Hexagram 33 ~ PowerPoint Outline

✅ Hexagram 33: Retreat (遯 Dùn) – Power in Withdrawal

PowerPoint Outline by James Byrd

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🟣 Slide 1: Title Slide

• Title: Hexagram 33 – Retreat (遯 Dùn)

• Subtitle: Wisdom Through Strategic Withdrawal

• Author: James Byrd | The Future: 2027

• Visual: Mountain and sky fading into clouds (symbolizing strategic disappearance)

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🔵 Slide 2: Hexagram Overview

• Hexagram Number & Name: 33 – Retreat

• Chinese Characters: 遯 Dùn

• Pronunciation: Dùn

• Core Theme: Strategic withdrawal for strength preservation

• Line Structure:
  ☰ (Heaven) over ☶ (Mountain)

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🔶 Slide 3: Trigram Structure

• Upper Trigram (Qian): Heaven – Strength, Creativity, Leadership

• Lower Trigram (Gen): Mountain – Stillness, Caution, Boundary

• Combined Meaning: Strength is hidden behind stillness; movement is restrained with purpose.

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🔸 Slide 4: The Judgment

• Text:
  Retreat. Success. In what is small, perseverance furthers.

• Interpretation:

  • A time to withdraw strategically rather than confront.

  • Preserve strength by avoiding direct opposition.

  • Act only where minor gains are possible.

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🔹 Slide 5: The Image

• Traditional Image Text:
  Heaven on the mountain: the image of retreat.
  Thus the superior man keeps the inferior man at a distance,
  Not with hostility but with dignity.

• Symbolic Meaning:

  • Like the sky above the mountain, wise leaders rise above conflict.

  • Boundaries are enforced through virtue, not violence.

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🟩 Slide 6: Practical Applications

• Business: Pull back from risky ventures, reevaluate strategies.

• Personal: Take a break to reflect or heal. Avoid unnecessary conflict.

• Spiritual: Reconnect with inner guidance. Use silence as strength.

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🟠 Slide 7: Line Commentary Highlights

• Line 2: "He holds him fast with yellow oxhide. No one can tear him loose."

  • Stick to your principles, even when retreating.

• Line 5: "Friendly retreat. Perseverance brings good fortune."

  • Step back gracefully—it builds trust and preserves dignity.

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🟤 Slide 8: Modern Interpretation

• Retreat is not surrender—it is choosing when and where to engage.

• This hexagram teaches timing, discretion, and long-range thinking.

• Applies to leadership, negotiations, and emotional boundaries.

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⚪ Slide 9: Key Quote from The Future: 2027

“When Heaven rests upon the Mountain, the wise conceal their strength to avoid wasting it. Success lies in patience, not provocation.”

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🟣 Slide 10: Final Thoughts

• Hexagram 33 reminds us:

  • Progress isn't always forward.

  • Boundaries are wise, not cowardly.

  • Silence is often the greatest form of communication.

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