FIFTY-THREE

漸

GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT

CONCERNS: Evolution in consonance with the Divine Order; the maturity to cooperate with this process; attending to the work at hand, detachment from outcomes.

1. As we undertake new mastery, progress seems slow and we may feel inadequate, but if we continue to work with patience, we are proceeding correctly.
2. When we have secured some benefits, experience and wisdom, we can accelerate our development by sharing these with others.
3. Undertakings begun at this time will not bear fruit; we should now protect what we have.
4. View this situation as a temporary accommodation; do not plan to nest here.
5. Although this situation will not soon come to fruition, nothing can prevent a successful outcome.
6. A separation from our fellows can support our correct development but we must return with the fruits of our growth to rejoin and strengthen our group.

COMMENT: Inner development is based on our continuing sensitivity and response to the guidance of subtle energy. Outer development is patterned on the requirements of the social and physical worlds; these are less subtle forms of energy manifestation. We need to be good citizens of both the inner and outer worlds and use each to further the growth of the other.