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臨 19 · Lín · Approach
Earth over Lake — upper Kūn 坤 (receptive, yielding, nourishing); lower Duì 兌 (joyous, open, exchanging)
Hexagram 19, Approach (Lín, 臨), is Earth over Lake. Earth over lake. The great approaches; spring arrives; influence descends.
The situation
Earth over lake. The great approaches; spring arrives; influence descends.
The counsel
Act while the season favours you. Growth peaks, then turns by the eighth month.
The six lines
Line 1 — Joint approach. Good.
Line 2 — Joint approach. Everything favours.
Line 3 — Comfortable approach. No gain; if you take it seriously, no blame.
Line 4 — Complete approach. No blame.
Line 5 — Wise approach. Fitting for a great one.
Line 6 — Kind-hearted approach. Good fortune.