上六
女承筐无实，士刲羊无血，无攸利。
象曰：上六无实，承虚筐也。
Hexagram 54 · Unequal Partnership
Unequal Partnership
Thunder above · Lake belowTraditional palace notation: 兑宫 · 归魂卦
An arrangement may place one participant in a position with less choice or authority. Look carefully at expectations, consent and the limits of the role offered. The historical marriage image is a prompt to examine unequal terms, not a forecast about a relationship.
A question in mind. A moment to reflect.
Cast the coins rather than choosing a result.
Write one question, then cast three coins six times.
Hexagram text · Classical Chinese (untranslated)
归妹：征凶，无攸利。
Tuan commentary · Classical Chinese
彖曰：归妹，天地之大义也。天地不交，而万物不兴，归妹人之终始也。说以动，所归妹也。征凶，位不当也。无攸利，柔乘刚也。
Image commentary · Classical Chinese
象曰：泽上有雷，归妹；君子以永终知敝。
Six lines · Classical Chinese (untranslated)
六五
帝乙归妹，其君之袂，不如其娣之袂良，月几望，吉。
象曰：帝乙归妹，不如其娣之袂良也。其位在中，以贵行也。
九四
归妹愆期，迟归有时。
象曰：愆期之志，有待而行也。
六三
归妹以须，反归以娣。
象曰：归妹以须，未当也。
九二
眇能视，利幽人之贞。
象曰：利幽人之贞，未变常也。
初九
归妹以娣，跛能履，征吉。
象曰：归妹以娣，以恒也。跛能履吉，相承也。