Hexagram 27: Nourishment

A modern reading

Nourishment begins with the mouth, where food enters and words leave. Thunder beneath a mountain brings movement together with restraint, matching the Image's care over appetite and speech. The Judgment asks you to observe how nourishment happens, including what you seek for yourself. In a present-day reading, this can include the meals, information, and company that sustain you. Their value becomes clearer when you notice what they leave you able to do.

Speech belongs in this image because what you send outward also affects the conditions in which people live. A promise can support someone; a careless remark can use up their attention or trust. Measured intake and careful expression involve choosing what is enough for the occasion. Look at a recurring exchange in your life and ask whether it replenishes those involved, or whether a change in what is offered would make it more sustaining.