Pushing Upward (升) — Hexagram 46. I Ching constitutional reading from 知己 Zhiji.
I Ching · Hexagram 46

Pushing Upward

☷ over ☴ · Earth over Wind
升。元亨,用见大人,勿恤,南征吉。

Earth over Wind. Wood growing through earth. Organic ascent.

The Lines

初六:允升,大吉。

Line 1 — Pushing upward that meets with confidence. The beginning of ascent, welcomed.

九二:孚乃利用禴,无咎。

Line 2 — If one is sincere. Sincerity over size.

九三:升虚邑。

Line 3 — One pushes upward into an empty city. No resistance. The space was waiting.

六四:王用亨于岐山,吉,无咎。

Line 4 — The king offers him Mount Qi. Recognition from authority.

六五:贞吉,升阶。

Line 5 — One pushes upward by steps. Step by step, not leap by leap.

上六:冥升,利于不息之贞。

Line 6 — Pushing upward in darkness. Climbing blind. Don't stop.

Nuclear Hexagram

Nuclear Hexagram: 54 归妹 (The Marrying Maiden)

You're rising because you're devoted to something.

Practical Application

Steady, sincere, step by step.

你在哪里。问知己。

Know where you are. Ask 知己.

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