The Marrying Maiden 歸妹 Guī Mèi

Know your place in the situation and act with tact and patience.

Trigrams: Thunder over Lake

The judgement

Entering a relationship from a dependent position, driven by impulse, makes forcing things unwise. Act with tact and awareness of your place.

The image

Thunder rumbles over the lake, stirring its waters. The noble one sees what is passing in the light of what lasts to the end.

Light side

Knowing the limits of your position can keep you from costly mistakes.

Shadow side

Acting on desire without seeing the whole relationship leads to disappointment.

Drawing The Marrying Maiden in a game of Leela

In Leela Atlas you can draw a card from the I Ching when you land on a square. A bridging question links the card to the square, so the card speaks to your own question:

• What is your real position here, and what does it ask of you?
• What does "The Marrying Maiden" show you about your square?
• If "The Marrying Maiden" were advice for your question, what would it say?
• Where do you meet "The Marrying Maiden" in your life right now?