Judgment
— I Ching · classical
康侯用锡马蕃庶，昼日三接。
The powerful prince is honored with horses in large numbers. In a single day he is granted audience three times.
Image
— Great Image
明出地上，晋，君子以自昭明德。
The sun rises over the earth: the image of progress. Thus the superior person, of their own accord, makes their own brightness clearer.
Six Lines
— Bottom to top
Initial Six · 初六
⚋ yin
晋如摧如，贞吉。罔孚，裕无咎。
Progressing, but turned back. Perseverance brings good fortune. If one meets with no confidence, one should remain calm. No mistake.
First attempts to rise meet resistance. Hold integrity, stay generous even when not trusted; no mistake.
Six in the second · 六二
⚋ yin
晋如愁如，贞吉。受兹介福，于其王母。
Progressing, but in sorrow. Perseverance brings good fortune. Then one obtains great happiness from one's ancestress.
Climbing with anxiety about responsibility — yet from a senior figure (the matriarch), great blessing arrives.
Six in the third · 六三
⚋ yin
众允，悔亡。
All are in accord. Remorse disappears.
Carried upward by the trust of the group; regret vanishes.
Nine in the fourth · 九四
⚊ yang
晋如鼫鼠，贞厉。
Progress like a hamster. Perseverance brings danger.
Climbing by sneaky, hoarding, dim-light methods (the rodent). Persistence in this is dangerous.
Six in the fifth · 六五
⚋ yin
悔亡，失得勿恤，往吉，无不利。
Remorse disappears. Take not gain and loss to heart. Undertakings bring good fortune. Everything serves to further.
Regret vanishes; release attachment to gain and loss; bold engagement; nothing fails to further.
Nine at the top · 上九
⚊ yang
晋其角，维用伐邑，厉吉，无咎，贞吝。
Making progress with the horns is permissible only for the purpose of punishing one's own city. To be conscious of danger brings good fortune. No blame. Perseverance brings humiliation.
Advance to the very tip — only legitimate use is self-discipline (chastise one's own city). Persistence beyond that is humiliating.
Modern Readings
— Interdisciplinary
Career & Management
Promotion, IPO clearance, brand opening up. Actively report upward, build transparent communication, reward subordinates generously. Avoid the 'hamster' archetype — sneaky climbing that audits will eventually catch.
Psychology & Cognition
On the rise: seize core opportunities; do not let petty gain-and-loss accounting (xi de wu xu) entangle your stride.
Decision Guidance
Make your own brightness brighter from within (zi zhao ming de); ascend openly, never by the rodent's path.
Western Parallels
— Cross-cultural
Carol Dweck's growth mindset applied to promotion seasons; the Stoic 'amor fati' for both setbacks and breakthroughs; the contrast between Machiavellian and Aurelian ascents to power.
· All texts here come from public-domain editions of the I Ching and supporting commentary.
· Anygua does not predict, score, schedule, ward, or recommend rituals.
· The same input via the same method will always reproduce the same hexagram — verifiable below.