I Ching · Hexagram 46
Shēng: Pushing Upward
A tree grows up through the earth, little by little. Sheng is steady advancement that comes from patient, continuous effort rather than sudden leaps.
- Keywords
- Steady growth, ambition, effort, rising
- Upper trigram
- Earth (Kun)
- Lower trigram
- Wind (Xun)
- Advice
- Keep climbing one step at a time, and seek support from those ahead of you.
Changing lines
When you cast this hexagram, any changing line is turning into its opposite: yang into yin, or yin into yang. Changing them gives a second hexagram that suggests where things are heading. Hexagram meanings are a starting point for reflection, not predictions.