I Ching 易經
The 64 Hexagrams / 16
Hexagram 16 · ䷏

Enthusiasm

豫 · Yù
Upper Thunder 震Lower Earth 坤

The Judgment · 卦辭

利建侯行師。
Yü indicates that, (in the state which it implies), feudal princes may be set up, and the hosts put in motion, with advantage.

The Image · 大象

雷出地奮,豫。先王以作樂崇德,殷薦之上帝,以配祖考。
(The trigrams for) the earth and thunder issuing from it with its crashing noise form Yü. The ancient kings, in accordance with this, composed their music and did honour to virtue, presenting it especially and most grandly to God, when they associated with Him (at the service) their highest ancestor and their father.
Plain-English Meaning

Enthusiasm. Energy and inspiration are rising; use them to rally support and act in harmony.

The Judgment

Enthusiasm favours setting things in motion and gathering helpers.

The Image

Like thunder bursting from the earth, celebrate and honour what truly matters.
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The Lines · 爻辭
English: James Legge (1882), public domain · Text · Image (Appendix II), sacred-texts.com.
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