The ‘sheng’ sacrifice at Qi Shan
Harmen’s back!
And as always, his research provides information you really have to consider in readings. This time he’s exploring sheng, Hexagram 46. The core divinatory meaning of sheng is (I think) to put in the effort to climb step by step towards a goal. It means ‘pushing upward’ confidently, not allowing yourself to be discouraged by doubts.
Harmen recaptures earlier meanings of sheng as an offering: perhaps one made to ‘fill’ the empty Ladle constellation; performed in a high place; maybe as a ritual alignment of human and universal measurements. In readings, I think all this will add new dimensions and colours to the image of what you might be striving for.