Hexagram 35Progress
Upper : Fire (Li) - ☲Lower : Earth (Kun) - ☷
"Progress. The fortunate prince who possesses a multitude of horses is granted audience thrice in a single day."
The Sun (Fire) rises above the Earth, illuminating all. This is the hexagram of clear advancement, deserved and publicly acknowledged. Unlike the aggressive ascent of Thunder, the sunrise is inevitable and peaceful. Your inner clarity, diligent effort, and purity of intention finally bear fruit. You are rewarded by higher authorities (the prince).
"The sun rises above the earth: the image of progress. Thus the noble man makes his luminous gifts shine by himself."
The sun does not strive to shine; it is its nature. Simply be clear and integral, and recognition will naturally follow.
A magnificent period of psychological lucidity. The unconscious (Earth) no longer obstructs but supports the emergence of consciousness (Fire). You emerge from confusion. The work of individuation advances by leaps and bounds. It is time to assert who you truly are, without false modesty. Let your true nature radiate: it will illuminate not only your path but also that of those around you.
It is the perfect propagation of an electromagnetic wave in a vacuum, without any interference. Information (light) unfolds at maximum speed, rendering visible what was hidden in darkness. It is the natural expansion of entropy in the form of pure radiation.