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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 in the second place means:

Shock comes bringing danger.

A hundred thousand times

You

• lose your treasures And
  
• must climb the nine hills.
  

Do not go in pursuit of them.

After seven days you will get them back again.

This pictures a situation in which

• a shock endangers a man and
  
• he suffers great losses.
  

Resistance

• would be contrary to the movement of the time and
  
• for this reason unsuccessful.
  

Therefore

he must simply

• retreat to heights inaccessible to the threatening forces of danger.
  

He must

• accept his loss of property without worrying too much about it.
  

When the time of shock and upheaval

that has robbed him of his possessions has passed,

he

• will get them back again without going in pursuit of them.
  

 

 

MOVING HEXAGRAM

 

 

HEXAGRAM 54 – Kuei Mei – The Marrying Maiden

Above    Chen    THE AROUSING, THUNDER

Below    TUI    THE JOYOUS, LAKE

Above we have

• Chen, the eldest son, and below,
  
• Tui, the youngest daughter.
  

• The man leads and
  
• the girl follows him in gladness.
  

The picture is that of the entrance of the girl into her husband’s house.

In all, there are four hexagrams depicting

the relationship between husband and wife.

1. Hsien, INFLUENCE (31), describes
   

   the attraction that a young couple has for each other;
   

2. Heng, DURATION (32),
   

   portrays the permanent relationships of marriage;
   

3. Chien, DEVELOPMENT (53),
   

   reflects the protracted, ceremonious procedures attending the arrangement of a proper marriage; finally,
   

4. Kuei Mei, THE MARRYING MAIDEN,
   

   shows a young girl under the guidance of an older man who marries her. (1)
   

 

THE JUDGMENT

THE MARRYING MAIDEN.

Undertakings bring misfortune.

Nothing that would further.

A girl who

• is taken into the family,
  
• but not as the chief wife,
  

must behave with special caution and reserve.

She must not take it upon herself to supplant the mistress of the house,

for that would

• mean disorder and
  
• lead to untenable relationships.
  

The same is true of all voluntary relationships between human beings.

While

legally regulated relationships

• evince a fixed connection between
  
  • duties and
    
  • rights,
    

relationships based on personal inclination

• depend in the long run entirely on tactful reserve.
  

Affection as the essential principle of relatedness

is of the greatest importance in all relationships in the world.

For

the union of heaven and earth is the origin of the whole of nature.

Among human beings likewise,

spontaneous affection is the all-inclusive principle of union.

 

THE IMAGE

Thunder over the lake: The image of THE MARRYING MAIDEN.

Thus

the superior man

Understands the transitory

In the light of the eternity of the end.

Thunder stirs the water of the lake,

which follows it in shimmering waves.

This symbolizes the girl who follows the man of her choice.

But

every relationship between individuals

• bears within it the danger that wrong turns may be taken,
  
• leading to endless misunderstandings and disagreements.
  

Therefore

it is necessary constantly to remain mindful of the end.

If

• we permit ourselves to drift along,
  
  • we come together and
    
  • are parted again as the day may determine.
    

If on the other hand

• a man fixes his mind on an end that endures,
  
  • he will succeed in avoiding the reefs
    

    that confront the closer relationships of people.
    

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