← The I Ching
Hexagram 46 · ☷ over ☴
Pushing Upward
Sheng
The judgment
Steady upward growth — the plant pushing toward light through soft, consistent effort. Progress here is not dramatic but real and cumulative; the hexagram favours patient, directed advance. Those in higher positions will receive you well if you approach with sincerity and genuine purpose.
The image. Earth above wind — growth pushing steadily upward through soft and persistent effort.
Guidance
Advance steadily and with clear direction. Seek those who can help with confidence — this is a time when consistent upward movement is genuinely favoured and effort will be met.
How it’s built
Every hexagram is two trigrams — the lower one beneath the upper. This one is Xùn below Kūn.
☷Upper · Earththe Receptive — yielding, devotion, the nourishing ground, the mother
☴Lower · Windthe Gentle — penetration, influence by slow degrees, the eldest daughter