The Judgement

Perseverance brings good fortune. Pay heed to the providing of nourishment and to what a man seeks to fill his own mouth with.

Nourishment of body and mind; watch what you take in and give out.

The Image

At the foot of the mountain, thunder; the noble one is careful of his words and temperate in eating and drinking.

This hexagram on ten matters

WorkCAREER

Nourishment of body and mind. Pay heed to what a man fills his own mouth with — what someone feeds on tells you what they will become.

LoveRELATIONSHIP

Where does this relationship draw its nourishment from? Turning to the summit, deviating from the path warns against seeking care from someone who cannot give it.

MoneyFINANCE

Live within your means. This hexagram is about nourishing, not taking; financially the task is maintenance, not growth.

HealthBODY

The most directly health-related hexagram in the book: careful in speech, temperate in eating and drinking. That is the answer.

StudyLEARNING

What you take in decides what you become. Letting the magic tortoise go to watch someone else's mouth — envying another's diet while dropping your own asset is a poor trade.

An examEXAM

Watch food and sleep. An upset stomach or a bad night is what to guard against; looking after your body is preparation.

PeopleSOCIAL

Look at who is around you. The source of nourishment: relationships that feed you deserve investment.

A choiceDECISION

Ask what habit this decision will cultivate. Beyond the short-term calculus, look at what it feeds long-term.

TravelJOURNEY

One must not cross the great water. Not a time for distance; hold your position.

A lost itemLOST ITEM

Somewhere connected with food — the kitchen, a dining table, a restaurant. Recall where you ate recently.

The Six Lines

The governing line

The Resulting Hexagram

Nuclear · Opposite · Reverse

The nuclear hexagram shows the middle stretch of the matter; the opposite is the same situation seen from the reverse position; the reverse is the view from the other party's side.