51. Shock · 震 九四

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In practice

You can't see clearly what's holding you back, so the things you do don't settle matters. It's a time to wait until conditions change.

The poetry

Thunder sinks into the mud.

九四:震遂泥。

象曰:震遂泥,未光也。

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