In relationships
In relationships, “Increase” asks you to join increase with contribution. Invest in what has a future, share opportunity, and act while the current supports you.
Hexagram 42 · Yi
䷩ Increase
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Growth intensifies where resources move toward what is truly alive and benefits more than one person.
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Core meaning
Growth intensifies where resources move toward what is truly alive and benefits more than one person.
Practical direction
Invest in what has a future, share opportunity, and act while the current supports you.
How to apply the meaning to your question
In work and practical matters
In work and practical matters, the key is increase. Invest in what has a future, share opportunity, and act while the current supports you.
Inner development
On the inner level, this hexagram opens the theme of contribution. Growth intensifies where resources move toward what is truly alive and benefits more than one person.
The shadow to watch
Growth without direction expands the burden and may increase precisely what should have been limited.
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Frequently asked questions
What does I Ching hexagram 42, Increase, mean?
Growth intensifies where resources move toward what is truly alive and benefits more than one person.
What guidance does hexagram 42 offer?
Invest in what has a future, share opportunity, and act while the current supports you.
What does Increase mean for relationships?
In relationships, “Increase” asks you to join increase with contribution. Invest in what has a future, share opportunity, and act while the current supports you.
What shadow should be watched in this hexagram?
Growth without direction expands the burden and may increase precisely what should have been limited.
Consult the I Ching
Open the interactive I Ching in Reflecta: ask a focused question and receive six lines, a primary hexagram, changing lines, and the resulting image.