Wuwang, nine at the beginningHexagram 25, line 1 · Wuwang (Innocence) · changing to 12
The line
In plain wordsNot a trace of falsehood in the heart. Go forward like this and there is good fortune.
The Image commentary on this line
无妄之往，得志也。
Going forward in "innocence": he attains his purpose.
The small Image commentary is the earliest explanation of the line texts. It usually explains a line from its position: where it stands, whether it holds the center, and which line answers it.
Verdict
吉Favorable. This text describes a good outcome. Act the way it says and the matter can succeed. The promise has a condition: keep to the right course.
How to read good fortune, misfortune, regret, humiliation and no blame →
Asking about work, love or money
- Work
- You want to do this because it ought to be done, not to get ahead by some trick. So go ahead and start, and do it honestly; as long as your mind stays this clean, the way goes through.
- Love
- Your feelings for the other person are real: you are not after anything, and you are not putting on an act. Then you can go forward. If you are single, you can make the approach; if you have a partner, you can take the relationship a step further.
- Money
- If the money you plan to earn comes from a proper source and you are not counting on luck, you can go ahead and start. Earn it honestly, don't hope for a windfall, and a start like this goes smoothly.
This is how to read it when this is the only changing line. With several changing lines, first see which text governs; for the hexagram as a whole, see Wuwang.
Line position
A yang line in a yang place: it is in its proper place. Its partner is the fourth line, which is also yang, so there is no answer from it.
First place: the beginning of the matter. Low position, little power. Begin carefully.
When you get this line
If this is the only changing line in your cast (three backs, old yang), this line is your answer. The primary hexagram is Wuwang (Innocence); when this line changes it becomes Pi (Standstill): hexagram 25 changing to 12.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Pi (Standstill)
This is a time when everything is blocked and shut off. It is not a good time to get things done.