Hexagram 51 Line 6: 上六
Position: Line 6 (Upper Trigram)上六 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: inauspicious
Classical Chinese Text
上六 震索索。視矍矍。征凶。震不于其躬。于其鄰。无咎。婚媾有言。
震zhènthe thunder
索suǒstartles
索suǒand confuses
視shìlooking
矍juéin wild-eyed
矍juéin terror
征zhēngto expedite
凶xiōngis foreboding
震zhènthe thunder
不bùis not
于yúin
其qíone's (own)
躬gōngbeing
于yúbut merely in
其qíone's (own)
鄰línneighborhood
無wúthere is no
咎jiùblame
婚hūneven a
媾gòusuitor
有yǒuwill
言yántalk
Line Commentary
Shock brings ruin and terrified gazing around. Going ahead brings misfortune. If it has not yet touched your own body but has reached your neighbor first, there is no blame. Your comrades have something to talk about. When inner shock is at its height, it robs you of reflection and clarity of vision. Keep still until composure and clarity are restored. This you can do only when you yourself are not yet infected by the agitation, though its disastrous effects are visible in those around you.
When This Line Changes
If Line 6 changes, Hexagram 51 Zhen (The Arousing) transforms into Hexagram 21 Shi He (Biting Through).
Parent Hexagram
The Arousing
Zhen震 (51)
Thunder (震) over Thunder (震)
Upper Trigram: ☳ Thunder | Lower Trigram: ☳ Thunder