Hexagram 51 Line 5: 六五
Position: Line 5 (Upper Trigram)六五 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: danger
Classical Chinese Text
六五 震往來厲。意无喪有事。
震zhènthe thunder
往wǎngin
來láiand
厲lìis difficult
意yìthe meaning
無wúis not
喪sànglost
有yǒuhaving
事shìwork to do
Line Commentary
Shock goes hither and thither. Danger. However, nothing at all is lost. Yet there are things to be done. Not a single shock but repeated shocks with no breathing space between. Nonetheless, the shock causes no loss because you take care to stay in the center of movement and are spared the fate of being helplessly tossed about.
When This Line Changes
If Line 5 changes, Hexagram 51 Zhen (The Arousing) transforms into Hexagram 17 Sui (Following).
Parent Hexagram
The Arousing
Zhen震 (51)
Thunder (震) over Thunder (震)
Upper Trigram: ☳ Thunder | Lower Trigram: ☳ Thunder