Zhen, six in the third placeHexagram 51, line 3 · Zhen (Thunder) · changing to 55
The line
In plain wordsThe thunder leaves you scattered and helpless. If you use that fear to act quickly and correct what is wrong, there will be no disaster.
The Image commentary on this line
震蘇蘇，位不當也。
"Thunder leaves one dazed": it is not in its proper place.
The small Image commentary is the earliest explanation of the line texts. It usually explains a line from its position: where it stands, whether it holds the center, and which line answers it.
Verdict
平Neutral. Neither good nor bad. Do your part, correct mistakes, and nothing will go wrong.
How to read good fortune, misfortune, regret, humiliation and no blame →
Asking about work, love or money
- Work
- This shock has left you at a loss, and it also shows that your position and your methods were never quite right. Don't freeze where you stand. Use the fear to make changes quickly; once you change, nothing bad will come of it.
- Love
- Something has shaken you so badly that you don't know what to do. Don't just panic; use the jolt to put things right quickly: apologize where you should, and pull out of a place you shouldn't be. Then nothing serious will come of it.
- Money
- A piece of news throws you into a panic, and you realize your money has been in the wrong places. Don't sit there stunned. Use the fear to adjust quickly: take back what should be taken back and stop the spending that should stop, and no disaster will come.
This is how to read it when this is the only changing line. With several changing lines, first see which text governs; for the hexagram as a whole, see Zhen.
Line position
A yin line in a yang place: it is not in its proper place. Its partner is the top line, which is also yin, so there is no answer from it.
Third place: the top of the lower trigram, a place of risk. A moment of transition. Be on guard.
When you get this line
If this is the only changing line in your cast (three inscribed sides, old yin), this line is your answer. The primary hexagram is Zhen (Thunder); when this line changes it becomes Feng (Abundance): hexagram 51 changing to 55.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Feng (Abundance)
This is the very height. Use it well, and know that what peaks will decline.