Nourishment (頤, Yí) is hexagram 27 of the 64 hexagrams of the I Ching,
in the traditional King Wen order. It is made of Mountain (☶) above
Thunder (☳).
Meaning of hexagram 27
What you take in, physically, mentally or in what you say, shapes what
you become. Look after the source of your nourishment.
Advice
Watch what you consume and what you say, and feed the parts of you that
matter.
The two trigrams
Nourishment places ☶ Mountain (Gèn), still, steady and restrained,
above ☳ Thunder (Zhèn), arousing, sudden and energetic. The lower
trigram is the inner side of the situation and the upper one its outer
side.
Hexagram
27. Nourishment
Chinese name
頤 Yí
Upper trigram
☶ Mountain (Gèn)
Lower trigram
☳ Thunder (Zhèn)
Lines
2 yang (solid) and 4 yin (broken)
Place in the sequence
27 of 64 (King Wen order)
The six lines of Nourishment
A hexagram is read from the bottom line up. In a reading, a changing
line (a 6 or a 9 in the three-coin method) draws attention to its
position.
First line(yang, solid): the beginning. The root
of the matter: early stirrings, foundations, and what has not yet
shown itself.
Second line(yin, broken): the inner circle. Your
immediate surroundings and steady supports: how things work at close
range.
Third line(yin, broken): the threshold. A point
of tension between inner and outer, often a test or a restless push
forward.
Fourth line(yin, broken): the approach. Stepping
into wider circles or nearer to authority; caution and good
relationships matter here.
Fifth line(yin, broken): the center of power. The
place of influence and clear leadership: where the situation is most
fully expressed.
Sixth line(yang, solid): the culmination. The far
edge of the situation: completion, overreach, or letting go.