夬 → 震
Hexagram 43: Breakthrough → Hexagram 51: The Arousing Thunder
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 2, 3, 5).
Line 2
九二 惕號。莫夜有戎。勿恤。
Nine in the second place means: A cry of alarm. Arms at evening and at night. Fear nothing.
Line 3
九三 壯于頄。有凶。君子夬夬。獨行遇雨。若濡有慍。无咎。
Nine in the third place means: To be powerful in the cheekbones Brings misfortune. The superior man is firmly resolved. He walks alone and is caught in the rain. He is bespattered, And people murmur against him. No blame.
Line 5
九五 莧陸夬夬。中行无咎。
Nine in the fifth place means: In dealing with weeds, Firm resolution is necessary. Walking in the middle Remains free of blame.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
君明主賢，鳴求其友。顯德之政，可以履事。
The lord is wise, the master virtuous; the crane calls out to find its companion. Displaying virtuous governance, one may thereby carry out great works.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Lake risen above heaven sounds as doubled thunder. The ruler is enlightened and the sovereign wise; the crane calls out, seeking its companion. The virtue of such governance becomes visible in policy, enabling one to walk through affairs with confidence. The crane crying in the marshes, its voice heard far across the wilds — this is the Shijing image of hidden talent recognized and called forth. When ruler and minister find each other, governance gains both vision and execution. From Breakthrough to the Arousing, the decisive stroke reverberates as thunder upon thunder. Repeated shock demands self-examination and moral reckoning, but when the thunder encounters a worthy listener, it becomes a call and answer — the crane's cry met by its friend's reply, transforming fear into fellowship.
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