Line 06
Top Six
The woman carries the basket, but there is no fruit. The man cuts the sheep, but there is no blood. Nothing is favorable.
Corresponds to line 3
Commentary
Top Six has no substance, so it carries an empty basket.
54
歸妹
Guī Mèi
Hexagram 54: The Marrying Maiden
彖 · Tuan
Judgment
Going forward brings Misfortune. Nothing is favorable.
Judgment Commentary · 彖傳
Marrying Maiden is the great meaning of Heaven and Earth. If Heaven and Earth do not join, the ten thousand things do not arise. Marrying Maiden marks the end and beginning of human life. Delighted, and therefore moving: this is Marrying Maiden. Going forward brings Misfortune because the place is not appropriate. Nothing is favorable because the yielding rides the firm.
象 · Xiang
Image
Thunder above the lake: Marrying Maiden. The Noble One keeps the end in view and recognizes what wears out.
六爻 · Six Lines
Lines
Line 05
Six in the Fifth
Di Yi marries off the younger sister. The lady's sleeves are not as fine as the younger sister's sleeves. The moon is nearly full. Good fortune.
Central Corresponds to line 2
Commentary
Di Yi marries off the younger sister, and the younger sister's sleeves are finer. The place is centered, so she proceeds through nobility.
Line 04
Nine in the Fourth
The Marrying Maiden misses the time. A delayed marriage has its proper time.
Corresponds to line 1
Commentary
The aim in missing the time is to wait and then move.
Line 03
Six in the Third
The Marrying Maiden is kept waiting. She turns back and marries as the younger sister.
Corresponds to line 6
Commentary
Being kept waiting means the place is not appropriate.
Line 02
Nine in the Second
The one-eyed can still see. Favorable for the secluded person's perseverance.
Central Corresponds to line 5
Commentary
It is favorable for the secluded person's perseverance because what is usual has not yet changed.
Line 01
Initial Nine
The Marrying Maiden goes as the younger sister. The lame can still walk. Going forward brings Good fortune.
Corresponds to line 4
Commentary
Going as the younger sister follows the regular way. The lame can walk, and Good fortune comes through mutual succession.
卦象 · Guà Xiàng
Trigrams
Ruling trigram
Tui
