Hexagram 25: Innocence

Hexagram 25, Innocence (Wú Wàng, 无妄), is formed of the upper trigram Heaven (乾) over the lower trigram Thunder (震). Below is the classical judgment, the six line texts, and how to read this hexagram in a reading.

The Judgment

Trigrams

The outer (upper) trigram Heaven describes the situation as it meets the world; the inner (lower) trigram Thunder describes its inner disposition. Together they set the theme of Innocence.

The Six Lines

• 初九 · Line 1 Innocent action: going brings good fortune.无妄，往吉。
• 六二 · Line 2 Reap without scheming for the harvest, clear no field for gain — then it furthers to go somewhere.不耕获，不菑畬，则利有攸往。
• 六三 · Line 3 Undeserved misfortune: the tethered ox is taken by a passerby, and the villager bears the loss.无妄之灾：或系之牛，行人之得，邑人之灾。
• 九四 · Line 4 Remain true — no blame.可贞，无咎。
• 九五 · Line 5 An illness not of your making: use no medicine, and it passes with joy.无妄之疾，勿药有喜。
• 上九 · Line 6 Even innocence, pressed too far, meets calamity. Nothing furthers.无妄，行有眚，无攸利。

Reading Hexagram 25 for Your Question

When Innocence appears without changing lines, the judgment above stands as the whole answer. When you cast changing lines (a 6 or a 9), read those line texts first — they are the most specific guidance — then look to the relating hexagram they form for where the situation is heading. For love, career, or a decision, apply the theme of Innocence to your own circumstances rather than reading it as a fixed prediction.