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