上九
由颐，厉吉，利涉大川。
象曰：由颐厉吉，大有庆也。
Hexagram 27 · Sustenance
Sustenance
Mountain above · Thunder belowTraditional palace notation: 巽宫 · 游魂卦
Consider what you take in and what comes out through your words. Food, attention, habits and conversation all help form daily life. Ask whether the things you rely on are sustaining you and whether what you offer is useful to others.
A question in mind. A moment to reflect.
Cast the coins rather than choosing a result.
Write one question, then cast three coins six times.
Hexagram text · Classical Chinese (untranslated)
颐：贞吉。观颐，自求口实。
Tuan commentary · Classical Chinese
彖曰：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；颐之时义大矣哉！
Image commentary · Classical Chinese
象曰：山下有雷，颐；君子以慎言语，节饮食。
Six lines · Classical Chinese (untranslated)
六五
拂经，居贞吉，不可涉大川。
象曰：居贞之吉，顺以从上也。
六四
颠颐吉，虎视眈眈，其欲逐逐，无咎。
象曰：颠颐之吉，上施光也。
六三
拂颐，贞凶，十年勿用，无攸利。
象曰：十年勿用，道大悖也。
六二
颠颐，拂经，于丘颐，征凶。
象曰：六二征凶，行失类也。
初九
舍尔灵龟，观我朵颐，凶。
象曰：观我朵颐，亦不足贵也。