Zan intimates that (under its conditions) there will be great progress and success. The advantage will be found in firm correctness. (When the thunder rolls), let (the subject of the hexagram) be in a state of apprehensive caution, and (he will be fortunate) even after he has been a hundred li off (from the startling phenomenon), and can (still) grasp his sacrificial ladle and chalice (as he was wont to do).
The first NINE, undivided, shows its subject, when the movement is approaching, in a state of apprehensive caution. There will (in the end) be good fortune.
The second SIX, divided, shows its subject, when the movement is perilous, feeling it so, and that he has lost his valuable possessions. He hastens up to the nine in the fifth line, and is then relieved and recovers them. Let him not, however, lightly think (that he will be successful in his object).
The third SIX, divided, shows its subject distraught amidst the startling movements. If he go forward, there will be misfortune.
The fourth NINE, undivided, shows its subject at the risk of falling into the mud. If he is then at the head of a movement, he will thereby suffer injury.
The fifth SIX, divided, shows its subject going and coming amid the startling movements, and that at last he will attain his object, while his like-minded (associates) will suffer misfortune.
The topmost SIX, divided, shows its subject amid the startling movements, and confusedly distressed. If he set himself to amend his errors, there will be good fortune. © 2026 I-Ching Divination. All rights reserved.