Hexagram Sheng depicts the wood rising steadily from the earth, symbolizing organic, inevitable growth. In the context of love, this signifies not a fleeting passion, but a profound ascension of the spirit. "Great Prosperity" suggests that the conditions are ripe for a relationship that expands your horizons rather than limiting them.
The counsel to "meet the Great Person" implies that true intimacy involves finding a partner who acts as a mirror to your highest potential. This is a union of mutual elevation, where love serves as a vehicle for personal and collective becoming. "No anxiety" is a call to release the fears of vulnerability; trust that this growth is as natural as a tree reaching for the sun.
Finally, the "Southern campaign" implies an active movement toward clarity and warmth. Do not remain passive. To ascend in love is to consciously choose to move forward, shedding the weight of the past. This hexagram promises that when you commit to rising together, the journey itself becomes the destination, offering a love that is both grounding and transcendent.
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The Six Lines
Pushing upward that meets with confidence brings great good fortune.
If one is sincere, it furthers one even to offer a slight sacrifice. No blame.
One pushes upward into an empty city.
The king offers it to Mount Ch'i. Good fortune. No blame.
Perseverance brings good fortune. One pushes upward by steps.
Pushing upward in darkness. It furthers one to be unremittingly persevering.