Hexagram 42 · 益 · yì
Hexagram 42. Yì · Increase
☴☳ Wind over thunder: Xùn above, Zhèn below.
Yi indicates that (in the state which it denotes) there will be advantage in every movement which shall be undertaken, that it will be advantageous (even) to cross the great stream.
Yi indicates that (in the state which it denotes) there will be advantage in every movement which shall be undertaken, that it will be advantageous (even) to cross the great stream.
Those above share with those below — and everything grows. A generous season: strengthen others, invest, undertake great things — the favoring wind will not blow long, so use it. Seeing good, imitate it; finding fault in yourself, correct it at once.
The Image
Wind and thunder reinforce each other: the top shares with the bottom and the whole system grows. A window of generosity: invest, strengthen others, take on the large — the medium's resistance is minimal. Use it husbandly: seeing good, adopt it; finding fault within, correct it at once. The fair wind does not blow forever; the sin is to spend it moored.
Interpretation of hexagram 42
XL! I. The Yi H EXAGRAM. i. The first line, undivided, shows that it will be advantageous for its subject in his position to make
The lines of hexagram 42
First line
The second line, divided, shows parties adding to the stores of its subject ten pairs of tortoise shells whose oracles cannot be opposed. Let him per¬ severe in being firm and correct, and there will be good fortune. Let the king, (having the virtues thus distinguished), employ them in presenting his offer¬ ings to God, and there will be good fortune.
and that the third line, taken away and made to be the topmost line, or the third, in what was originally Kh wan, three divided lines, was ‘the putting away of one man;’ and that then the change of place by 3 and 6, while they continued their proper correlation, was, one going away, and finding his friend. I cannot lay hold of any thread of reason in this.
Second line
The third line, divided, shows increase given to its subject by means of what is evil, so that he shall (be led to good), and be without blame. Let him be sincere and pursue the path of the Mean, (so shall he secure the recognition of the ruler, like) an officer who announces himself to his prince by the symbol of his rank.
Line 4 is weak, and in an even place; like an individual ailing and unable to perform his proper work. But the correlate in 1 is strong; and is made to hasten to its relief. The ‘joy’ of the line shows the desire of its subject to do his part in the work of the hexagram.
Third line
The fourth line, divided, shows its subject pursuing the due course. His advice to his prince is followed. He can with advantage be relied on in such a movement as that of removing the capital.
Line 5 is the seat of the ruler, who is here humble, and welcomes the assistance of his correlate, the subject of 2. He is a ruler whom all his subjects of ability will rejoice to serve in every pos¬ sible way; and the result will be great good fortune.
Fourth line
The fifth line, undivided, shows its subject with sincere heart seeking to benefit (all below). There need be no question about it; the result will be great good fortune. (All below) will with sincere heart acknowledge his goodness.
Line 6 has been changed from a weak into a strong line from line 3; has received therefore the greatest increase, and will carry out the idea of the hexagram in the highest degree and style. But he can give increase to others without diminishing his own resources, and of course the benefit he will confer will be incalcula¬ ble. Ministers will come to serve him; and not one from each clan merely, but many. Such is the substance of what is said on this last paragraph. I confess that I only discern the meaning darkly.
Fifth line
In the sixth line, undivided, we see one to whose increase none will contribute, while many will seek to assail him. He observes no regular rule in the ordering of his heart. There will be evil.
a great movement. If it be greatly fortunate, no blame will be imputed to him.
Top line
XLII. Yi has the opposite meaning to Sun, and is the symbol of addition or increasing. What king Wan had in his mind, in con¬ nexion with the hexagram, was a ruler or a government operating
Did hexagram 42 come up in your reading? The oracle itself gives the full reading, with changing lines and the second hexagram.
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