46. Sheng | Pushing Upward
- Line 1 (from bottom): yin (broken)
- Line 2 (from bottom): yang (unbroken)
- Line 3 (from bottom): yang (unbroken)
- Line 4 (from bottom): yin (broken)
- Line 5 (from bottom): yin (broken)
- Line 6 (from bottom): yin (broken)
升：元亨，用见大人，勿恤。南征，吉。
Translation: 升 / Pushing Upward: great success and smooth progress，用见大人，do not worry。南征，auspicious。.
Reading note: This is the judgment of Sheng (Pushing Upward), setting the overall situation and guiding principle for the whole hexagram. “auspicious” indicates a favorable direction.
初六：允升，大吉。
Translation: First Six: 允升，greatly auspicious。.
Reading note: The first line is the lowest position, where a situation is just beginning and its strength is still forming. “auspicious” indicates a favorable direction.
九二：孚乃利用禴，无咎。
Translation: Second Nine: 孚乃利用禴，no blame。.
Reading note: The second line often suggests a central and emerging position: no longer hidden, but not yet in command. “no blame” means avoiding fault, not necessarily winning great success.
九三：升虚邑。
Translation: Third Nine: Draft rendering: 升虚邑。.
Reading note: The third line stands at the end of the lower trigram, where effort and pressure increase and caution becomes important. The image should be read as a concrete way of describing the situation before choosing how to act.
六四：王用亨于岐山，吉，无咎。
Translation: Fourth Six: 王用亨于岐山，auspicious，no blame。.
Reading note: The fourth line enters the upper trigram and marks a threshold between holding back and advancing. “no blame” means avoiding fault, not necessarily winning great success; “auspicious” indicates a favorable direction.
六五：贞，吉。升阶。
Translation: Fifth Six: 贞，auspicious。升阶。.
Reading note: The fifth line is near the honored position, where influence can be exercised if power remains aligned with what is right. “constancy” means holding to what is correct over time; “auspicious” indicates a favorable direction.
上六：冥升，利于不息之贞。
Translation: Top Six: Draft rendering: 冥升，利于不息之贞。.
Reading note: The top line is the end of the hexagram's movement, often warning about excess, culmination, or the need to change course. “constancy” means holding to what is correct over time.