Good morning, H-19 Approach

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Hexagram 19

By: James Byrd

I.The Oracle 

A. Hexagram 19 is called Lin, or Nearing. Other variations are Approach and The Forest. The lower trigram is Dui: open, swamp or forest. The upper trigram is Kun: field or earth.      

B. The Judgment

   1. Approach has supreme success.
       Perseverance furthers.
   2. When the eighth month comes,
       There will be misfortune.  

C. The Image

  1. The earth above the lake:
      The image of Approach.
  2. Thus the superior man is inexhaustible
      In his will to teach,
      And without limits
      In his tolerance and protection of the people.   

II. Another interpretation 

A. "Approach"

For now, the idea of this hexagram tends to move towards a leader who for now should not use force to meet his objectives, and better yet, he should use persuasion as a way of reasoning with people. The use of force at this time would be very counterproductive. 

Also, we must remember that for not all is well, but the ebb and flow of time dictate that sometimes worse times do occur as a counterbalance next to good, and we are talking around the lunar month of September. Take the good with the bad, but still make way and have a contingency plan. Above all, be truthful to your students. Let humility be your tool to soften the heart of the student, use empathy. 

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References Blofield, John (1965). I Ching the Book of Change an Important New Translation of the Ancient Chinese Book of Diviation Byrd, James (2018) "The Future"Huang, Kerson, and Rosemary (1987). I ChingKarcher, S. and Ritesema, R. (1995). I Ching: The Classic Chinese Oracle of Change [The First Complete Translation with Concordance]

Legge, James (2012). The I Ching: The Book of Changes (Sacred Books of China: The Book of Changes)

Reifler, S. (1974) I Ching: The World's Oldest and Most Revered System of Fortune Telling

Van Over, R. (1971), I Ching

Wilhelm, R., and Baynes. C.F. (1967). The I Ching, or, Book of Changes (Bollingen Series XIX)

Wilhelm, Hellmut and Richard Wilhelm (1995). Understanding the I Ching

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Good Morning H-20

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Hexagram 20

By: James Byrd

I.The Oracle 

A. Hexagram 20 is Guan, or Viewing. Various other interpretations include Contemplation, View and Looking Up. Its lower trigram is Kun: field or earth. Its upper trigram is Xun: ground or wind.     

B. The Judgment

   1. Contemplation. The ablution has been made,
       But not yet the offering.
   2. Full of trust they look up to him.  

C. The Image

  1. The wind blows over the earth:
  2. The image of Contemplation.
      Thus the kings of old visited the regions of the world,
      Contemplated the people,
      And gave them instruction.   

II. Another interpretation 

A. "Contemplation"

Much More.....Soon!

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References Byrd, James (2018) "The Future" Huang, Kerson, and Rosemary (1987). I Ching
Karcher, S. and Ritesema, R. (1995). I Ching: The Classic Chinese Oracle of Change [The First Complete Translation with Concordance]
Legge, James (2012). The I Ching: The Book of Changes (Sacred Books of China: The Book of Changes)
Reifler, S. (1974) I Ching: The World's Oldest and Most Revered System of Fortune Telling
Van Over, R. (1971), I Ching
Wilhelm, R., and Baynes. C.F. (1967). The I Ching, or, Book of Changes (Bollingen Series XIX)
Wilhelm, Hellmut and Richard Wilhelm (1995). Understanding the I Ching

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Good Morning H-32

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Hexagram 32

By: James Byrd

I.The Oracle 

A. Hexagram 32 is Heng, or Preserving. Further variations are Duration and Constancy. The lower trigram is Xun: ground or wind, and the upper trigram is Zhen: shake or thunder.     

B. The Judgment

   1. Duration. Success. No blame.
       Perseverance furthers.
   2. It furthers one to have somewhere to go.  

C. The Image

  1. Thunder and wind: the image of duration.
  2. Thus the superior man stands firm
      And does not change his direction.   

II. My interpretation 

A. "Constancy"

The key idea with this hexagram is staying our original goal, which is, maintaining a dogma so to speak, from start to everlasting. Staying the course will, just as an attack on a city, not mean that that municipality must for the sake of damage, misalign its original aim.

A good sign of constancy is the sun rising every day. I remember once here recently I awake at 9: pm at night and I was thinking it was about 9:00 am. I went out for the morning walk and witness people queuing to go into the night clubs. I kept thinking secretly when was the sun coming up?  Be consistent as the rising sun.

From the start, there must be some type of small steps towards the desired goal – such as with my college motto which states, one has to “Start To Finish”, but not only that, in between the start and finish clause there must consistency to the tune of maintaining one’s integrity throughout the extent of steps taken towards a favorable goal. Another example would be the movement of a football from one end zone to the other without breaking the rules of the game.

Holding on to the past as we move forward is like a court stenographer in a modern courtroom, which is no longer needed due to the modern age of video cameras from all angles. But having live feeds of all activity within a courthouse could cause somewhat of a problem, because we would be overcorrecting our true intensions.

One must maintain his or her modus operand throughout the process scaling towards their well-established outcomes. 

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References Byrd, James (2018) "The Future" Huang, Kerson, and Rosemary (1987). I Ching
Karcher, S. and Ritesema, R. (1995). I Ching: The Classic Chinese Oracle of Change [The First Complete Translation with Concordance]
Legge, James (2012). The I Ching: The Book of Changes (Sacred Books of China: The Book of Changes)
Reifler, S. (1974) I Ching: The World's Oldest and Most Revered System of Fortune Telling
Van Over, R. (1971), I Ching
Wilhelm, R., and Baynes. C.F. (1967). The I Ching, or, Book of Changes (Bollingen Series XIX)
Wilhelm, Hellmut and Richard Wilhelm (1995). Understanding the I Ching

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Good Morning H-26

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Hexagram 26

By: James Byrd

I.The Oracle 

A. Hexagram 26 is Da Chu or Great Accumulating. And no, it doesn't have anything to do with all that stuff accumulating in your garage! Various interpretations also include The Taming Power of the Great and Great Storage. The lower trigram is Qian: force or heaven. The upper trigram is Gen: bound or mountain.    

B. The Judgment

   1. The Taming Power of the Great.
       Perseverance furthers.
   2. Not eating at home brings good fortune.
       It furthers one to cross the great water.   

C. The Image

  1. Heaven within the mountain:
      The image of The Taming Power of the Great.
  2. Thus the superior man acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity
      And many deeds of the past,      
      In order to strengthen his character thereby.     

II. Other interpretations 

A. "Great Accumulating"

COMMENTARY

Confucius/Legge: The trigrams that compose Controlled Power show the intelligence of Strength and Mass renewing their virtue every day. A dynamic line is in the highest place, displaying the worth of talent and virtue -- his is the power that keeps Strength in restraint and displays the will necessary to the hexagram. Talents and virtue are nourished because he refuses to confine his power within his immediate family. Heaven in the second line responds to the ruler in the fifth, thus it is favorable to cross the great stream.

Legge: Controlled Power symbolizes both restraint and the accumulation of virtue. What is restrained accumulates its strength and increases its volume to become a great reservoir of force. The Judgment teaches that if one is firm and correct in this endeavor he may then engage in public service and enjoy the king's grace.

The dynamic line in the highest place is line six who is above the ruler and has all of heaven in which to move. This, plus the power to suppress the strongest opposition, shows how he is supported by all that is correct.

Concerning the Image, Chu Hsi says: "Heaven is the greatest of all things, and its being in the midst of a mountain gives us the idea of a very large accumulation. This is analogous to the labor of the superior man in learning, acquiring and remembering, to accumulate his virtue."

Credit | James DeKorne's Official Website - The Gnostic Book of Changes - Hexagram 26

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References Byrd, James (2018) "The Future" Huang, Kerson, and Rosemary (1987). I Ching
Karcher, S. and Ritesema, R. (1995). I Ching: The Classic Chinese Oracle of Change [The First Complete Translation with Concordance]
Legge, James (2012). The I Ching: The Book of Changes (Sacred Books of China: The Book of Changes)
Reifler, S. (1974) I Ching: The World's Oldest and Most Revered System of Fortune Telling
Van Over, R. (1971), I Ching
Wilhelm, R., and Baynes. C.F. (1967). The I Ching, or, Book of Changes (Bollingen Series XIX)
Wilhelm, Hellmut and Richard Wilhelm (1995). Understanding the I Ching

#mycal8

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Good Morning H-42

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Hexagram 42

By: James Byrd

I.The Oracle 

A. Hexagram 42 is Yi, or Augmenting. Another variation is Increase. Its lower trigram is Zhen: shake or thunder, and its upper trigram is Xun: ground or wind.    

B. The Judgment

   1. Increase. It furthers one
       To undertake something.
   2.   It furthers one to cross the great water.
   

C. The Image

  1. Wind and thunder: the image of increase.
      a) Thus the superior man: if he sees good, he imitates it;
      b) If he has faults, he rids himself of them.
           

II. Another interpretation: 

A. "Increase"

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References Byrd, James (2018) "The Future" Huang, Kerson, and Rosemary (1987). I Ching
Karcher, S. and Ritesema, R. (1995). I Ching: The Classic Chinese Oracle of Change [The First Complete Translation with Concordance]
Legge, James (2012). The I Ching: The Book of Changes (Sacred Books of China: The Book of Changes)
Reifler, S. (1974) I Ching: The World's Oldest and Most Revered System of Fortune Telling
Van Over, R. (1971), I Ching
Wilhelm, R., and Baynes. C.F. (1967). The I Ching, or, Book of Changes (Bollingen Series XIX)
Wilhelm, Hellmut and Richard Wilhelm (1995). Understanding the I Ching

#mycal8

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