25. Wu Wang | Innocence
- Line 1 (from bottom): yang (unbroken)
- Line 2 (from bottom): yin (broken)
- Line 3 (from bottom): yin (broken)
- Line 4 (from bottom): yang (unbroken)
- Line 5 (from bottom): yang (unbroken)
- Line 6 (from bottom): yang (unbroken)
无妄：元亨，利贞。其匪正，有眚；不利有攸往。
Translation: 无妄 / Innocence: great success and smooth progress，it is beneficial to remain upright。其匪正，有眚；不it is beneficial to have somewhere to go。.
Reading note: This is the judgment of Wu Wang (Innocence), setting the overall situation and guiding principle for the whole hexagram. “having somewhere to go” means forward action is fitting; the warning against going forward suggests restraint rather than expansion; “constancy” means holding to what is correct over time.
初九：无妄，往吉。
Translation: First Nine: 无妄，往auspicious。.
Reading note: The first line is the lowest position, where a situation is just beginning and its strength is still forming. “auspicious” indicates a favorable direction.
六二：不耕，获；不菑，畬；则利有攸往。
Translation: Second Six: 不耕，获；不菑，畬；则it is beneficial to have somewhere to go。.
Reading note: The second line often suggests a central and emerging position: no longer hidden, but not yet in command. “having somewhere to go” means forward action is fitting.
六三：无妄之灾，或系之牛。行人之得，邑人之灾。
Translation: Third Six: Draft rendering: 无妄之灾，或系之牛。行人之得，邑人之灾。.
Reading note: The third line stands at the end of the lower trigram, where effort and pressure increase and caution becomes important. The image should be read as a concrete way of describing the situation before choosing how to act.
九四：可贞，无咎。
Translation: Fourth Nine: 可贞，no blame。.
Reading note: The fourth line enters the upper trigram and marks a threshold between holding back and advancing. “constancy” means holding to what is correct over time; “no blame” means avoiding fault, not necessarily winning great success.
九五：无妄之疾，勿药有喜。
Translation: Fifth Nine: Draft rendering: 无妄之疾，勿药有喜。.
Reading note: The fifth line is near the honored position, where influence can be exercised if power remains aligned with what is right. The image should be read as a concrete way of describing the situation before choosing how to act.
上九：无妄，行有眚，无攸利。
Translation: Top Nine: 无妄，行有眚，there is nowhere that brings advantage。.
Reading note: The top line is the end of the hexagram's movement, often warning about excess, culmination, or the need to change course. the warning against going forward suggests restraint rather than expansion.