I Ching Oracle / Hexagrams / 51
The Judgement
Success. Shock comes — oh, oh! Laughing words — ha, ha! The shock terrifies for a hundred miles, and he does not let fall the sacrificial spoon and chalice.
Shock that wakes you; the one who examines himself stays steady.
The Image
Thunder repeated; the noble one sets his life in order and examines himself.
This hexagram on ten matters
- WorkCAREER
- Shock, and the one who examines himself gains steadiness. Set your life in order and examine yourself — the good fortune here is not in avoiding the jolt but in how you respond to it.
- LoveRELATIONSHIP
- A sudden change. Shock comes, oh oh, then laughing words, ha ha: alarming in process, good in outcome.
- MoneyFINANCE
- An unexpected loss. You lose your treasures, do not pursue them; after seven days you get them back.
- HealthBODY
- The physical effect of a shock is real. Watch sleep and nervous tension now.
- StudyLEARNING
- The feeling of a sharp wake-up. If shock spurs to action, one stays free of misfortune — actually change and it costs you nothing.
- An examEXAM
- There may be surprises in the exam room. Steady yourself first; do not let one hard question shake you.
- PeopleSOCIAL
- There is turbulence around you. He does not let fall the sacrificial spoon: holding to your task amid disorder is this hexagram's spirit.
- A choiceDECISION
- Steady yourself before deciding. Shock goes hither and thither, danger — do not settle anything mid-tremor.
- TravelJOURNEY
- No. This hexagram is turbulent and plans shift.
- A lost itemLOST ITEM
- Lost in a rush or a moment of panic — dropped when startled. Recall that chaotic moment.
The Six Lines
Shock comes — oh, oh! Then follow laughing words — ha, ha! Good fortune.
Shock comes, oh oh; then laughing words, ha ha. Startled first, laughing after. The best line here: shaken into self-examination, and so fortunate.
Shock comes bringing danger. A hundred thousand times you lose your treasures and must climb the nine hills. Do not go in pursuit of them. After seven days you will get them back.
Shock comes bringing danger; a hundred thousand times you lose your treasures and climb the nine hills. Do not pursue them; after seven days you get them back.
Shock comes and makes one distraught. If shock spurs to action, one remains free of misfortune.
Shock comes and makes one distraught. If shock spurs to action, one stays free of misfortune. The remedy is to move; being frozen is the problem.
Shock is mired.
Shock is mired. Stuck fast in mud. No verdict, but four words describe the state: after the fright, complete paralysis.
Shock goes hither and thither. Danger. However, nothing at all is lost. Yet there are things to be done.
Shock goes hither and thither; danger. Yet nothing at all is lost, because he is still holding to what must be done.
Shock brings ruin and terrified gazing around. Going ahead brings misfortune. If it has not yet touched one's own body but has reached one's neighbor first, there is no blame.
Shock brings ruin and terrified gazing around. If it has not yet touched one's own body but has reached the neighbour first, no blame. The margin is this: when it lands next door, you can still take warning.
The governing line
Nuclear · Opposite · Reverse
The nuclear hexagram shows the middle stretch of the matter; the opposite is the same situation seen from the reverse position; the reverse is the view from the other party's side.