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Hexagram 51 · 震为雷

Zhèn · The Arousing

shock and movement

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Upper trigram

Thunder

Lower trigram

Thunder

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卦辞库

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震卦原文
震。亨。震来虩虩,笑言哑哑。震惊百里,不丧匕鬯。

象曰:洊雷,震。君子以恐惧修省。

白话文解释
震卦:临祭之时,雷声传来,有的人吓得浑身发抖,片刻之后,才能谈笑如常。巨雷猝响,震惊百里,有的人却神态自若,手里拿着酒勺子,连一滴酒都没有洒出来。
《象辞》说:本卦上下卦都为震,震为雷。可见巨雷连击,是震卦的卦象。君子观此卦象,从而戒惧恐惧,修省其身。
《断易天机》解
震卦震上震下,为震宫本位卦。震即雷,空闻其响,不见其形。主求谋难遂,官爵难成。

北宋易学家邵雍解
重雷发响,奋发图强;先难后易,先苦后甜。
得此卦者,奋发振作,大可有为,但表面风光,内恐有难,宜谨言慎行,以免损失。

台湾国学大儒傅佩荣解
时运:运势正强,谨慎免咎。
财运:所积财物,皆得售出。
家宅:保护宅基,祭祷为宜;佳偶。
身体:肝火太盛,不宜劳累。

传统解卦
这个卦是同卦(下震上震)相叠。震为雷,两震相叠,反响巨大,可消除沉闷之气,亨通畅达。平日应居安思危,怀恐惧心理,不敢有所怠慢,遇到突发事变,也能安然自若,谈笑如常。
大象:重雷发向,千里传声,有惊无险之象,亦有变动之意。
运势:表面昌盛风光,内里正处多事之秋,动荡不安之境。
事业:处于不顺利、甚至面临危险的局面,对此务必提高警惕,有备方可无患,一旦出现突发事件,可以泰然处之,并且可以由此引吸取教训,一方面使损失减少,另一方面可以迅速复原,使事业迈上新的高度。
经商:在激烈的商场竞争中,随时可能出现问题,陷入困境。冷静、从容地应付到来的现实,坚持不偏不激的中正原则,以刚毅的态度,从容不迫地去战胜困难。经过一番危机后,一定可以获得巨大利益。
求名:很可能会遭到挫折。不必灰心,而应自我反省,找出问题的症结所在。
婚恋:恋爱和家庭都可能出现变故,应以冷静态度处理,会有理想的结果。
决策:处于人生的转折关头。应正确地总结过去,为开拓新的事业奠定基础。在前进的道路上应随时心怀恐惧,勤勤恳恳,坚持正确原则,在困难中前进,命运亨通。

第五十一卦的哲学含义

震卦卦象,震为雷卦的象征意义
八卦中震卦的符号产生,是古人在雷雨交加的日子里,看到闪电像几条玉龙在乌云中狂奔乱舞,接着便是天崩地裂的响声,于是用“一”画出那厚实的云层,用“二二,,画出那一条又一条像玉龙翻滚般的闪电,于是产生了这样的符号,以代表震。
震卦两阴爻在上,一阳爻在下,表示一种向上、向外发展的趋势。其所代表的象征是:上升,出发,新生,勇敢,功名大,仁慈,勤思,影响广,意气风发,好动,愤怒,惊恐,虚惊,粗心,轻举妄动,性急,冲突,出征,高声等。
震卦所代表的人物是:长男,乘务员,指挥员,行政人员。
震卦所代表的动物:龙,蛇,鹰,鹫,善鸣弁足之马,善鸣之鸟,蜂,百虫,鹤鹤。
在静物为:鲜花树木,蔬菜,青绿色物品,茶货,鞭炮,乐器音响,广播电话,行走的车类,火箭,飞机,飞船,大炮,枪剑类武器,裙,裤,蹄,鲜肉,闹钟。
震卦所代表的场地为:山林野地,林区,东向屋舍,军警公安部门,营房,军队,车场,车站,繁华热闹之所。
震卦所代表的时间为:二月、卯年月。
震卦所代表的颜色为:青碧,绿色,黑色。
震卦所代表的人体部位为足、肝、头发、声音。
震卦所代表的方位为东方。

Takashima

高岛易断

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51 高岛易断-震为雷(䷲)
  “震”字从雨,辰声,《说卦》曰,“动也”,《杂卦》曰,“起也”。卦体二偶为《坤》,一奇为《乾》,《坤》阴在上,《乾》阳在下,阳伏而不能出,阴迫而不能蒸,于是乎《震》,是所谓“雷出地奋”也,故其卦曰:《震》为雷。
震:亨。震来虩虩,笑言哑哑,震惊百里,不丧匕鬯。
《说卦》曰:“万物出乎震,震东方也。”按《说文》:“东,动也。”阳气动物,于时为春;春为四时之始,是即乾元之“始而亨者也”,故曰《震》。“虩虩”,恐惧也;“哑哑”,和乐也。《震》为笑,亦为言,谓《震》之发而为怒,则可惧,《震》之发而为喜,则可乐,故曰“震来虩虩,笑言哑哑”。震为诸侯,诸侯受地百里,《震》又为惊惧,故曰“震惊百里”。《震》为鬯,鬯,祭器。“匕”,按《诗》“有求棘匕”注,“以棘为匕,所以载鼎肉,升诸俎也。”谓当承祭之时,心存诚敬,虽有迅雷骤作,不能夺其所守,故曰“不丧匕鬯”。
《 彖传》曰:震亨。震来虩虩,恐致福也。笑言哑哑,后有则也。震惊百里,惊远而惧迩也。出可以守宗庙社稷,以为祭主也。
《震》体本《坤》,静极生动。《乾》以一阳来,为《坤》》二阴所掩,奋激而出,其象为雷,其德为动,阳气奋发,通达无阻,故曰“震亨”。《震》有二义,《震》在人者,为恐惧,《震》在天者,为震惊,所谓迅雷烈风必变,虽圣人亦时凛天威。是即昭事上帝,聿求多福之诫,故曰“恐致福”。迨至雷止气和,万物得生,人心亦为一快,神清体适,言笑宴宴,不改其常,所谓言而世为天下则也,故曰“后有则”也。一曰:震得乾元,“后有则”,者,即“乾元用九,乃见天则”,亦通。总之,“虩虩”“哑哑”,上天以威福并行,圣人以忧乐相感,不伤天地之和,自得生成之乐。盖“虩虩”者应乎《震》也,“哑哑”者得其亨也。“震惊百里”者,谓雷声闻百里,雷之出地迩,而闻声者远,远尚畏惧,迩更警惕也。《震》为长子,足以主器,出者君也,谓君出,而长子得以守宗庙社稷,以为祭主。祭主夫敬,长子肃宫雍庙,虽当事变猝来,要不失奉鬯执匕之诚也。此皆处《震》之道也,圣人亦法天而已矣。
以此卦拟人事,《玉藻》云:若有疾风迅雷甚雨,则必变,虽夜必兴,君子“恐惧修省”,无时不敬,而遇变则尤加谨。若小人平居放逸,本无“虩虩”“震惊”之意,一旦雷霆震怒,闻声畏悚,不能自持,甚至一击亡命者,亦间有之,又安望恐以致福哉!盖《震》虽为天道之变,而实由人事所自召,天未尝于圣人而加宽,亦未尝于常人而加厉,惟震来而能致其敬,斯震退而不改其常,则“哑哑”之乐,亦即从“虩虩”而来。遇变而可以求福者,处常而即可以为则也;地有远迩,敬无先后,故曰“惊远而惧迩也”。震者,动也,动必有静;震者,起也,起必有伏,是即人事动作起居之要旨也。人事之大,莫大于敬神格祖,奉鬯举匕,一一以诚心将之,而不敢陨,时有变而心则定,事可惧而神则安,非中心诚敬,乌能如是哉!
以此卦拟国家,“帝出乎震”,《震》者,《乾》之长子,足以代君父而宣威赐福也。天震为雷,帝震为怒,《洪范》所谓“帝乃震”是也。昔武王一怒而天下安,此即《震》亨之义。《震》为威,《震》亦为仁,上天雷霆奋作,而雨泽随之,一时群阴摄服,百物畅生,凛其威者,魂飞而胆落,被其恩者,食德而饮和,是“虩虩”“哑哑”之象,其即由此而形也。圣王体《乾》出治,能令群黎畏其威,亦必令群黎怀其德;诸侯之封地百里,威德所暨,始于百里,讫于四海,所谓近悦远来,诚有不限于方隅者矣。《震》于四时为春,于五行为木,一秉天地之生气。天地以好生为德,王者以爱物为心,巍巍荡荡之德,即在兢兢业业之中,可以为下民造福,亦可为后世垂则也。“守宗庙社稷”者,人君之事,君出,则长子主器,虽未成为君,即可承君父之德位,以为祭主。《正义》谓此即释“不丧匕鬯”之义。
通观此卦,此卦次《鼎》,《序卦传》曰,“主器者莫若长子,故受之以震”,“器”者,鼎也。革命既定,必建长子,继体承乾,故曰.“主器”,此《震》之所以承《鼎》也。《震》得乾元刚阳之气,应时迅发,其威怒一击者,“天行”之健也,其发育群生者,“资始”之德也,故圣人以兢业为无为,以好生为神武。“虩虩”“哑哑”,理本一致,以“虩虩”者凛天威,而心不敢肆,以“哑哑”者承天德,而气得其和,是即震雷春发秋藏之旨也。上互《坎》,《坎》为忧,故有恐惧之象;下互《艮》,《艮》为顺,故有和悦之明。《艮》为宗庙,为社稷,故有宗庙社稷之象。《震》为出,为守,故曰“出可以守”;《震》为祭,故曰“为祭主”。《震》之为卦,由《鼎》出《震》,《鼎》取其新,是静而变动;由《震》反《艮》,《艮》取其止,是动而变静。动者声闻百里,静者敬主一心,是以可“致福”,可垂后,可“惊远”,可“惧迩”,可以守,可以祭,而不至丧失也,谓能善处夫《震》者矣。至六爻之义,各应其时:初秉一阳,为《震》之主;二至《巽》,为春夏之交,雷始发声也;三至《离》,四至《坤》,五至《兑》,上至《乾》,阳气伏而《震》道终焉。其爻皆两两相对:初与四对,初为刚,四溺柔,故四之“泥”,不如初之吉;二与五对,二“丧贝”,五“有事”,故二之“勿逐”,不如五之“无丧”;三与上对,三“苏苏”,上“索索”,故上之征有凶,不如三之“行无眚”也。大抵处《震》之道,以“恐惧修省”为主,除初爻之外,皆不得处《震》之道,故《 彖传》之辞,惟初得专之。
《大象》曰:洊雷,震。君子以恐惧修省。
“洊”者,再也,上下皆《震》,故谓洊雷,犹《坎》之曰“习坎”也。雷者天地威怒之气,阴阳薄击之声,令人闻而悚然色动,非僻之念,为之一消,故“震来虩虩”,无不恐惧。然恐惧在一时,修省则在平日,君子无时不敬,当震而加谨,即震退而反省自修,不敢或懈,喜怒哀乐,皆与天准,惟恐检身不及,致于天变。故以心存恐惧者,仰凛天威,亦以行加修省者,敬承天道,谓之“君子以恐惧修省”。
【占】 问时运:运当发动,防其过盛,宜谨慎敛抑,可免丧失。
○ 问战征:有连日接战之象,须临时知惧。
○ 问营商:震雷出滞,滞者,积滞也,谓积滞货件,一时皆得出而销售。《象》曰“洊雷,震”,知有一二番好卖买也。
○ 问功名:雷者生发之气,“洊雷”,则有连捷之象。
○ 问家宅:宅基防有动作,上爻曰“于其邻”,必近邻有兴造之役,宜祭祷。
○ 问婚姻:《震》为长男,旁通为《巽》,《巽》长女,佳偶也。
○ 问疾病:是肝木太盛之症,防有变动,可惧。
○ 问六甲:生男。
○ 问失物:一动乃见。

English commentary

English Commentary

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Judgment
Legge: Shock intimates ease and development. When the time of movement which it indicates comes, the subject of the hexagram will be found looking out with apprehension, and yet smiling and talking cheerfully. When the movement like a crash of thunder terrifies all within a hundred miles, he will be like the sincere worshipper who is not startled into dropping his ladle and cup of sacrificial spirits.
Wilhelm/Baynes: Shock brings 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.
Blofeld: Thunder -- success! Thunder comes with a terrible noise, laughing and shouting in awesome glee and frightening people for a hundred miles around. The sacrificial wine is not spilt. [This suggests that the holder of the sacrificial vessel is not easily alarmed or else that he is very wise and able to distinguish between the apparently dangerous and the truly dangerous.]
Liu: Thunder. Success. Thunder comes -- ho ho! Speaking and laughing -- ha ha! It shocks and terrifies for a hundred miles. But one does not drop the spoon or chalice.
Ritsema/Karcher: Shake, Growing. Shake coming: frightening, frightening. Laughing words, shrieking, shrieking. Shake scaring a hundred miles. Not losing the ladle, the libation. [This hexagram describes your situation in terms of a disturbing and inspiring shock. It emphasizes that rousing things to new activity, the action of Shake is the adequate way to handle it. To be in accord with the time, you are told to: stir things up!]
Shaughnessy: Thunder: Receipt; thunder comes so renewingly; laughter and talk yaya; thunder alarms one hundred miles; not losing the ladle or goblet.
Cleary (1): Thunder is developmental. When thunder comes, there is alarm, then laughter. Thunder startles for a hundred miles, but one does not lose the spoon and wine.
Cleary (2): Thunder comes through. Etc.

Wu: Motion indicates pervasiveness. When Motion comes, it frightens people. Later, it makes people talk and laugh. Its majesty reaches one hundred li in all directions. There is no misplacement of the ladle or sacrificial wine.
The Image
Legge: The image of Thunder, being repeated, forms Shock. The superior man, in accordance with this, is fearful and apprehensive, cultivates his virtue, and examines his faults.
Wilhelm/Baynes: Thunder repeated: the image of Shock. Thus in fear and trembling the superior man sets his life in order and examines himself.
Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes continuous thunder. The Superior Man in fear and trembling seeks to improve himself.
Liu: Thunder doubled symbolizes shock. The superior man contemplates himself with fear and caution.
Ritsema/Karcher: Reiterated thunder. Shake. A chun tzu uses anxious fearing to adjust inspecting.
Cleary (1): Traveling thunder reverberates. Thus superior people cautiously practice introspection.
Cleary (2): Repeated thunder reverberates. Developed people practice introspection with caution.
Wu: One thunderclap after another constitutes hexagram Motion. Thus the jun zi reflects and rectifies for fear of being wrong.
COMMENTARY
Confucius/Legge: His feeling of dread leads to happiness because he is thereby made to adopt proper laws for himself. The movement startles the distant and frightens the near, yet he makes the proper sacrifices the same as always.
Legge: Shock consists of the trigram for Thunder doubled. (This trigram also represents Movement and the Eldest Son.) The hexagram therefore symbolizes a crash or peal of thunder, and combined with the idea of movement shows a sudden change taking place in the kingdom. The lesson is the conduct to be pursued in a time of sudden change through an awareness of danger and the proper regulation of oneself. A successful issue is predicted if the dynamic first line can be superior to the two magnetic lines above him. It is in the idea of the hexagram that he should be moving and
advancing. Although sensible of the danger, he is confident and self-possessed -- so much

so that he can calmly perform his religious duties during the prevailing chaos. This is proper behavior for the eldest son, who must eventually assume the duties of his father.
Anthony: In the I Ching shock means being subjected to unsettling events. It also means perceiving and reacting to these events … perceiving, in any of these changes, that a new set of limits, or deprivations, has been placed on our life which seems to restrict or even penalize us. This sense of being projected by events into a sort of emotional trap is what this hexagram calls “Fate.” Acknowledgement of this fate, or trap, and the imperative – to find the way out – is one of the purposes of shock. As far as the I Ching is concerned, there is only one way out – to undergo spiritual development.
NOTES AND PARAPHRASES
Judgment: During sudden changes, adjust your tempo and move ahead, remembering that while conditions may alter, the goal remains the same. The Superior Man double-checks his premises, confronts his weak spots and adheres to the rules and ideals of the Work. The image here is one of a sudden, dramatic release of energy, power and force. To receive this hexagram without changing lines can refer to almost any abrupt, startling or unexpected situation. Sometimes it is the oracle's way of saying: "Surprise!” It
can also be a kind of reprimand for asking a dumb or inappropriate question -- the oracle is "shocked” by your temerity, ignorance, etc. In such instances there is often an element of
wry humor in the situation -- usually at the ego's expense. On rare occasions, it is possible to receive this hexagram as a warning about an upcoming event which has no bearing on the question posed. Should you receive such an oracle, be extremely vigilant – as always, the advice to the superior man in the Image suggests the proper course. A true test of devotion to the Work is to maintain one's will under all circumstances. The world may be falling apart around us, but the adept does not ruin the performance of his sacrifice: the ego continues the Work regardless of conditions, and keeps a cool head under all circumstances.
Have no fear of sudden terror or of assault from wicked men, since Yahweh will be your guarantor, He will keep your steps from the snare.
Proverbs 3: 25-26 Both Yahweh and Christ are what Jung calls "god images” which exist in one form or another in every human psyche, whether it is consciously religious or not. The god image is synonymous with the Self, and the implication of the above quotation from
Proverbs is that as long as the ego remains devoted to the Work -- in I Ching terms:
"maintains the sacrifice” -- it is under the protection of the Self.

The Perfect Man is godlike. Though the great swamps blaze, they cannot burn him; though the great rivers freeze, they cannot chill him; though swift lightning splits the hills and howling gales shake the sea, they cannot frighten him. A man like this rides the clouds and mist, straddles the sun and moon, and wanders beyond the four seas. Even life and death have no effect on him, much less the rules of profit and loss!
Chuang Tzu

Symbolic layer

八卦象意

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“震仰盂”,即震卦代表的是两阴爻在上,一阳爻在下,表示一种向上、向外发展的趋势。故其正象为雷。秋冬之间潜于两阴之下的阳气,春天到来,便开始向上,向外发展,震动其上之阴气,如春天万物开始发生一样,跃跃欲试,驱阴霾震万物而萌发,如春天的蛰雷。震卦卦德为奋励(起也),表示阳刚在下不愿被阴邪所压制,而奋起之状。表示不默守成规,不甘落后、永往直前的象意,故“万物出乎震”,为激发性,主动性。

震为迅疾:快速激烈,振奋迅疾。
震为奋进:意气风发,雷厉风行。
震为兴起:起立出发,开始起动。
震为自立:自立自强,追求卓越。
震为积极:不甘平庸,勇于创新。
震为果断:毫不犹豫,敢说敢为。
震为勃勉:勤劳勇敢,不断上进。
震为伸长:雷惊天地,延伸绵长。
震为新生:萌生萌发,新生新起。
震为显现:横空出世,形色顿显。
震为鸣声:声响激荡,振奋人心。
震为急躁:雷之急速,躁动之象。
震为恐惧:恐惧,“惊远而惧迩也”。
震为雷电:闪电在前,雷声在后,互不分离。
震为刚健:雷震动极而健。
震为惩罚:惩罚、打击、制裁。
震为随从:盲目随从,顺时自发。
震为统帅:勇帅三军,独挡一面。
震为出征:出征、打仗。
震为过错:过错、过失、过头,雷速而不顾,必有过。
震为开拓:开发、开拓。
震为勇气:一阳面于二阴而震,必勇。
震为(效)果:无形丽有声,效果不大。
其他象意:强劲、霸道、追求、紧迫、功名、鲜艳、攻克、移动、动向、大路、上升、崇高、愤怒、惊恐、粗糙、粗心、多动、冲突、夸大、无礼、仁贞、显示、表现、进步、警骇、勇敢、出发、兴起、狂乱、新生、虚惊性急、轻举妄动、考虑不周、意气风发。震为追逐,为惊走,为射击,为打猎,为警卫(守护),为讲议,为问语,为言告,为声响,为夜黑,为交互,为反背,为后世,为品尝,为宽仁,为喜笑,为陵墓,为祭奠,为茂盛,为征伐,为老夫,为商旅,为公,为父,为神,为登高,为乘坐,为华美(嘉),为萌芽,为邻(居),为争斗,为福,为虚,为岁年。

从人物类象而言:有名望的人物、与高速运动有关的人物(运动员)、情绪激动不稳定人物(狂想症、神经过敏不安分)、保卫部门人物等(警卫、军人、安保)、法官、警察、将帅、中层领导或者管理层、飞行员、列车员(乘务员)、驾驶员、成人、长子、兄长、胎儿(孕育新生命)、丈夫、青年、社会活动家、激情煽动家、继承人、名人、官吏、辛苦工作的人、忙人、善言者、狂人、音乐家、大嗓门的人、骚乱捣蛋者、说大话吹牛者、朝气蓬勃的人、爱传闲话的人、邮递员、舞蹈演员、足球爱好者、跑的快的人、弹跳力好的人、合作者、活泼快乐者、指挥、争性情人、多动症者、神经过敏的人、壮士、指挥员,勇敢的、竞争的、打击报复的、愤怒急躁的、痛苦焦急的人等。
从身体类象而言:额头(头部)、口(正在讲话的嘴巴)、足、脚趾头、腿部、肝脏、神经、筋、左肋、右肩臂、头发(弯而稀少)。
从动物类象而言:龙、善鸣奔走之马、骆驼、麇鹿(獐子或者鹿)、羊(善于鸣叫)、鹰隼(苍鹰和大鹏等)、锦鸡、鹤、鸽、善鸣之鸟(画眉、云雀和金丝雀等)、蜂、苍蝇、百虫。
从器物类象而言:蔬菜、鲜花、嫩芽、竹子、芦苇(多节之物)、花、花蕾、树木、柴、青绿色之物、音响乐器和锣鼓(牛皮大鼓、架子鼓或者铜锣等)、车类、电话、广播、飞机、汽车、火箭、飞船(舟船)、鞭炮、大炮、导弹、长枪、刀剑武器类、闹钟、玉器、新产品、茶货、裙子、裤子、短衣(短袄)、围嘴(幼儿使用的)、衣袖、蹄筋、鲜肉、树林、禾稼、百谷、草莽、箩筐(簸箕)、瓶罐(开口向上)、酒杯、令旗,向上发展的、外虚内实的,上虚下实的、上大下小的、朝气蓬勃的、骚乱、健康、有声有响的、令人吃惊、恐怖的、高速的、激烈的、腾飞的、振动的、传达的、生长的、比赛的、代用的、好看而无内容的、粗糙的、移动、滑动的。
从场所类象而言:春季的原野、田园、菜地、庭院、篱笆、山林野地、林区、山阴(山之背阴处)、震源、菜市场、线路、战场、靶场、演奏会场、广播电台、邮电局、乐器店、声像电器商店、杂技场、花店、音乐茶座、舞厅、歌厅、闹市、躁声大之场所、喧哗之地、游乐场所、远处、大道(道路)、机场、发射场、试车场所、军营、公安部门、军队、车场、公园、停车场、车站。
从天象类象而言:雷雨、雷鸣、地震、火山喷发、星辰(“日月星辰”:日,为乾离;月,阴晦之月为坤,上弦月为兑,下弦月为巽,满月为坎;星,为兑卦;辰,为震卦)。
从时间类象而言:甲乙寅卯年月日时,春分(春季阴历三四月之交),每月初三(阴历);上午五至七时,共两小时。
从方位类象而言:正东(后天八卦),东北(先天八卦)。
从数字类象而言:三、四、八、百。
从干支类象而言:十干为甲。十二支为卯。五行为木。纳甲为庚。
从味道类象而言:酸
从色彩类象而言:青、绿
从疾病类象而言:精神病、狂躁症、神经衰弱、歇斯底里、羊癫风、神经过敏、惊吓症、“舞蹈症”、妇科病、肝火旺、痛疼性症状、腿痛、多动症、外伤(碰撞造成)、突发性症状、剧烈症状(先重后轻变化很快)、咳嗽、声带咽喉症病、肝病。

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周易第五十一卦初九爻详解
初九爻辞
初九。震来虩虩,后笑言哑哑,吉。
象曰:震来虩虩,恐致福也。笑言哑哑,后有则也。
白话文解释
初九:雷声传来,吓得浑身发抖,后来听到雷声,仍谈笑如常,吉利。
《象辞》说:雷声传来,吓得浑身发抖,是因为相信敬畏重大的天象可以免罪得福。后来听到雷声仍能谈笑如常,是说后来对这类事情有了些经验。

北宋易学家邵雍解
吉:得此爻者,好运到来,先惊后喜。

台湾国学大儒傅佩荣解
时运:好运新来,先苦后乐。
财运:用心经营,得利可乐。
家宅:谨慎为宜;先忧后喜。
身体:先危后安。

初九变卦

  初九爻动变得周易第16卦:雷地豫。这个卦是异卦(下坤上震)相叠,坤为地,为顺;震为雷,为动。雷依时出,预示大地回春。因顺而动,和乐之源。此卦与谦卦互为综卦,交互作用。

初九爻的哲学含义

震卦第一爻,爻辞:初九:震来虢虢,后笑言哑哑,吉。爻辞释义
虢虢:指惊惧顾虑不安的样子。哑哑:欢笑和乐的样子。
本爻辞的意思是:惊雷震动令人恐惧不已,君子亦应知恐惧而修省,然后则言笑自若,结果是吉祥的。
初九这一爻属于阳爻居刚位,喜动好震,是震的主体,所以又把卦辞重复了一遍。初九位居震的初始阶段,最先感受到震动而生警惧之心。
也。这里指出:“惊雷震动令人恐惧不已”,表明恐惧之后从而谨慎从事,能够致福;“君子亦应知恐惧而修省,然后则言笑自若”,说明君子应该懂得做人的法则。
初九这一爻给人的启示是:当突发意外事件时,不应该过分恐惧,而应该冷静地面对它。这样才能实现遇难呈祥的结果。
占得此爻者,是脾气火爆之人,日常工作中常常把精力放在钻研业务上,很少与人沟通,有着强烈地重义轻礼的行为特征。
占得此爻的人,若是一个单位或团体的领导,应该先树立权威,有权威,才能顺利地领导好下级。
初九:震来虩虩,后笑言哑哑,吉。
象曰:震来虩虩,恐致福也。笑言哑哑,后有则也。

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初九:震来虩虩,后笑言哑哑,吉。
《象传》曰:震来虩虩,恐致福也。笑言哑哑,后有则也。
“虩虩”者,惊顾之状,“哑哑”者,笑语之声。初爻以阳居阳,得《乾》之刚,为成卦之主,故得系《彖》之辞,谓能临事而惧,后事而乐,虩虩哑哑,任天而动,与时偕行,所谓时然后笑,时然后言,“哑哑”之中,仍不忘“虩虩”之意。爻辞添一“后”字,其旨益明。“吉”,即谓“致福”也。凡天下之理,宴安每多招祸,危惧自能致福,《象传》曰“恐致福”,谓恐惧戒慎,可以转祸而招福也。又曰“后有则”,则即乾元之“天则”,谓乐得其时,是能与天合则也。此爻变则为《豫》,《豫》者乐也,亦有“笑言哑哑”之象。爻中《震》有二义,初四两爻,皆以阳震阴,为震动之《震》;二、三、五、上四爻,皆受《震》者,为震惧之《震》。
【占】 问时运:好运新来,万事皆可振作。先难后易,先忧后乐,百般获吉。
○ 问战征:初时敌势奋勇,可惧,后得胜捷,可喜。
○ 问营商:商业新兴,百般可惧,待经营成就,既获利益,随时欢乐,无不得吉。
○ 问功名:谚云“吃甚苦中苦,方为人上人”,自有先难后获之象。
○ 问家宅:此宅防有变动,其象为先号后笑,可以无咎。
○ 问婚姻:此婚始有忧惧,后得欢乐,吉。
○ 问疾病:先危后乐,“勿药有喜”。
○ 问六甲:生男。
【例】 友人某来,请占气运,筮得《震》之《豫》。
断曰:《震》者雷霆之气,奋出地中,鼓舞元阳,生发万物。“震来”者,动而乍来也,“虩虩”者,闻其声而惧也,“哑哑”者,被其泽而悦也。卦当春夏之交,为雷乃发声之时也。今占得初爻,知足下时运,正得春气透发之象,奋身振作,大可有为。万事始起,难免险难,所当谨慎恐惧,以图厥始,其后坎险悉平,自得言笑之乐。此爻动体为《豫》,所谓“凡事预则立”者,此也;且《豫》者悦也,亦有“笑言哑哑”之象,吉可知也。后果如所占。
【例】 某来,请占目前米价输赢,筮得《震》之《豫》。
断曰:爻辞曰“震来虩虩”,知一时米价变动,大有陡涨陡落之势,输赢颇巨,大为可惧。足下占得此爻,知现市米价,足下必大受惊恐,须待震定价平,足下自可得利。“笑言哑哑”,乐何如也!后果如此占。

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Legge: The first line, dynamic, shows its subject, when the movement approaches, looking out and around with apprehension, and afterwards smiling and talking cheerfully. There will be good fortune.
Wilhelm/Baynes: Shock comes -- Oh, Oh! Then follow laughing words -- Ha, Ha! Good fortune.
Blofeld: Thunder comes with a mighty roar which changes to noisy glee -- good fortune!
Liu: Thunder comes -- ho ho! Later there are smiles and happy words -- ha ha! Good fortune.
Ritsema/Karcher: Shake coming: frightening, frightening. After laughing words, shrieking, shrieking. Significant.
Shaughnessy: Thunder comes so renewingly; afterwards laughter and talk yaya; auspicious.
Cleary (1): When thunder comes, alarm; afterward, laughter. Auspicious.
Wu: When motion comes, it frightens people. Later, it makes people talk and laugh. This is auspicious.
COMMENTARY
Confucius/Legge: That feeling of dread leads to happiness because he adopts proper laws for his course. Wilhelm/Baynes: Fear brings good fortune. Afterward one has a rule. Blofeld: Its frightening roar causes fear which leads to happiness; its noisy glee is followed by good order. [Fear is often a good mentor; by causing us to change our ways it leads to happiness.] Ritsema/Karcher: Anxiety involving blessing indeed. Afterwards possessing by- consequence indeed. Cleary (2): Fear brings fortune.
Afterward there is a model. Wu: Fear leads to blessings. Law and order will follow.
Legge: What is said on line one is little more than a repetition of the principal part of the Judgment. The line is dynamic in a dynamic place, and gives a good auspice.

NOTES AND PARAPHRASES
Siu: At the outset, an unexpected movement causes the man to be apprehensive. But he soon smiles with confident relief as the ordeal passes.
Wing: An unexpected event may frighten you. You may see it as dangerous, and all the feelings that accompany danger will rise up in you. Yet the ordeal will end, bringing you great relief. Good fortune is indicated.
Editor: Blofeld's note on the Confucian commentary sums up the meaning of the line best: "Fear is often a good mentor; by causing us to change our ways, it leads to happiness.” When this is the only changing line, the new hexagram becomes Number sixteen, Enthusiasm, giving us an altogether energetic and action-oriented image. When a vision comes from the thunder beings of the west, it comes with terror like a thunder storm; but when the storm of vision has passed, the world is greener and happier; for wherever the truth of vision comes upon the world, it is like a rain. The world, you see, is happier after the terror of the storm.
Black Elk
A. Powerful forces suddenly upset the status-quo. The way is cleared for something new. Remain calm.
B. A surprise causes one to re-arrange one's thinking. Fear is followed by relief.
C. Image of "A close call."

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周易第五十一卦九二爻详解
六二爻辞
六二。震来厉,亿丧贝。跻于九陵,勿逐,七日得。
象曰:震来厉,乘刚也。
白话文解释
六二:雷电交加,十分危险,惊慌之中丢失了钱币,翻山越蛉,走了很远的路程去寻找也没有找到。筮者告诉他:“不必追寻了,七八日内,这损失可得补偿。”
《象辞》说:雷电交加之时,翻越九重山,爻象显示其人触犯雷电,处境危险。

北宋易学家邵雍解
凶:得此爻者,多难之时,或有争诉,小心为妙。做官的有遭奸邪之辈陷害之忧。

台湾国学大儒傅佩荣解
时运:患得患失,不必过虑。
财运:有得有失,危机意识。
家宅:注意防盗;夫妻不睦。
身体:病势可忧,七日可愈。

六二变卦

  六二爻动变得周易第54卦:雷泽归妹。这个卦是异卦(下兑上震)相叠。震为动、为长男;兑为悦、为少女。以少女从长男,产生爱慕之情,有婚姻之动,有嫁女之象,故称归妹。

九二爻的哲学含义

震卦第二爻,爻辞:六二:震来厉,亿丧贝,跻于九陵,勿逐,七日得。爻辞释义
亿:通“臆”,指臆断。贝:指利益,财物。跻:跻身。九陵:很高的山丘。逐:指追逐寻找。
本爻辞的意思是:惊雷震动,有危难;估计会丢失大量财产,遇到这种情得的。
从卦象上看,初九阳刚上进,象征震动之始,九二紧临初九,以柔乘刚,受到的冲击最大,无处可安身。
《象》中这样分析本爻:“震来厉”,乘刚也。这里指出:“惊雷震动,有危难”,六二爻凌驾于初九之阳刚的上面,故可能出现危险。
虽然会受到危险的冲击,但是六二属于阴爻居柔位,得中且正,自身又没有什么过失,虽然因震动而丢失财钱,但是大家都在忙于保命,无人顾及财产。待平静之后,一切恢复如常,丧失的财物可失而复得。
占得此爻者,在意外变故中,你的处境很危险,手中的权力或一些财产被剥夺了,你不必守着权力或财产不放,要赶紧躲着远远的,远离是非之地。不用担心,你失去的权力或财产会重新回到你的手上的。
六二:震来厉,亿丧贝,跻于九陵,勿逐,七日得。
象曰:震来厉,乘刚也。

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六二:震来厉,亿丧贝,跻于九陵。勿逐,七日得。
《象传》曰:震来厉,乘刚也。
二得《坤》体,居内卦之中,“震来”者,与初爻辞同,威声急激,故曰“厉”。“亿”叹辞,《坤》“东北丧朋”,《震》东方,《震》出则《坤》之朋丧,二贝为朋,“丧朋”,即“丧贝”也。古者十朋五贝,皆用为货,是贝为重货。《震》为陵,初居阳九,故曰“九陵”,二据初之上,故曰“跻于九陵”。《震》为逐,《坤》丧其贝,《震》二逐之,不知穷通得失,自有定数,逐之而得,不逐亦未始不得也,故曰“勿逐”。《震》下《坤》上为《复》,《复》曰“反复其道,七日来复”,谓阴阳之数,各极于六,至七则相对而冲,二则返,返则丧于前者,可复得于后也,故曰“七日得”。是《复》之内卦,本为《震》也,《复》曰“朋来无咎”,“朋”即为“贝”,“来”即为“得”。《象传》以“乘刚”释之,谓六二阴柔,下乘初爻之刚,以致丧其资贝,故有“震来厉”之危。
【占】 问时运:运途尴尬,不无丧失,幸可复得。
○ 问营商:得失相偿,然亦危矣。
○ 问功名:既得患失,既失患得,品亦卑矣。
○ 问战征:一受惊恐,粮饷俱失,移营高阜,危殆已极,幸而得之,未为胜也。
○ 问婚姻:主夫妻不睦,防有携资潜逃之患。无须追究,缓即来归。
○ 问家宅:防有凶盗劫掠之祸,所失尚可复得。
○ 问疾病:疾势颇危,七日后可愈。
○ 问失物:不寻自得。
○ 问六甲:生男。
【例】 知友益田孝氏,旧幕臣也,尝留学法国,归为骑兵指图役。时竞议攘夷,洋学之徒,屡及暴举,氏乃避地横滨,余聘为通辩。明治元年五月,氏不告而遁,余深忧之,为卜一课,筮得《震》之《归妹》。
断曰:此卦初爻之雷,起而奋击,二爻为雷所震惊,畏难而遁高邱之象,谓之“震来厉,亿丧贝,跻于九陵”。《震》者,东方之卦,必在东京,大受惊恐,遂致舍财远遁,七日之后,当必归来。
一时众人闻此占辞,疑信参半,后益田氏果七日而归。问之乃知为上野战争,官军警备严密,氏不得已,迂道而遁。爻辞之言,一一如见。
【例】 华族隐居某君来,曰:今因有切要之事,吉凶未定,请幸占之。筮得《震》之《归妹》。
断曰:《震》为长子主器,卦象上下皆《震》,是必兄弟有变,为竞争家督之象。观君相貌魁梧,年未三十,已称隐居,必由家政多故,迫而退隐,不言可知也。今占得二爻,二被初刚所震,致丧其贝,初在二下,知必臣下所困,退位闲居,避地于邱陵之间,故曰“震来厉,亿丧贝,跻于九陵”。暂宜安分隐忍,切勿遽事纷争,以致决裂。要之理有循环,事有更革,当必可失而复得也,故曰“勿逐,七日得”。七者,数之一周,迟则七年,速则七月,定数不可违也。
某氏大感,曰:予之旧藩地,在南海道,予庶出为长,予季少予二岁,嫡出也。维新之际,严君病没,予以年长,继承家政,后予游学横滨,少不自检,旧臣遂以是为口实,迫予退隐,归弟承绪。予旧领地,有满淹矿,因以资本不足,劝予出资合业,余谋诸东京横滨商人,借得高利之金若干,不料矿产微薄,大受耗折,因此涉讼。顷者货主,以为当时借证,祇称华族,未称隐居,逼索益甚,究不审归何断结。今闻足下占词,谓失者可以复得,不觉闻而心喜。

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Legge: The second line, magnetic, shows its subject, when the movement approaches in a position of peril. She judges it better to let go the articles in her possession, and to ascend to a very lofty height. There is no occasion for her to pursue after the things she has let go; in seven days she will find them.
Wilhelm/Baynes: 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 again.
Blofeld: Thunder approaches -- trouble is at hand! Sadly he lets go of his valuables and fleeing sets foot among the nine hills. He should not search for them; in seven days he will regain them.
Liu: Thunder comes, causing danger. You will lose a great deal of your wealth, then climb nine hills without searching for it. After seven days you will regain it.

Ritsema/Karcher: Shake coming: adversity. A hundred-thousand lost coins. Climbing tending-towards the ninth mound. No pursuit. The seventh day: acquiring.
Shaughnessy: Thunder comes so dangerously; one loses cowries; sacrificing to the nine peaks; do not follow, in seven days you will get it.
Cleary (1): Thunder comes: dangerous thoughts. Losing valuables, you climb nine hills: Don’t chase it – you’ll get it in seven days. [Mounting strength with weakness, arbitrary imagination gets too high, and one tries to do what one cannot do. This is losing basic sense and acting on dangerous thoughts … It is fortunate if you maintain rectitude when you are weak, not daring to act arbitrarily…]
Cleary (2): Thunder comes – dangerous. Remembering that you have lost your treasure, you climb nine hills. But do not pursue it; in seven days you will get it.
Wu: He encounters severe movements and presumes to have lost his precious possessions. He climbs up a hill that has nine winding passes, There is no need to search for his possessions. He will recover them after seven days. [He climbs up to high ground to distance himself from the movement below.]
COMMENTARY
Confucius/Legge: A magnetic line is mounted on a dynamic one. Wilhelm/Baynes: It rests upon a firm line. Blofeld: That the approach of thunder presages trouble is indicated by the position of this yielding line over a firm one. Ritsema/Karcher: Riding a solid indeed. Cleary (2): The danger of thunder coming is mounting the unyielding.
Wu: Because he rides on a yang. [The weak second six “rides” on the strong first nine and finds what a perilous situation he is in.]
Legge: The peril in line two is suggested by her position immediately above line one. The rest of the symbolism is obscure, and Chu Hsi says he does not understand it. The subject of the line does what she can to get out of danger, and finally, as is signified by the central position of the line, the issue is better than could have been expected. On the symbolism of "seven days," Ch'eng-tzu says: "The places of a hexagram amount to six. The number seven is the first of another hexagram. When the movement symbolized by Shock has gone through its cycle, things will be as they were before."
NOTES AND PARAPHRASES
Siu: An uprising endangers the man. He accepts the material losses and ascends to lofty heights inaccessible to the threatening forces. After the shock and upheaval have subsided, his property will be restored without his fighting for it.
Wing: A cataclysmic upheaval can cause you great losses. Do not try to resist or fight the forces, since this is impossible. Instead, remove yourself from the dangerous situation. Become inaccessible. In time you will recoup your losses.

Editor: Symbolically, the symbolism is not obscure at all: the basic idea is to transcend your habitual responses and view them from a higher perspective. When things have settled down again, losses will prove to be illusory.
Verily destruction is the foundation of existence,
And the tearing down thou seest
Is but the assembling of material for a greater structure...
Deluded are they who say, "Man liveth by the Mercy of the Lord."
Know ye
That the balance of Mercy and Severity
Is the continuance of every life, Yea, and of this whole universe.
P.F. Case -- The Book of Tokens
A. A new situation renders old methods obsolete.
B. Detach yourself from your accustomed responses and wait for the situation to mature. Losses are imaginary.

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周易第五十一卦九三爻详解详解
六三爻辞
六三。震苏苏,震行无眚。
象曰:震苏苏,位不当也。
白话文解释
六三:出门时遇到电闪雷鸣,感到疑惧不安。继续前进,不会有灾祸。
《象辞》说:出门时遇到电闪雷鸣,感到疑惧不安,因为六三阴爻而居阳位,像人处境不利。

北宋易学家邵雍解
凶:得此爻者,多忧愁,多灾难,宜谨慎,可免祸。做官的不宜进取。

台湾国学大儒傅佩荣解
时运:加倍谨慎,可以免咎。
财运:销路不佳,另行设法。
家宅:小心地震;门户不当。
身体:由危而安。

六三变卦

  六三爻动变得周易第55卦:雷火丰。这个卦是异卦(下离上震)相叠,电闪雷鸣,成就巨大,喻达到顶峰,如日中天。告戒:务必注意事物向相反方面发展,盛衰无常,不可不警惕。

九三爻的哲学含义

震卦第三爻,爻辞:六三:震苏苏,震行无眚。
苏苏:微微发抖。眚:指灾祸。
本爻辞的意思是:雷震动时微微发抖,但是因此而能谨慎行事,这样就不会有灾祸。
从卦象上看,六三以阴爻居刚位,才质柔弱,又失中不正,难以经受重大的打击,容易被困难吓倒,所以听到震声竟然微微发抖。
《象》曰:“震苏苏”,位不当也。这里指出:“雷震动恐惧不安”,说明六三爻所处的位置不中不正,不适当。
但是,从另一个角度来看,这种惊恐和胆小也是一种好事,“人之所患者,无戒惧之心而妄为也,苟能因此惧心而行,则持身无妄动,应事有成规,又何眚之有?”如果因为害怕而谨小慎微地行事,就可能远离灾难了。占得此爻者,可能处于一场意外变故之中,你为此非常紧张,这个时候要通过冷静的分析来应付混乱的局面,带着恐惧之心小心行事,不会有麻烦的。
六三:震苏苏,震行无眚。
象曰:震苏苏,位不当也。

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六三:震苏苏,震行,无眚。
《象传》曰:震苏苏,位不当也。
“苏苏”,《正义》谓畏惧不安之貌,盖较初虩虩觉不安也。三内外之交,内卦之《震》未止,外之《震》又来,天之雷,愈震而愈厉,人之心,亦愈震而愈惧,“恐惧修省”,无可暂息,一念之肆,灾咎乘之矣。《震》为行,《震》以继《震》,行乃无咎,盖天以震警人,人即当震承天,承天而行,眚自无焉。《象传》曰“位不当也”,夫人之处世,安能时位皆得其当?惟其不当,一经震动,更宜加谨,斯可免害也。
【占】 问时运:运途不当,宜谨益加谨,谨慎而行,必无灾咎。
○ 问营商:销路不得其当,宜改行别路,可免耗失。
○ 问功名:“位不当”,谓才不胜任也,虽得亦危。
○ 问战征:《震》卦全体,皆处危惧之地,“苏苏”,谓死而重生,此战难望获胜,仅得逃生而已。
○ 问婚姻:门户不当。
○ 问疾病:虽危得以重生。
○ 问六甲:生男。
【例】 余向例以冬至日,占卜诸事,明治二十五年冬,占问摄绵土制造社运,筮得《震》之《丰》。
断曰:爻至三而震益厉,在人事必有大惊之象。论该社造晶制法精美,社中职工,亦各安其业,似无意外惊恐之事,今占得三爻,玩厥爻辞,殊深恐惧。
不料是年十一月间,浓尾之间,震灾大作,社中烟灶,顿时破裂,职工伤者数名。此灾为三十年来所未有,当时得此爻辞,曾不知灾从何来,今灾后思之,益叹鬼神之有前知也。

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Legge: The third line, magnetic, shows its subject distraught amid the startling movements going on. If those movements excite her to right action, there will be no mistake.
Wilhelm/Baynes: Shock comes and makes one distraught. If Shock spurs to action one remains free of misfortune.
Blofeld: Thunderous impetuosity -- to emulate it at this time will not give rise to harm. [The Superior Man usually acts calmly and carefully, but there are times when impetuosity serves a good purpose or, at the very least, does no particular harm.]
Liu: Thunder comes causing a terrified manner. But if one is cautious, one remains free of disaster.
Ritsema/Karcher: Shake: reviving, reviving. Shake moving without blunder.
Shaughnessy: Thunder is so slow; thunder moves without inspection.
Cleary (1): Frightened by thunder; wary action is free from trouble.
Cleary (2): The thunder is faint. Act vigorously, and there will be no trouble.

Wu: He is frightened and uneasy because of the movement, but will not incur misfortune for his undertakings.
COMMENTARY
Confucius/Legge: Her position is unsuitable to her. Wilhelm/Baynes: The place is not the appropriate one. Blofeld: Thunderous impetuosity is indicated by the unsuitable position of this line. Ritsema/Karcher: Situation not appropriate indeed.
Cleary (2): The position is not appropriate. Wu: His position is improper.
Legge: Line three is magnetic in a dynamic place, but if she moves on to the fourth place, which would be correct for her, the issue will not be bad.
Anthony: The shock of encountering our fate, which seems unbearably harsh, causes emotional trauma. It is as if we are suddenly and irrevocably put into a bad predicament with no options. This negativism, however, means we are still under the effects of shock. If we can withdraw from this negative view, we will see that there are workable and correct means out of the problem. We need to be open-minded in order that the options can become visible. First, we must “keep still” within, refusing to look at the negative images, or listen to the voices of our inferiors.
NOTES AND PARAPHRASES
Siu: The startling strokes of fate bring mental conflict to the man. He should retain presence of mind. If he tailors his responses appropriately, he will overpower these external blows.
Wing: An external blow of fate will put to a test your inner strength. Try, at all costs, to maintain your composure. Look for an avenue of change that will alleviate the danger.
Editor: Wilhelm comments: "The word su, here rendered by ‘distraught,’ denotes literally the reviving movements of insects still stiff after their winter sleep.”
Ritsema/Karcher translate SU as: "Regain vital energy, courage or strength; bring to life, cheer up; relief; lit.: herb whose smell revives weary spirits. The doubled character intensifies this quality.” The image is one of groggy confusion during a time demanding decisive action: "Wake up and smell the coffee!” Wilhelm also mentions that the line has
reference to a foreordained or fated situation -- the shock of fate. The idea is that your fate is demanding that you get moving, that you wake up from your torpor and take action in accordance with the goals of the Work. The marvel is that there is not a perpetual state of war within the psyche, for each of these elements is endowed with energy and so cannot die. Fortunately for our sanity, many of these irreconcilable elements lie deep within the unconscious, locked in primordial sleep; those which may have stirred are shut away in separate compartments. But as life progresses and an increase of consciousness is

achieved, the inner conflicts awaken, and the problem of reconciling the oppositions they reveal has to be undertaken as a serious and urgent task.
M.E. Harding -- Psychic Energy
A. Wake up and resolve your confusion.
B. Get a move on -- drastic circumstance demand drastic responses.

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周易第五十一卦九四爻详解详解
九四爻辞
九四。震遂泥。
象曰:震遂泥,未光也。
白话文解释
九四:雷电下击,接触到地面。
《象辞》说:其人猝闻惊雷,吓得坠入泥中,说明其人见识不广,胆量不大。

北宋易学家邵雍解
凶:得此爻者,一筹莫展,前进有阻。做官的有被贬职之危。

台湾国学大儒傅佩荣解
时运:欲振乏力,退而自保。
财运:挥金如土,难有积蓄。
家宅:阳气阻塞;辛苦成家。
身体:腹部积滞,宜泄除之。

九四变卦

  九四爻动变得周易第24卦:地雷复。这个卦是异卦(下震上坤)相叠。震为雷、为动;坤为地、为顺,动则顺,顺其自然。动在顺中,内阳外阴,循序运动,进退自如,利于前进。

九四爻的哲学含义

震卦第四爻,爻辞:九四:震遂泥。爻辞释义
遂:同“坠”,指坠陷。
本爻辞的意思是:雷霆震动,惊慌失措而坠陷泥污中,不能自拔。
震为雷,协乘阳气而动。从卦象上看,九四爻以阳爻居柔位,不中不正,表征九四不自修德,难以坚守刚健之道。从整个卦象来看,九四处于四个阴爻之中,为阳陷于阴之象,虽有振动之势,然陷于重阴而不能发达也,就像被惊雷将震落的物体陷入泥中一样。
《象》中这样分析本爻:“震遂泥”,未光也。这里指出:“雷霆震动,惊慌失措而坠陷泥污中,不能自拔”,说明其志气不能发扬光大。
占得此爻者,注意不要在惊恐之中失去了分辨方向的能力,迟迟做不出正确的决定,拖延着不采取任何行动,那样你会在麻烦中越陷越深。
九四:震遂泥。
象曰:震遂泥,朱光也。
经文意思是:惊雷坠入淤泥里。
象辞意思是:惊雷坠入淤泥里,是因为还没有光大。

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九四:震遂泥。
《象传》曰:震遂泥,未光也。
“遂”者,往而不返之意,“泥”者,陷而不拔之象。四为外卦之主,上体互《坎》,介处《坤》中,《坤》为泥,《坎》为雨,《坤》土得雨,为泥涂,故曰“震遂泥”。谓其震也,经一鼓再鼓三鼓之余,阳威已竭,如陷入淤泥之中,而不能自拔,君子“恐惧修省”,故于四尤凛凛焉。《象传》以“未光”释之,四本与初应,四之卦体,即初之体也,然不能如初之体乎乾元。《乾》为光,初得之,四则《乾》阳已息,故曰“未光”。亦爻位为之也。
【占】 问时运:正运已过,精力既衰,虽欲振作,终觉致远恐泥也。
○ 问战征:战争之交,所谓“一鼓作气”,至三至四,则勇已衰,若鲁莽前进,防车马陷入泥淖,被敌所困。
○ 问营商:商业亦佳,但挥财如泥沙,恐终不能积蓄也。
○ 问功名:有曳尾泥涂之象,宜退不宜进也。
○ 问婚姻:遂则必遂,惟相隔如云泥,或名分有上下之别,或道路有南北之分。
○ 问疾病:必中焦有食积泥滞,致腹鸣作痛,药宜开通下焦。
○ 问家宅:此宅为门前积土成堆,屋中沟道,亦多不通,致阳气闭塞,不利。
○ 问六甲:生男。
【例】 友人某来,请占气运,筮得《震》之《复》。
断曰:《震》卦为长子克家之象,一爻为一世,至四爻则嗣续既久,世泽已衰,凡厥后人,一不自检,必至渐即荒淫,坠落先业,有如身陷淤泥之中,进退不能自由,复何能光大前烈哉!爻象如是,足下宜“恐惧修省”,务自奋勉。后闻某氏,自知才力不足,让业退隐,以自娱乐。

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Legge: The fourth line, dynamic, shows its subject, amid the startling movements, supinely sinking deeper in the mud.
Wilhelm/Baynes: Shock is mired.
Blofeld: After the thunderstorm, the paths are muddy.
Liu: Thunder causes mire. [Even with a humble manner, a person can achieve nothing during this time. If birth time and zodiac symbols are not favorable, one will be involved in trouble.]
Ritsema/Karcher: Shake: releasing the bog.
Shaughnessy: Thunder is followed by mud.
Cleary (1): Thunder gets bogged down.
Wu: He has gotten himself into muddy ground.
COMMENTARY
Confucius/Legge: The light in him has not yet been brilliantly developed. Wilhelm/
Baynes: It is not yet brilliant enough. Blofeld: This implies muddled thinking.
Ritsema/Karcher: Not-yet shining indeed. Cleary (2): Thunder getting bogged down is not illuminating. Wu: He cannot bring himself to a bright spot.
Legge: The fourth line is dynamic in a magnetic place, and is pressed by the magnetic lines on either side, hence he is seen as supinely sinking in the mud. Compare what
Confucius says about him with hexagram 21:4 -- "His light has not yet been sufficiently displayed.”
NOTES AND PARAPHRASES
Siu: The man is unable to make progress against an unyielding situation and remains trapped by its stubborn resistance.

Wing: The Shocking event will reduce you to immobility. This comes about because of a befuddled mind, confused and unprepared. You cannot make any progress under the circumstances.
Editor: The image is of one who is trapped in obtuseness and ambiguity, as in mud.
Muddy: Unclear, as in: "This is as clear as mud.” Note that no value judgment is attached to the line. Meditation on the similarities between this line and 21:4 is useful. But as the mind matures its principles tend to harden and gradually become fixed, and it becomes unable to accept fresh material which will not fit easily into the existing structure. Thus it loses contact with the dynamism of reality. Its enclosing walls of dogmatic opinion become unable to adapt to changing circumstances, and if faced with a major challenge of ideas it can only collapse, leaving the bewildered mind within to cope as best it may with the apparent chaos that surrounds it. The lesson here is that any structure is only defensible as long as it remains flexible and capable of evolution; life itself is in a state of constant flux and no merely human construction can hope to survive if it cannot adapt.
A. Douglas -- The Tarot
A. You are immobilized by ignorance and lack of clarity.
B. The time calls for action, but your inertia bogs you down.
C. Ambiguity emasculates action -- wait for the situation to clarify.

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六五爻辞
六五。震往来厉,亿无丧,有事。
象曰:震往来厉,危行也。其事在中,大无丧也。
白话文解释
六五:巨雷轰鸣,危险在前。只要小心谨慎,不至于酿成灾祸,亦无损于事。
《象辞》说:巨雷轰鸣,危险在前,喻指人的行动将有危险。但是其事合符义理,故能没有大的损失。

北宋易学家邵雍解
凶:得此爻者,不吉之时,或有手足受损之忧。做官的守常者无忧。

台湾国学大儒傅佩荣解
时运:患难已过,可成大事。
财运:小损大利,不必多忧。
家宅:祭祷防祟。
身体:修身养性。

六五变卦

  六五爻动变得周易第17卦:泽雷随。这个卦是异卦(下震上兑)相叠,震为雷,为动;兑为悦,动而悦就是“随”。随指相互顺从,己有随物,物能随己,彼此沟通。随必依时顺势,有原则和条件,以坚贞为前提。

九五爻的哲学含义

震卦第五爻,爻辞:六五:震往来,厉;亿无丧,有事。爻辞释义
有事:春秋时称祭祀活动为“有事”,这里代指宗庙社稷。无丧:指不会有大的损失,这里指社稷稳固。
六五这一爻居于君主之位,所要守护的是宗庙社稷。从卦象上看,六五以阴爻居阳位,下面是两个阳爻,上与上六逆比,处境危险。
《象》中这样解释本爻:“震往来厉”,危行也;其事在中,大无丧也。这里指出:“当雷声震动之时,上下往来会有危险”,但能知恐惧而谨慎行动;处事恪守中道,就不会有什么大的损失。
六五虽然才质柔弱,但是其位尊而又守柔顺之德,虽处危险之地而无灾。
占得此爻者,面临着突发事件,有树倒猢狲散之象,而且人们认为你这个领导能力一般,不是特别佩服你,很难得到周围人的帮助。这个时候,你应该采取谦虚谨慎的态度,小心行事,还要与自己的助手搞好关系,在他的帮助下,才能顺利地走出困境的。
六五:震往来厉,化无丧,有事。
象曰:震往主来厉,危行也。其事在中,大无丧也。

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六五:震往来厉,亿无丧,有事。
《象传》曰:震往来厉,危行也。其事在中,大无丧也。
卦例自内而外曰往,自外而内曰来,五处外卦之中,内《震》乍往,外《震》又来,故曰“往来厉”。二与五应,故爻辞亦相似。“有事”,谓祭事,《春秋》“有事于大庙”,“有事于武官”是也。五居尊位,秉中德,此心兢业,常如承祭,故能“无丧,有事”。虞氏谓,“无丧”,即《彖》之“不丧匕鬯”。按祭仪,主祭助祭,皆欲有事,“无丧”者,不丧其所执之事,不必专指匕鬯,而匕鬯要亦在其中矣。《象传》曰“危行也”,《震》为行,行至于五,迭经往来,皆在震中,其心危,故行亦危也。又曰“大无丧也”,“国之大事,在祀与戎”,五动体为《随》,《随》上曰“用享”,初之五为《萃》,《萃》《彖》曰假庙,皆大事也,故曰“亿无丧”。
【占】 问时运:运得中正,虽经历多险,终可完成大事。
○ 问营商:贩货往来,保无危厉。万万曰亿,财利甚巨,或小有挫损,大必无丧也。
○ 问功名:此功名必从患难来,可占大用,成大功。
○ 问婚姻:防婚姻完后,家有祭葬大事。
○ 问家宅:此宅有厉鬼为祟,幸不丧人,宜祭祷之。
○ 问讼事:两造皆危,得中人调剂,可不至败。
○ 问失物:小数难觅,大件无损。
○ 问六甲:生男,主贵。
【例】 友人某来,请占承嗣者气运,筮得《震》之《随》。
断曰:《震》者,为长男继续父业之卦,卦体四阴在上,二阳在下,是阳为阴制,二阳奋而欲出,故震,其家必向以女主专权。今《震》而至五,则阳气已壮,正可出而任事。虽初至五,往来之途,备尝危厉,惟其“恐惧修省”,兢兢业业,无忝厥宗,所谓宗庙享之,子孙保之,正在此也。故曰“无丧,有事”。后果遵此占。

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Legge: The fifth line, magnetic, shows its subject going and coming amidst the startling movements of the time, and always in peril; but perhaps she will not incur loss, and find business which she can accomplish.
Wilhelm/Baynes: Shock goes hither and thither. Danger. However, nothing at all is lost. Yet there are things to be done.
Blofeld: Thunder comes and goes alternately -- trouble is at hand! Careful thought will avert loss, but there are affairs needing attention.
Liu: Thunder going back and forth brings danger. No great loss. Something remains to be achieved.
Ritsema/Karcher: Shake going, coming adversity. Intention without losing possesses affairs.
Shaughnessy: Thunder goes and comes so dangerously; there is no loss, there is service.

Cleary (1): Actively mulling over dangerous plans. No loss; there is concern.
Cleary (2): Thunder goes and comes – dangerous. On reflection there is no loss; there is something to do.
Wu: Either advance or retreat is precarious. There will be no big loss, only small problems.
COMMENTARY
Confucius/Legge: Her doings are full of risk, but must be undertaken in her central position. Far will she be from incurring any loss. Wilhelm/Baynes: One walks in danger. The "things to be done" are in the middle, hence nothing at all is lost. Blofeld: The first sentence implies that danger threatens our activities. That affairs need our attention is indicated by this central line of the upper trigram. There will be no important losses.
Ritsema/Karcher: Exposed moving indeed. One's affairs located-in the center. The great without losing indeed. Cleary (2): This is acting in peril. Wu: This means that any undertaking will be risky… Problems will be solved through compromise.
Legge: Line five is magnetic in a dynamic place where the action of the hexagram is concentrated. Hence she is always in peril, but her central position indicates safety in the end.
NOTES AND PARAPHRASES
Siu: The man is exposed to repeated shocks and continuing peril. As long as he maintains a central position, safety is assured in the end.
Wing: The shocks will continue and you will be faced with constant troubles and difficulties. You can survive the times if you actively change with the changes, thus remaining centered internally and externally.
Editor: Although there is no relationship of correspondence, this line is similar to line three. Psychologically interpreted, the idea is that the ego is responsible for the Work in
spacetime, and it is never easy -- every choice you make is a judgment call. The practice of shock therapy shatters the distorted ego complex to the point of extinction; contact can then be reestablished with the hope of forming new patterns.
E.C. Whitmont -- The Symbolic Quest
A. "Roll with the punches" and keep your head.
B. Don't allow unsettled conditions to divert you from the Work. Do what the situation requires.

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周易第五十一卦上九爻详解详解
上六爻辞
上六。震索索,视矍矍,征凶。震不于其躬,于其邻,无咎。婚媾有言。
象曰:震索索,未得中也。虽凶无咎,畏邻戒也。
白话文解释
上六:雷电交加,其人行动谨慎,警戒四顾,因为行路艰难,危险四伏。但是雷电不会击在他身上,而是落在邻人的头上。因为他本人没有什么过错,而其他邻人却犯有罪责。
《象辞》说:雷电交加,行动谨慎,因为内心虚空,精神紧张。虽然凶险但毕竟没有灾祸,因为对于邻人的遭遇有所警戒,从而能远恶近善。

北宋易学家邵雍解
凶:得此爻者,须谨防意外,或夫妻有刑克,亲邻遭难。做官的要谨防被贬职之忧。

台湾国学大儒傅佩荣解
时运:位高必危,静守为宜。
财运:须防过贪,谨守小成。
家宅:邻居有事;近时媒来。
身体:安心养目。

上六变卦

  上六爻动变得周易第21卦:火雷噬嗑。这个卦是异卦(下震上离)相叠。离为阴卦;震为阳卦。阴阳相交,咬碎硬物,喻恩威并施,宽严结合,刚柔相济。噬嗑为上下颚咬合,咀嚼。

上九爻的哲学含义

震卦第六爻,爻辞:上六:震索索,视矍矍,征凶,震不于其躬于其邻,无咎,婚媾有言。爻辞释义
从卦象上看,上六属于阴爻居柔位,才质柔弱,不能守中,难求安定,也不可盲目乱闯。上六位于震卦的顶端,属于边缘状态,震波渐失。
《象》中这样解释本爻:“震索索”,中未得也;虽凶无咎,畏邻戎也。这里指出:“听到雷震之后吓得浑身颤抖”,因为上六爻其位不正;虽然有凶险却不致受害,这是因为能够看见近邻的危险及时戎备,因而能防患于未然。
占得此爻者,听到发生意外事件之后,会非常恐慌。这个时候,你应暂停一下,不要继续前行了。这种意外事件并没有发生在你身上,而是朋友或周围别人的身上,你深为震惊,以为这事总有一天会发生在自己身上,并吸取经验教训及时防备,如果这样做,你就能躲过这种灾难了。此时不利于结婚,否则会有言语的争执,会产生矛盾。
上六,震索索,视矍矍,征凶,震不于其躬于其邻,无咎,婚媾有言。
象曰:震索索,未得中也。虽凶无咎,畏邻戒也。

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上六:震索索,视矍矍,征凶。震不于其躬,于其邻,无咎。婚媾有言。
《象传》曰:震索索,中未得也。虽凶无咎,畏邻戒也。
“索”,求也,“索索”者,内外搜求也。“矍”,顾也,“矍矍”者,左右惊顾也。《震》至上而已极,五为尊位,上则为宗庙社稷,神明之所至。《震》而在上,如史所书震太庙,震正殿,是必慝之大者,其可惧可畏,不有更甚者乎!由是而索求其天怒之所由来,中心恻惕,甚至顾视彷徨,惊疑不定。惟宜恭默省愆,谨益加谨,若复躁动前往,凶可知也,故曰,“征凶”。“其躬”者,上之躬;上与五相邻,“其邻”,指五也。五为祭主,居尊任重,索矍之所集也,故曰“不于其躬,于其邻”。君子“恐惧修省”,不以震在邻而或懈,正以震在邻而愈虔,畏与戒相循,故虽凶无咎。“婚媾有言”者,即《彖》“笑言哑哑”之言。上为《震》之终,君子夕惕朝乾,反躬内省,至《震》之终,而得告无咎。当此震威既霁,惧尽欢来,哑哑有言。凡在婚媾,亦得则君子之言以为言,所谓一家之中,忧乐相同,亦君子刑于之化所致也。此即《 彖传》“虩虩”“哑哑”之全义,特于上申言之耳。
【占】 问时运:时当震惊将定,妄进则凶,静守则吉。
○ 问功名:位高必危,正宜退守,可保无咎。
○ 问营商:变动已定,不可过贪,见他人亏折,更宜谨守,乃得无咎。
○ 问战征:时本一战可定,闻邻近营队有变,急宜往救,不得坐视。
○ 问婚姻:《震》与《巽》有夫妇之象,想近时即有媒妁来言。
○ 问家宅:震“于其邻”,恐邻宅有震动之象。无咎。
○ 问疾病:病由心魂不安,致目视不明,宜静养。此人无碍,邻人有病,恐难挽也。
○ 问六甲:生男,防有目疾。
【例】 明治十八年某月,友人茂木充实氏,偕其友山田五郎来,谓曰:此人旧事幕府,明治元年上野之役,东军败走,一家脱走,赴奥州磐平城,以双亲并妹托诸友人,率弟赴仙台,历战磐城相马驹峰等处。后仙台藩归降,并为俘掳,下狱东京,既而遇赦,乃往磐平城,寻访双亲与妹。所托友家,亦不知何去,失望而归,遗憾莫释。请一筮以卜所从。筮得《震》之《噬嗑》。
断曰:《震》属东,互卦为《坎》,《坎》属北,就我国舆图而论,东北之方,为宫城、岩手、青森等县,意者其在此乎?《震》得《乾》之一索而成男,《震》男既长,《乾》《坤》退位,想老亲必俱亡矣。《震》之中虚成《离》,《离》再索得女,《离》者,离散也,想其妹,虽《离》尚在也。上爻为无位之地,其地必在边僻。爻辞曰“震索索”,谓遍处搜索,未必能得;“视矍矍”,谓虽或得遇,有相顾惊骇,不能相认。“不于其躬,于其邻”者,想必于邻近之处得其“婚媾”传言也。余就爻象探索之,其方向情节如此。噫!君之二亲不可见,妹则必可遇也。于是其人大感曰:丰后妇人,有天德氏者,能预言未来吉凶,曾往叩之;彼曰:急索不得,缓寻可见。问其地,曰:在东北,地名落合,然终不详其处。今足下占断,语亦相同,当再就东北往探。
【例】 明治二十八年,占我国与朝鲜交际,筮得《震》之《噬嗑》。
断曰:《震》为动,为兴,本有动众兴兵之象。上爻为卦之终,即为事之极。今占我国与朝鲜交际,而得上爻,爻辞曰:“震索索,视矍矍,征凶”,盖朝鲜之国土,久为外邦所要索,朝鲜之国势,早为外邦所疾视,循是以往,不知改图,其国必凶,故曰“征凶”。朝鲜因与清邻,有事于朝鲜,当先有事于清,谓之“震不于其躬,于其邻”。在清以朝鲜为属国,犹婚媾也,若遽与朝鲜为难,清必出而有言,谓之“婚媾有言”。《象传》曰,“震索索,中未得也”,谓清未能有得;又曰“虽凶无咎,畏邻戒也”,谓我国能令清国醒察时事,即可为朝鲜警戒,故虽凶无咎焉。

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Legge: The sixth line, magnetic, shows its subject, amidst the startling movements of the time, in breathless dismay and looking around her with trembling apprehension. If she takes action, there will be evil. If, while the startling movements have not reached her own person and her neighborhood, she were to take precautions, there would be no error, though her relatives might still speak against her.
Wilhelm/Baynes: 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. One's comrades have something to talk about.
Blofeld: Thunder brings disorder and people stare about them in terror. Advancing at
this time brings misfortune. The thunder affects not ourselves but our neighbors -- no error. [We are not to blame for the trouble afflicting them; but, as the commentary on this line indicates, they may think we are to blame and plan reprisals.] A marriage causes gossip.
Liu: Thunder causes trembling and frightened looks. Undertaking -- misfortune. It will not threaten your own body, but it might your neighbor. No blame. There will be gossip about marriage.
Ritsema/Karcher: Shake: twining, twining. Observing: terrorizing, terrorizing.
Chastising: pitfall. Shake: not tending-towards one's body, tending-towards one's neighbor. Without fault. Matrimonial allying possesses words.
Shaughnessy: Thunder is so clapping; looking so scared; to be upright is inauspicious. Thunder is not in his body, but in his neighbor; in going there is no trouble. In confused slander there is talk.
Cleary (1): Movement uneasy, gaze unsteady – an expedition will bring misfortune. The action is not in oneself but in the neighbors; there is no blame. Association involves criticism.
Cleary (2): Thunder is faint; the look is shifty. An expedition leads to misfortune. The thunder does not reach you, but is in the vicinity. There is no blame. Association involves criticism.
Wu: He is wavering in mind and looking anxiously right and left. It will be foreboding to have undertakings. If he can prepare himself well, he will not be affected by the thunderclap that impinges on his neighbor. However, he will be criticized for initiating marriage.

COMMENTARY
Confucius/Legge: Amid the startling movements she has not found out the course of the due mean. Though evil threatens, she will not fall into error. She is afraid of being warned by her neighbors. Wilhelm/Baynes: He has not attained the middle. Misfortune, but no blame. One is warned by the fear for one's neighbor. Blofeld: That thunder brings disorder is indicated by the failure of the middle line of the upper trigram to win supremacy over this top line. Although misfortune arises, we are not to blame. Fear of our neighbors makes us cautious. Ritsema/Karcher: Center not-yet acquired indeed. Although a pitfall, without fault. Dreading the neighbor, a warning indeed. Cleary (2): The thunder is faint – balance has not been attained. Though there is misfortune, there is no blame. Fear nearby is a warning. Wu: “He is wavering,” because he lacks selfconfidence. Despite the perilous situation, he will be free from error if he can learn a lesson from his neighbor.
Legge: Line six is magnetic, and must abide the concluding terrors of the movement. Action on her part is sure to be evil. If she were to take precautions, she might escape with only the censure of her relatives.
NOTES AND PARAPHRASES
Siu: The man has not yet found a moderate course of behavior. He is dismayed at the startling events of the times. Action will lead only to evil under such conditions. He should withdraw, taking appropriate precautions, before the shock has affected him personally. His associates may speak against him, but he should not be concerned.
Wing: The times are full of Shocking occurrences which bring disorder to all of society. You cannot combat the times alone, and all those affected are too confused to react appropriately. Retreat is the best course, although it may bring criticism from others who do not comprehend your actions.
Anthony: We must not let shocking events cause us to vilify the Sage, Fate, God, or the people who have wronged us. Shock brings an end to the old, but also a beginning to the new, even though we encounter many dangers to get there. Meanwhile, we must withdraw from the negative effects of shock.
Wu: If he can learn from the experience of his neighbor and rectify his personal life, he will greatly lessen his losses.
Editor: The "neighbor” in the warning is the fifth line, described as coping with shock reasonably well, though unable, as ruler, to hold the entire hexagram together. Line six is advised to learn from her observation of line five's troubles to remain calm and stationary, out of the fray. In other words, by analyzing the adversity of others, one can avoid making their mistakes. Another way of conveying the same idea is to regard the "relative” who might "speak against” line six as the third line correlate who is forced by her circumstances to take action: because of this, line three is unable to understand why line six cannot support her. The clear message here is one of adopting an unconventional or

independent point of view: survival now depends on not following the crowd. Blofeld, Liu, Ritsema/Karcher and Wu are the only translators who mention "gossip about marriage." Psychologically interpreted, this can mean stress connected with any synthesis of thought
and feeling -- perhaps a new attitude or belief. If this is the only changing line, the new hexagram becomes number twenty-one, Discernment, giving a hint that cold-blooded, dispassionate analysis is the best way to cope with a tricky situation. The devastating impact of this fire can free the mind from its fetters and open the way that leads to the center; but if the conscious mind is not prepared, not strongly built on firm foundations, it may end in catastrophe. In psychological terms the outcome will be dissociation, the division of the mind against itself.
A. Douglas -- The Tarot
A. Forewarned is forearmed. Never act when confused. Differentiate the components of the situation, center your thinking, then act in your own best interests.
B. Despite contrary input (psychological or social), observation, experience and/or common sense counsel self-protection.
March 30, 2001, 4/25/06

Reading principle

This is a study library page, not a complete divination. A full reading still depends on the question, casting time, moving lines, changed hexagram, and evidence chain.