Hexagram 51 of 64

☳☳ The Arousing

Shock repeated; sudden change.

Upper trigram

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Thunder · Zhen

Arousal and shock.

FamilyEldest son
ElementWood

Lower trigram

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Thunder · Zhen

Arousal and shock.

FamilyEldest son
ElementWood

The image

Thunder above, Thunder below.

Thunder over Thunder: arousal and shock meeting arousal and shock.

That combination is the whole meaning of hexagram 51. Nothing about it is arbitrary — change either trigram and you get a different hexagram with a different reading, which is why the 64 form a system rather than a list.

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47 Oppression 48 The Well 49 Revolution 50 The Cauldron 52 Keeping Still 53 Development 54 The Marrying Maiden