Hexagram 25
無妄 Wú Wàng
Innocence (The Unexpected)
乾
Qian — Creative
Heaven · Father
震
Zhen — Arousing
Thunder · Eldest Son
Innocence. Supreme success. Perseverance furthers. If someone is not as they should be, misfortune results, and it does not further to undertake anything.
Under heaven thunder rolls: all things attain the natural state of innocence. Thus the kings of old, rich in virtue and in harmony with the time, fostered and nourished all beings.
Innocent behavior brings good fortune.
If one does not count on the harvest while plowing, nor on the use of the ground while clearing it, it furthers one to undertake something.
Undeserved misfortune. The cow that was tethered by someone is the wanderer's gain, the citizen's loss.
Those who can be persevering remain without blame.
Use no medicine in an illness incurred through no fault of your own. It will pass of itself.
Innocent action brings misfortune. Nothing furthers.