I Ching: Monday, August 31

One of the sixty-four hexagrams

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Approach

Hexagram 19 is something drawing near, and the text attaches a date to it: what approaches now turns in the eighth month. Today favours the opening move, the introduction, the first meeting. Make it, and note the clock. Approach is generous while it lasts and it is not a permanent condition, so what you begin today should be begun properly rather than casually.

For your star sign

The same reading, taken through each sign of the zodiac.

Aries

Hexagram 19 is something drawing near, and the text attaches a clock: what approaches now turns in the eighth month. Make the opening move and note the date, because this window is generous and finite. The window is generous now and dated in the text.

Taurus

Something is approaching at a pace you can work with. Meet it early rather than waiting for it to be undeniable, which is the version of patience that costs you opportunities.

Gemini

The first meeting favours you today. Make the introduction, take the opening. Approach rewards the one who arrives first and is unimpressed by the one who arrives loudest. Arrive first rather than arriving loudest.

Cancer

Something is coming toward you and your instinct is to prepare the house rather than open the door. Open it. Approach is warm at this stage and does not stay so indefinitely.

Leo

You are being approached, which is the arrangement you prefer. Meet it graciously rather than making it wait for effect. The eighth month clause applies to you as much as anyone.

Virgo

Something is drawing near and you will want to observe it for another week before responding. The classic gives it a deadline. Respond now, while the approach is still generous.

Libra

An overture arrives and you will weigh it against everything else on offer. Answer it properly rather than keeping it warm while you decide.

Scorpio

You will look for what the approach wants before deciding whether to allow it. Fair, and today it delays a good opening. Meet it and find out afterwards.

Sagittarius

You will say yes immediately and read the terms in October. The eighth month is in the text for a reason. Say yes, and read the terms. Say yes, and then actually read the terms.

Capricorn

Something opens that you did not build and your instinct is to distrust it. Meet it once. Approach is not a trick; it is simply early.

Aquarius

An overture arrives in a form you find unpromising. Meet the person rather than assessing the framework they arrived in.

Pisces

Something warm comes toward you and you will let it come without meeting it halfway. Take the step. Approach requires two people moving.

For your Chinese animal

The same reading, taken through each animal of the Chinese zodiac.

Rat

An opening appears early and quietly, which is your territory. Take the first meeting rather than watching to see who else responds to it.

Ox

Something approaches at a workable pace. Meet it now rather than waiting for certainty, which is the version of caution that costs you openings.

Tiger

You will meet it head-on, which suits the card. Note the clock the text attaches: generous now, and different by the eighth month.

Rabbit

Something comes toward you and you will step back to see it properly. Step forward once. Approach is warm and does not stay warm.

Dragon

You will meet it grandly when the card asks only that you meet it. Scale is not the requirement here; timing is.

Snake

You will observe the approach for another week before answering. The window is dated in the text. Answer inside it.

Horse

An opening arrives and you will take it before knowing what it is. Take it, and read the terms this time.

Goat

Something kind comes toward you and you will wait to be certain it was meant. It was. Meet it halfway.

Monkey

You will open four conversations out of one overture. Keep the one that came to you and let the others go quiet.

Rooster

You will assess the approach for defects before accepting it. Accept it, then assess. The order matters this once.

Dog

You will check the motive before the offer. Take the meeting and let the motive show itself inside it.

Pig

You will let it come to you entirely. Approach needs both parties moving, and today the step is yours.

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