Gate 55 in Human Design: emotional richness and abundance

The meaning of Gate 55 in brief

Gate 55 in Human Design is the Gate of Spirit, also known as Abundance. It is an individual emotional gate that moves in waves between joy and melancholy for no clear reason.

People with Gate 55 experience moods that can be deep and long-lasting. Those moods are not a problem; they are a form of emotional wisdom in development.

Gate 55 in relation to the Solar Plexus Center and Channel 39-55

Together with Gate 39, Gate 55 forms the Channel of Emoting (39-55). With both gates, you express the entire emotional spectrum outwardly through challenge.

With Gate 55 alone, your mood is more of an internal process; you do not automatically share what is alive within you.

The six lines of Gate 55

Every gate has six lines that color its expression. For Gate 55, they are as follows. These descriptions are traditional guidelines; your own experience always takes precedence.

• Line 1 (Cooperation): learns within the mood through cooperation.
• Line 2 (Distrust): first learns to be alone with the mood.
• Line 3 (Innocence): learns through experience without judgment.
• Line 4 (Liberation): shares mood within a network.
• Line 5 (Growth): receives projections as the bearer of mood.
• Line 6 (Selfishness): wisdom about respecting one's own rhythm.

Shadow, gift and the rhythm of Gate 55

The shadow is reacting to the mood as though it were the truth rather than a wave.

The gift is learning to live with your own emotional weather and drawing out whatever wants to be released creatively.

How to live with Gate 55 in everyday life

Three principles help Gate 55 do its work.

• Wait out a wave before making major decisions.
• Creativity is an outlet: music, writing and cooking support Gate 55 well.
• Avoid emotionally heavy groups at a low point in your wave.