Hexagram:Pushing Upward →Hexagram:Treading
I-Ching Transformation
46
Pushing Upward
Sheng
Earth / Wind
→
10
Treading
Lu
Heaven / Lake
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6).
Line 1: 允升大吉
允yǔnwelcome
升shēngadvance
大dàmuch
吉jípromise
Line 3: 升虛邑
升shēngadvancing on
虛xūempty
邑yìtown
Line 4: 王用亨于岐山吉無咎
王wángthe sovereign
用yòngwill make
亨hēngoffering(s)
于yúto
岐qíSplit
山shānMountain
吉jípromising
無wúnot(hing) (is)
咎jiùwrong
Line 5: 貞吉升階
貞zhēnpersistence
吉jípromising
升shēngthe advance
階jiēby in steps
Line 6: 冥升利于不息之貞
冥míngthe blind
升shēngadvance
利lìworthwhile
于yúto
不bùnot being
息xīlaxity
之zhīin
貞zhēnpersistence
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth →Heavenyin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramWind →Lakegentle to joyous
Yilin Verse
日中明德，盛興兩國。仁聖會遇，君受其福，臣多榮祿。
The sun at zenith, radiant in virtue; two kingdoms rise in splendor. The humane sage meets his match; the lord receives his blessing, the ministers share abundant glory.
— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE
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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 46 (Pushing Upward) to hexagram 10 (Treading). In the I-Ching, when a reading produces changing lines, the hexagram transforms into another hexagram, providing guidance for both the current situation and its eventual evolution.