oppositeslines 2 and 5
- 30The Flamelines 3 and 5
- 27Nourishmentlines 4 and 5
- 58Inner Peacelines 2 and 6
- 49Renewallines 3 and 6
- 3Initial Obstacleslines 4 and 6
- 51Shocklines 5 and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.