Sheng (Pushing Upward) (地風升)
Upper: ☷ Kun (坤) (Earth) · Lower: ☴ Xun (巽) (Wind)
📊 Binary Architecture & The Six Lines
📜 The Judgment (卦辭 / Guaci)
A tree sprouts steadily upward from the earth. Unhurried, persistent discipline achieves towering heights.
🧭 The Image (大象傳 / Da Xiang) & Archetypal Conduct
Within the earth, wood grows: The image of Pushing Upward. Thus the superior man of devoted character heaps up small things in order to achieve the high and great.
📖 The Lines (爻辭 / Yaoci)
- Line 1 初六Bottom line (1st) · Yin允升，大吉。Ascending with trust: supreme good fortune.
- Line 2 九二2nd line · Yang孚乃利用禴，無咎。When sincere, even a small offering is beneficial; no fault.
- Line 3 九三3rd line · Yang升虛邑。Ascending into an empty city.
- Line 4 六四4th line · Yin王用享于岐山，吉無咎。The king presents offerings on Mount Qi: good fortune, no fault.
- Line 5 六五5th line · Yin貞吉，升階。Steadfastness brings good fortune; ascending the stairs.
- Line 6 上六Top line (6th) · Yin冥升，利于不息之貞。Ascending blindly; it is beneficial to be steadfast without rest.
Original line texts are transcribed from Wikisource (周易). The English renderings are literal working drafts under editorial review and may change.
✨ Practical Discernment & Life Guidance
Advance steadily through diligent, unpretentious effort to attain well-deserved rank and influence.
Earn the enduring trust of mentors and elders through humble and consistent service.
Harness the power of long-term value compounding to harvest substantial financial fruits.