Lin, nine at the beginningHexagram 19, line 1 · Lin (Approach) · changing to 7
The line
In plain wordsDealing with those below you by moving their hearts. Stay true, and there is good fortune.
The Image commentary on this line
咸臨貞吉，志行正也。
"Approaching through influence. Staying true brings good fortune": the purpose is to act correctly.
The small Image commentary is the earliest explanation of the line texts. It usually explains a line from its position: where it stands, whether it holds the center, and which line answers it.
Verdict
吉Favorable. This text describes a good outcome. Act the way it says and the matter can succeed. The promise has a condition: keep to the right course.
How to read good fortune, misfortune, regret, humiliation and no blame →
Asking about work, love or money
- Work
- You are just starting to have the chance to lead people and move things forward. Win others over with sincerity, not by pulling rank and not by playing games. Stay on the right path, and people will be glad to work with you.
- Love
- Move the other person with sincerity; you need neither tricks nor pressure. When your intentions are upright and your sincerity comes through, the relationship heads in a good direction.
- Money
- In partnerships and business, win people over with sincerity. Don't rely on smooth talk alone, and certainly don't squeeze people on price. Keep to honest ways of doing things, and good comes of it.
This is how to read it when this is the only changing line. With several changing lines, first see which text governs; for the hexagram as a whole, see Lin.
Line position
A yang line in a yang place: it is in its proper place. Its partner is the fourth line, which is its opposite, so the two answer each other.
First place: the beginning of the matter. Low position, little power. Begin carefully.
When you get this line
If this is the only changing line in your cast (three backs, old yang), this line is your answer. The primary hexagram is Lin (Approach); when this line changes it becomes Shi (The Army): hexagram 19 changing to 7.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Shi (The Army)
This is a hard battle that takes a lot of people. What matters most is the leader and the discipline.