Hexagram 42100011
Increase 益
Upper: Wind · Lower: Thunder
Increase — growth and abundance
Judgment
“Increase. It furthers one to undertake something. Supreme success.”
益：利有攸往，利涉大川。
Hexagram Structure
6
5
4
3
2
1
Wind over Thunder
The Image
Wind and Thunder — Increase. The superior person follows what is good.
风雷，益；君子以见善则迁，有过则改。
The Lines
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Line 1
Line 1
Great good fortune — no blame.
初九：利用为大作，元吉，无咎。
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Line 2
Line 2
One receives ten pairs of tortoise shells — good fortune.
六二：或益之，十朋之龟弗克违，永贞吉。王用享于帝，吉。
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Line 3
Line 3
Increase through misfortune — no blame.
六三：益之用凶事，无咎。有孚中行，告公用圭。
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Line 4
Line 4
Walking the middle path — good fortune.
六四：中行，告公从。利用为依迁国。
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Line 5
Line 5
Increase through true heart — great good fortune.
九五：有孚惠心，勿问元吉。有孚惠我德。
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Line 6
Line 6
No one helps — one attacks. Misfortune.
上九：莫益之，或击之，立心勿恒，凶。
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