27. Nourishment
Yí — Nourishment / The Mouth
Trigrams
The Judgment
Nourishment. Perseverance brings good fortune. Pay heed to the providing of nourishment and to what a person seeks to fill their mouth with.
The Image
Mountain above thunder — the open mouth. Above and below, two yang lines frame four yin lines, like jaws enclosing food.
Interpretation
What you take in shapes what you become. This hexagram asks two questions: What are you feeding yourself (body, mind, spirit)? And what are you feeding others? The quality of your nourishment — physical food, information, relationships, media — directly determines your health and development. Be as careful about what enters your mind as what enters your mouth.
Advice
Examine what you're consuming — food, media, relationships, information. Are they nourishing or depleting you? Choose quality over quantity. Also consider what you provide to others. Nourishment flows both ways.
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