Why does the precession move backward through the Mandala, and why does that matter for the line themes?

Because the precession runs clockwise against the order of the gates, it works through a gate from line 6 down to line 1, and then steps back into line 6 of the previous gate. That is why the era we are in ends on a first line and the next one opens on a sixth line. Ra described the current position as the first line of Gate 37, entered at the beginning of the 1960s, and the next position as 55.6. The practical consequence is the theme reversal that people notice most: a first line era digs for foundations, secrets and inner truth, while a sixth line era is about withdrawal into oneself and the perfection of one's own process. The gates are not the only thing that steps back. The whole set of eight key positions around the wheel steps with it, because the keys sit eight hexagrams apart from each other.

This is not a fact, not medical advice and not a promise of healing. It is part of the cosmology Ra Uru Hu, who founded Human Design, left behind, and nobody knows exactly how it will unfold.

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