震
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Judgment亨。震来虩虩，笑言哑哑。震惊百里，不丧匕鬯。
In plain wordsSuccess. When thunder comes people are alarmed, yet afterward they can laugh and talk; the thunder startles for a hundred li, yet the ritual ladle is not dropped. Meeting sudden events calmly lets one turn danger into safety.
The imageThunder above, thunder below: peal after peal, startling and frightening.
A hint for youWhen something sudden happens, steady your breathing and pace first, and do not trip over yourself. Looking back, such scares often turn out to be what makes you more grounded.
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- 初九震来虩虩，后笑言哑哑，吉。The first line, undivided, shows its subject, when the movement approaches, looking out and around with apprehension, and afterwards smiling and talking cheerfully. There will be good fortune.
- 六二震来厉，亿丧贝，跻于九陵，勿逐，七日得。The second line, divided, shows its subject, when the movement approaches, in a position of peril. He judges it better to let go the articles (in his possession), and to ascend a very lofty height. There is no occasion for him to pursue after (the things he has let go); in seven days he will find them.
- 六三震苏苏，震行无眚。The third line, divided, shows its subject distraught amid the startling movements going on. If those movements excite him to (right) action, there will be no mistake.
- 九四震遂泥。The fourth line, undivided, shows its subject, amid the startling movements, supinely sinking (deeper) in the mud.
- 六五震往来厉，亿无丧，有事。The fifth line, divided, shows its subject going and coming amidst the startling movements (of the time), and always in peril; but perhaps he will not incur loss, and find business (which he can accomplish).
- 上六震索索，视矍矍，征凶。震不于其躬，于其邻，无咎。婚媾有言。The topmost line, divided, shows its subject, amidst the startling movements (of the time), in breathless dismay and looking round him with trembling apprehension. If he take action, there will be evil. If, while the startling movements have not reached his own person and his neighbourhood, (he were to take precautions), there would be no error, though his relatives might (still) speak against him.
Shock; stay composed
For entertainment and self-reflection only