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].

Dynamics of the Hexagram

The Hexagram

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 Dynamic within the Matrix

The Changes: 46 - pushing upward

The Changes in Detail

Lower Trigram: Sun, the Wind / Tree

First Change: Sun → Dui, the Lake

Second Change: Dui → Zhen, the Thunder

Third Change: Zhen → Kun, the Earth

Upper Trigram: Kun, the Earth

Follow the Path of the Dao: A Western Approximation

The Interplay of Yin and Yang

Dem Weg des Dao folgen: Annäherung aus Westen

Changes and Impulses

Exemplary Experiences

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Classical Interpretation

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

References and Connotations