Eastern Divination

Hexagram #27

Nourishment

Upper ☰

Gen (Mountain)

earth · Keeping Still

Lower ☷

Zhen (Thunder)

wood · Arousing

📜The Judgment

Nourishment. Perseverance brings good fortune. Pay heed to the providing of nourishment and to what a person seeks to fill their own mouth with.

🏔The Image

At the foot of the mountain, thunder. The superior person is careful of their words and temperate in eating and drinking.

The Lines
Yang

First (Bottom)

You let your magic tortoise go and look at me with mouth agape. Misfortune. Envy of others' nourishment.

Yin

Second

Turning to the summit for nourishment. Deviating from the path to seek from the hill. Continuing brings misfortune.

Yin

Third

Turning away from nourishment. Perseverance brings misfortune. Do not act this way for ten years. Nothing serves to further.

Yin

Fourth

Turning to the summit for provision of nourishment brings good fortune. Spying about with sharp eyes like a tiger.

Yin

Fifth

Turning away from the path. Remaining persevering brings good fortune. One should not cross the great water.

Yang

Sixth (Top)

The source of nourishment. Awareness of danger brings good fortune. It furthers to cross the great water.