Six Doors · No. 46

第46卦升 Shēng · Pushing Upward

Essence: Rise by steady accumulation, one step after another.

Judgment

Like a tree pushing up through the earth, the way upward is open—earned by steady effort, not luck. Set aside hesitation and approach the people who can advance you; where the direction is clear, move. This kind of rise makes no noise, but every step holds.

Sixty-four hexagrams, six doors each

Trigrams

Upper

坤 Earth

earth

Lower

巽 Wind

wind

III

The lines

Line 1Your rise is welcomed from above and below alike—the best possible start.
Line 2With genuine sincerity, even the plainest offering is accepted; substance excuses simplicity.
Line 3You ascend as into an empty city, meeting no resistance at all—progress so easy it deserves a moment of caution.
Line 4You are formally received, like an offering made on the sacred mountain—steady service, duly recognized.
Line 5Climb stair by stair, skipping none—that is how this ascent stays sound to the top.
Line 6Climbing blindly on in the dark, unable to stop—only relentless honesty with yourself can redeem that momentum.

All the doors

Every single-step transition available from where you stand.

Inverse (綜) · Opposite (錯)

Inverse (綜)

Opposite (錯)

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