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Drawing Near
Upper trigram: Earth · Lower trigram: Lake
Judgment
Approach and growth have a season; expansion carries the possibility of decline.
Image
Earth above Lake; from bottom to top: yang, yang, yin, yin, yin, yin.
Move nearer to understand and serve, not to control without limit.
Six lines and their changes
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Approach through sincere connection and a sound purpose.
Move this line → An Organized Force2 / 6
Reciprocal response gives the approach a firmer footing.
Move this line → A Return Begins3 / 6
Sweet assurances add little; recognizing their emptiness opens a correction.
Move this line → Open Exchange4 / 6
Be present where the matter actually unfolds.
Move this line → An Unequal Union5 / 6
Wise oversight relies on discernment rather than doing everything yourself.
Move this line → Useful Boundaries6 / 6
Sustain a generous approach after the initial enthusiasm fades.
Move this line → Reducing with Care
Library links use the structural middle-four transform. Meihua casting applies its separate Heaven/Earth exception to a moving figure.
Drawing Near · Upper trigram / Lower trigram?
Earth / Lake. Earth above Lake; from bottom to top: yang, yang, yin, yin, yin, yin.
Drawing Near · Move this line?
Change exactly one line, numbered from the bottom. Each of the six links below leads to the resulting figure.
Classical source · Traditional symbols offer a perspective for reflection, not a prediction of inevitable events.