35
晉
Jìn

Hexagram 35: Progress

彖 · Tuan

Judgment

The Lord of Kang is granted many horses and granted audience three times in one day.
Judgment Commentary · 彖傳
Progress means advancing. Light rises above the earth. It is compliant and joined to great brightness; the yielding advances and rises. That is why the Lord of Kang is granted many horses and granted audience three times in one day.
象 · Xiang

Image

Light rises above the earth: Progress. The Noble One thereby makes bright virtue shine from within.
六爻 · Six Lines

Lines

Line 06

Top Nine
Advancing with the horns. Use this only to attack the city. There is danger, but Good fortune. No blame. Persevering brings humiliation.
Corresponds to line 3
Commentary
Using it only to attack the city means the way is not yet bright.

Line 05

Six in the Fifth
Regret vanishes. Do not worry about loss or gain. Going on brings Good fortune. Nothing is unfavorable.
Central Corresponds to line 2
Commentary
Do not worry about loss or gain; going on brings rejoicing.

Line 04

Nine in the Fourth
Advancing like a field mouse. Perseverance here is dangerous.
Corresponds to line 1
Commentary
The danger in persevering like a field mouse lies in being out of place.

Line 03

Six in the Third
When all assent, regret vanishes.
Corresponds to line 6
Commentary
When all assent, the will rises upward.

Line 02

Six in the Second
Advancing with sorrow. Perseverance brings Good fortune. One receives a great blessing from the queen mother.
Central Corresponds to line 5
Commentary
Receiving this great blessing comes through centered correctness.

Line 01

Initial Six
Advancing but driven back. Perseverance brings Good fortune. If trust is lacking, remain generous. No blame.
Corresponds to line 4
Commentary
Advancing but driven back means walking the right path alone. Remaining generous brings no blame because the mandate has not yet been received.
卦象 · Guà Xiàng

Trigrams

Upper Trigram

Li

Clinging

Element
Fire
Direction
South
Family
Middle Daughter
Season
Summer
Lower Trigram

K'un

Yielding

Element
Earth
Direction
Southwest
Family
Mother
Season
Late Summer
Palace
Qian Palace
Role: Wandering Soul
Shi line 4 · Ying line 1

Related hexagrams

Nuclear
Hexagram 39: Obstruction
Opposite
Hexagram 5: Waiting
Inverse
Hexagram 36: Darkening of the Light
Same palace
Hexagram 1: The Creative
Same palace
Hexagram 44: Coming to Meet
Same palace
Hexagram 33: Retreat

Correspondences

Upper Trigram
離 Li
Clinging
Lower Trigram
坤 K'un
Yielding
Palace
Qian Palace
Palace 1
Element
金 Metal
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