Wuwang, nine in the fourth placeHexagram 25, line 4 · Wuwang (Innocence) · changing to 42
The line
In plain wordsYou can hold to things as they are, and there is no blame. This is not the time to accomplish anything.
The Image commentary on this line
可貞无咎，固有之也。
"One can stay true. No blame": he holds it firmly as his own.
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
平Neutral. Neither good nor bad. Do your part, correct mistakes, and nothing will go wrong.
How to read good fortune, misfortune, regret, humiliation and no blame →
Asking about work, love or money
- Work
- Hold on to your current position and way of working, and nothing will go wrong. This is not the time for big moves. Don't switch tracks or take on new work; making what you already have solid is enough.
- Love
- Things as they are now are fine. There is no need to rush into declaring your feelings or having it out, and nothing to prove. Hold on to what you already have, keep your heart true, and you will not go wrong.
- Money
- Keep watch over what you already have, and don't try anything new. This is not the time to expand, raise the stakes or change course; manage the money you already have steadily, and there is no blame.
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 yin place: it is not in its proper place. Its partner is the first line, which is also yang, so there is no answer from it.
Fourth place: next to the ruler, a place of caution. Serve those above with care.
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 Yi (Increase): hexagram 25 changing to 42.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Yi (Increase)
There is help and there is gain; a good time to go ahead boldly.