I / Increase
above:Sun The Gentle, Wind
below:Ch^ en The Arousing, Thunder
The first [nine], undivided, shows that it will be advantageous for its subject in his position to make a great movement. If it be greatly fortunate, no blame will be imputed to him.
Line 1 is strong, but its position might seem to debar its subject from any great enterprise. Favored as he is, however, according to the general idea of the hexagram, and specially responding to the proper correlate in 4, it is natural that he should make a movement; and great success will make his rashness be forgotten.