Pushing Upward

Hexagram 46 of 64
Judgment · 卦辞
Pushing Upward. Supreme success. For seeing the great man, no concern.
升,元亨。用見大人,勿恤。
Commentary on the Judgment · 彖传
Yielding rises with the time.
升,柔以時升。
Image · 象传
Tree grows from the earth: ascending. The wise person follows virtue and accumulates small deeds to reach greatness.
地中生木,升。君子以順德積小以高大。

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Six Lines · 六爻
Line 1
Trustworthy rising. Great good fortune.
允升,大吉。
Sincerely rising brings great good fortune, the top aligns with intent.
允升大吉,上合志也。
Line 2
Sincere, so even the meager offering serves. No blame.
孚乃利用禴,无咎。
The trust of the second line brings joy.
九二之孚,有喜也。
Line 3
Rising into an empty city.
升虛邑。
Rising into an empty town, there is nothing to doubt.
升虛邑,无所疑也。
Line 4
The king offers sacrifice on Mount Qi. Good fortune, no blame.
王用亨于岐山,吉,无咎。
The king offers at Mount Qi, acting in accord with events.
王用亨于岐山,順事也。
Line 5
Perseverance brings good fortune — ascending the steps.
貞吉,升階。
Perseverance brings good fortune, rising step by step, greatly achieving the will.
貞吉升階,大得志也。
Line 6
Rising in the dark — favorable to the perseverance that never rests.
冥升,利于不息之貞。
Dark rising at the top, fading and not enriching.
冥升在上,消不富也。
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