| Name | 晋 Jìn, “Progress” |
|---|---|
| Upper trigram | ☲ 离 Fire: clarity and attachment |
| Lower trigram | ☷ 坤 Earth: receptivity and support |
The Judgment
康侯用锡马蕃庶，昼日三接。
The powerful prince is given horses in large numbers. In a single day he is received three times.
Rapid rise. Recognition coming fast from above. Use it well — visibility is a responsibility.
The Image
明出地上，晋；君子以自昭明德。
The sun rises over the earth — Progress. The wise brighten their own bright virtue.
When the sun comes up, your job is to clarify your own light. The clearer you are about your virtue, the more it shines.
The six lines
If a line changes in your cast, read its text below. Lines are numbered from the bottom.
Line 1 · first (bottom) · Yin
晋如摧如，贞吉。罔孚，裕无咎。
Progressing — but turned back. Stay true — fortune. If unrecognized, remain calm. No blame.
Rejected at first. Doesn't matter — stay grounded, the recognition comes later.
Line 2 · second · Yin
晋如愁如，贞吉。受兹介福，于其王母。
Progressing in sorrow. Stay true — fortune. Receive great blessing from the ancestral grandmother.
Moving forward through grief. Help arrives from unexpected, older sources. Receive it.
Line 3 · third · Yin
众允，悔亡。
All agree. Regret vanishes.
The whole group is with you. The doubt you carried? Gone. You belong here.
Line 4 · fourth · Yang
晋如鼫鼠，贞厉。
Progressing like a flying squirrel. Stay true — danger.
Climbing fast but loudly, drawing the wrong attention. Slow your moves down.
Line 5 · fifth · Yin
悔亡。失得勿恤，往吉，无不利。
Regret vanishes. Loss and gain — do not be concerned. Go forward — fortune. Nothing fails.
Stop tracking the score. Move forward without measuring every win and loss. Then everything works.
Line 6 · top · Yang
晋其角，维用伐邑。厉，吉，无咎，贞吝。
Progress with horns. Wise to chastise one's own city. Danger — fortune. No blame. Stay true — shame.
Force only allowed against your own — to clean your own house. Used outwardly, it gets ugly.
Related hexagrams
- Inverted (turned upside down): Hexagram 36, Darkening of the Light
- Complement (every line reversed): Hexagram 5, Waiting