晋 · Jìn — Sun Rising Over the Earth

Q: What is the meaning of I Ching Hexagram 35 (晋 Jìn)?

Hexagram 35 is 晋 (Jìn — Sun Rising Over the Earth), formed by 离 Li (Fire) above and 坤 Kun (Earth) below. King Wen Sequence #35 (晋 Jìn — Sun Rising Over the Earth) embodies morning sun ascending effortlessly over the broad earth. Assigned to the Li Fire Palace (离宫八卦 · Solar Radiance) and resonant with Grain Buds (小满 · Si Month), its six-line binary vector (000101) pairs 坤 Kun (Receptive Devotion) at the root with 离 Li (Clinging Radiance) at the crown.

Upper Trigram: 离 Li (Fire) · Lower Trigram: 坤 Kun (Earth)

Cast 3-Coin Oracle

Classical Judgment (卦辞) — 晋卦（第35卦）：上离下坤，属Li。错卦为需，综卦为明夷，互卦见蹇。

King Wen Sequence #35 (晋 Jìn — Sun Rising Over the Earth) embodies morning sun ascending effortlessly over the broad earth. Assigned to the Li Fire Palace (离宫八卦 · Solar Radiance) and resonant with Grain Buds (小满 · Si Month), its six-line binary vector (000101) pairs 坤 Kun (Receptive Devotion) at the root with 离 Li (Clinging Radiance) at the crown.

Great Image (象传)

《大象传》：离下坤交感成晋（䷢），君子观此象以明进退之枢。

Visual Archetype: dawn sunbeams over a palace roof. When Fire (Fire) interacts with Earth (Earth), the primary strategic mandate centers on earning rapid career promotion and public recognition. Its Polarity Opposite (Cuo Gua · 错卦) is #5 需 (Strategic Waiting), its Overturned Inverse (Zong Gua · 综卦) is #36 明夷 (Guarding Inner Light), and its Nuclear Core (Hu Gua · 互卦) reveals #39 蹇 (Recalibrating Before Obstacles).

Career, Strategy & Timing

Executive Decision Counsel

For decision-makers consulting 晋 (Jìn) regarding earning rapid career promotion and public recognition, the hexagram highlights the interplay between Earth foundation and Fire manifestation. Rather than generic haste, align execution with Grain Buds (小满 · Si Month) rhythms and inspect whether your natal BaZi chart favors Fire or Earth as its Favorable Element (喜用神).

Six Lines Progression (六爻爻辞 · Bottom Line 1 to Top Line 6)

Line 1 (初六 · Root Threshold)初六：晋之始，审势立基。

晋 (Jìn) Step 1 [Yin 6 · 坤 Kun]: Germination of morning sun ascending effortlessly over the broad earth near dawn sunbeams over a palace roof; validate root premises before accelerating earning rapid career promotion and public recognition.

Line 2 (二六 · Inner Official)六二：中正居内，与五相应。

晋 (Jìn) Step 2 [Yin 6 · Earth]: Central lower-trigram seat anchored in dawn sunbeams over a palace roof; cultivate Earth craftsmanship in harmony with #39 蹇.

Line 3 (三六 · Trigram Pivot)六三：内卦之极，慎防过刚。

晋 (Jìn) Step 3 [Yin 6 · Nuclear #39 Recalibrating Before Obstacles]: Threshold between 坤 Kun and 离 Li during Grain Buds (小满 · Si Month); pace earning rapid career promotion and public recognition carefully.

Line 4 (四九 · Ministerial Gate)九四：跃入外卦，审时顺势。

晋 (Jìn) Step 4 [Yang 9 · 离 Li]: Ministerial counsel within the Li Fire Palace (离宫八卦 · Solar Radiance); align morning sun ascending effortlessly over the broad earth with institutional mentors.

Line 5 (五六 · Sovereign Axis)六五：尊位得中，大展宏图。

晋 (Jìn) Step 5 [Yin 6 · Sovereign]: Fulcrum of Sun Rising Over the Earth (䷢); command earning rapid career promotion and public recognition through balanced Fire and Earth synthesis.

Line 6 (上九 · Horizon Apex)上九：物极必反，归藏待时。

晋 (Jìn) Step 6 [Yang 9 · Apex]: Culmination of morning sun ascending effortlessly over the broad earth, pivoting toward Inverse #36 明夷 (Guarding Inner Light) and Opposite #5 需.

BaZi & Plum Blossom Numerology (梅花易数) Connection

Spatial & Elemental Calibration for #35 晋: Place a dawn sunbeams over a palace roof motif or Fire-element accent in your workspace; cross-reference Hexagram #5 (需) when balancing Yin/Yang extremes.

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#34 大壮 Righteous Vigor #36 明夷 Guarding Inner Light

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Download Hexagram #35 (晋 Jìn) 6 Changing Lines Commentary

Get line-by-line classical Yao Ci (爻辞) interpretations from bottom Line 1 (Initial) to top Line 6 (Culmination).