Hexagram 35 of 64
Progress晉
Brightness rises over the earth. The noble person lets their own bright virtue shine.
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康侯用錫馬蕃庶，晝日三接。
Judgment: The prosperous lord is given horses in great number and is received three times in one day.
明出地上，晉；君子以自昭明德。
Image: Brightness rises over the earth. The noble person lets their own bright virtue shine.
In plain words
The situation: You are advancing and getting noticed.
What you can do: Show what you can do, and go the straight way.
For culture and reflection only. Our own plain summary, not a translation.
The six lines
- 上九晉其角，維用伐邑，厲吉无咎，貞吝。Advancing with the horns. Use it only to punish your own town. Danger, then good fortune, and no fault. Steadiness brings regret.In shortYou have reached the peak; use force only to set your own house in order, or it turns awkward.
- 六五悔亡，失得勿恤，往吉无不利。Regret fades. Do not worry over loss and gain. Going forward brings good fortune, and nothing fails.In shortRegret fades; do not fuss over gains and losses, and moving ahead goes well.
- 九四晉如鼫鼠，貞厲。Advancing like a squirrel. Steadiness brings danger.In shortClimbing by sneaky means is risky, however persistent you are.
- 六三眾允，悔亡。All agree. Regret fades.In shortPeople trust and back you, so earlier doubts fade away.
- 六二晉如，愁如，貞吉。受茲介福，于其王母。Advancing in sorrow. Steadiness brings good fortune. You receive this great blessing from your grandmother.In shortAdvancing brings worries; stay steady and a senior figure will help you.
- 初六晉如，摧如，貞吉。罔孚，裕无咎。Advancing, then held back. Steadiness brings good fortune. No one trusts you yet; stay easy and there is no fault.In shortYou try to advance and get pushed back; stay steady, and if no one trusts you yet, stay calm.
Sources Zhou Yi. English by TaoDial.