无妄 → 頤
Hexagram 25: Innocence → Hexagram 27: Nourishment
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 4, 5).
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.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
冠帶南遊，與喜相期。邀於嘉國，拜為逢時。
Capped and robed, journeying south; meeting joy as promised. Welcomed in a fine kingdom; bowing, for the time has come.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Wearing cap and sash, one journeys south to meet with joy at the appointed time. Welcomed in a goodly state, one bows in gratitude for arriving at the right moment. From Innocence to Nourishment, the transformation traces the path from spontaneous sincerity to receiving sustenance. Yi's image of mountain above thunder — the open mouth — represents careful nourishment of body and spirit. The verse's formal attire signals purposeful travel, not idle wandering, and the reception at a 'goodly state' confirms that genuine preparation meets its reward. The bow of gratitude acknowledges what Wuwang teaches: fortune favors not the calculating but the properly prepared heart.
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