无妄 → 泰
Hexagram 25: Innocence → Hexagram 11: Peace
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).
Line 2
六二 不耕穫。不菑畬。則利有攸往。
Six in the second place means: 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.
Line 3
六三 无妄之災。或繫之牛。行人之得。邑人之災。
Six in the third place means: Undeserved misfortune. The cow that was tethered by someone Is the wanderer's gain, the citizen's loss.
Line 4
九四 可貞。无咎。
Nine in the fourth place means: He who can be persevering Remains without blame.
Line 5
九五 无妄之疾。勿藥有喜。
Nine in the fifth place means: Use no medicine in an illness Incurred through no fault of your own. It will pass of itself.
Line 6
上九 无妄。行有眚。无攸利。
Nine at the top means: Innocent action brings misfortune. Nothing furthers.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
登高上山，賓于四門。吾士得懽，福為我根。
Climbing high, ascending the mountain; a guest at the four gates. Our gentlemen find delight; fortune becomes our root.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Ascending the mountain heights, one is received as a guest at the four gates — the ceremonial welcome accorded to the worthy by Emperor Shun, who 'examined at the four gates' when selecting officials. The worthy officers find delight, and blessings take root. From Innocence to Peace, the transformation traces how sincere action opens the way to cosmic harmony. Tai's image of heaven and earth in communion — earth above, heaven below — represents the ideal state where all energies flow freely between high and low. The mountain climb is the effort; the reception at the four gates is the reward. When innocence meets openness, fortune does not merely visit — it becomes a permanent foundation.
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