Shock becomes Leaving Behind

What to read, in order

Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.

1. ●Line 2 of 33 Leaving Behind, which stays still

   If you leave behind what doesn't serve you and hold fast to what is fair and right, you'll reach your goals in the end.

   Bound with the hide of a yellow ox: no one can work it loose.

2. ●Line 4 of 33 Leaving Behind, which stays still

   You need to leave this road behind without clinging and without regret, sure that it's the right thing. Otherwise, even if you let go, a grieving heart will keep you from opening up to what's new.

   A retreat with affection. For the noble person, good fortune; for the petty person, not so.

3. The judgment of 51 Shock

   When unexpected situations come along that would frighten others, keep control and act calmly, without losing your composure. This attitude will get you results in what you want and let you succeed where others fail.

   Success. Thunder comes, and there is dread; then laughter and easy talk. The thunder alarms a hundred leagues around, yet neither the ladle nor the sacrificial wine is let fall.

4. Line 1 of 51 Shock

   You see what's coming before it happens. That makes you worry ahead of time, but it also sets you looking for solutions, so when others start to worry, you'll already be focused on solving things.

   Thunder comes, and there is dread; afterward, laughter and easy talk. Good fortune.

5. Line 3 of 51 Shock

   The blows you're taking right now aren't caused by fate. They come more from within, and that makes things harder. Once you realize this, you'll make the corrections and resolve the situation.

   Thunder that stuns and stuns. If thunder sets one going, no disaster.

6. Line 5 of 51 Shock

   Obstacles come one after another and seem endless. Still, staying connected to your center and true to your purpose will keep you from losses.

   Thunder going and coming: danger. Of much, nothing is lost; there is a duty to carry out.

7. Line 6 of 51 Shock

   Your main enemy now is a lack of calm: catching the worry that fills the air over situations that aren't affecting you. If you can step away from that atmosphere and return to your center, things will settle.

   Thunder, shiver upon shiver; the eyes restless and lost. Setting out brings misfortune. The thunder strikes not oneself but the neighbor: no fault. Over the marriage there will be talk.

8. The judgment of 33 Leaving Behind

   Leaving a path behind or stepping back right now isn't a bad thing. On the contrary, it will help you recover your strength and think carefully about the situation and how to set it right. Sometimes what looks like a loss turns into a gain, if you can let go of what isn't good for you and then pick up again in the right direction.

   Success. In small things, constancy is favorable.

The trigrams

The way back

Other transformations of Shock

• → 46Going Uplines 1, 2, 3, and 4
• → 28Excesseslines 1, 2, 3, and 5
• → 29Waterlines 1, 2, 4, and 5
• → 39Held Backlines 1, 3, 4, and 5
• → 5Inactionlines 2, 3, 4, and 5
• → 50The Vessel of Nourishmentlines 1, 2, 3, and 6
• → 4Immaturitylines 1, 2, 4, and 6
• → 52Abidinglines 1, 3, 4, and 6
• → 26Great Achievementslines 2, 3, 4, and 6
• → 6Conflictlines 1, 2, 5, and 6
• → 1Activitylines 2, 3, 5, and 6
• → 20Observinglines 1, 4, 5, and 6
• → 61Inner Integritylines 2, 4, 5, and 6
• → 37The Tribelines 3, 4, 5, and 6