晋
JìnUpper: Fire · 离 · Lower: Earth · 坤
Judgment康侯用锡马蕃庶，昼日三接。
In plain wordsThe Marquis who secured the people's peace was given many horses and received three audiences in a single day. As the light rises, someone of ability and virtue is trusted and recognized.
The imageFire above, earth below: the sun rises over the ground, light climbs and everything moves forward; a picture of advancing.
A hint for youWhen opportunities come, advance calmly while remembering to take solid steps. Recognition is the result of accumulation, so stay upright and modest.
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- 初六晋如，摧如，贞吉。罔孚，裕无咎。The first line, divided, shows one wishing to advance, and (at the same time) kept back. Let him be firm and correct, and there will be good fortune. If trust be not reposed in him, let him maintain a large and generous mind, and there will be no error.
- 六二晋如，愁如，贞吉。受兹介福，于其王母。The second line, divided, shows its subject with the appearance of advancing, and yet of being sorrowful. If he be firm and correct, there will be good fortune. He will receive this great blessing from his grandmother.
- 六三众允，悔亡。The third line, divided, shows its subject trusted by all (around him). All occasion for repentance will disappear.
- 九四晋如鼫鼠，贞厉。The fourth line, undivided, shows its subject with the appearance of advancing, but like a marmot. However firm and correct he may be, the position is one of peril.
- 六五悔亡，矢得勿恤，往吉无不利。The fifth line, divided, shows how all occasion for repentance disappears (from its subject). (But) let him not concern himself about whether he shall fail or succeed. To advance will be fortunate, and in every way advantageous.
- 上九晋其角，维用伐邑，厉吉无咎，贞吝。The topmost line, undivided, shows one advancing his horns. But he only uses them to punish the (rebellious people of his own) city. The position is perilous, but there will be good fortune. (Yet) however firm and correct he may be, there will be occasion for regret.
Progress; steady advancement
For entertainment and self-reflection only