Hexagram 54

歸妹 Guī Mèi

The Marrying Maiden

Also: Converting the Maiden, Returning Maiden

☳ Thunder over ☱ Lake

The Judgment

The Marrying Maiden. Undertakings bring misfortune. Nothing that would further.

The Image

Thunder over the lake: the image of the Marrying Maiden. Thus the superior person understands the transitory in the light of the eternity of the end.

The Lines

Line 1

The marrying maiden as a concubine. A lame person can tread. Undertakings bring good fortune.

Line 2

A one-eyed person who can see. The perseverance of a solitary furthers.

Line 3

The marrying maiden as a slave. She marries as a concubine.

Line 4

The marrying maiden draws out the allotted time. A late marriage comes in due course.

Line 5

The sovereign I gave his daughter in marriage. The embroidered garments of the princess were not as gorgeous as those of the servingmaid. The moon that is nearly full brings good fortune.

Line 6

The woman holds the basket, but there are no fruits in it. The man stabs the sheep, but no blood flows. Nothing that acts to further.

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