Hexagram 25 Line 5: 九五
Position: Line 5 (Upper Trigram)九五 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
九五 无妄之疾。勿藥有喜。
無wúone without
妄wàngpretense
之zhīstill
疾jíillness
勿wùdo not
藥yàomedicate
有yǒuto attain
喜xǐhappiness
Line Commentary
When illness comes from outside and doesn't take root in your character, let it pass without intervention. Don't make it worse by fighting it. Some problems solve themselves if you stop interfering.
When This Line Changes
If Line 5 changes, Hexagram 25 Wu Wang (Innocence) transforms into Hexagram 21 Shi He (Biting Through).
Parent Hexagram
Innocence
Wu Wang無妄 (25)
Heaven (乾) over Thunder (震)
Upper Trigram: ☰ Heaven | Lower Trigram: ☳ Thunder