19. Lin | Approach
- Line 1 (from bottom): yang (unbroken)
- Line 2 (from bottom): yang (unbroken)
- Line 3 (from bottom): yin (broken)
- Line 4 (from bottom): yin (broken)
- Line 5 (from bottom): yin (broken)
- Line 6 (from bottom): yin (broken)
临：元亨，利贞；至于八月有凶。
Translation: 临 / Approach: great success and smooth progress，it is beneficial to remain upright；至于八月有misfortune。.
Reading note: This is the judgment of Lin (Approach), setting the overall situation and guiding principle for the whole hexagram. “constancy” means holding to what is correct over time; “misfortune” marks serious risk.
初九：咸临，贞吉。
Translation: First Nine: 咸临，uprightness is auspicious。.
Reading note: The first line is the lowest position, where a situation is just beginning and its strength is still forming. “constancy” means holding to what is correct over time; “auspicious” indicates a favorable direction.
九二：咸临，吉无不利。
Translation: Second Nine: 咸临，auspicious无不利。.
Reading note: The second line often suggests a central and emerging position: no longer hidden, but not yet in command. “auspicious” indicates a favorable direction.
六三：甘临，无攸利。既忧之，无咎。
Translation: Third Six: 甘临，there is nowhere that brings advantage。既忧之，no blame。.
Reading note: The third line stands at the end of the lower trigram, where effort and pressure increase and caution becomes important. the warning against going forward suggests restraint rather than expansion; “no blame” means avoiding fault, not necessarily winning great success.
六四：至临，无咎。
Translation: Fourth Six: 至临，no blame。.
Reading note: The fourth line enters the upper trigram and marks a threshold between holding back and advancing. “no blame” means avoiding fault, not necessarily winning great success.
六五：知临，大君之宜，吉。
Translation: Fifth Six: 知临，大君之宜，auspicious。.
Reading note: The fifth line is near the honored position, where influence can be exercised if power remains aligned with what is right. “auspicious” indicates a favorable direction.
上六：敦临，吉，无咎。
Translation: Top Six: 敦临，auspicious，no blame。.
Reading note: The top line is the end of the hexagram's movement, often warning about excess, culmination, or the need to change course. “no blame” means avoiding fault, not necessarily winning great success; “auspicious” indicates a favorable direction.