What this change means
With the fourth line moving, the wind above becomes heaven, and thunder now rolls under an open sky. This line describes the role of a go-between. You're in a position to mediate between those below and those above, and your generosity draws goodwill from both sides. People listen when you speak, and they follow, which can make even a large move possible. The resulting hexagram, 25 Innocence, sets the condition: act with a pure heart, free of hidden motives, true to what is right, and the blessings of heaven can reach you. The trust people place in a mediator depends on it. If you use the position to serve a private agenda, obstacles tend to follow. So stay honest with both sides, keep your aims clean, and let your generosity be real rather than strategic. That's what makes your word carry.
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 42 Increase
This is a time when you can mediate between those below and those above; your generosity draws blessings from everyone.
Walking the middle way; speaks to the duke and is followed. It is favorable to rely on this to move the capital.
- 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 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 → 42 Increaseline 4
Other transformations of Increase
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.