Hexagram 27: Nourishment

山雷颐 · Yí

Hexagram 27, Nourishment (Yí, 颐), is formed of the upper trigram Mountain (艮) over the lower trigram Thunder (震). Below is the classical judgment, the six line texts, and how to read this hexagram in a reading.

The Judgment

Perseverance brings good fortune. Watch what one nourishes — and how one seeks one's own filling.
贞吉,观颐,自求口实。

Trigrams

Upper · Mountain 艮
keeping still
Lower · Thunder 震
arousing movement

The outer (upper) trigram Mountain describes the situation as it meets the world; the inner (lower) trigram Thunder describes its inner disposition. Together they set the theme of Nourishment.

The Six Lines

Reading Hexagram 27 for Your Question

When Nourishment appears without changing lines, the judgment above stands as the whole answer. When you cast changing lines (a 6 or a 9), read those line texts first — they are the most specific guidance — then look to the relating hexagram they form for where the situation is heading. For love, career, or a decision, apply the theme of Nourishment to your own circumstances rather than reading it as a fixed prediction.

Ask the oracle your own question and see whether Nourishment answers.

Cast a Free Reading