| Name | 无妄 Wú Wàng, “Innocence” |
|---|---|
| Upper trigram | ☰ 乾 Heaven: strength and initiative |
| Lower trigram | ☳ 震 Thunder: sudden movement |
The Judgment
元亨利贞。其匪正有眚，不利有攸往。
Supreme success. Stay true. If not righteous — misfortune. Not wise to have anywhere to go.
Move from clean intention or don't move at all. Scheming will backfire here.
The Image
天下雷行，物与无妄；先王以茂对时，育万物。
Heaven and thunder together — Innocence. The ancient kings, abundant in virtue, nourished all beings in tune with the times.
Stay aligned with the moment. Don't push your timeline onto reality — meet it where it is.
The six lines
If a line changes in your cast, read its text below. Lines are numbered from the bottom.
Line 1 · first (bottom) · Yang
无妄，往吉。
Innocent going. Fortune.
Acting from a clean place. No agenda, no calculation. That's why it works.
Line 2 · second · Yin
不耕获，不菑畲，则利有攸往。
Reaping without sowing, harvesting without breaking new ground. Then wise to have somewhere to go.
Don't act for the outcome — act because it's right. The reward comes sideways.
Line 3 · third · Yin
无妄之灾，或系之牛，行人之得，邑人之灾。
Undeserved misfortune. The cow tied up — the traveler's gain, the villagers' loss.
Bad luck that isn't your fault. Someone else benefits at your expense. Hurts — but it's not about you.
Line 4 · fourth · Yang
可贞，无咎。
Can stay true. No blame.
Hold your ground. You don't have to act. Just being who you are is enough here.
Line 5 · fifth · Yang
无妄之疾，勿药有喜。
Innocent illness. Without medicine, joy.
Some problems pass without intervention. Trying to fix it makes it bigger. Let it run its course.
Line 6 · top · Yang
无妄，行有眚，无攸利。
Innocent action. Misfortune. Nothing benefits.
Even when your heart is clean, the timing is wrong. Pause. Innocence isn't a free pass.
Related hexagrams
- Inverted (turned upside down): Hexagram 26, Great Taming
- Complement (every line reversed): Hexagram 46, Pushing Upward