Peng
I Ching/Hexagram 19
Hexagram 19110000

Approach

Upper: Earth · Lower: Lake

Judgment

Approach. Supreme success. Perseverance brings good fortune.

临:元,亨,利,贞。至于八月有凶。

Hexagram Structure

6
5
4
3
2
1

Earth over Lake

The Image

Earth above Lake — Approach. The superior person teaches without tiring.

泽上有地,临;君子以教思无穷,容保民无疆。

The Lines

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Line 1

Approach with sincerity — good fortune.

初九:咸临,贞吉。

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Line 2

Approach with kindness — good fortune.

九二:咸临,吉无不利。

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Line 3

Approach with contentment — no advantage.

六三:甘临,无攸利。既忧之,无咎。

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Line 4

Approach directly — no blame.

六四:至临,无咎。

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Line 5

Wise approach — the great person's way.

六五:知临,大君之宜,吉。

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Line 6

Noble approach — good fortune, no blame.

上六:敦临,吉无咎。

Opposite Hexagram

When all lines are flipped — a mirror perspective on this energy.

33.Retreat

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