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Following

隨 · Suí

Judgment

元亨利貞。无咎。

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澤中有雷，隨。君子以嚮晦入宴息。

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Correspondences

Suí (隨) — Following
Judgment
隨suífollowing; succeed, comply, going along
元yuánmost; first-rate, supreme, excellent
亨hēngfulfilling; fulfillment, satisfaction, success
利lìworthwhile, rewarding, beneficial
貞zhēnto be persistent, loyal, dedicated, steadfast
無wúno; not; nothing; without, with no; avoid
咎jiùblame; wrong; mistake, error
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澤zéa lake, pool, pond, marsh
中zhōngwithin, inside; in the middle, midst of
有yǒuis, there is
雷léithunder
隨suífollowing
君jūnnoble, worthy, honored
子zǐyoung one, heir, disciple
以yǐaccordingly, therefore, thus
嚮xiàngat, towards; approach, face, nearing
晦huìnightfall, dusk, dark, darkness, twilight
入rùgoes indoors, inside, within
宴yànto dine, feast; for leisure, refreshment, quiet
息xīand relax; rest; relaxation, repose, pause
Line 1
官guānthe standards, objectives; authority, rulers
有yǒuwill; is, are
渝yúchange; changing; being revised, amended
貞zhēnpersistence, resolve, loyalty, commitment
吉jípromising, auspicious, opportune, timely
出chūleaving, departing; going out of, beyond
門ména outer gate, doorway
交jiāoto communicate, interact, interrelate, share
有yǒuhas, holds; will have, hold
功gōngmerit, worth, effect, benefit, tangible value
Line 2
係xìattached, bound, tied, belonging to
小xiǎoa little, small, young
子zǐchild, young one
失shīlosing, neglecting, giving up, dismissing
丈zhàngthe senior, elder, older, grown; maturity
夫fūgentleman; the one, those of, who is
Line 3
係xìattached, bound, tied, belonging to
丈zhàngthe senior elder, older, grown; maturity
夫fūgentleman; the one, those of, who is
失shīlosing, neglecting, giving up, dismissing
小xiǎoa little, small, young
子zǐchild, young one
隨suífollow, succeed, complying; going along
有yǒuassumes, becomes, will become; comes to be
求qiúa quest, search, desire for; seeking of
得dégain, attainment, possessions, security
利lìworthwhile, gainful; warranting
居jūto abide in, maintain, practice; abiding
貞zhēnpersistence, resolve, firmness, the truth
Line 4
隨suífollow, succeed, complying; going along
有yǒuhas; to have; achieve, attain, gain, finds
獲huòsuccess, gain, prizes seized in a hunt
貞zhēnpersistence, resolve, focus, constancy
凶xiōngunfortunate, inauspicious, has pitfalls
有yǒube, staying; have, find; remember
孚fútrue, sincerely; confidence; to trust
在zàion, in; to
道dàoa way, course, path, principle, process
以yǐin order to be; using, with, through
明míngclear, lucid, aware; clarity, light, intelligence
何héwhere is, what is; how is there
咎jiùthe blame, error, wrong, harm?
Line 5
孚fútrust, relying; confidence, faith, belief
于yúin; on; with respect to
嘉jiāexcellence, quality; the excellent, credible
吉jípromising, auspicious, opportune, timely
Line 6
拘jūseize, capture, catch, lay hold of, arrest them
係xìand bind, restrain, tie; tie up
之zhīthem, these, this, it
乃nǎiand then, now, after this
從cóngfollow, attend, comply by, with
維wéiholding fast, restrained; tight, securely
之zhīthem, these, this, it
王wángthe Sovereign, king, ruler
用yòngwill make, present, offer, performs
亨hēngfulfillment, offering, sacrifice, tributes
于yúto, by, on, at, beside
西xīthe Western (the site of the Zhou
山shānMountain ancestral shrine)
firm
I-Ching, Hexagram 17 — WikipediaThe I-Ching or Book of Changes — Wilhelm/Baynes, Princeton University Press
Ehwaz (ᛖ) — Horse, Partnership, Loyal Movement

Suí (Following): thunder below lake, willing movement in response to another. Jiàn (Development): wind over mountain, gradual advance like wild geese in formation. Ehwaz is the horse as partner, not possession — rider and mount moving as one. Both hexagrams describe progress through partnership rather than solo effort.

probable
Ehwaz — WikipediaElder Futhark — Wikipedia
Thunder (☳) — Arousing

One of the eight fundamental trigrams. Thunder (☳) represents Arousing — the shock of movement that initiates action. A single yang line erupts beneath two yin lines, the first son, the sudden awakening that sets things in motion.

firm
Bagua — WikipediaThe I-Ching or Book of Changes — Wilhelm/Baynes, Princeton University Press
Lake (☱) — Joyous

One of the eight fundamental trigrams. Lake (☱) represents Joyous — open expressiveness, shared delight, and the pleasure of communication. A yin line opens above two yang lines, the youngest daughter, the smile that invites.

firm
Bagua — WikipediaThe I-Ching or Book of Changes — Wilhelm/Baynes, Princeton University Press
Sraosha — Obedience, Hearkening, the Guardian of Prayer

Sraosha is the yazata of 'hearkening' — not passive obedience but active listening, the discipline of attending to the divine voice. He guards the soul for three nights after death and escorts it to the Chinvat Bridge. Hex 17 (Following) captures his essential quality: lake below thunder, the joy of following what is worthy. Following is not submission — it is recognition. Hex 57 (The Gentle) is wind's penetrating attention: the influence that enters everywhere without force, the ear that hears what is not spoken aloud. Sraosha is the spiritual capacity for reception — the willingness to be instructed by what is greater than oneself.

speculative
Sraosha — WikipediaYazata — WikipediaZoroastrianism — Britannica

Traditions

I-ChingElder FutharkZoroastrianism

Marginalia — Cross-References

20Contemplation
32Duration

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