Trigrams
☴☳ – Wind above, Thunder below
Meaning
Represents increase, growth, and abundance flowing from above to below. The upper decreases to benefit the lower — a natural, generous outpouring. This is a propitious time for great undertakings; take action while the favorable conditions last.
Interpretation
- This is an auspicious time for bold action and significant undertakings.
- Share benefits generously downward to those who need them.
- Act while the favorable conditions are present; the moment will pass.
Six Yao (Lines) with Classical Quotes
1st Yao (初爻)
利用为大作，元吉，无咎。
English: Beneficial to undertake great works — primary good fortune, no blame. A time of genuine increase that supports large and ambitious undertakings.
Luck Level: Excellent
2nd Yao (二爻)
或益之，十朋之龟弗克违，永贞吉，王用享于帝，吉。
English: Someone increases it; ten pairs of tortoise shells cannot oppose it. Lasting perseverance brings good fortune. The king makes offering to God — good fortune. Benefiting all below is in harmony with heaven's own intention.
Luck Level: Good
3rd Yao (三爻)
益之用凶事，无咎，有孚中行，告公用圭。
English: Increased through calamitous events — no blame. Sincerity through the middle way, reporting to the duke with a jade tablet. Even from crisis comes growth when handled with integrity.
Luck Level: Neutral
4th Yao (四爻)
中行，告公从，利用为依迁国。
English: Walking the middle way, reporting to the duke — following. Beneficial to use this for a capital transfer. The moment is right for major reorganization and expansion.
Luck Level: Neutral
5th Yao (五爻)
有孚惠心，勿问元吉；有孚惠我德。
English: Sincerely benevolent in heart — great good fortune without question. Sincerely bringing benefit to my virtue. The highest form of increase — enriching inner virtue and sharing it generously.
Luck Level: Excellent
6th Yao (上爻)
莫益之，或击之，立心勿恒，凶。
English: No one benefits it; someone may strike it. One's heart cannot maintain its course — misfortune. A heart that is not genuinely committed to benefiting others, and whose constancy is uncertain, invites attack and disaster.
Luck Level: Misfortune