Hexagram 35, Progress (Jìn, 晋), is formed of the upper trigram Fire (离) over the lower trigram Earth (坤). Below is the classical judgment, the six line texts, and how to read this hexagram in a reading.
The Judgment
Progress: the strong prince is granted horses in abundance and received three times in a single day.
康侯用锡马蕃庶,昼日三接。
Trigrams
☲
Upper · Fire 离
clarity, clinging
☷
Lower · Earth 坤
the receptive, devotion
The outer (upper) trigram Fire describes the situation as it meets the world; the inner (lower) trigram Earth describes its inner disposition. Together they set the theme of Progress.
The Six Lines
初六 · Line 1 Advancing yet checked: steadfastness brings good fortune. Not yet trusted — stay generous, no blame.晋如摧如,贞吉。罔孚,裕无咎。
六二 · Line 2 Advancing in sorrow: steadfastness brings good fortune; great blessing comes from the ancestress.晋如愁如,贞吉,受兹介福,于其王母。
六三 · Line 3 The many give their assent — remorse vanishes.众允,悔亡。
九四 · Line 4 Advancing like a hoarding rodent: persistence is perilous.晋如鼫鼠,贞厉。
六五 · Line 5 Remorse vanishes. Fret not over loss or gain: going forward, all is favorable.悔亡,失得勿恤,往吉,无不利。
上九 · Line 6 Advancing with horns lowered — only to discipline one's own city. Danger, then good fortune; yet persisting so brings shame.晋其角,维用伐邑,厉吉无咎。贞吝。
Reading Hexagram 35 for Your Question
When Progress appears without changing lines, the judgment above stands as the whole answer. When you cast changing lines (a 6 or a 9), read those line texts first — they are the most specific guidance — then look to the relating hexagram they form for where the situation is heading. For love, career, or a decision, apply the theme of Progress to your own circumstances rather than reading it as a fixed prediction.
Ask the oracle your own question and see whether Progress answers.