Contemporary Interpretation
Intuitive knowledge
for yet more determination
Clear determination
Means
To disengage
From things
And give room
To intuitive knowledge:
For yet more
Determination.
Follow the Path of the Dao: A Western Approximation
The Hexagram's Inner Trigrams
Upper Trigram: Zhen, Thunder
2nd Core Character: Kan, Water
1st Core Character: Gen, Mountain
Lower Trigram: Zhen, Thunder
The Hexagram's Inner Trigrams in the Context of Yin and Yang
Changes and Impulses
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Arousing (51) signifies to start, to rise.
The image
Continuous thunder: the image of arousing. Thus in fear and trembling the the superior man makes his life right and examines himself.
The judgement
The arousing brings success. The arousing comes: Hu, Hu! Laughing words: Ha, Ha! The arousing terrifies for a hundred miles, yet he shall not let fall sacrificial spoon and chalice.Full text of Richard Wilhelm's 1924 translation by Cary F. Baynes
- Hexagram 50 → hexagram 51 → hexagram 52
- GB41 (A Foot Growing out of Winter's Tears)
- Late Summer
- XVI The Tower and Ten of Swords