Zhouyi, received text. Traditional characters are retained from the electronic reference; punctuation is editorial.
A contemporary perspective
Notice what you take in and give out. Food, information, and speech all shape your life.
This is Fatefold’s original reflective interpretation, not a word-for-word translation or a classical prediction about a modern question.
Classical line statements · bottom to top
01
初九 舍爾靈龜，觀我朵頤，凶。
02
六二 顛頤，拂經于丘，頤，征凶。
03
六三 拂頤，貞凶。十年勿用，无攸利。
04
六四 顛頤，吉，虎視眈眈，其欲逐逐，无咎。
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六五 拂經，居貞吉，不可涉大川。
06
上九 由頤，厲，吉，利涉大川。
Read the structure
The lower trigram is Zhen · Thunder; the upper is Gen · Mountain. The six lines describe positions and stages within one situation, rather than six independent answers. Notice what you take in and give out. Food, information, and speech all shape your life.
The Tuan discusses the judgment through polarity, position and timing. Its conditions belong with the judgment; an isolated favorable or unfavorable word does not settle a whole situation.
Great Image · from pattern to conduct
山下有雷，頤，君子以慎言語，節飲食。
The Great Image turns Nourishment into a model for conduct. Alongside divinatory language, this layer asks how to act. Consider whether your approach to nourishment fits the actual conditions.
Line-by-line commentary
初九 · 1
舍爾靈龜，觀我朵頤，凶。
《小象》：觀我朵頤，亦不足貴也。
Envy of another's provision can displace self-reliance.
The first line concerns an initial stage and its readiness.
六二 · 2
顛頤，拂經于丘，頤，征凶。
《小象》：六二征凶，行失類也。
Examine whether a reversed dependency is appropriate.
Line two is central within the lower trigram; consider nearby coordination. Centrality is not an automatic favorable verdict.
六三 · 3
拂頤，貞凶。十年勿用，无攸利。
《小象》：十年勿用，道大悖也。
Persistent neglect of sustaining principles needs change.
Line three ends the lower trigram and invites attention to a threshold and its pressures.
六四 · 4
顛頤，吉，虎視眈眈，其欲逐逐，无咎。
《小象》：顛頤之吉，上施光也。
Seek appropriate support with clear, bounded needs.
Line four enters the upper trigram; consider a transition of setting or responsibility.
六五 · 5
拂經，居貞吉，不可涉大川。
《小象》：居貞之吉，順以從上也。
Stay with stable support before taking on a major crossing.
Line five is central in the upper trigram; consider responsibility and the use of resources.
上九 · 6
由頤，厲，吉，利涉大川。
《小象》：由頤厲吉，大有慶也。
Providing for others needs capacity and responsibility.
The top line ends this pattern; consider excess, closure and a next stage.
Relate it to your question
Separate known facts, unconfirmed information and available actions. Which part of this symbol fits, and which does not?
