Increase
Wind over thunder, the image of expansion that benefits from fuller participation.
Increase. Furthering to undertake something. Furthering to cross the great water.
Wind and thunder, the image of increase. The superior person, when seeing good, follows it.
In plain terms: Hexagram 42, "Increase", is one of the 64 symbols in the I Ching — an ancient Chinese book you consult for guidance, a bit like asking a wise advisor. Its core message: wind over thunder, the image of expansion that benefits from fuller participation..
Modern Interpretation
An increase hexagram about expansion that benefits from full participation. Wind and thunder amplify each other; energy moves outward and grows. The classical counsel is to act on the increase by taking on something significant; this is the season when ambition matched to virtue produces real growth. In modern terms this is the expansion phase, the funding round that fuels the next year, the relationship deepening that allows new commitments. Use it.
Application by Life Domain
Take on more together. The expansion of the relationship requires shared commitments that stretch both partners.
Expand. The current capacity supports a bigger move; the right scale up is now.
Yes, undertake. Cross the great water.
Move when energy is rising. The right ambition matched to virtue compounds.
The Trigrams of This Hexagram
Upper: Xun (巽)
Wind and Wood, the Gentle, gradual penetration. In Five Element terms: Yin Wood.
Lower: Zhen (震)
Thunder, the Arousing, sudden movement. In Five Element terms: Yang Wood.
Other Hexagrams
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