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震 51 · Zhèn · Shock
Thunder over Thunder — upper Zhèn 震 (arousing, sudden movement); lower Zhèn 震 (arousing, sudden movement)
Hexagram 51, Shock (Zhèn, 震), is Thunder over Thunder. Thunder doubled. Sudden arousal; fear, then laughter.
The situation
Thunder doubled. Sudden arousal; fear, then laughter.
The counsel
Let the shock make you reverent rather than frantic. Keep your centre.
The six lines
Line 1 — Shock, then laughter. Good.
Line 2 — Shock brings danger; treasures lost. Do not chase; they return in seven days.
Line 3 — Shock leaves one distraught. Act, and no blame.
Line 4 — Shock mired in mud.
Line 5 — Shock going back and forth. No loss if you hold the centre.
Line 6 — Shock and terror. Act before it reaches you; gossip follows.