Career
The most fortunate career development: a powerful patron, institution, or opportunity willingly comes to you. Accept this graciously and reciprocate with your best effort and loyalty.
Hexagram 11 Peace — Six in the Fifth Line Explained
Six in the Fifth: The sovereign I gives his daughter in marriage. This brings blessing and supreme good fortune.
Yao Position Overview
Yao Text
Six in the Fifth: The sovereign I gives his daughter in marriage. This brings blessing and supreme good fortune.
Tuan Commentary
The Tuan says: 'The small departs, the great approaches' — this means good fortune and success. Thus heaven and earth unite, and all beings commune. High and low unite, and their wills are in harmony.
The Six in the Fifth is the most auspicious line in Peace. The sovereign (Emperor Yi of the Shang dynasty) gives his daughter in marriage to a man of lower rank — the ultimate symbol of gracious condescension and the harmonious union of high and low.
As the card depicts — a princess crosses the border of her kingdom to marry into another land, bringing peace, alliance, and prosperity through the willing descent of the powerful to join with the humble.
Yilore Reading
The Princess Crosses the Border
Yilore interprets the Six in the Fifth as 'The Princess Crosses the Border.' This card shows a noble princess leaving her palace to cross into new territory, bringing gifts of peace and union.
This is the card of supreme grace — when the powerful willingly descend to uplift the humble, creating bonds that benefit everyone. In your life, this card signals that something wonderful is coming to you: a gift, an opportunity, or a partnership that bridges a gap you could not have crossed alone.
The card's deepest teaching: true greatness shows itself not in accumulating power but in sharing it generously.
Divination Insights
The Six in the Fifth represents supreme good fortune through the gracious union of high and low, powerful and humble.
Relationships
In love, this is one of the most beautiful lines: it speaks of a union that transcends social boundaries, where genuine love bridges any gap in status or background. Supreme good fortune in partnership.
Wealth
A supremely favorable financial development arrives as if sent from heaven. A generous investor, an unexpected inheritance, or a brilliant partnership falls into your lap. Accept with gratitude and steward wisely.
Health
A healing breakthrough or perfect healthcare match arrives. The right practitioner, the right treatment, or the right support system comes to you through fortunate circumstance.
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FAQ
Why is this line called 'supreme good fortune'?
Because it represents the perfect union of opposites: the sovereign's daughter (representing the highest social status) marrying someone of lower rank (representing the humble). This voluntary bridging of the social gap creates the most harmonious and blessed form of union. It symbolizes that when the powerful are willing to descend graciously, and the humble are willing to receive openly, supreme good fortune results.
What does the Emperor Yi's marriage symbolize?
Emperor Yi of the Shang dynasty was known for allowing his daughters to marry based on merit rather than solely on noble birth. This broke with tradition and symbolized a new era of more egalitarian values. In the hexagram, it represents any situation where someone in power voluntarily bridges a social, professional, or personal gap for the greater good.
How can I attract this kind of good fortune?
By being genuinely worthy of it. The princess does not marry randomly — she marries someone whose character justifies the honor. Cultivate genuine virtue, competence, and humility. When you are authentically excellent, the universe has a way of sending the right opportunities — the 'princess' — to your door.