升 → 姤
Hexagram 46: Pushing Upward → Hexagram 44: Coming to Meet
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 4, 5, 6).
Line 4
六四 王用亨于岐山。吉。无咎。
Six in the fourth place means: The king offers him Mount Ch'i. Good fortune. No blame.
Line 5
六五 貞吉升階。
Six in the fifth place means: Perseverance brings good fortune. One pushes upward by steps.
Line 6
上六 冥升。利于不息之貞。
Six at the top means: Pushing upward in darkness. It furthers one To be unremittingly persevering.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
讚陽上舞，神明生氣。拜禹受福，君施我德。
Praising the yang, dancing above; the spirits stir with living breath. Bowing before Yu to receive blessings, the lord bestows his virtue upon us.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Wood grows within the earth, and dancers celebrate the ascending yang with movements that channel the vitality of spirits and gods. Bowing before Yu the Great, they receive his ancient blessing; the sovereign bestows virtue upon the gathered people. The verse evokes a grand ritual scene where sacred dance invokes the energy of legendary rulers — particularly Yu, the flood-tamer who embodies selfless public service and tireless devotion. Heaven over wind, the image of Coming to Meet, sees the ruler issuing commands that reach all four directions. From Pushing Upward to Coming to Meet, the organic ascent reaches the moment of encounter between heaven's decree and the world's reception. Dance and prayer draw sovereign virtue downward into the human realm.
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