Hexagram 25 Line 6: 上九
Position: Line 6 (Upper Trigram)上九 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
上九 无妄。行有眚。无攸利。
無wúeven
妄wàngpretense
行xíngbut
有yǒubrings about
眚shěngsuffering
無wúthis is no
攸yōua direction
利lìwith merit
Line Commentary
The wrong time for action, but you push anyway. When circumstances don't support progress, forcing movement leads nowhere good. Wait for the moment that matches your intention.
When This Line Changes
If Line 6 changes, Hexagram 25 Wu Wang (Innocence) transforms into Hexagram 17 Sui (Following).
Parent Hexagram
Innocence
Wu Wang無妄 (25)
Heaven (乾) over Thunder (震)
Upper Trigram: ☰ Heaven | Lower Trigram: ☳ Thunder