← The I Ching
Hexagram 42 · ☴ over ☳
Increase
Yi
The judgment
A time of genuine expansion and good fortune — the hexagram when giving and growing are both amplified. Leadership that benefits those below creates a rising tide for all. The conditions are excellent for planting what you want to see grow; act generously and your action will be met.
The image. Wind moves above thunder — the expansive above the initiating, growth in both directions.
Guidance
Act boldly and generously — this is a moment when right action will be rewarded and what is planted will genuinely grow. Don't sit on this opportunity.
How it’s built
Every hexagram is two trigrams — the lower one beneath the upper. This one is Zhèn below Xùn.
☴Upper · Windthe Gentle — penetration, influence by slow degrees, the eldest daughter
☳Lower · Thunderthe Arousing — movement, shock, a sudden beginning, the eldest son