颐。贞吉。观颐,自求口实。
Mountain over Thunder. The open mouth. What goes in and what comes out.
The Lines
初九:舍尔灵龟,观我朵颐,凶。
Line 1 — You let your magic tortoise go. You had your own wisdom and abandoned it to envy what others have.
六二:颠颐,拂经,于丘颐,征凶。
Line 2 — Turning to the summit for nourishment. Seeking sustenance from the wrong source.
六三:拂颐,贞凶,十年勿用,无攸利。
Line 3 — Turning away from nourishment. Rejecting genuine nourishment. Ten years of this and nothing grows.
六四:颠颐,吉。虎视眈眈,其欲逐逐,无咎。
Line 4 — Spying about with sharp eyes like a tiger. The hungry leader seeking resources for others.
六五:拂经,居贞吉,不可涉大川。
Line 5 — Turning away from the path. Unconventional nourishment. Don't take on major challenges until the new source is established.
上九:由颐,厉吉,利涉大川。
Line 6 — The source of nourishment. You are the source others feed from. Carry it with awareness.
Nuclear Hexagram
Nuclear Hexagram: 2 坤 (Earth)
Inside nourishment is the ground that grows everything.
Practical Application
Examine the input. Everything downstream depends on it.
