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HEXAGRAM 51 – Chen – The Arousing (Shock, Thunder)

Above    CHEN    THE AROUSING, THUNDER

Below    CHEN    THE AROUSING, THUNDER

The hexagram Chen represents the eldest son,

who seizes rule with

• energy and
  
• power.
  

A yang line

• develops below two yin lines and
  
• presses upward forcibly.
  

This movement is so violent that it arouses terror.

It is symbolized by thunder, which

• bursts forth from the earth and by its shock
  
• causes fear and trembling.
  

 

THE JUDGMENT

• Shock brings success.
  
• Shock comes-oh, oh!
  

Laughing words-ha, ha!

• The shock terrifies for a hundred miles, And
  
• he does not let fall the sacrificial spoon and chalice.
  

The shock that comes from the manifestation of God

within the depths of the earth

makes man afraid,

but this fear of God is good,

for joy and merriment can follow upon it.

When

• a man has learned within his heart what fear and trembling mean,
  
• he is safeguarded against any terror produced by outside influences.
  

Let the thunder roll and spread terror a hundred miles around:

• he remains so composed and reverent in spirit
  

that

• the sacrificial rite is not interrupted.
  

This is the spirit that must animate leaders and rulers of men –

• a profound inner seriousness from which
  
• all outer terrors glance off harmlessly.
  

 

THE IMAGE

Thunder repeated: the image of SHOCK.

Thus in fear and trembling

The superior man

• sets his life in order And
  
• examines himself.
  

The shock of continuing thunder brings

• fear and
  
• trembling.
  

The superior man

• is always filled with reverence at the manifestation of God;
  

he

• sets his life in order and
  
• searches his heart,
  

lest it harbor any secret opposition to the will of God.

Thus

• reverence is the foundation of true culture.
  

 

THE LINES

 

Six at the top means:

Shock brings

ruin and

terrified gazing around.

Going ahead brings misfortune.

If it

• has not yet touched one’s own body
  

But

• has reached one’s neighbor first,
  

There is no blame.

One’s comrades have something to talk about.

When inner shock is at its height,

it robs a man of

• reflection and
  
• clarity of vision.
  

In such a state of shock

it is of course impossible to act with presence of mind.

Then

the right thing is to keep still

until composure and clarity are restored.

But this a man can do only

when he himself is not yet infected by the agitation,

although its disastrous effects are already visible in those around him.

If

• he withdraws from the affair in time,
  
• he remains free of mistakes and injury.
  

But his comrades,

who no longer heed any warning,

will in their excitement certainly be displeased with him.

However,

he must not take this into account.

 

 

MOVING HEXAGRAM

 

 

HEXAGRAM 21 – Shih Ho – Biting Through

Above    LI    THE CLINGING, FIRE

Below    CHEN    THE AROIUSING, THUNDER

This hexagram represents an open mouth (cf. hexagram 27)

with an obstruction (in the fourth place) between the teeth.

As a result the lips cannot meet.

To bring them together one must bite energetically through the obstacle.

Since the hexagram is made up of the trigrams for thunder and for lightning,

it indicates how obstacles are forcibly removed in nature.

• Energetic biting through overcomes the obstacle that prevents joining of the lips;
  
• the storm with its thunder and lightning overcomes the disturbing tension in nature.
  
• Recourse to law and penalties overcomes the disturbances of harmonious social life
  

  caused by
  

  • criminals and
    
  • slanderers.
    

The theme of this hexagram is a criminal lawsuit,

in contradistinction to that of Sung, CONFLICT (6), which refers to civil suits.

 

THE JUDGMENT

BITING THROUGH has success.

It is favorable to let justice be administered.

When an obstacle to union arises,

energetic biting through brings success.

This is true in all situations.

Whenever unity cannot be established,

the obstruction is due to a talebearer and traitor who is interfering and blocking the way.

To prevent permanent injury,

vigorous measures must be taken at once.

Deliberate obstruction of this sort does not vanish of its own accord.

Judgment and punishment are required to deter or obviate it.

However,

it is important to proceed in the right way.

The hexagram combines

• Li, clarity, and
  
• Chen, excitement.
  

• Li is yielding,
  
• Chen is hard.
  

Unqualified hardness and excitement

would be too violent in meting out punishment;

unqualified clarity and gentleness

would be too weak.

The two together create the just measure.

It is of moment that

• the man who makes the decisions (represented by the fifth line) is gentle by nature,
  

while

• he commands respect by his conduct in his position.
  

 

THE IMAGE

Thunder and lightning: The image Of BITING THROUGH.

Thus

the kings of former times

made firm the laws

Through clearly defined penalties.

Penalties are the individual applications of the law.

The laws specify the penalties.

• Clarity prevails when mild and severe penalties are clearly differentiated,
  
• according to the nature of the crimes.
  
  • This is symbolized by the clarity of lightning.
    
• The law is strengthened by a just application of penalties.
  
  • This is symbolized by the terror of thunder.
    

This clarity and severity have the effect of instilling respect;

it is not that the penalties are ends in themselves.

• The obstructions in the social life of man increase when there is
  
  • lack of clarity in the penal codes and
    
  • slackness in executing them.
    
• The only way to strengthen the law is
  
  • to make it clear and
    
  • to make penalties certain and swift.
    

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