Hexagram 27 Line 1: 初九
Position: Line 1 (Lower Trigram)初九 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: inauspicious
Classical Chinese Text
初九 舍爾靈龜。觀我朶頤。凶。
舍shěforsake
爾ěryour
靈língspirit
龜guītortoise
觀guānand
我wǒme
朵duǒhanging open
頤yíwith hungry mouth
凶xiōngunfortunate
Line Commentary
You abandon your own resources to gaze enviously at others. The tortoise that lives on air needs nothing, yet you drop it to stare at someone's feast. This brings misfortune. You had independence; you traded it for longing.
When This Line Changes
If Line 1 changes, Hexagram 27 Yi (Nourishment) transforms into Hexagram 23 Bo (Splitting Apart).
Parent Hexagram
Nourishment
Yi頤 (27)
Mountain (艮) over Thunder (震)
Upper Trigram: ☶ Mountain | Lower Trigram: ☳ Thunder