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Exploring Gate 57 in Human Design: The Gate of Intuitive Insight

Listen to the buzz of instinct as it drops in when you are ready to bloom.

This is the energy of Gate 57, the Gate of Intuitive Insight in Human Design, the Gate of the Instinct in Quantum Human Design™, The Gentle in the I-Ching, and in the Gene Keys it is the shadow of Unease, the gift of Intuition, and the siddhi of Clarity.

Gate 57 teaches us to trust the soft voice of our instinctual knowing as it comes to us in the moment to make us aware of what needs to be done. It is a powerful gate that at its core has the ability to truly transform us through embracing its gifts and navigating it’s shadows.

This is one of the 64 Gates in the landscape of the Human Design system where each Gate in the chart serves a unique role, influencing our traits, behaviors, and interactions with the world. Knowing the full story of Gates can provide powerful guidance for personal growth and self-discovery.

The position of the Planets at the moment of your birth determines whether a Gate is defined (colored in) or undefined (not colored in) in your Chart. ⁠

If a Planet was in a Gate when you were born, you will have that Gate defined. Having a Gate defined means this is an energy you experience consistently as a theme that is part of your life curriculum.

If a Gate is undefined you will still experience the themes of a Gate but it will often be in relationship with others or when a Planet is transiting this gate (as Planetary transits activate the energy of a Gate within all of our charts).

Do you have Gate 57 defined in your chart? Get your free chart here and find out.

Ready to dive deeper? Let’s begin…

Embracing the Gifts

Situated in the Spleen Center, Gate 57 is represented by the hexagram called “The Gentle” in the I Ching. Gate 57 is a gate that is deeply auditory and often people with this gate need to learn to “hear” the gentle whisper of their own intuitive insights in the moments.

Intuitive Sense of Right Timing… Individuals with Gate 57 have an intuitive sense of what is safe, healthy and right for them and intuitively know when to take action that is right for them to move themselves forward.

Clairaudient… Those with Gate 57 have a deep inner attunement to sound and the vibrations coming both from their environments and those around them as well as an inner hearing that whispers to them in the moment what they need to know. This Gate is also connected to the right ear and Ra said that those with it could listen in with the right ear and focus in the now to ensure wellbeing with instinctive knowing - the gift of splenic intuition.

Attuned to Sound… With Gate 57 defined, your inner intuition can read people through the sound (buzz) tone and inflection in their voice. Your inner BS meter can tell when a person is speaking in alignment or not.

Navigating the Shadows

Gate 57 is located in the spleen which is the center associated with fears. Knowing our shadows helps us see where we get stuck so that when we end up there, we can pull back and say, “Oh I see you shadow and I know what I need to do now to step towards my gifts instead…” and then you begin to move again.

Tuning Out… with Gate 57 defined, your highly developed sense of hearing can sometimes be so tuned into your own inner voice that you miss hearing what others have to say or only selectively hear them.

Distrust your Instincts… the whisper of the spleen can be so soft and subtle that you can sometimes miss it and then get stuck in your head trying to figure out what needs to be done. Quiet your mine, tune out the world, and listen to the whisper of your own intuitive insights.

Fear of the Future… Each gate in the spleen center has a fear associated with it and for Gate 57 it is the fear of the future. If you find yourself incapacitated with fear about the future or stuck in analysis paralysis, trust that you will know what you need to know when you need it. All is well, just tune into your instincts and listen.

Finding Balance

Gate 57 is the most intuitive gate in the chart, but it is not logical. So when your inner knowing drops in you can get stuck in doubt, questioning how you know what you know.

Don’t question your intuitive insights. Instead listen and act on them when you feel the pulse of right timing, knowing that they have arrived for your highest good.

“When you are listening and paying attention to your intuition now, there is no tomorrow to fear.” - Lynda Bunnel for Human Design: The Definitive Book of Human Design, The Science of Differentiation by Ra Uru Hu

The model for Gate 57 is my friend P. Annie Kirk who is an intuitive wellness coach and landscape designer behind Red Bird Co where she “helps you unearth goodness and the healing sense of the divine in nature for your wellbeing.”

Annie is someone who is deeply connected to the pulse of nature and often intuitively can sense (and hear) what her clients need as they speak together. That connection to hearing and intuitively sensing what is needed, lives within Annie and often instinctive insights will buzz into Annie’s awareness as we talk.

When those with Gate 57 tune into those intuitive insights humming within as a whisper of knowing, they help keep us all well informed about what needs to be done for the future to keep us happy, healthy and whole.

Are you ready to activate the power of Gate 57 in your life?

Here are a few questions to contemplate as you do…

To Contemplate

Whether Gate 57 is defined or undefined in your chart I invite you to contemplate the following to deepen your understanding of how this energy shows up in your life and what you might do to further activate it.

Do you make time to tune in and hear your inner voice?
Do you trust your intuition? How does your intuition come in for you?
What could you do to strengthen your connection and trust in your instinctive knowing?
Do you trust that when it’s time to move forward, you’ll know what needs to be done?
Are you afraid of the future? What specifically are you afraid of?
What would happen if you started to trust your instincts over your reasoning?

To Inspire

When I sat in contemplation of Gate 57 these words dropped in, a reminder of the power within this gate.

Listen to the buzz of instinct,

as it drops in when you are ready to bloom.

Let go of your fear of the future,

or you may miss the soft murmur

in the moment.

Tune into your intuitive insights,

A whisper of what is safe and supportive for you.

Hear that? Now is the time to fly.

Ready to go deeper? Book a human design reading to learn more about how this gate specifically activates in your life and more.

Keynotes

Traditional Human Design: Intuitive Insight

Quantum Human Design™: Instinct

Gene Keys: Unease / Intuition / Clarity

I-Ching: The Gentle

Circuitry: Individual - Integration

Center: Spleen (Connects to Gate 10 in the Identity Center / Gate 34 in the Sacral / Gate 20 in the Throat)

Astrology: Libra

There is so much more where this came from…

If you loved this post and want to dive deeper into understanding the landscape of your Human Design, Book a human design reading to learn more about how this gate specifically activates in your life and more.

Books used to explore this gate:

Human Design: The Definitive Book of Human Design, The Science of Differentiation by Ra Uru Hu

The Encyclopedia of Quantum Human Design™ by Karen Curry Parker

The Gene Keys: Embracing Your Higher Purpose by Richard Rudd

Human Design: Discover the Person You Were Born to Be by Chetyn Parkyn

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