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I Ching · Hexagram 46 Pushing Upward

Hexagram 46 for career: Pushing Upward

升 Shēng · Career

Steady rise. Not a leap but a climb, each stage earned. Seek out the experienced person, do not be afraid to be ambitious, and keep going in the direction you have chosen. The reading is one of the most encouraging for effort.

Wind below, earth above: wood growing within the earth, a tree pushing upward through soil without haste and without pause. Pushing Upward is the hexagram of gradual, sustained rise. Unlike Progress, which is the sun's swift climb, this is the tree's slow one: growth that comes from adapting to each obstacle and going round it, from patience and from consistent direction. The tradition's judgement is very favourable: supreme success, see the great person, fear not, departure toward the south brings good fortune. The reading says you are rising, or can, and that the rise is of the accumulating kind: small steps, each one built on the last, toward a clear goal.

Advice
Rise step by step, adapt to each obstacle, and keep the direction; the height is reached by accumulation.
Warning
Pushing upward in the dark, past the point where the goal is visible, exhausts the growth.

The changing lines, read for career

If your cast of Hexagram 46 had changing lines, these are what each one adds to a career question, and where each leads.

  1. Line 1 · changes into 11 Peace

    Pushing upward that meets with confidence brings great good fortune. Begin the climb; you are trusted, and that is the best start.

  2. Line 2 · changes into 15 Modesty

    If one is sincere, it furthers to bring even a small offering. No blame. Offer what you honestly have; it is enough to be accepted.

  3. Line 3 · changes into 7 The Army

    One pushes upward into an empty city. The way is open and empty; advance, and do not let the ease dull you.

  4. Line 4 · changes into 32 Duration

    The king offers him Mount Qi. Good fortune. No blame. Accept the recognition; you have earned your place.

  5. Line 5 · changes into 48 The Well

    Persistence brings good fortune. One pushes upward by steps. Take it by steps; do not skip a stage because the top is in sight.

  6. Line 6 · changes into 18 Work on What Has Been Spoiled

    Pushing upward in darkness. It furthers to be unremittingly persistent. If you are climbing in the dark, stop climbing and correct your course.

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