歸妹
The Marrying Maiden
HEXAGRAM 54 · GUĪ MÈI
ABOVE☳震Thunder
BELOW☱兌the Lake
THE JUDGEMENT
The Marrying Maiden. Undertakings bring misfortune. Nothing that furthers.
THE IMAGE
Above the lake is thunder: the image of the Marrying Maiden. Thus the noble one, through the permanence of the end, understands the transitory.
THE LINES
Nine at the beginningThe maiden given in marriage as a concubine. A lame man who can walk: to undertake something brings good fortune.
Nine in the second placeA one-eyed man who can see: the perseverance of a solitary man is favorable.
Six in the third placeThe maiden who marries as a servant: she is given in marriage as a concubine.
Nine in the fourth placeThe marrying maiden overpasses the term: a late marriage comes in its own time.
Six in the fifth placeThe sovereign I gives his daughter in marriage: the garments of the princess were less splendid than those of the concubine. The moon that is nearly full brings good fortune.
Six at the topThe woman holds the basket, but there is no fruit; the man slaughters the sheep, but no blood flows: nothing is favorable.
KEYWORDS
subordinationrelationshipsproprietydutypatience