In relationships
In relationships, “Approach” asks you to join approach with growth. Make yourself more available, take benevolent initiative, and prepare for greater responsibility.
Hexagram 19 · Lin
䷒ Approach
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An opportunity is approaching, and with it grows your ability to influence, support, and set the tone.
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Core meaning
An opportunity is approaching, and with it grows your ability to influence, support, and set the tone.
Practical direction
Make yourself more available, take benevolent initiative, and prepare for greater responsibility.
How to apply the meaning to your question
In work and practical matters
In work and practical matters, the key is approach. Make yourself more available, take benevolent initiative, and prepare for greater responsibility.
Inner development
On the inner level, this hexagram opens the theme of growth. An opportunity is approaching, and with it grows your ability to influence, support, and set the tone.
The shadow to watch
The success of approach fades when attention to people is replaced by enjoyment of one’s own importance.
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Frequently asked questions
What does I Ching hexagram 19, Approach, mean?
An opportunity is approaching, and with it grows your ability to influence, support, and set the tone.
What guidance does hexagram 19 offer?
Make yourself more available, take benevolent initiative, and prepare for greater responsibility.
What does Approach mean for relationships?
In relationships, “Approach” asks you to join approach with growth. Make yourself more available, take benevolent initiative, and prepare for greater responsibility.
What shadow should be watched in this hexagram?
The success of approach fades when attention to people is replaced by enjoyment of one’s own importance.
Consult the I Ching
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