The I Ching Speaks!

     51.  Ch^en / The Arousing (Shock, Thunder)

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          ---- ----     above     Ch^en   The Arousing, Thunder
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          ---- ----     below     Ch^en   The Arousing, Thunder
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     The Judgement

          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.

     The Image

          Thunder repeated: the image of Shock.
          Thus in fear and trembling
          The superior man sets his life in order
          And examines himself.

     The Lines

     ()   Nine at the beginning means:
          Shock comes--oh, oh!
          Then follow laughing words--ha, ha!
          Good fortune.

          Six in the second place means:
          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.


     40.  Hsieh / Deliverance

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          ---- ----     above     Ch^en   The Arousing, Thunder
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          ----------     below     K'an   The Abysmal, Water
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     The Judgement

          Deliverance. The southwest furthers.
          If there is no longer anything where one has to go,
          Return brings good fortune.
          If there is still something where one has to go,
          Hastening brings good fortune.

     The Image

          Thunder and rain set in:
          The image of Deliverance.
          Thus the superior man pardons mistakes
          And forgives misdeeds.