Hexagram 51 Line 3: 六三
Position: Line 3 (Lower Trigram)六三 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
六三 震蘇蘇。震行无眚。
震zhènthe thunder
蘇sūawakens
蘇sūand revives
震zhènbe aroused
行xíngto movement
無wúand
眚shěngto distress
Line Commentary
Shock comes and makes one distraught. If shock spurs to action, one remains free of misfortune. Three kinds of shock: heaven's thunder, fate's blows, the shock of the heart. In times of shock, presence of mind is all too easily lost; one overlooks opportunities and mutely lets fate take its course. But if you allow the shocks to induce movement within your mind, you will overcome external blows with little effort.
When This Line Changes
If Line 3 changes, Hexagram 51 Zhen (The Arousing) transforms into Hexagram 55 Feng (Abundance).
Parent Hexagram
The Arousing
Zhen震 (51)
Thunder (震) over Thunder (震)
Upper Trigram: ☳ Thunder | Lower Trigram: ☳ Thunder