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震
Thunder over Thunder

Judgement

亨。震来虩虩,笑言哑哑。震惊百里,不丧匕鬯。

Success. Thunder comes with a shudder, then laughter and talk. The shock is felt a hundred miles; he does not drop the ladle and the sacrificial wine.

The Image

洊雷,震。君子以恐惧修省。

Repeated thunder: the arousing. The former kings, in fear and trembling, set their virtue in order.

The Lines

初九

震来虩虩,后笑言哑哑,吉。

Thunder comes with a shudder, then laughter and talk. Good fortune.

“震来虩虩”,恐致福也;“笑言哑哑”,后有则也。

Thunder comes with a shudder: fear brings blessing. Laughter and talk: afterwards, the rule.

六二

震来厉,亿丧贝,跻于九陵,勿逐,七日得。

Thunder brings danger; he loses his cowries and climbs the nine hills. Do not chase them; in seven days you gain them.

“震来厉”,乘刚也。

Thunder brings danger: he mounts the hard line.

六三

震苏苏,震行无眚。

Thunder stirs in trembling; in its going, no harm.

“震苏苏”,位不当也。

Thunder stirs in trembling: the place is not right.

九四

震遂泥。

Thunder sinks into mud.

“震遂泥”,未光也。

Thunder sinks into mud: not yet bright.

六五

震往来,厉;亿无丧,有事。

Thunder goes and comes; danger. Much is not lost, but there are affairs.

“震往来,厉”,危行也;其事在中,大无丧也。

Thunder goes and comes, danger: he walks in peril. The affair is in the middle: nothing great is lost.

上六

震索索,视矍矍,征凶。震不于其躬,于其邻,无咎。婚媾有言。

Thunder with trembling, the eyes darting in alarm; going is ill. The thunder does not strike his own body but his neighbour’s; no blame. Marriage talk brings words.

“震索索”,中未得也;虽“凶”“无咎”,畏邻戒也。

Thunder with trembling: the middle is not yet gained. Though ill, no blame: he fears and is warned by his neighbour.

Reading

雷雷相重。惊,以及惊之后的收束。古注那句是:君子于恐惧中,犹能守其祭器——意思是,惊,处置得好,是一种注意力。

The Arousing — Hexagram 震 | Zhen He Sheng