Thunder (震) — Hexagram 51. I Ching constitutional reading from 知己 Zhiji.
I Ching · Hexagram 51

Thunder

☳ over ☳ · Thunder over Thunder
震。亨。震来虩虩,笑言哑哑。震惊百里,不丧匕鬯。

Thunder over Thunder. Shock doubled. The force that startles everything into attention.

The Lines

初九:震来虩虩,后笑言哑哑,吉。

Line 1 — Shock comes. Then laughter. Fear first, then relief. Laughter after terror.

六二:震来厉,亿丧贝,跻于九陵,勿逐,七日得。

Line 2 — Shock comes bringing danger. One loses treasure. Don't chase what was lost. Go high. Wait.

六三:震苏苏,震行无眚。

Line 3 — Shock makes one distraught. Let the shock drive you forward instead of freezing you.

九四:震遂泥。

Line 4 — Shock is mired. Stuck in the shock. Wait for the ground to dry.

六五:震往来厉,亿无丧,有事。

Line 5 — Shock goes hither and thither. The core is intact. Now do the work.

上六:震索索,视矍矍,征凶。震不于其躬,于其邻,无咎。婚媾有言。

Line 6 — Shock brings ruin and terrified gazing around. Don't act. Let the devastation land on the periphery, not the center.

Nuclear Hexagram

Nuclear Hexagram: 39 蹇 (Obstruction)

Thunder originates from blocked pressure.

Practical Application

Let the shock move through you. Don't freeze. What's essential survives.

你在哪里。问知己。

Know where you are. Ask 知己.

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