Gate 9 in Human Design: Focus

Gate 9, Focus, corresponds to I Ching hexagram 9, The taming power of the Small. It sits in the Sacral Center, in the Quarter of Mutation.

Potential can be fulfilled through detailed attention to all pertinent aspects.

Gate 9 at a glance

I Ching: hexagram 9, The taming power of the Small
Center: Sacral Center
Quarter: the Quarter of Mutation
Channels: 9-52

The channel of Gate 9

A gate becomes a defined channel when the gate at its other end is activated too. Gate 9 can form one channel:

Channel 9-52, Concentration: A Design of Determination. Gate 9 meets Gate 52, Stillness in the Root Center.

The six lines of Gate 9

Line 6: Gratitude
Line 5: Faith
Line 4: Dedication
Line 3: The straw that breaks the camel's back
Line 2: Misery loves company
Line 1: Sensibility

Gate 9 on the Rave Mandala

Before it on the wheel: Gate 34, Power
After it on the wheel: Gate 5, Fixed Patterns
Across the wheel: Gate 16, Skills

Other gates in the Sacral Center

Gate 3, Ordering · Gate 5, Fixed Patterns · Gate 14, Power Skills · Gate 27, Caring · Gate 29, Perseverance · Gate 34, Power · Gate 42, Growth · Gate 59, Sexuality

Gate 9 and 2027

Until 2027, Gate 9 is the key to Gate 10, The Nature. See all the locks and their keys.

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