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HEXAGRAM 54 – Kuei Mei – The Marrying Maiden

Above    Chen    THE AROUSING, THUNDER

Below    TUI    THE JOYOUS, LAKE

Above we have

• Chen, the eldest son, and below,
  
• Tui, the youngest daughter.
  

• The man leads and
  
• the girl follows him in gladness.
  

The picture is that of the entrance of the girl into her husband’s house.

In all, there are four hexagrams depicting

the relationship between husband and wife.

1. Hsien, INFLUENCE (31), describes
   

   the attraction that a young couple has for each other;
   

2. Heng, DURATION (32),
   

   portrays the permanent relationships of marriage;
   

3. Chien, DEVELOPMENT (53),
   

   reflects the protracted, ceremonious procedures attending the arrangement of a proper marriage; finally,
   

4. Kuei Mei, THE MARRYING MAIDEN,
   

   shows a young girl under the guidance of an older man who marries her. (1)
   

 

THE JUDGMENT

THE MARRYING MAIDEN.

Undertakings bring misfortune.

Nothing that would further.

A girl who

• is taken into the family,
  
• but not as the chief wife,
  

must behave with special caution and reserve.

She must not take it upon herself to supplant the mistress of the house,

for that would

• mean disorder and
  
• lead to untenable relationships.
  

The same is true of all voluntary relationships between human beings.

While

legally regulated relationships

• evince a fixed connection between
  
  • duties and
    
  • rights,
    

relationships based on personal inclination

• depend in the long run entirely on tactful reserve.
  

Affection as the essential principle of relatedness

is of the greatest importance in all relationships in the world.

For

the union of heaven and earth is the origin of the whole of nature.

Among human beings likewise,

spontaneous affection is the all-inclusive principle of union.

 

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.

Thunder stirs the water of the lake,

which follows it in shimmering waves.

This symbolizes the girl who follows the man of her choice.

But

every relationship between individuals

• bears within it the danger that wrong turns may be taken,
  
• leading to endless misunderstandings and disagreements.
  

Therefore

it is necessary constantly to remain mindful of the end.

If

• we permit ourselves to drift along,
  
  • we come together and
    
  • are parted again as the day may determine.
    

If on the other hand

• a man fixes his mind on an end that endures,
  
  • he will succeed in avoiding the reefs
    

    that confront the closer relationships of people.
    

 

THE LINES

 

Six in the third place means:

The marrying maiden as a slave.

She marries as a concubine.

A girl who

• is in a lowly position and
  
• finds no husband may, in some circumstances,
  

still win shelter as a concubine.

This pictures the situation of a person who

longs too much for joys that cannot be obtained in the usual way.

He enters upon a situation not altogether compatible with self-esteem.

Neither judgment nor warning is added to this line;

it merely lays bare the actual situation,

so that everyone may draw a lesson from it.

 

Nine in the fourth place means:

The marrying maiden draws out the allotted time.

A late marriage comes in due course.

The girl is virtuous.

She

• does not wish to throw herself away, and
  
• allows the customary time for marriage to slip by.
  

However, there is no harm in this;

she

• is rewarded for her purity and, even though belatedly,
  
• finds the husband intended for her.
  

 

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.

At the sacrifice to the ancestors,

• the woman had to present harvest offerings in a basket,
  

while

• the man slaughtered the sacrificial animal with his own hand.
  

Here

the ritual is only superficially fulfilled;

• the woman takes an empty basket and
  
• the man stabs a sheep slaughtered beforehand –
  

  solely to preserve the forms.
  

This impious, irreverent attitude bodes no good for a marriage.

 

 

MOVING HEXAGRAM

 

 

HEXAGRAM 26 – Ta Ch’u – The Taming Power of the Great

Above    KEN        KEEPING STILL, MOUNTAIN

Below    CH’IEN    THE CREATIVE, HEAVEN

The Creative is tamed by Ken, Keeping Still.

This produces great power,

a situation in contrast to that of the ninth hexagram, Hsiao Ch’u, THE TAMING POWER OF THE SMALL,

in which the Creative is tamed by the Gentle alone.

• There
  
• one weak line must tame five strong lines, but
  
• here
  
• four strong lines are restrained by two weak lines;
  
• in addition to a minister,
  

  there is a prince, and
  

• the restraining power
  

  therefore is far stronger.
  

The hexagram has a threefold meaning, expressing different aspects of the concept Holding firm.

1. Heaven within the mountain
   

   gives the idea of holding firm in the sense of holding together;
   

2. the trigram Ken, which holds the trigram Ch’ien still,
   

   gives the idea of holding firm in the sense of holding back;
   

3. the third idea is
   

   that of holding firm in the sense of caring for and nourishing.
   

• This last is suggested by the fact that
  

  a strong line at the top, which is the ruler of the hexagram,
  

  is honored and tended as a sage.
  

• The third of these meanings also
  

  attaches specifically to this strong line at the top,
  

  which represents the sage.
  

 

THE JUDGMENT

THE TAMING POWER OF THE GREAT.

Perseverance furthers.

Not eating at home brings good fortune.

It furthers one to cross the great water.

To

• hold firmly to great creative powers and
  
• store them up, as set forth in this hexagram,
  

there is need of

a strong, clearheaded man who is honored by the ruler.

• The trigram Ch’ien points to strong creative power;
  
• Ken indicates firmness and truth.
  

Both point

• to light and clarity and
  
• to the daily renewal of character.
  

Only through such daily self-renewal

can a man continue at the height of his powers.

• Force of habit helps to keep order in quiet times; but
  

  in periods when there is a great storing up of energy,
  

• everything depends on the power of the personality.
  

However, since the worthy are honored,

as in the case of the strong personality entrusted with leadership by the ruler,

it is an advantage

• not to eat at home but rather
  
• to earn one’s bread by entering upon public office.
  

Such a man is in harmony with heaven;

therefore even great and difficult undertakings,

such as crossing the great water,

succeed.

 

THE IMAGE

Heaven within the mountain:

The image of THE TAMING POWER OF THE GREAT.

Thus the superior man acquaints himself with

• many sayings of antiquity And
  
• many deeds of the past,
  

In order to strengthen his character thereby.

Heaven within the mountain points to hidden treasures.

In the words and deeds of the past there lies hidden a treasure that men may use to

strengthen and elevate their own characters.

The way to study the past is

• not to confine oneself to mere knowledge of history
  

  but, through application of this knowledge,
  

• to give actuality to the past.
  

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