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title: 地澤臨 — Approach (Hexagram 19)
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# 地澤臨 · Approach — Hexagram 19

Hexagram 19 of the I Ching is 地澤臨 (Approach). Approach — descending to oversee. Great success through correctness; if delayed to the eighth month, misfortune. Act now. When the moment comes, move at once.

## Work / Relationships / Health

- **Work**: A prime chance for promotion or expansion.
- **Relationships**: Boldness now bears fruit.
- **Health**: Stomach and mouth.

## Structure

- Number: 19
- Name: 地澤臨
- English: Approach
- Romaji: chi-taku-rin
- Pinyin: lín
- Upper: 地 (Earth)
- Lower: 澤 (Lake)
- Lines (top to bottom):

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## Questions about this hexagram

### What does hexagram 19 (地澤臨) mean?

Approach — descending to oversee. Great success through correctness; if delayed to the eighth month, misfortune. Act now.

### What does 地澤臨 counsel?

When the moment comes, move at once.

### What does 地澤臨 say about work?

A prime chance for promotion or expansion.

### What does 地澤臨 say about relationships?

Boldness now bears fruit.

### What does 地澤臨 say about health?

Stomach and mouth.

### Which trigrams make up hexagram 19?

Upper trigram 地 (Earth) over lower trigram 澤 (Lake).


Source: [Takashima Ekidan AI — ekidan.ai](https://ekidan.ai/library/19)