☯️ 升 (Shēng) - Pushing Upward
Pushing Upward has supreme success. One must see the great man. Fear not. Departure toward the south brings good fortune. - 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 something high and great.
Verses
Verse 1
升，元亨，用見大人
shēng, yuán hēng, yòng jiàn dà rén
Pushing Upward has supreme success. One must see the great man. Fear not. Departure toward the south brings good fortune.
Verse 2
初六：允升，大吉
chū liù: yǔn shēng, dà jí
Six at the beginning: Pushing upward that meets with confidence brings great good fortune.
Verse 3
九二：孚乃利用禴，無咎
jiǔ èr: fú nǎi lì yòng yuè, wú jiù
Nine in the second place: If one is sincere, it furthers one to bring even a small offering. No blame.
Verse 4
九三：升虛邑
jiǔ sān: shēng xū yì
Nine in the third place: One pushes upward into an empty city.
Verse 5
六四：王用亨于岐山，吉，無咎
liù sì: wáng yòng hēng yú qí shān, jí, wú jiù
Six in the fourth place: The king offers him Mount Ch'i. Good fortune. No blame.
Verse 6
六五：貞吉，升階
liù wǔ: zhēn jí, shēng jiē
Six in the fifth place: Perseverance brings good fortune. One pushes upward by steps.
Verse 7
上六：冥升，利于不息之貞
shàng liù: míng shēng, lì yú bù xī zhī zhēn
Six at the top: Pushing upward in darkness. It furthers one to be unremittingly persevering.