Hexagram 42 · Increase
Yi
Upper Wind (Xun) · Lower Thunder (Zhen)
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☳Lower
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Judgment
Increase brings benefit. It furthers one to undertake something. It furthers one to cross the great river.
Lines
- First line (1): The first nine: It is favorable to undertake great works. Supreme good fortune. No blame.
- Second line (2): The second six: Someone increases you with ten pairs of tortoise shells. You cannot refuse them. Lasting perseverance brings good fortune. The king uses them in offering to the Lord. Good fortune.
- Third line (3): The third six: Increase is used for dealing with misfortune. No blame. With sincerity, walk in the middle way, and announce your intentions to the duke with a jade tablet.
- Fourth line (4): The fourth six: Walking in the middle way, you announce your intentions to the duke, and he follows. It is favorable to rely on this in moving the capital.
- Fifth line (5): The fifth nine: With sincerity, you have a heart of kindness. No need to ask. Supreme good fortune. With sincerity, you have a heart that benefits my virtue.
- Top line (6): The top nine: No one increases you; some may even strike you. If your heart is not constant, misfortune.
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