Lin, six in the fourth placeHexagram 19, line 4 · Lin (Approach) · changing to 54

The line

The Image commentary on this line

至臨无咎，位當也。

"Approaching all the way. No blame": the place is proper.

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

平Neutral. Neither good nor bad. Do your part, correct mistakes, and nothing will go wrong.

• 无咎 no blame: no fault attaches, often because a mistake is corrected in time

How to read good fortune, misfortune, regret, humiliation and no blame →

Asking about work, love or money

Work

Don't direct things from a distance. Go to where the work is, be among the people, and help them solve problems for real. Do this much and no one can fault you.

Love

Don't just care in words or from afar; be there in person. Stay by the other person's side and look after them in real ways. If you are single and want to get to know someone, go and meet them face to face.

Money

Look into money matters yourself; don't hand everything over and hear about it secondhand. Go and see for yourself, talk things through face to face with those who handle it, and you will not go wrong.

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 yin line in a yin place: it is in its proper place. Its partner is the first line, which is its opposite, so the two answer each other.

Fourth place: next to the ruler, a place of caution. Serve those above with care.

Proper place, center and correspondence explained →

When you get this line

If this is the only changing line in your cast (three inscribed sides, old yin), this line is your answer. The primary hexagram is Lin (Approach); when this line changes it becomes Guimei (The Marrying Maiden): hexagram 19 changing to 54.

Which text to read with several changing lines →