Hexagram 25 — 无妄 (Wú Wàng), Innocence

Above: ☰ 乾 Heaven Below: ☳ 震 Thunder

The Judgment

元亨利贞。其匪正有眚,不利有攸往。

Act from natural sincerity without contrivance and all succeeds; deviation from the upright brings misfortune.

The Image (Daxiang)

「天下雷行,物与无妄;先王以茂对时,育万物。」Thunder under heaven — the kings aligned with the seasons and nurtured all beings.—— 《周易·大象传》(The Image Commentary)

The Tuan Commentary

彖曰:无妄,刚自外来,而为主于内。动而健,刚中而应,大亨以正,天之命也。其匪正有眚,不利有攸往。无妄之往,何之矣?天命不祐,行矣哉?——《易传·彖传》

The Six Line Texts

初九无妄往,吉。
六二不耕获,不菑畬,则利有攸往。
六三无妄之灾,或系之牛,行人之得,邑人之灾。
九四可贞,无咎。
九五无妄之疾,勿药有喜。
上九无妄行,有眚,无攸利。

In Plain Terms

Be natural and honest — no schemes, no shortcuts. When you receive this hexagram, hold the judgment beside your question: it describes a posture and a season, not a script.

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I Ching judgments quoted from the Zhouyi (public domain); modern renderings by BaziOracle, for cultural and entertainment reference.