RESOURCES/HEXAGRAM 27
巽宫游魂

山雷颐

Nourishment

颐养正道,节制饮食

Upper Trigram
Lower Trigram
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The Judgment

Providing Nourishment: perseverance brings good fortune. Observe how one gives nourishment, and how one seeks to fill his own mouth.

The hexagram of Nourishment concerns the way of feeding and sustaining life. To keep to the upright brings good fortune. Observe how nourishment is given, and understand that one must secure one's own sustenance and fill oneself within through one's own effort.

Image Commentary(original text)

山下有雷,颐。君子以慎言语,节饮食。

Judgment Commentary(original text)

颐贞吉,养正则吉也。观颐,观其所养也。自求口实,观其自养也。天地养万物,圣人养贤以及万民,颐之时大矣哉!

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Interpretation(original text)

「颐」本义为腮颊、下巴,引申为颐养、养生。颐卦上下两阳中间四阴,形如口腮咀嚼之象。《彖传》曰「天地养万物,圣人养贤以及万民」。颐养之道分自养与养人两方面,皆须以正道为本。程颐谓「观其所养,正与不正可见」。

卦象分析

上艮为山、为止,下震为雷、为动。山止在上如上颚不动,雷动在下如下颚咀嚼。《象传》曰「山下有雷,颐。君子以慎言语,节饮食」。上止下动正是口腮开合之象。艮为止、震为动,动静结合即为颐养之道。

六爻结构

初九与上九两阳爻如上下两唇,中间六二至六五四阴爻如口中之空腔。初九为颐养之始、供给之源;上九为颐养之终、受养之位。六五居尊以柔中自养,「居贞吉」但不可涉大川。全卦以「观颐」为核心——观其所养与其自养之道。

卦序脉络

颐与大过为相综之一对。颐为养正、大过为过度。养则有度,过则失衡。《序卦》曰「物畜然后可养,故受之以颐。颐者,养也」。大畜之后须讲颐养之道——积蓄了资源还须懂得如何正确使用。颐之后为大过,养之不当则过。

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The Lines

⚊ Yang
Nine at the beginning

You cast aside your own magic tortoise and look at me, letting your jaws hang in longing. Misfortune.

You forsake your own spirit tortoise, your power to sustain yourself, and gaze in envy as I feast. A picture of greed, and an omen of misfortune.

Image: 观我朵颐,亦不足贵也。

Analysis

初九阳居阳位得正,处颐卦之始。「舍尔灵龟,观我朵颐,凶」言舍弃自己的灵龟之宝(自养之德),却垂涎旁人的大快朵颐。初九为下唇,有口腹之欲的冲动。《象》曰「亦不足贵也」,程颐谓「有阳刚之才而不能自养,反求养于人」。贪图口腹而失本心,非颐养正道。

⚋ Yin
Six in the second place

Turning to the top for nourishment, going against the norm; seeking food up on the hill. To set out brings misfortune.

Overturning the proper way of sustenance and defying what is normal, seeking food up in the hills; to press on this way leads to misfortune.

Image: 六二征凶,行失类也。

Analysis

六二阴居阴位得正又得中。「颠颐,拂经于丘颐,征凶」言颠倒了颐养之道,违反常理向外求养。六二本应由上方供养却向下求于初九,颠倒了养的方向。《象》曰「行失类也」,程颐言「二求养于初,颠倒也」。颐养之道须遵循正常秩序,不可逆行。

⚋ Yin
Six in the third place

Turning away from nourishment. To persevere brings misfortune. Do not act for ten years. Nothing furthers.

Going against the true way of sustaining life; even to hold this course is dangerous. For ten years take no action; nothing is to be gained.

Image: 十年勿用,道大悖也。

Analysis

六三阴居阳位失正。「拂颐,贞凶,十年勿用,无攸利」言违背颐养之道,守正也凶。六三失正处不当之位,既不能自养又不被供养。《象》曰「道大悖也」,王弼注「处下体之极,居上体之下,以阴居阳,以邪据正」。彻底违背颐养正道,十年不可用。

⚋ Yin
Six in the fourth place

Turning to the top for nourishment brings good fortune. Watching with a tiger's fixed gaze, its desire pressing on and on. No blame.

Seeking to be nourished from above brings good fortune. With a tiger's steady, unblinking watch and an appetite that keeps reaching onward, yet there is no fault.

Image: 颠颐之吉,上施光也。

Analysis

六四阴居阴位得正,处上卦之初。「颠颐,吉。虎视眈眈,其欲逐逐,无咎」言向下求养(颠颐)但动机正当则吉。六四居上卦之初向下供养民众,如虎般专注而欲望持续。《象》曰「上施光也」,程颐谓「四居高位而养于下,颠倒之养而得其正」。以上养下为正道之颠颐。

⚋ Yin
Six in the fifth place

Going against the norm. To stay put in perseverance brings good fortune. One must not cross the great water.

Though it runs against the usual course, to remain settled and hold to the right brings good fortune. This is no time to risk crossing the great stream.

Image: 居贞之吉,顺以从上也。

Analysis

六五阴居阳位失正但得中,为颐之君位。「拂经,居贞吉,不可涉大川」言虽违反常理但安居守正则吉。六五以阴柔居尊位力量不足,须依赖上九之阳。《象》曰「顺以从上也」,朱熹谓「柔中而依于上九之阳,居贞则吉」。能力有限时安于本分,不可冒险涉远。

⚊ Yang
Nine at the top

The source from which nourishment comes. Awareness of danger brings good fortune. It is favorable to cross the great water.

The wellspring through which all things are nourished; though the position carries danger, it ends in good fortune, and it is favorable to cross the great stream.

Image: 由颐厉吉,大有庆也。

Analysis

上九阳居阴位失正,处颐卦之极。「由颐,厉吉,利涉大川」言由上九供养天下,虽有危险但终吉。上九居颐之终位,如上唇统摄全口,承担颐养万民之重任。《象》曰「大有庆也」,程颐言「上九以阳刚居上,万物皆由之以养」。任重道远但德高望重。

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Divination Reference(original text)

WealthFINANCE

注重资产的持续滋养和价值培育,不贪图短期暴利,稳健增值才是长久之道。

CareerCAREER

持续学习充实自我,提升核心竞争力,自力更生比依赖他人更可靠。

RelationshipsRELATIONSHIPS

感情需要持续经营滋养,关注彼此的精神需求,共同成长比物质给予更重要。

HealthHEALTH

饮食养生是健康根本,合理膳食、规律作息,从源头上调养身体。

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Traditional Reading(original text)

颐卦象征颐养、养生。山下有雷,上止下动,如口腮咀嚼之象。运势提醒注意养生之道,包括身体保养和精神修养。凡事须谨慎言语、节制饮食,自养养人皆须得当,方可吉利。

Career

事业上宜修身养性,提升自身素养。谨言慎行,不可多言招祸。关注自身能力的培养和提升,厚积薄发。职场中注意言行举止,不宜过于张扬。默默积累实力,静待机遇。

Business

商业上宜注重产品品质和客户体验。餐饮、养生、健康相关行业运势较好。经营要讲究诚信,不可以次充好。稳健经营、精心打理,不宜盲目扩张。

Reputation

学业上需要用心学习,不可浮躁。注意劳逸结合,保持良好的学习状态。知识的消化吸收比灌输更重要。考试前注意休息和营养,保持最佳状态应试。

Marriage

感情方面需要细心呵护和经营。双方应相互关怀、彼此滋养。不宜太过于计较得失,真心付出自然能收获真情。注意沟通方式,言语温和,避免因口角伤害感情。

Decision

决策时要谨慎周全,不可仓促行事。注意分辨什么是真正需要的,什么是不必要的欲望。自养之道在于知足,养人之道在于真诚。凡事适可而止,过犹不及。

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School Interpretations(original text)

Duanyi Tianji

慎言节食,颐养正道,自养养人,贞吉之兆。

Shao Yong · Heluo Lishu
慎言节食,颐养之道

颐卦象征颐养。山下有雷,上止下动,形如口腮咀嚼之象。此卦教人颐养之道:一是养身,须节饮食、慎起居;二是养心,须慎言语、正思维;三是养人,须以正道养育他人。观其所养与自养之道,可知人之贤愚。正道颐养则吉,不正之养则凶。

Fu Peirong's Reading
Fortune

运势平稳,宜注重自身修养,谨言慎行。

Wealth

财运一般,宜节俭开支,量入为出。

Home

家宅宜注意饮食健康,合理安排家庭生活。

Health

注意消化系统和口腔健康,饮食宜清淡有节制。

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Changing Hexagrams

Bottom line moving山地剥
2nd line moving山泽损
3rd line moving山火贲
4th line moving火雷噬嗑
5th line moving风雷益
Top line moving地雷复