无妄 · Wú Wàng — Unentangled Integrity
King Wen Sequence #25 (无妄 Wú Wàng — Unentangled Integrity) embodies spring thunder moving beneath clear heavenly law. Assigned to the Xun Wind Palace (巽宫八卦 · Subtle Penetration) · 四世卦 (World Line 4 / Response Line 1) and resonant with Late Autumn & Early Winter Sovereign Heaven (立冬乾金 · 寒露—小雪), its six-line binary vector (100111) pairs 震 Zhen (Awakening Initiative) at the root with 乾 Qian (Creative Sovereignty) at the crown.
《大象》:天下雷行,物與无妄;先王以茂對時,育萬物。 | 《彖传》:无妄,剛自外來,而為主於內。動而健,剛中而應,大亨以正,天之命也。其匪正有眚,不利有攸往。无妄之往,何之矣?天命不佑,行矣哉?
Visual Archetype: untilled mountain meadow after rain. When Heaven (Metal) interacts with Thunder (Wood), the primary strategic mandate centers on acting from spontaneous integrity without ulterior motives. Its Polarity Opposite (Cuo Gua · 错卦) is #46 升 (Steady Ascent), its Overturned Inverse (Zong Gua · 综卦) is #26 大畜 (Great Reservoir of Virtue), and its Nuclear Core (Hu Gua · 互卦) reveals #53 渐 (Organic Stepwise Progress).
巽宫 · 世爻第4爻 / 应爻第1爻
For decision-makers consulting 无妄 (Wú Wàng) regarding acting from spontaneous integrity without ulterior motives, the hexagram highlights the interplay between Wood foundation and Metal manifestation under the Wood Palace. Rather than generic haste, align execution with Late Autumn & Early Winter Sovereign Heaven (立冬乾金 · 寒露—小雪) rhythms and inspect whether your natal BaZi chart favors Wood, Metal, or Wood as its Favorable Element (喜用神).
《京氏易传》世应法:九四諸侯在世,初九元士立應上(京氏易傳原文:諸侯居世4爻,應爻隔三爻)
Six Lines Progression (六爻爻辞 · Bottom Line 1 to Top Line 6)
无妄 (Wú Wàng) Line 1 [初九 · 庚子 (水) · 父母 (水) · 应爻 Response]: Germination of spring thunder moving beneath clear heavenly law near untilled mountain meadow after rain; validate root premises before accelerating acting from spontaneous integrity without ulterior motives. Single-line transformation leads to Zhi Gua #12 否 (Stagnation & Preservation).
《周易本义》:以剛在内誠之主也如是而往其吉可知故其象占如此
无妄 (Wú Wàng) Line 2 [六二 · 庚寅 (木) · 兄弟 (木)]: Central lower-trigram seat anchored in untilled mountain meadow after rain; cultivate Wood craftsmanship in harmony with #53 渐. Single-line transformation leads to Zhi Gua #10 履 (Treading with Poise).
《周易本义》:菑側其反畬音餘○柔順中正因時順理而无私意期望之心故有不耕穫不菑畬之象言其无所為於前无所冀於後也占者如是則利有所往矣
无妄 (Wú Wàng) Line 3 [六三 · 庚辰 (土) · 妻财 (土)]: Threshold between 震 Zhen and 乾 Qian during Late Autumn & Early Winter Sovereign Heaven (立冬乾金 · 寒露—小雪); pace acting from spontaneous integrity without ulterior motives carefully. Single-line transformation leads to Zhi Gua #13 同人 (Fellowship with Humanity).
《周易本义》:卦之六爻皆无妄者也六三處不得正故遇其占者无故而有災如行人牽牛以去而居者反遭詰捕之擾也
无妄 (Wú Wàng) Line 4 [九四 · 壬午 (火) · 子孙 (火) · 世爻 World]: Ministerial counsel within the Xun Wind Palace (巽宫八卦 · Subtle Penetration) · 四世卦; align spring thunder moving beneath clear heavenly law with institutional mentors. Single-line transformation leads to Zhi Gua #42 益 (Compounding Augmentation).
《周易本义》:陽剛乾體下无應與可固守而无咎不可以有為之占也
无妄 (Wú Wàng) Line 5 [九五 · 壬申 (金) · 官鬼 (金)]: Fulcrum of Unentangled Integrity (䷘); command acting from spontaneous integrity without ulterior motives through balanced Metal and Wood synthesis. Single-line transformation leads to Zhi Gua #21 噬嗑 (Decisive Enforcement).
《周易本义》:乾剛中正以居尊位而下應亦中正无妄之至也如是而有疾勿藥而自愈矣故其象占如此
无妄 (Wú Wàng) Line 6 [上九 · 壬戌 (土) · 妻财 (土)]: Culmination of spring thunder moving beneath clear heavenly law, pivoting toward Inverse #26 大畜 (Great Reservoir of Virtue) and Opposite #46 升. Single-line transformation leads to Zhi Gua #17 随 (Adaptive Following).
《周易本义》:上九非有妄也但以其窮極而不可行耳故其象占如此
BaZi & Plum Blossom Numerology (梅花易数) Connection
Spatial & Elemental Calibration for #25 无妄: Place a untilled mountain meadow after rain motif or Wood-element accent in your workspace; cross-reference Hexagram #46 (升) when balancing Yin/Yang extremes.
Download Hexagram #25 (无妄 Wú Wàng) 6 Changing Lines Commentary
Get line-by-line classical Yao Ci (爻辞) interpretations from bottom Line 1 (Initial) to top Line 6 (Culmination).