地风升Shēng · Pushing Upward
坤上 · 巽下Earth over Wind
卦辞The Judgement
升：元亨，用见大人，勿恤，南征吉。Shēng. Sublimely prosperous and smooth. Fit to see a great person. Do not worry. Marching toward the south: good fortune.
上升、晋升、发展的时机。巽木在下属木居东南，坤土在上属土居西南——树木从大地里长出来，根在地下，枝叶往天上伸展。木克土，但这里的克是破土而出——土松开了，树才能往上长。从低处开始一步步往上走——循序渐进、积小成大。不需要走捷径，按步骤来反而更稳。南方（开阔的方向）有利。
A time of rising, advancement, growth. The lower trigram Xùn is Wood, element Wood, in the southeast; the upper trigram Kūn is Earth, element Earth, in the southwest — a tree growing up out of the great land, roots underground, branches reaching for the sky. Wood checks Earth, but here the checking is the breaking-through — the earth loosens, and only then can the tree climb. Climb step by step from a low place — proceed in order, build the small into the great. No need for shortcuts; going by the steps is actually steadier. The south (the open direction) is favorable.
大象The Image
《象》曰：地中生木，升；君子以顺德，积小以高大。Wood grows up from within the earth: the image of Pushing Upward. The noble one, accordingly, follows virtue, building the small into the great.
六爻The Six Lines
初六，允升，大吉。With trust, ascending. Great good fortune.
完全得到大家的认可而上升——巽木初爻，树刚发芽，大吉。这种上升是发自众人意愿的，最稳。
Rising with the full backing of everyone — Xùn's Wood, first line, the tree just sprouting — great good fortune. An ascent born of collective goodwill is the steadiest of all.
九二，孚乃利用禴，无咎。Sincere; then even a small offering is favorable. No fault.
用真诚的心做事——巽木居中，木气最纯，即使简朴也行。诚意比形式更重要——会有意外的喜悦。
Acting with a sincere heart — Xùn's Wood centered, the wood-energy at its purest — even something simple will do. Sincerity matters more than form, and brings unexpected joy.
九三，升虚邑。Ascending into an empty town.
进入空旷的城邑——巽木到三爻，树已长高，畅行无阻。这时不要犹豫，大胆推进就好。
Walking into an empty city — Xùn's Wood at the third line, the tree grown tall — clear passage all the way. Don't hesitate now; push forward boldly.
六四，王用亨于岐山，吉，无咎。The king makes offering on Mount Qi. Good fortune. No fault.
用诚心向最高者献祭（像古代王在岐山祭祀）——坤土初爻，大地刚承接树木——一切顺从天意行事，这种姿态最稳妥，一切顺从天意行事。这种姿态最稳妥。
Making sincere offering to the highest (like the ancient king sacrificing on Mount Qi) — Kūn's Earth, first line, the great land just receiving the tree — acting in full accord with Heaven's will, the safest posture of all — acting in accord with the will of Heaven. This posture is the safest.
六五，贞吉，升阶。Steadfast and upright: good fortune. Ascending the steps.
守正吉、上一个台阶——坤土居中，土德最厚，能稳稳地获得想要的位置。
Hold to the right path, good fortune, and rise a step at a time — Kūn's Earth centered, the virtue of earth at its thickest — you can steadily reach the position you want.
上六，冥升，利于不息之贞。Ascending in the dark. Favorable to be ceaselessly steadfast and upright.
在最高位置还在盲目上升（冥升）——坤土到极处，土已经薄了，会消减福气。需要不断地反省、不断地坚持正道，才能避免衰败。
Still blindly climbing even at the very top (ascending in the dark) — Kūn's Earth at its extreme, the earth already thinning — this wears the blessing thin. You need to keep examining yourself and keep to the right path to avoid decline.