Hexagram 27 · 山雷頤

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Upper trigram ☶ 艮 · MountainLower trigram ☳ 震 · Thunder

Meaning

Nourishment; mind what you take in and what you say.

Mountain over thunder: like jaws opening and closing. Nourishment.

頤：貞吉，觀頤，自求口實。

Nourishment: perseverance brings luck. Pay attention to what one nourishes and what one seeks to fill one's mouth with.

初九：舍爾靈龜，觀我朵頤，凶。
You let your magic tortoise go and look at me with drooping jaw: misfortune. Don't envy others while neglecting your own gifts.
六二：顛頤，拂經于丘頤，征凶。
Turning to the summit for nourishment, deviating from the path: going on brings misfortune.
六三：拂頤，貞凶，十年勿用，無攸利。
Turning away from nourishment: perseverance brings misfortune. Do not act for ten years; nothing furthers.
六四：顛頤，吉，虎視眈眈，其欲逐逐，無咎。
Turning to the summit for provision: good fortune. Spying about with sharp eyes like a tiger with insatiable craving: no blame.
六五：拂經，居貞吉，不可涉大川。
Turning away from the path; perseverance brings luck. One should not cross the great water.
上九：由頤，厲吉，利涉大川。
The source of nourishment: awareness of danger brings luck. It furthers one to cross the great water.

Career	Be self-reliant; choose partners carefully.
Money	Live within your means.
Love	Mind your words; care for each other.
Health	Watch diet and oral health.
Travel	Watch food when travelling.