In practice
The judgment
A period of luck, fortune and well-being is coming. Make the most of it, because it will last only eight months; after that, conditions will change. If you can pay attention, read the signs and take care and precautions before the decline arrives, you won't avoid it, but you will lessen its effects while circumstances change.
The poetry
Drawing Near
Great success. Constancy is favorable. When the eighth month comes, misfortune.
The image
Earth above the lake: drawing near. So the noble person teaches and ponders without end, and embraces and shelters the people without bounds.
The lines
- Line 6上六
Being generous in times of power and plenty, helping others improve, will keep your success going.
Drawing near with generosity. Good fortune, no fault.
- Line 5六五
Surrounding yourself with capable collaborators and respecting what they do, encouraging their autonomy, will bring you a stable achievement.
Drawing near with wisdom: what befits the great ruler. Good fortune.
- Line 4六四
Joining with the people under you and supporting them will help you stay stable.
Drawing near all the way. No fault.
- Line 3六三
Relying too much on favorable situations will lead you to inertia and loss. If you react early, you can recover.
Drawing near with sweetness. Nothing is favorable. Once grieved by it, no fault.
- Line 2九二
Recognizing that every situation is impermanent will let you move through each phase not from fear, but trusting that you have what you need to get through it.
Drawing near together. Good fortune; nothing that is not favorable.
- Line 1初九
If you join with the right people, you'll have support and backing when the decline comes.
Drawing near together. Constancy brings good fortune.
Its 63 transformations
Depending on which lines move in your cast, Fleeting Success turns into another hexagram. Pick the lines from your cast.
One moving line
6
Two moving lines
15
- 2Passivitylines 1 and 2
- 46Going Uplines 1 and 3
- 36Darknesslines 2 and 3
- 40Clearing Obstacleslines 1 and 4
- 51Shocklines 2 and 4
- 34Great Manifestationlines 3 and 4
- 29Waterlines 1 and 5
- 3Initial Obstacleslines 2 and 5
- 5Inactionlines 3 and 5
- 58Inner Peacelines 4 and 5
- 4Immaturitylines 1 and 6
- 27Nourishmentlines 2 and 6
- 26Great Achievementslines 3 and 6
- 38Oppositeslines 4 and 6
- 61Inner Integritylines 5 and 6
Three moving lines
20
- 15Simplicitylines 1, 2, and 3
- 16Passionlines 1, 2, and 4
- 32What Lastslines 1, 3, and 4
- 55Abundancelines 2, 3, and 4
- 8Unionlines 1, 2, and 5
- 48Right Actionlines 1, 3, and 5
- 63After the Endlines 2, 3, and 5
- 47Overwhelmedlines 1, 4, and 5
- 17Adaptinglines 2, 4, and 5
- 43Overflowinglines 3, 4, and 5
- 23The Falllines 1, 2, and 6
- 18Loss, Then Gainlines 1, 3, and 6
- 22Good Mannerslines 2, 3, and 6
- 64Transitionlines 1, 4, and 6
- 21Bitinglines 2, 4, and 6
- 14Wealthlines 3, 4, and 6
- 59Release from Obstacleslines 1, 5, and 6
- 42Increaselines 2, 5, and 6
- 9Small Thingslines 3, 5, and 6
- 10Treading Carefullylines 4, 5, and 6
Four moving lines
15
- 62Success in Small Matterslines 1, 2, 3, and 4
- 39Held Backlines 1, 2, 3, and 5
- 45Meetinglines 1, 2, 4, and 5
- 28Excesseslines 1, 3, 4, and 5
- 49Renewallines 2, 3, 4, and 5
- 52Abidinglines 1, 2, 3, and 6
- 35Advancelines 1, 2, 4, and 6
- 50The Vessel of Nourishmentlines 1, 3, 4, and 6
- 30The Flamelines 2, 3, 4, and 6
- 20Observinglines 1, 2, 5, and 6
- 57Gentlenesslines 1, 3, 5, and 6
- 37The Tribelines 2, 3, 5, and 6
- 6Conflictlines 1, 4, 5, and 6
- 25Innocencelines 2, 4, 5, and 6
- 1Activitylines 3, 4, 5, and 6
Five moving lines
6
All six lines moving
1
The classical text
臨：元亨。利貞。至于八月有凶。
象曰：澤上有地，臨；君子以教思无窮，容保民无疆。
初九：咸臨，貞吉。
九二：咸臨，吉无不利。
六三：甘臨，无攸利。既憂之，无咎。
六四：至臨，无咎。
六五：知臨，大君之宜，吉。
上六：敦臨，吉无咎。
Related hexagrams
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.