Sun in Gate 58: The Joyous (Vitality), Earth in Gate 52: Keeping Still (Mountain)

The sun recently entered into Gate 58: The Joyous (Vitality).

“Stimulation is the key to joy”

In the root center, Gate 58 fuels our drive to be of service. It provides the energy for us to experiment in order to perfect our patterns of living. With Gate 58, your love of life motivates you to try to improve the world around you so that you can share your joy and vitality with others and cocreate a healthier, happier, more just society.

Gate 58 is one of the gates of love, and it shows its love through judgment and correction. It says, “this is how you could improve. I’m telling you this because I love you”

In the true self, Gate 58 waits to be invited. You luxuriate in the beauty and wonder of being alive, and let others live their lives and run their patterns without trying to interfere. You feel so delightful to be around that others naturally want some of what you’re having! Just by being yourself, you motivate those you love towards healthier behavior.

In the not-self, Gate 58 has a fixed dogma regarding what is good for everybody and what is bad for everybody, and tries to impose this worldview on people who have not invited it. It is nagging, complaining, endlessly sharing its unsolicited judgments. Others might feel like they can never be good enough for you.

And then to balance, we have the earth in Gate 52: Keeping Still (Mountain)

“Temporary and self-imposed inaction for the benefit of assessment”

Gate 52 is also in the root center, but the pressure it exerts is more grounding than energizing. This is the pressure to sit still so that we can focus.

As such, this week invites us to contemplate the relationship between service, stimulation and stillness.

You might find yourself feeling restless to be of service to the collective, distractible and struggling to sit still and concentrate on what’s right in front of you. You might feel over or understimulated…

Your mind might have ideas about how to alleviate this discomfort. It might try to convince you to share your judgments uninvited, in attempt to be free from the pressure.

This is a great time to practice tuning into your body and it’s needs. Does it need stimulation or stillness? When you focus on creating a relaxed and joyous internal environment, you will never lack healthy opportunities to be of service.