I Ching · Hexagram 51
Zhèn: The Arousing
Thunder upon thunder: a shock that shakes everyone. Zhen is the jolt that wakes you up; once the fear passes, it leaves you more alert and steady.
- Keywords
- Shock, awakening, fear, composure
- Upper trigram
- Thunder (Zhen)
- Lower trigram
- Thunder (Zhen)
- Advice
- Let the shock pass, then look calmly at what it showed you.
Changing lines
When you cast this hexagram, any changing line is turning into its opposite: yang into yin, or yin into yang. Changing them gives a second hexagram that suggests where things are heading. Hexagram meanings are a starting point for reflection, not predictions.