Lín · Approach
Upper trigram: ☷ Earth · lower trigram: ☱ Lake
What is growing draws near; make the most of spring. But autumn will come: act in time.
The ancient ideogram shows a sovereign leaning from the top of his terrace to contemplate and watch over his lands or his people, joined to an idea of vigilant benevolence and gradual approach. It symbolises a growing force coming to meet what awaits it, like the approaching spring that awakens nature.
The rise of a positive force
This hexagram describes a phase of expansion and manifest progress. Obstacles recede, Yang forces regain ground and the consultant's influence grows naturally. It is a favourable moment for coming closer, teaching or taking on responsibilities, in which short-term prospects are excellent.
Ride the momentum and anticipate the reversal
The optimal strategy consists in acting constructively and generously while the current carries you. The text, however, introduces a crucial warning: "In the eighth month there will be closure". Present prosperity already contains the seeds of its future decline. It is therefore fitting to use this period of strength to consolidate your structures and form your alliances before the cycle turns.
Energetically, the figure brings together the trigram of the Marsh/Mist (Dui, joyful exchange) below, beneath the trigram of Earth (Kun, welcome, suppleness) above. The exchanging movement of Dui rises toward the Earth, which welcomes it with docility, creating an atmosphere of learning and shared growth. The challenge is not to be intoxicated by this apparent ease.
Each line is read only if it is changing in your cast. A changing line transforms the figure: the link under each text shows which hexagram it leads to.
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