Progress (晉, Jìn) is hexagram 35 of the 64 hexagrams of the I Ching, in
the traditional King Wen order. It is made of Fire (☲) above Earth
(☷).
Meaning of hexagram 35
Like the sun rising over the earth, your progress becomes visible.
Recognition comes to a steady and honest effort.
Advice
Move ahead openly, accept the attention gracefully and keep serving the
whole.
The two trigrams
Progress places ☲ Fire (Lí), bright, clinging and clear, above ☷ Earth
(Kūn), yielding, receptive and nourishing. The lower trigram is the
inner side of the situation and the upper one its outer side.
Hexagram
35. Progress
Chinese name
晉 Jìn
Upper trigram
☲ Fire (Lí)
Lower trigram
☷ Earth (Kūn)
Lines
2 yang (solid) and 4 yin (broken)
Place in the sequence
35 of 64 (King Wen order)
The six lines of Progress
A hexagram is read from the bottom line up. In a reading, a changing
line (a 6 or a 9 in the three-coin method) draws attention to its
position.
First line(yin, broken): the beginning. The root
of the matter: early stirrings, foundations, and what has not yet
shown itself.
Second line(yin, broken): the inner circle. Your
immediate surroundings and steady supports: how things work at close
range.
Third line(yin, broken): the threshold. A point
of tension between inner and outer, often a test or a restless push
forward.
Fourth line(yang, solid): the approach. Stepping
into wider circles or nearer to authority; caution and good
relationships matter here.
Fifth line(yin, broken): the center of power. The
place of influence and clear leadership: where the situation is most
fully expressed.
Sixth line(yang, solid): the culmination. The far
edge of the situation: completion, overreach, or letting go.