Hexagram 27:

hungry mouth, appetite, nourishment

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Upper Trigram
Lower Trigram

Judgment

hungry, open mouth; appetite; nourishment
zhēnpersistence, determination, resolve, survival
is promising, auspicious, opportune, timely
guānwatch, observe, behold, study; look at, to
the hungry mouth, jaws, oral behavior
starting, beginning from original, with
qiúa, the search, quest, seek, hunt, craving
kǒuto the mouth, the length of food chain
shíto the substance, incorporation, feeding

颐,贞吉。观颐,自求口实。提供滋养。坚持带来好运。观看嘴巴——什么进入,什么出来。

Image

shāna, the mountain
xiàbelow, beneath; at the base, foot of
yǒuis, there is
léithe thunder
hungry mouth
jūna, the noble, worthy, honored
young one, heir, disciple
accordingly, therefore, thus
shènis mindful of, careful with, prudent in
yánwords, talk, speech, language
and expression, discourse, discussions
jiéand restrained, moderate, temperate
yǐnin drinking; with drink
shíand eating; food, nourishment

雷在山下,颐之象也。君子以慎言语,节饮食。温和饮食,谨慎言语。在消费前检查起源。

Dystopian Ration

Hexagram 27 digital artifact

超世纪谍杀案(绿色食品) — 薄饼

理查德·弗莱舍 / 哈里·哈里森 (公元1973年)

一种滋养身体同时饥饿真相的口粮。第二十七卦是输入的伦理:什么进入嘴巴——以及你随之吞下的故事。 薄饼高效、可扩展,并且灾难性地被误传。审计来源,否则被他人的利润和谎言滋养。"绿色食品是人"持续存在,因为它命名了便利的隐藏成本。

Historical Context

Period
周朝
Oracle Bone Etymology
☶ 山(上颚)在 ☳ 雷(下颚)上:嘴巴。明智滋养。
Traditional Use
注意食物和言语;滋养必须在来源和衡量上正确。

Lines

Line 1: 舍爾靈龜觀我朵頤凶

shěforsake, abandon, give up, letting go of
ěryour
língspirit, medicine, magic, mystery, divine
guītortoise, turtle
guānand, while looking at, to, watching
me, us
duǒhanging open, down; with hang down
with hungry mouth; mouth
xiōngunfortunate, disappointing, unlucky, sad

Line 2: 顛頤拂經于丘頤征凶

diānabnormal, overwhelming, disproportionate
appetite, hunger, feeding, sustenance
dismiss, reject; shake, brushing off, aside
jīngthe norms, al, standards; usual, customary
and going to, into, up to, among, amidst
qiūthe hilltops, sides, mounds, high places
with hungry mouth, appetites; hungrying
zhēngpressing; venturing, going boldly into
xiōngis misfortune, unfortunate; failure, pitfalls

Line 3: 拂頤貞凶十年勿用無攸利

dismissing, rejecting; brushing off, aside
the hungry mouth, appetites, hungering
zhēnpersistence, determination, resolve
xiōngis unfortunate, unlikely, has pitfalls
shífor ten
niányears, harvests
not to be, to be, of being not at all
yònguseful, practical, functional, available
this is no, not; this lacks, has no
yōua direction, purpose; an aim, orientation
with merit, of value, with rewards

Line 4: 顛頤吉虎視眈眈其欲逐逐無咎

diānabnormal, overwhelming, disproportionate
appetite, hunger
is promising, auspicious, opportune, timely
a, the tiger
shìlooks, watches, observes, studies, searches
dānstaring, glaring
dānand staring, glaring; with fixed gaze
with its own; it, this is a
passion, desire, longing, lust, hunger, want
zhúis to hunt, pursue
zhúand give chase, run wild
but no; not; nothing; without, with no
jiùblame; is wrong; a mistake, an error

Line 5: 拂經居貞吉不可涉大川

dismissing, rejecting; brushing off, aside
jīngthe norms, standards, usual, customary
to practice; abide, dwell in; abiding
zhēnpersistence, determination, resolve, truth
is promising, auspicious, hopeful, timely
but one is not, less than, ill-, un-, dis-
suited, likely, fit, inclined
shèto, for cross, ford, ferry, venturing
the great, big, major
chuānstream, river, current, waters

Line 6: 由頤厲吉利涉大川

yóuat, as a, the source, origin, beginning of
the appetites, hungering, as food itself
distress; difficult, harsh, brutal, serious
but promising, hopeful, positive
it is worthwhile, rewarding, favorable
shèto cross, ford, ferry, venture, experience
the great, big, major
chuānstream, river, current, waters

Practical Guidance

纽约,2022年(电影时间线)。四千万人。超世纪公司分发绿色薄饼——标签说是高能量浮游生物。高效、可扩展,养活数百万人。索恩调查。发现薄饼不是浮游生物。它们是在安乐死中心处理的回收人类遗骸。系统运行在隐瞒的输入上。 第二十七卦:颐。嘴是一个门。进入的东西决定健康或腐败。文本问两个问题:你在摄入什么?实际来源是什么? 你正在从npm消费依赖项、从第三方API获取数据、从你没有训练的模型获取推荐。接口说"可信"。标签说"企业级"。你不审计来源。你不检查薄饼是由什么制成的。输入滋养你的系统同时用他人的假设、偏见和利润毒害它。 失败模式不是恶意篡改。而是方便的盲目。你信任标签是因为审计昂贵。但未经检查的输入成为结构脆弱性。供应商倒闭;你的依赖链断裂。API更改条款;你的产品停止工作。模型漂移;你的结果腐败。 《超世纪谍杀案》持续存在是因为它命名了不询问的成本。在吞下输出前审计来源。滋养需要仔细审查,而不仅仅是效率。嘴是你控制的门——或控制你的门。

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