A knight, in full armor, approaches the Perilous Bed. Whenever he tries to settle into it, the bed jumps and bucks and moves.

Same thing happens in marriage in the beginning.

The nature of the musculine psyche is smashing, but feminine psyche’s nature is enduring.And people make mistakes to try to settle on bed  in according to his own psyche.He tries to balance his sword, shield etc. on the bed.

The Perilous Bed represents the female temperament.

If the male can just hold on, if he can endure, the bed will settle down, and he’ll get the reward.

This is the masculine experience of the feminine temperament: that it doesn’t quite make sense, but there it is. That’s the way it’s shifting this time, that’s the way it’s going that time. The trial is to hold on, be patient and don’t try to solve it. Just endure it, and then all the boons of beautiful womanhood will be yours.”