Hexagram 42 for love and relationships: Increase

益 Yì · Love & relationships

A time of growth and giving. Invest in the relationship generously; the conditions favour it and the giving comes back. The reading warns that increase is a season, and that taking without giving, at the end, leaves you alone.

Thunder below, wind above: the two reinforcing each other, wind spreading the thunder's force. Increase is the mirror of Decrease: what is above gives to what is below, and the whole flourishes. The tradition's judgement is expansive: it furthers to undertake something, it furthers to cross the great water. The image describes the inner counterpart: seeing good, imitate it; seeing faults, correct them. The reading says the time is one of growth and generosity from above, that it favours large undertakings, and that it will not last; the lines warn at the end of increase that no one helps a person who has stopped giving.

Advice: Use the season of increase for substantial undertakings, and keep giving as you receive.
Warning: Increase hoarded instead of passed on ends with the giver struck by the very people who once helped.

The changing lines, read for love and relationships

If your cast of Hexagram 42 had changing lines, these are what each one adds to a love question, and where each leads.

Line 1 · changes into 20 Contemplation
It furthers to accomplish great deeds. Supreme good fortune. No blame. You have the backing; attempt the great deed now.
Line 2 · changes into 61 Inner Truth
Someone increases him; ten pairs of tortoises cannot oppose it. Constant persistence brings good fortune. The king presents him before God. Good fortune. Stay open and constant; the blessing cannot be argued with.
Line 3 · changes into 37 The Family
One is enriched through unfortunate events. No blame if you are sincere, walk in the middle, and report with a seal to the prince. If a setback has enriched you, stay honest and accountable about it.
Line 4 · changes into 25 Innocence
If you walk in the middle and report to the prince, he will follow. It furthers to be used in the removal of the capital. Be the fair go-between; it earns the trust for large work.
Line 5 · changes into 27 Nourishment
If in truth you have a kind heart, ask not. Supreme good fortune. Kindness will be recognised as your virtue. Give from a kind heart and do not ask whether it was noticed.
Line 6 · changes into 3 Difficulty at the Beginning
He brings increase to no one. Indeed, someone strikes him. He does not keep his heart constantly steady. Misfortune. If you have stopped giving, start again before the blow lands.

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