I Ching Oracle Result: Transformation from Hexagram 27 with Changing Lines 3 to Hexagram 22

Yin Yang symbol, representing balance

Yì Jīng’s Response: Hexagram 27.3 -> 22

Young Yang Young Yin Young Yin Old Yin Young Yin Young Yang

27. Nourishment

Yang Yin Yin Yang Yin Yang

22. Adornment

27. Nourishment (頤 Yí)

Trigrams

Above
☶ Gèn (Mountain) — 山 · Stillness
Below
☳ Zhèn (Thunder) — 雷 · Arousing

The Symbolism of Hexagram 27

Hexagram 頤 (Yí) concerns what is taken in and what is expressed. It describes the system of intake, processing, and output that sustains life and action.

Hexagram 27 Judgment

The Judgment reads:
Original Chinese:
頤，貞吉。觀頤，自求口實。
(Yí, zhēn jí. Guān yí, zì qiú kǒu shí.)
English Translation:
"Nourishment. Correct alignment leads to a favorable outcome. Observe nourishment, and seek what fills the mouth for yourself."

This hexagram directs attention to both intake and source. What is taken in must be examined, and its origin understood.

Sustenance must ultimately be secured by oneself, not passively received or misdirected.

Hexagram 27 Image

The Image reads:
Original Chinese:
山下有雷，頤。君子以慎言語，節飲食。
(Shān xià yǒu léi, yí. Jūn zǐ yǐ shèn yán yǔ, jié yǐn shí.)
English Translation:
"Thunder stirs beneath the mountain: nourishment. The superior person is careful in speech and measured in food and drink."

Thunder initiates movement; the mountain contains it. This reflects controlled intake and controlled expression.

Speech and consumption are parallel systems—both must be governed to maintain balance.

Line 3 Changing

This line reads:
Original Chinese:
拂頤，貞凶，十年勿用，无攸利。
(Fú yí, zhēn xiōng, shí nián wù yòng, wú yōu lì.)
English Translation:
"Rejecting nourishment. Correct alignment leads to an unfavorable outcome. For ten cycles, do not engage. No direction is favorable."

The system refuses what sustains it. This is a structural error, not a temporary imbalance.

Persistence in this condition leads to prolonged dysfunction.

Changing to:

22. Adornment (賁 Bì)

Trigrams

Above
☶ Gèn (Mountain) — 山 · Stillness
Below
☲ Lí (Fire) — 火 · Radiance

The Symbolism of Hexagram 22

Hexagram 賁 (Bì) describes the application of form, pattern, and appearance to what already exists. It is not substance itself, but the shaping of how something is presented and perceived.

Hexagram 22 Judgment

The Judgment reads:
Original Chinese:
賁，亨，小利有攸往。
(Bì, hēng, xiǎo lì yǒu yōu wǎng.)
English Translation:
"Adornment. Origin and smooth progress. It is favorable to proceed in small matters."

Adornment enhances but does not replace what is essential. It is effective only within limits.

Small actions that refine or present are appropriate. Larger undertakings fail if based on appearance alone.

Hexagram 22 Image

The Image reads:
Original Chinese:
山下有火，賁。君子以明庶政，无敢折獄。
(Shān xià yǒu huǒ, bì. Jūn zǐ yǐ míng shù zhèng, wú gǎn zhé yù.)
English Translation:
"Fire burns at the foot of the mountain: adornment. The superior person clarifies matters but does not decide judgments."

Fire illuminates the base of the mountain, revealing form without altering it. Adornment makes things visible and defined.

It is suited to clarification and presentation, but not to final decisions. Substance must precede judgment.

Peace and wisdom on your journey!

With gratitude,
The I Ching Team