Hexagram 19
Approach
臨
Upper
Earth · 坤
the receptive, yielding
Lower
Lake · 兌
the joyous, open
Contemporary judgment
Approach. Something good is drawing near. An opening is appearing; new light is entering the situation. Meet it with sincerity and care, not with grasping. What begins well, tended patiently, grows strong. What begins rushed or careless squanders its promise.
Image
Earth above, the lake below. The superior person teaches and nourishes without limit and holds the people in protection.
Counsel
Welcome what is arriving. Do not exploit the opening for quick gain; handle it with the gravity and gentleness the moment deserves. Commit to the full season of the new thing, not just its exciting beginning. Good fortune here is the fruit of steady, genuine attention.
The six lines
Numbered from the bottom upward; displayed here from first to sixth.
Line 1
A nine at the beginning means: Joint Approach. Perseverance brings good fortune.
Line 2
A nine in the second place means: Joint Approach. Good fortune! Everything is furthering.
Line 3
A six in the third place means: Comfortable Approach. Nothing that would further. If one grieves over it, one becomes without blame.
Line 4
A six in the fourth place means: Complete Approach. No blame.
Line 5
A six in the fifth place means: Wise Approach. This is right for a great prince. Good fortune!
Line 6
A six at the top means: Greathearted Approach. Good fortune. No blame.
Contemporary sections are original app interpretations. Line text comes from the CC0 translation in jesshewitt/i-ching.