The 64 Hexagrams

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The Shock of Thunder

Upper trigram: Thunder · Lower trigram: Thunder

Judgment

Shock brings fear, then composure; keep the essential task rather than pretend immunity.

Image

Thunder above Thunder; from bottom to top: yang, yin, yin, yang, yin, yin.

Identify what must be held and what can be released.

Six lines and their changes

  1. 1 / 6

    Initial fear can lead to a steadier response afterward.

    Move this line → Readiness and Enthusiasm
  2. 2 / 6

    Reach safer ground before pursuing a lost possession.

    Move this line → An Unequal Union
  3. 3 / 6

    A suitable response interrupts bewilderment after the shock.

    Move this line → Abundance at Its Height
  4. 4 / 6

    Shock caught in mud produces agitation without release.

    Move this line → A Return Begins
  5. 5 / 6

    Repeated shocks call for preserving the essential task.

    Move this line → Choosing What to Follow
  6. 6 / 6

    A shock nearby is enough reason to review your own exposure.

    Move this line → Biting through Obstruction

Library links use the structural middle-four transform. Meihua casting applies its separate Heaven/Earth exception to a moving figure.

The Shock of Thunder · Upper trigram / Lower trigram?

Thunder / Thunder. Thunder above Thunder; from bottom to top: yang, yin, yin, yang, yin, yin.

The Shock of Thunder · Move this line?

Change exactly one line, numbered from the bottom. Each of the six links below leads to the resulting figure.

Cast with this figure

Classical source · Traditional symbols offer a perspective for reflection, not a prediction of inevitable events.