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Hexagram 19: Approach
臨 · Lín
Approach has supreme success. Perseverance furthers. When the eighth month comes, there will be misfortune.Judgment 卦辭
The earth above the lake: the image of Approach. The superior man is inexhaustible in his will to teach, and without limits in his tolerance and protection of the people.Image 象辭
Core Meaning of Hexagram 19
Hexagram 19 is the approach — a rising time when things draw near: opportunity, influence, people, spring. The great is coming toward you and the attitude is openness — the lake’s willingness under the wide earth. But the hexagram famously stamps a date on the boom: ‘when the eighth month comes, misfortune’ — every rise has its season.
Hexagram 19 in a Reading
In a reading, engage while the approach lasts: accept the visitors, take the meeting, welcome the rising energy. Be generous as things grow — teach, protect, include — which is how the season is extended. But schedule the reckoning: what arrives in season departs in season. Act fully now, and start positioning for the turn before month eight.
Common Questions
What does hexagram 19 mean?
Hexagram 19 is the approach — a rising time when things draw near: opportunity, influence, people, spring. Read the full meaning above, or cast your own reading with our free online I Ching coins.
What is the structure of hexagram 19?
Hexagram 19 is built from the trigram Earth above and Lake below — binary 110000 read from the bottom line to the top. Approach is King Wen number 19 of the 64 hexagrams.
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