46 - Pushing Upward

Contemporary Interpretation

46 - Pushing Upward

Crystal clear determination
runs in open doors

Growing,
Listening
And suddenly there is
Crystal clear
Determination
That runs
In open
doors [hearts].

Follow the Path of the Dao: A Western Approximation

The Hexagram's Inner Trigrams

yin yin yin yang yang yin

Upper Trigram: Kun, Earth

2nd Core Character: Zhen, Thunder

1st Core Character: Dui, Lake

Lower Trigram: Sun, Wind (Tree)

The Hexagram's Inner Trigrams in the Context of Yin and Yang

The hexagram's inner trigrams within the fields of Yin and Yang

Changes and Impulses

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Pushing upward (46) signifies not to come back.

The image

Wood grows within the earth: the image pushing upward. Thus with receptive character the superior man accumulates the small in order to achieve something high and great.

The judgement

Pushing upward has sublime success. One must see the great man. Do not be afraid! Departure toward the south brings good fortune. Full text of Richard Wilhelm's 1924 translation by Cary F. Baynes