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title: 天雷無妄 — Innocence (Hexagram 25)
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# 天雷無妄 · Innocence — Hexagram 25

Hexagram 25 of the I Ching is 天雷無妄 (Innocence). Innocence — sincerity without falsehood. The upright prosper; the crooked meet disaster. Drop calculation; trust the natural order.

## Work / Relationships / Health

- **Work**: Sincerity succeeds; speculation fails.
- **Relationships**: Purity prevails.
- **Health**: Beware sudden illness or accident.

## Structure

- Number: 25
- Name: 天雷無妄
- English: Innocence
- Romaji: ten-rai-mubō
- Pinyin: wú wàng
- Upper: 天 (Heaven)
- Lower: 雷 (Thunder)
- Lines (top to bottom):

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## Questions about this hexagram

### What does hexagram 25 (天雷無妄) mean?

Innocence — sincerity without falsehood. The upright prosper; the crooked meet disaster.

### What does 天雷無妄 counsel?

Drop calculation; trust the natural order.

### What does 天雷無妄 say about work?

Sincerity succeeds; speculation fails.

### What does 天雷無妄 say about relationships?

Purity prevails.

### What does 天雷無妄 say about health?

Beware sudden illness or accident.

### Which trigrams make up hexagram 25?

Upper trigram 天 (Heaven) over lower trigram 雷 (Thunder).


Source: [Takashima Ekidan AI — ekidan.ai](https://ekidan.ai/library/25)