I Ching reading: Guimei (The Marrying Maiden) changing to Dazhuang (Great Strength)
Guimei: Six in the third place
The maiden waits to be married. She turns back and marries as a secondary wife.
歸妹以須，反歸以娣。
慎Proceed with care
Reading
Yes, but carefully.The position is wrong and the standing is not proper; pushing forward on your own initiative will cost you.
Governing text · Guimei: Six in the third place
In plain wordsShe wants to marry into a good family, but nobody will have her, so she has to turn back and become a bride's attendant. If you are not upright yourself, you will not get the position you want.
- Now
- The matter or the relationship did not start from quite the right place: it was set in motion by a passing mood or desire.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Six in the third place. The answer is in that line. The text gives no verdict, but the picture holds an obstacle and a warning. Slow down and watch the point it warns about.
- Where it is heading
- Things are moving toward Dazhuang (Great Strength): When your strength is great, the worst danger is using it in the wrong place.
- What to do
- Do not take the initiative to push it forward. First think through how this will end in the long run, and see where its flaws lie.
Read more closely
Which text applies
One changing line: read that line of the primary hexagram.
Your six throws, bottom to top: 1: 7 yang · 2: 7 yang · 3: 6 yin (changing) · 4: 7 yang · 5: 8 yin · 6: 8 yin
Line position
Not in its proper place · not answered by the top line
Third place: the top of the lower trigram, a place of risk. A moment of transition. Be on guard.
Nuclear hexagram · Jiji (After Completion)
The thing is already accomplished. What you most need to guard against now is slackening.
The nuclear hexagram is formed from the four inner lines. It shows what is going on inside the situation.
Full texts
One who truly knows the Changes does not need to divine. The text is for reflection; what you do is up to you.