What this change means
Only the fourth line moves, and Heaven above loosens into Wind. Its message is quiet and solid: no one can take what truly belongs to you; keep acting rightly when the moment calls for it, and the fruits will come. Constancy is possible, without fault. The resulting hexagram, 42 Increase, opens a time of gain and growth where projects prosper. The fourth line explains how to receive it. Growth here isn't something to grab; it follows from staying steady in what's right. Keep your inner integrity, learn from people who have the qualities you'd like to grow, and drop the habits that caused you trouble before. Be generous as things expand. You don't need to defend what's yours anxiously or chase what isn't. Hold your course, correct your faults when you see them, and let the increase come through that steadiness.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- 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.
- 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 42 Increase
You're in a time of gain and growth: your projects will grow and prosper. At times like this it's important to keep your inner integrity, follow the example of people who have the qualities you want to gain, and get rid of the traits that have caused you trouble before. Overall, it's a time of achievement and generosity.
It is favorable to have somewhere to go. It is favorable to cross the great river.
The trigrams
The way back
42 Increase → 25 Innocenceline 4
Other transformations of Innocence
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.