Hexagram 27100001
Nourishment 颐
Upper: Mountain · Lower: Thunder
Judgment
“Nourishment. Perseverance brings good fortune. Watch how you nourish others and yourself.”
颐：贞吉。观颐，自求口实。
Hexagram Structure
6
5
4
3
2
1
Mountain over Thunder
The Image
Thunder beneath the Mountain — Nourishment. The superior person is careful with words.
山下有雷，颐；君子以慎言语，节饮食。
The Lines
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Line 1
Line 1
Let your magic tortoise go — not good.
初九：舍尔灵龟，观我朵颐，凶。
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Line 2
Line 2
Nourishment upside down — misfortune.
六二：颠颐，拂经，于丘颐，征凶。
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Line 3
Line 3
Against true nourishment — no good for ten years.
六三：拂颐，贞凶，十年勿用，无攸利。
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Line 4
Line 4
Nourishment from above — good fortune.
六四：颠颐吉，虎视眈眈，其欲逐逐，无咎。
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Line 5
Line 5
Against the path — perseverance brings good fortune.
六五：拂经，居贞吉，不可涉大川。
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Line 6
Line 6
Source of nourishment — good fortune.
上九：由颐，厉吉，利涉大川。
Key Ideas in This Hexagram
Opposite Hexagram
When all lines are flipped — a mirror perspective on this energy.
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