| The present is embodied in Hexagram 46 - Sheng (Pushing Upward): There will be great progress and success. Seeking to meet with the great man, its subject need have no anxiety. Advance to the south will be fortunate. |
| The fourth line, divided, shows its subject employed by the king to present his offerings on mount Khi. There will be good fortune. There will be no mistake. |
| the sixth line, divided, shows its subject advancing upwards blindly. Advantage will be found in a ceaseless maintenance of firm correctness. |
| The situation is shifting, and Yang (the active masculine force) is gaining ground. |
| The future is embodied in Hexagram 50 - Ting (The Caldron): There is an intimation of great progress and success. |
| The things most apparent, those above and in front, are embodied by the upper trigram K'un (Earth), which is transforming into Li (Fire). As part of this process, docility and receptivity are giving way to brightness and warmth. |
| The things least apparent, those below and behind, are embodied by the lower trigram Sun (Wind), which represents penetration and following. |