I Ching Oracle Result: Transformation from Hexagram 30 with Changing Lines 3, 4, 5 to Hexagram 42

Yin Yang symbol, representing balance

Yì Jīng’s Response: Hexagram 30.3.4.5 -> 42

Young Yang Old Yin Old Yang Old Yang Young Yin Young Yang

30. Radiance

Yang Yang Yin Yin Yin Yang

42. Increase

30. Radiance (離 Lí)

Trigrams

Above
☲ Lí (Fire) — 火 · Radiance
Below
☲ Lí (Fire) — 火 · Radiance

The Symbolism of Hexagram 30

Hexagram 離 (Lí) describes illumination that depends on what it attaches to. Clarity arises through connection, but requires a stable source to persist.

Hexagram 30 Judgment

The Judgment reads:
Original Chinese:
利貞，亨。畜牝牛，吉。
(Lì zhēn, hēng. Xù pìn niú, jí.)
English Translation:
"It is favorable to remain correctly aligned. Clarity brings smooth progress. Sustaining the yielding source brings favorable outcome."

Radiance is not independent—it depends on what sustains it. Alignment ensures that clarity remains stable rather than destructive.

The image of the yielding animal indicates the need for a steady, receptive foundation that supports illumination.

Hexagram 30 Image

The Image reads:
Original Chinese:
明兩作，離。大人以繼明照四方。
(Míng liǎng zuò, lí. Dà rén yǐ jì míng zhào sì fāng.)
English Translation:
"Double brightness rises together: radiance. A person of great capacity continues this brightness and illuminates the four directions."

Two sources of light reinforce each other. Illumination is sustained through continuity.

Clarity is not momentary—it must be maintained and extended to remain effective.

Line 3 Changing

This line reads:
Original Chinese:
日昃之離，不鼓缶而歌，則大耋之嗟，凶。
(Rì zè zhī lí, bù gǔ fǒu ér gē, zé dà dié zhī jiē, xiōng.)
English Translation:
"Radiance declines as the sun lowers. If one does not recognize this, decline leads to regret. Unfavorable outcome."

Clarity is diminishing. Acting as though it remains at full strength leads to error.

Failure to adjust to decline results in loss and regret.

Line 4 Changing

This line reads:
Original Chinese:
突如其來如，焚如，死如，棄如。
(Tū rú qí lái rú, fén rú, sǐ rú, qì rú.)
English Translation:
"It arrives abruptly, flares, exhausts, and is discarded."

An intense but unstable surge of energy appears. It lacks sustaining structure.

Without proper grounding, intensity collapses quickly.

Line 5 Changing

This line reads:
Original Chinese:
出涕沱若，戚嗟若，吉。
(Chū tì tuó ruò, qī jiē ruò, jí.)
English Translation:
"Sorrow is fully expressed. Favorable outcome."

Clarity reveals loss or truth that cannot be avoided. Emotional release restores alignment.

Through acknowledgment, stability returns.

Changing to:

42. Increase (益 Yì)

Trigrams

Above
☴ Xùn (Wind) — 風 · Penetrating
Below
☳ Zhèn (Thunder) — 雷 · Arousing

The Symbolism of Hexagram 42

Hexagram 益 (Yì) describes increase—expansion through directed addition and reinforcement. The system gains capacity because energy is being applied where it produces real growth.

Wind above thunder shows propagation emerging from activation. What begins as movement below spreads outward and upward, creating amplification. Increase here is not mere accumulation, but growth that extends functional reach.

Hexagram 42 Judgment

The Judgment reads:
Original Chinese:
益，利有攸往，利涉大川。
(Yì, lì yǒu yōu wǎng, lì shè dà chuān.)
English Translation:
"Increase. It is favorable to move with direction. It is favorable to undertake a major transition."

Increase creates conditions for forward movement. The system has enough added capacity to undertake something consequential.

This is not passive growth. Expansion is meant to be used, especially where a larger passage or transition must be made.

Hexagram 42 Image

The Image reads:
Original Chinese:
風雷，益。君子以見善則遷，有過則改。
(Fēng léi, yì. Jūn zǐ yǐ jiàn shàn zé qiān, yǒu guò zé gǎi.)
English Translation:
"Wind and thunder stir together: increase. The superior person moves toward what is good and corrects what is mistaken."

Increase is not just receiving more. It also requires responsiveness—taking in what strengthens the system and removing what weakens it.

Growth is sustained by adjustment. Increase and correction work together.

Peace and wisdom on your journey!

With gratitude,
The I Ching Team