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易 · #19

臨

Approach

Hexagram 19

Hexagram 19 Approach (臨)

Upper

坤Earth地

Lower

兌Lake澤

Meaning · modern paraphrase

Approach; a good time arrives — meet it with care.

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Related hexagrams

Opposite (錯卦)遯Retreat

Inverted (綜卦)觀Contemplation

Same upper trigram

坤The Receptive 師The Army 泰Peace 謙Modesty 復Return 明夷Darkening of the Light 升Pushing Upward

Same lower trigram

履Treading 睽Opposition 損Decrease 歸妹The Marrying Maiden 兌The Joyous 節Limitation 中孚Inner Truth

The I Ching is a traditional divination classic, for reflection and reference.