Kuei Mei — The Marrying Maiden
Kuei Mei — The Marrying Maiden
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The Judgement
THE MARRYING MAIDEN.
Undertaking brings misfortune.
Nothing that would further.
The Image
Thunder over the lake:
The image of THE MARRYING MAIDEN.
Thus the superior man
Understands the transitory
In the light of the eternity of the end.
The Lines
Six at the beginning means:
The marrying maiden as a concubine.
A lame man who is able to tread.
Undertakings bring good fortune.
Six in the second place means:
A one-eyed man who is able to see.
The perseverance of a solitary man furthers.
Six in the third place means:
The marrying maiden as a slave.
She marries as a concubine.
Six in the fourth place means:
The marrying maiden draws out the allotted time.
A late marriage comes in due course.
Six in the fifth place means:
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.
Six at the top means:
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.
(Note: the numbers in parentheses below the title of each hexagram refer to the page in the Wilhelm/Baynes 1968 Third Edition of I Ching or book of changes where additional commentary on the individual hexagram can be found.)
