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豫 16 · Yù · Enthusiasm
Thunder over Earth — upper Zhèn 震 (arousing, sudden movement); lower Kūn 坤 (receptive, yielding, nourishing)
Hexagram 16, Enthusiasm (Yù, 豫), is Thunder over Earth. Thunder over earth. Music, movement, willing followers.
The situation
Thunder over earth. Music, movement, willing followers.
The counsel
Rouse others through joy, not vanity. Enthusiasm needs a firm centre.
The six lines
Line 1 — Boastful enthusiasm. Misfortune.
Line 2 — Firm as a rock; sees the signs early. Good.
Line 3 — Looking upward and waiting. Delay brings regret.
Line 4 — The source of enthusiasm. Friends gather.
Line 5 — Persistently ill, yet does not die.
Line 6 — Deluded enthusiasm. Change course and no blame.