Gate 3 in Human Design: Ordering

Gate 3, Ordering, corresponds to I Ching hexagram 3, Difficulty at the Beginning. It sits in the Sacral Center, in the Quarter of Initiation.

The fundamental challenge of initiation is to transcend confusion and establish order.

Gate 3 at a glance

I Ching: hexagram 3, Difficulty at the Beginning
Center: Sacral Center
Quarter: the Quarter of Initiation
Channels: 3-60

The channel of Gate 3

A gate becomes a defined channel when the gate at its other end is activated too. Gate 3 can form one channel:

Channel 3-60, Mutation: Initiation & Fluctuation. Gate 3 meets Gate 60, Acceptance in the Root Center.

The six lines of Gate 3

Line 6: Surrender
Line 5: Victimization
Line 4: Charisma
Line 3: Survival
Line 2: Immaturity
Line 1: Synthesis

Gate 3 on the Rave Mandala

Before it on the wheel: Gate 42, Growth
After it on the wheel: Gate 27, Caring
Across the wheel: Gate 50, Values

Other gates in the Sacral Center

Gate 5, Fixed Patterns · Gate 9, Focus · Gate 14, Power Skills · Gate 27, Caring · Gate 29, Perseverance · Gate 34, Power · Gate 42, Growth · Gate 59, Sexuality

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