颐 · Yí — Nourishing Body & Speech

Q: What is the meaning of I Ching Hexagram 27 (颐 Yí)?

Hexagram 27 is 颐 (Yí — Nourishing Body & Speech), formed by 艮 Gen (Mountain) above and 震 Zhen (Thunder) below. King Wen Sequence #27 (颐 Yí — Nourishing Body & Speech) embodies thunder stirring at the foot of an immovable mountain. Assigned to the Li Fire Palace (离宫八卦 · Solar Radiance) and resonant with Major Cold (大寒 · Chou Month), its six-line binary vector (100001) pairs 震 Zhen (Awakening Initiative) at the root with 艮 Gen (Stillness & Boundary) at the crown.

Upper Trigram: 艮 Gen (Mountain) · Lower Trigram: 震 Zhen (Thunder)

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Classical Judgment (卦辞) — 颐卦（第27卦）：上艮下震，属Li。错卦为大过，综卦为颐，互卦见坤。

King Wen Sequence #27 (颐 Yí — Nourishing Body & Speech) embodies thunder stirring at the foot of an immovable mountain. Assigned to the Li Fire Palace (离宫八卦 · Solar Radiance) and resonant with Major Cold (大寒 · Chou Month), its six-line binary vector (100001) pairs 震 Zhen (Awakening Initiative) at the root with 艮 Gen (Stillness & Boundary) at the crown.

Great Image (象传)

《大象传》：艮下震交感成颐（䷚），君子观此象以明进退之枢。

Visual Archetype: warm herbal cauldron in a quiet pavilion. When Mountain (Earth) interacts with Thunder (Wood), the primary strategic mandate centers on mindful nutrition, speech discipline, and mental hygiene. Its Polarity Opposite (Cuo Gua · 错卦) is #28 大过 (Extraordinary Burden), its Overturned Inverse (Zong Gua · 综卦) is #27 颐 (Nourishing Body & Speech), and its Nuclear Core (Hu Gua · 互卦) reveals #2 坤 (The Receptive Earth).

Career, Strategy & Timing

Executive Decision Counsel

For decision-makers consulting 颐 (Yí) regarding mindful nutrition, speech discipline, and mental hygiene, the hexagram highlights the interplay between Wood foundation and Earth manifestation. Rather than generic haste, align execution with Major Cold (大寒 · Chou Month) rhythms and inspect whether your natal BaZi chart favors Earth or Wood as its Favorable Element (喜用神).

Six Lines Progression (六爻爻辞 · Bottom Line 1 to Top Line 6)

Line 1 (初九 · Root Threshold)初九：颐之始，审势立基。

颐 (Yí) Step 1 [Yang 9 · 震 Zhen]: Germination of thunder stirring at the foot of an immovable mountain near warm herbal cauldron in a quiet pavilion; validate root premises before accelerating mindful nutrition, speech discipline, and mental hygiene.

Line 2 (二六 · Inner Official)六二：中正居内，与五相应。

颐 (Yí) Step 2 [Yin 6 · Thunder]: Central lower-trigram seat anchored in warm herbal cauldron in a quiet pavilion; cultivate Wood craftsmanship in harmony with #2 坤.

Line 3 (三六 · Trigram Pivot)六三：内卦之极，慎防过刚。

颐 (Yí) Step 3 [Yin 6 · Nuclear #2 The Receptive Earth]: Threshold between 震 Zhen and 艮 Gen during Major Cold (大寒 · Chou Month); pace mindful nutrition, speech discipline, and mental hygiene carefully.

Line 4 (四六 · Ministerial Gate)六四：跃入外卦，审时顺势。

颐 (Yí) Step 4 [Yin 6 · 艮 Gen]: Ministerial counsel within the Li Fire Palace (离宫八卦 · Solar Radiance); align thunder stirring at the foot of an immovable mountain with institutional mentors.

Line 5 (五六 · Sovereign Axis)六五：尊位得中，大展宏图。

颐 (Yí) Step 5 [Yin 6 · Sovereign]: Fulcrum of Nourishing Body & Speech (䷚); command mindful nutrition, speech discipline, and mental hygiene through balanced Earth and Wood synthesis.

Line 6 (上九 · Horizon Apex)上九：物极必反，归藏待时。

颐 (Yí) Step 6 [Yang 9 · Apex]: Culmination of thunder stirring at the foot of an immovable mountain, pivoting toward Inverse #27 颐 (Nourishing Body & Speech) and Opposite #28 大过.

BaZi & Plum Blossom Numerology (梅花易数) Connection

Spatial & Elemental Calibration for #27 颐: Place a warm herbal cauldron in a quiet pavilion motif or Earth-element accent in your workspace; cross-reference Hexagram #28 (大过) when balancing Yin/Yang extremes.

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#26 大畜 Great Reservoir of Virtue #28 大过 Extraordinary Burden

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Download Hexagram #27 (颐 Yí) 6 Changing Lines Commentary

Get line-by-line classical Yao Ci (爻辞) interpretations from bottom Line 1 (Initial) to top Line 6 (Culmination).