| Name | 临 Lín, “Approach” |
|---|---|
| Upper trigram | ☷ 坤 Earth: receptivity and support |
| Lower trigram | ☱ 兑 Lake: openness and exchange |
The Judgment
元亨利贞，至于八月有凶。
Supreme success. Stay true. By the eighth month, misfortune comes.
The window is wide open right now. Move while it is — don't assume it lasts forever.
The Image
泽上有地，临；君子以教思无穷，容保民无疆。
Earth above the lake — Approach. The wise teach without limit and embrace the people without bounds.
When you're rising, your job is to lift others without exhausting yourself or them. Generous, but sustainable.
The six lines
If a line changes in your cast, read its text below. Lines are numbered from the bottom.
Line 1 · first (bottom) · Yang
咸临，贞吉。
Joint approach. Stay true — fortune.
You and someone aligned, moving together. The shared push lands.
Line 2 · second · Yang
咸临，吉，无不利。
Joint approach. Fortune — nothing fails.
Same energy, doubled. When the alignment is real, almost nothing goes wrong.
Line 3 · third · Yin
甘临，无攸利。既忧之，无咎。
Casual approach. Nothing benefits. Already worried — no blame.
Coasting in too easy. The good news: you noticed before it cost you. Course-correct.
Line 4 · fourth · Yin
至临，无咎。
Approaching with full effort. No blame.
Showing up completely. No half-measures, no fear of being too much. Clean.
Line 5 · fifth · Yin
知临，大君之宜，吉。
Wise approach. Right for a great ruler. Fortune.
Lead through wisdom, not force. Knowing when to delegate is the highest skill at this level.
Line 6 · top · Yin
敦临，吉，无咎。
Generous approach. Fortune. No blame.
Show up wide, share freely. You'll never regret giving from this season's abundance.
Related hexagrams
- Inverted (turned upside down): Hexagram 20, Contemplation
- Complement (every line reversed): Hexagram 33, Retreat