The I Ching Speaks!

     54.  Kuei Mei / The Marrying Maiden

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          ---- ----     above     Ch^en   The Arousing, Thunder
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          ----------     below     Tui    The Joyous, Lake
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     The Judgement

          The Marrying Maiden.
          Undertakings bring 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

          Nine in the second place means:
          A one-eyed man who is able to see.
          The perseverance of a solitary man furthers.

          Nine in the fourth place means:
          The marrying maiden draws out the allotted time.
          A late marriage comes in due course.


     24.  Fu / Return (The Turning Point)

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          ---- ----     above     K'un   The Receptive, Earth
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          ---- ----     below     Ch^en   The Arousing, Thunder
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     The Judgement

          Return. Success.
          Going out and coming in without error.
          Friends come without blame.
          To and fro goes the way.
          On the seventh day comes return.
          It furthers one to have somewhere to go.

     The Image

          Thunder within the earth:
          The image of the Turning Point.
          Thus the kings of antiquity closed the passes
          At the time of solstice.
          Merchants and strangers did not go about,
          And the ruler
          Did not travel through the provinces.