晉

Progress

HEXAGRAM 35 · JÌN

ABOVE☲離Fire

BELOW☷坤Earth

THE JUDGEMENT

Progress. The powerful prince is honored with horses in large numbers; in a single day he is received three times.

THE IMAGE

The sun rises over the earth: the image of Progress. Thus the noble one himself brightens his bright virtue.

THE LINES

Six at the beginningAdvancing, and turned back: perseverance brings good fortune. If one meets no confidence, remain calm: no blame.

Six in the second placeAdvancing in sorrow: perseverance brings good fortune. Great happiness comes from the ancestress.

Six in the third placeAll are in accord: remorse vanishes.

Nine in the fourth placeAdvancing like a marmot: perseverance brings danger.

Six in the fifth placeRemorse vanishes. Take not gain and loss to heart: undertakings bring good fortune, all is favorable.

Nine at the topAdvancing with the horns is permitted only to punish one’s own city. Aware of the danger: good fortune, no blame. Perseverance brings humiliation.

KEYWORDS

progressadvancementrecognitiongrowthdawn