✦ HEXAGRAM 27
Yí —
Nourishment.
Mountain above, Thunder below.
JUDGMENT
Nourishment. Perseverance brings good fortune. Pay heed to the providing of nourishment and to what a man seeks to fill his own mouth with.
THE IMAGE
At the foot of the mountain, thunder: the image of Nourishment. Thus the superior man is careful of his words and temperate in eating and drinking.
INTERPRETATION
The hexagram resembles an open mouth — yang lines at top and bottom like jaws, yin lines between like an open space. What do you feed yourself? What do you feed others?
Nourishment applies to body, mind, and spirit. Be mindful of what you consume — food, media, relationships, ideas. Be equally mindful of what you provide to others. Quality of input determines quality of output.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
- What does Hexagram 27 mean?
- It asks you to examine what you nourish yourself with — physically, mentally, and spiritually — and whether you are also nourishing others properly.
- Is Hexagram 27 about food?
- Partly, but it extends to all forms of nourishment: what you read, watch, think about, and who you spend time with. It counsels mindful consumption.