Guimei, six in the third placeHexagram 54, line 3 · Guimei (The Marrying Maiden) · changing to 34
The line
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.
The Image commentary on this line
歸妹以須，未當也。
"The maiden waits to be married": this is not yet proper.
The small Image commentary is the earliest explanation of the line texts. It usually explains a line from its position: where it stands, whether it holds the center, and which line answers it.
Verdict
慎Proceed with care. The text gives no verdict, but the picture holds an obstacle and a warning. Slow down and watch the point it warns about.
How to read good fortune, misfortune, regret, humiliation and no blame →
Asking about work, love or money
- Work
- You want a good position, but your methods are not proper, or your abilities don't yet match it, so you keep coming up empty and have to fall back on something lesser. Set yourself right first, and don't try to reach it by scheming.
- Love
- You are fixed on the other person's circumstances or on having a recognized place, but your own intentions are not upright, so you end up neither here nor there and have to settle. Set your own heart right first, then talk about what you want.
- Money
- You want to make big money in one step and latch on to a lucrative deal, but your own methods are not proper, so you keep hitting walls and have to fall back on small business. Get onto the right path first, and don't look for tricks.
This is how to read it when this is the only changing line. With several changing lines, first see which text governs; for the hexagram as a whole, see Guimei.
Line position
A yin line in a yang place: it is not in its proper place. Its partner is the top line, which is also yin, so there is no answer from it.
Third place: the top of the lower trigram, a place of risk. A moment of transition. Be on guard.
When you get this line
If this is the only changing line in your cast (three inscribed sides, old yin), this line is your answer. The primary hexagram is Guimei (The Marrying Maiden); when this line changes it becomes Dazhuang (Great Strength): hexagram 54 changing to 34.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Dazhuang (Great Strength)
When your strength is great, the worst danger is using it in the wrong place.