臨 → 解
Hexagram 19: Approach → Hexagram 40: Deliverance
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 1, 4).
Line 1
初九 咸臨貞吉。
Nine at the beginning means: Joint approach. Perseverance brings good fortune.
Line 4
六四 至臨。无咎。
Six in the fourth place means: Complete approach. No blame.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
唐虞相輔，鳥獸喜舞；民安無事，國家富有。
Tang and Yu aided each other; birds and beasts danced in joy. The people were at peace without cares -- the state grew rich and prosperous.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Earth above the lake releases into thunder above water — the Deliverance that comes after crisis. Under the reigns of Yao and Shun, mutual support prevails: birds and beasts dance in delight, the people live in peace, and the state overflows with wealth. The golden age of the sage-kings represents governance so perfect that even animals celebrate. From Approach to Deliverance, the elder's oversight achieves its ultimate purpose: releasing the world from suffering. Thunder and rain together in Jie wash away obstruction, and the sage-ruler pardons faults and forgives crimes. The verse presents this as already accomplished — not a promise but a memory of what governance once was, when authority and compassion operated as one seamless force.
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