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Hexagram 46: Pushing Upward

Hexagram 46

(Shēng)

Core Meaning

Effortless steady growth, climbing upward from obscurity.

Description & Commentary


Natural advancement is represented by growth in springtime, when new plant life pushes upward through the earth. The emphasis is on upward motion, a movement from obscurity to influence, with growth that is supported by adaptability and an absence of obstacles. Constant, flexible growth is the key attribute of a plant pushing upward. This reading suggests a period of promotion and prosperity for you.

The wise person, in harmony with fate, is sensitive but determined. Make a sincere effort to apply a determined effort against the forces of inertia by bending around obstacles that arise, and good fortune will follow. By remaining tolerant and flexible, you will retain the conscious innocence that best fuels growth and advancement. Willpower and self-control are necessary to manage growth properly, but an inner enthusiasm for life is what drives it.

Associated Hexagrams

King Wen Pair

#45 - Gathering Together
(Cuì)
Traditional sequential partner in the King Wen sequence.

Nuclear Hexagram (Huà Guà)

#54 - The Marrying Maiden
歸妹 (Guī Mèi)
Inner nuclear kernel (Huá Guà) formed by the overlapping interior lines 2-3-4 and 3-4-5.

Opposite / Complement (Páng Tōng)

#25 - Innocence
無疀 (Wú Wàng)
Total line complement (Páng Tōng) where every Yin line becomes Yang and vice versa.

Inverted / Reverse (Fān Guà)

#45 - Gathering Together
(Cuì)
Upside-down structural flip (Fān Guà).

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