Thunderclap
zhèn · Thunder over ThunderLet the shock pass through you, and keep hold of your duties.
亨。震來虩虩，笑言啞啞。震驚百里，不喪匕鬯。
Thunder rolls in and everyone flinches, then laughter follows. It startles a hundred miles around, yet the one holding the ritual ladle and wine spills nothing. Shock opens the way if you keep your composure.
The six lines
初九：震來虩虩，後笑言啞啞，吉。
Thunder comes and you tremble; afterward you laugh and talk again. Fear that is felt and then released leads somewhere good.
六二：震來厲，億喪貝，躋于九陵，勿逐，七日得。
Thunder brings danger and you may lose your valuables. Climb to high ground. Do not chase what is gone; seven days may bring it back.
六三：震蘇蘇，震行无眚。
Thunder leaves you dazed and unsteady. Let the shock move you to act, and you can get through without harm.
九四：震遂泥。
Thunder falls and sinks into mud. The force gets bogged down; look at what is holding you stuck.
六五：震往來厲，億无喪，有事。
Thunder comes and goes, and every move carries danger. Yet nothing essential is lost if you stay with the task at hand.
上六：震索索，視矍矍，征凶。震不于其躬，于其鄰，无咎。婚媾有言。
Shaken and wild-eyed, pressing ahead brings trouble. Take warning while it strikes your neighbor, not you, and you stay blameless. In-laws may still grumble.
The I Ching is a tool for reflection. Do not use it as the basis for medical, legal or money decisions.