Good Morning H-53

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Hexagram 53

by James Byrd

I.The Oracle 

A. Hexagram fifty-three parallels that of self-development, or just plain old developmental change.  The situation is named Jian or infiltrating. Additional variations are just as I have said, development, gradual progress, and advancement. the lower trigram is gen: bound or mountain. The upper trigram is xun: wind.    

   1. Development, The maiden is given in marriage.
        Good fortune brings good fortune.
   2. Perseverance furthers.

B. The Image

  1. On the mountain, a tree.
      a) Now we can see the image of developmental growth.
      b) Thus the superior man abides in dignity and virtue,
          in order to improve the mores.

II. My interpretation 

A. "Development"

Good day to get out there and exercise, and enjoy the outdoors as it develops into winter. All-day we see progress in our right now evolving environment. We are now moving from the notion of hexagram fifty-three to that o0f hexagram fifty-four the marriageable maiden. We should be cultivating for the next phase when it comes to the hexagram that follows the current one. 

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