ASK ROASTIE

BAD ADVICE. GOOD TIMING.

HEXAGRAM 51 OF 64 THUNDER OVER THUNDER

THE AROUSING

震 Zhèn

shock, thunder, terror then laughter, awakening, composure under alarm

ROASTIE

The Arousing. Thunder over Thunder, shock, terror, then laughing and talking. The book says the shaking goes a hundred miles and the ladle doesn't spill. Something is about to scare the life out of you, and the test is whether you keep hold of the spoon. You will not keep hold of the spoon. You'll scream, then post, then say it was funny. Ya roasted!

THE JUDGMENT

Success. Thunder comes with cries of terror, then laughter and talk. It shakes a hundred miles, yet the ladle of wine is not dropped.

THE LINES, BOTTOM TO TOP

  1. Line 1 Thunder comes with cries of terror; then laughter and talk; good fortune.
  2. Line 2 Thunder comes with danger; treasures lost, climbing the nine hills; do not chase them, in seven days they are back.
  3. Line 3 Thunder leaves him distraught; if the shock makes him act, no mistake.
  4. Line 4 Thunder, and he sinks down into the mud and cannot move.
  5. Line 5 Thunder comes and goes, with danger; but nothing is lost, and there is work to do.
  6. Line 6 Thunder leaves him trembling and looking about; acting brings misfortune; it hits the neighbor, not him, no mistake; talk of a marriage.
THROW YOUR OWN ALL SIXTY-FOUR

Text: the I Ching, after James Legge's 1882 translation, public domain, trimmed into plain English. The take: a coffee bean, licensed in nothing.