Hexagram 54 of 64归妹 Guī
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The Marrying Maiden
Accepting a position that is not the main one.
The subordinate marriage, the younger sister's marriage, secondary position, propriety
☳Thunder Above
☱Lake Below
Short Summary
FreeThunder over a lake — the sudden emotion in the receptive basin. A relationship where the power is uneven, and the wisdom is in how the lesser position is held.
You are in a situation where you are not the primary party — a subordinate role, a secondary relationship, a position whose authority sits elsewhere. The hexagram does not ask you to be resentful. It asks you to hold the position well, and to be clear about what it is.
Thunder stirs the lake
the younger takes her place;
dignity in the second seat.