Hexagram 25 of 64

☰☳ Innocence

Acting without calculation.

Upper trigram

☰

Heaven · Qian

Creative force.

FamilyFather
ElementMetal

Lower trigram

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Thunder · Zhen

Arousal and shock.

FamilyEldest son
ElementWood

The image

Heaven above, Thunder below.

Heaven over Thunder: creative force meeting arousal and shock.

That combination is the whole meaning of hexagram 25. Nothing about it is arbitrary — change either trigram and you get a different hexagram with a different reading, which is why the 64 form a system rather than a list.

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