Today marks the end of our blog series on the Book of Lines—check out the last entry here if you missed it. But every ending is a new beginning.  So, we’d like to welcome you to our very first blog post on the Book of Destinies, where we’ll explore the Life Themes that tell the stories of our unique journeys on this planet. We hope you enjoy!

We begin by looking at Hexagram 15, the Gateway of Love of Humanity. It’s part of the Diamond Center, the yellow Center in the middle of the Chart, which gives us our sense of self, our sense of direction in life, and our connection through love. It’s also called the G Center in terms of being shaped like the Fibonacci sequence, which connects us into perfect geometry.

 

If you look at the bottom part of the wheel, you’ll see a collection of blue Gates. These are all Gateways in the Throat Center, through which we express ourselves in life, and plug into the world around us. And it’s in the particular quarter of the wheel that we call the Quarter of Civilization, which has everything to do with how we connect and communicate.

 

So, with that in mind, let’s have a look at these particular Life Themes:

 

 

 

 

The Personal Life Theme: The Vessel of Love

So, on the bottom of the wheel we see that the Sun is entering Gate 15, the Gateway of Humanity and the Gateway of Extremes, so it’s a place where we see all kinds of different expressions of life. Opposite that, at the top of the wheel, we have the Earth in Gateway 10. On the left side, we have the Unconscious Sun going into Gateway 25, and on the right side, the Unconscious Earth going into Gateway 46. So, this opens up the Life Theme we call the Vessel of Love. And that Love is expressed in these four subtly different but interconnected ways:

 

• Gate 15 – The love of humanity, love of the journey and the people we meet along the way.

 

• Gate 25 – Universal love, love of life and love of the mystery of life.

 

• Gate 10 – Love of the self and the challenges that we get to live out.

 

• Gate 46 – The Love of sensuality and the miracle of the body.

 

 Love is the intrinsic nature of the energy flying through this Universe, and at this time, with the Sun in Gateway 15 and the Vessel of Love, it’s a reminder of love in all its forms. People with this Life Theme make others feel connected, recognized, and cherished in their lives. They’re who I call the Ambassadors of Love.

Gateway 15 is in accord with Universal timing. It is common to all living things and highlights a connection with all people and with all life forms, because everyone and everything has an intrinsic right to life. Gate 15 engenders trust in a way that people can be drawn together and align to a future that’s in accord with Universal timings and seasons.

So, all the personal profiles, the 1/3, 1/4, 2/4, 2/5, 3/5, 3/6, and the 4/6, are all in this Vessel of Love with the Conscious Sun in Hexagram/Gateway 15. And as the Sun keeps on moving, and after it’s gone through all the Personal Profiles, it goes into what we call the Fixed Fate Profile, which is the 4/1.

 

The Fixed Life Theme: Extremes

Here, the Conscious Sun is still in Gate 15, and the Conscious Earth is still in Gate 10, But there’s been a shift. On the left side we’ve moved out of Gateway 25, and we’ve gone into Gateway 17. And on the right side we’ve moved out of Gateway 46 and into Gateway 18. This marks a massive shift in terms of what goes on here and it represents a fixed Life Theme we call Extremes. Here, we find ourselves living in a very different space. It’s a Fixed Life Theme, and it’s extremely rare (only opening up for about three hours out the whole year).

Life exists in extremes, and in many ways this Theme represents the core of how life expresses itself and expands on earth:

 

• Gate 15 – The love of humanity, love of the journey and the people we meet along the way.

 

• Gate 10 – Love of the self and the challenges that we get to live out.

 

• Gate 17 – Examination of the thoughts and opinions that are intrinsic in society.

 

• Gate 18 – Constant review of personal improvements of how life is, or could be, lived.

 

Here, there’s a fascination with climate, seasons, and the multiple ways that life expresses itself, both in personal experience and in the natural world. This Theme is constantly seeking to find balance in the flow of life and to correct what might be out of sync and not working as well as it could.

All rivers have at least two banks, and just as a river threads its way between two sides, so life moves between all the different extremes of humanity’s and nature’s expressions. We can live in the arctic, we can live on the equator and everywhere in-between. This Theme acknowledges all who live on the edge of the mainstream and may point towards personal lifestyles that defy society’s norms. It’s indicating that in life, there’s no real need to compare to, or comply with, society’s expectations. It says: Life is what it is, and all the extreme possibilities are there for us.

 

The Interpersonal Life Theme: Prevention

After just three short hours in the Fixed Life Theme, the Sun moves on to what we call the Interpersonal Life Theme of Prevention. Here, we see that we still have the Sun in Gateway 15, and the Earth in Gateway 10, so we’ve still got access to these two love Gates, but, on the Unconscious sides, we’ve gone further into Hexagrams 17 and 18. And we’ll see that the Interpersonal Life Theme is very different.

Here, the Conscious Sun is in the fifth and sixth lines. The fifth line has everything to do with leadership, and the sixth line has everything to do with administrative abilities, the ability to oversee things and know whether to get involved or not. So, this particular Interpersonal Life Theme strives to find out what works in life and what is questionable or unsafe. The world is full of outdated parameters these days, and so this Life Theme of Prevention brings repair, a new rhythm and a new flow to life. It seeks to make adjustments. But adjustment for the sake of adjustment can be counterproductive, it can get us tangled up in all kinds of obsolete and unnecessary ideals. So, it needs to establish clear boundaries so that any adjustments that are made are not done so purely to interfere, but come through a clear intention to interact with and assist life with love.

Remember, we’re talking about the Gateway 15, the focus of love of humanity. Everybody belongs here. There’s room for everybody. There’s life available for everybody. So this Interpersonal Life Theme isn’t here to forcefully rearrange things or pass judgement, but to simply share useful guidelines.

It can engender great trust through all levels of society. However, a carefree attitude serves better than an overprotective or a restricted one. In its highest form, this Interpersonal Life Theme expresses love in a very light way. It doesn’t have to be heavy handed. So, people with this Life Theme have to be really careful: are you rescuing or are you assisting? Are you bringing things to a higher state of life?

We’ll leave it there for this week. Join us next time as we continue to explore the many Life Themes that make up the rich tapestry of our shared and individual stories.

If you want to learn more about Life Themes, you’ll find them all in the Book of Destinies, part of the Human Design Trilogy which is available here, and in all good bookstores.

 

 

If you want to find out more about Gate 15, we encourage you to dive into our blog series on the Book of Lines

 

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