I Ching reading: Wuwang (Innocence) changing to Shihe (Biting Through)
Wuwang: Nine in the fifth place
An undeserved illness. Take no medicine and there will be joy.
无妄之疾，勿藥有喜。
吉Favorable
Reading
Yes, go ahead.Honestly do what ought to be done. Don't count on luck, and don't make rash moves.
Governing text · Wuwang: Nine in the fifth place
In plain wordsYou did nothing wrong and yet fell ill. No need for medicine; it will get better on its own. It is not your problem, so don't go stirring things up.
- Now
- A hexagram of being genuine and free of falsehood. Walk the right path and things go through in a big way; if your motives are not right, trouble follows. You may also run into an accident you did nothing to bring on.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Nine in the fifth place. The answer is in that line. The text gives no verdict, but the picture it paints is a hopeful one. Act the way it describes and there will be something to gain.
- Where it is heading
- Things are moving toward Shihe (Biting Through): Something is stuck in the middle, and you have to bite through it.
- What to do
- Don't speculate, and don't hope for windfalls. Do well what should be done and let the results come as they will. This is not a time to stir things up for selfish ends.
Read more closely
Which text applies
One changing line: read that line of the primary hexagram.
Your six throws, bottom to top: 1: 7 yang · 2: 8 yin · 3: 8 yin · 4: 7 yang · 5: 9 yang (changing) · 6: 7 yang
Line position
In its proper place · central · answered by the second line
Fifth place: the center of the upper trigram, the ruler's seat, a place of achievement. This is where things are decided.
Nuclear hexagram · Jian (Gradual Progress)
Go in order, one step at a time, and the outcome will be good.
The nuclear hexagram is formed from the four inner lines. It shows what is going on inside the situation.
Full texts
One who truly knows the Changes does not need to divine. The text is for reflection; what you do is up to you.