震 → 豫

Commentary

Thunder doubled transforms into thunder over earth: from pure shock to marshalled enthusiasm. Metal essence blazes in fury, its belt-hooks spanning from south to north. Tigers pace before a towering arsenal, sheltering beneath the trees, while two tigers face off and crossbows fill the open field. The imagery is entirely martial — gleaming weapons, prowling predators, massed archery. The 'two tigers confronting each other' (兩虎相拒) is a classical metaphor for two great powers locked in standoff. From The Arousing to Enthusiasm, thunder emerging from the earth, the verse depicts the moment when latent military energy bursts forth in organized display. Enthusiasm here is not joy but mobilization — the coordinated thunder that shakes the ground when armies finally march.