Growth From Giving
yì · Wind over ThunderUse this good stretch to lift someone besides yourself.
利有攸往。利涉大川。
The moment favors action. What flows down from those who have more lifts everyone. Set out on your plans and cross the great river while wind and thunder are with you.
The six lines
初九：利用為大作，元吉，无咎。
This is a good time to take on a great work. Serve something larger than yourself, and it can go very well, with no blame.
六二：或益之，十朋之龜弗克違，永貞吉。王用享于帝，吉。
Help may come unasked, and even a costly tortoise oracle could not refuse it. Stay steady for the long haul, like a king thanking heaven.
六三：益之用凶事，无咎。有孚中行，告公用圭。
Even hard events can add to you if met honestly. Walk the middle path and report plainly, like one bearing jade before a duke.
六四：中行，告公從。利用為依遷國。
Walking the middle path, you speak and the leader listens. People can rely on you for big moves, even one like relocating a capital.
九五：有孚惠心，勿問元吉。有孚惠我德。
True kindness needs no oracle; it is deeply good. Give sincerely, and others may come to value and return your goodness.
上九：莫益之，或擊之，立心勿恆，凶。
No one adds to you, and someone may strike. A heart without constancy invites this. Take care, and settle what you stand for.
The I Ching is a tool for reflection. Do not use it as the basis for medical, legal or money decisions.