While the beginning of the year brought us a lot of chaotic energy and disruption, we are beginning to close the year with an energetic focus on what you need to do to be your best self. We’re being encouraged to explore what truly makes us happy, inspires us, fulfills us and to act on that. It brings us closer to a higher humanity when we are all thriving as our best, unique self.
Outer Planets. The three outer planets – Uranus, Neptune and Pluto– are harmoniously aligned in what is the most consequential alignment in our lifetime. Uranus remains is in Gate 20 (for most of the month), Neptune in Gate 25 and Pluto in Gate 60.
Uranus reminds us to stay present. We cannot remain in the past or we’ll be stuck and unable to grow, nor can we only focus on the future for we have no idea what it will bring. Only more unknown. How do you prepare for the unknown? By being present and doing the inner work for your own development. There’s lots of that energy for you this month. On the 28th, Uranus will move into Gate 8, the Gate of Contribution where we begin to look at how we can best contribute to the whole.
Gate 25 is the Spirit of the Self encouraging us to remain in the innocence of Universal love. Despite how you may feel in the noisy divisiveness occurring around you, come to your true SELF, seeing these challenges as real opportunities for you. Accept what you cannot change and change what you can. That is you. Build a closer relationship with your beliefs and values.
Pluto is Gate 60, the Gate of Acceptance which is about recognizing that everything is always going to change. Innovation is part of the human condition. It’s also coming to understand what needs to be kept and what needs to die so that something new, and better, can emerge. What do you need to let go of for your own transformation? This is a good time to reflect on that.
Saturn remains in Gate 36 which is the gate of challenges of growth, crisis and turbulence and will be there for the remainder of the year. Know that the energy of Gate 36 is all about learning through change, learning how to handle emotional upheaval and finding clarity.
It’s time to learn how to withstand the upheavals and divisiveness and come into your own. Coupled with Pluto, it’s figuring out what patterns you need to release to eliminate your self-sabotage so that you can move forward evolving into your best self. This is so important as the sun transit energies this month ask you to take the action you need towards living your best life.
Jupiter remains in Gate 62 all month. Jupiter is here to let us know not to fear these challenges but to focus on what new beginning this can mean for you. Jupiter is asking you to get serious about your transformation. It’s not enough to just say it or want it. It’s necessary to do the work to make it happen. Gate 62 is about Details, coming to know what you’ll do, what you’ll leave behind to bring your growth alive.
North and South Nodes
North Node enters Gate 63 and South Node in Gate 64 for the next 6 weeks. Both Head Center gates. The Head Center is the pressure center for wanting answers. Gate 64 is the Gate of Confusion, a wanting to make sense out of the past. Gate 63 is the Gate of Doubt, a gate of questioning, skepticism and wanting logical facts. It’s balancing the past with the future while remaining in the present.
What answers are you seeking? Last month was one of highly introspective energy, and these nodal gates with the outer planets encourage you to look within to find your personal truth. You may not be able to make sense of your past, or even this present we are living in. Some things just are. You can’t control it. What you can begin to manage is your SELF, your stories, what you release so that you can move on. Move away from intellectualizing your growth and begin actually living it. Transformation happens when you live it.
Sun and Earth Transits
There’s a lot of Sacral and Throat energy this month in the sun transits. We also experience two full channels this month. This month is about exploring your SELF, what makes you happy and feeling fulfilled, what actions do you need to take to attain that sense of thriving in this world and not just surviving. The Sacral is about vitality and energy. The Throat voices your thoughts and manifests them out into the world. The introspection from October goes deeper this month with encouragement for action to be your best self.
November 1: Sun in Gate 44| Earth in Gate 22
We enter the month with the Sun in these two gates for four more days. You are asked to explore those old patterns of behavior that have kept you stuck and release them, taking on the challenge of new behaviors that better serve you. Yes, as you change mistakes might get made but journeying into the unknown is how growth begins.
Gate 24 encourages you to screen your thoughts and reflections and select those that can best serve YOU. Process your insights. Our inner thoughts become our outer world so it is imperative to become aware of your mental journey.
November 5: Sun in Gate 1 | Earth in Gate 2.
Both of these gates are in the G or Identity Center. The G Center is the place where we hold our identity and capacity for self-love. Gate 1 is about Authentic Self Expression encouraging you to be yourself in all things. Live your creative vision of who you are. This is a time to explore exactly who that is and determine what action you can take to act upon that so that you are truly expressing your SELF into the world.
Gate 2 is a more receptive gate, the Gate of Direction of the Self. It is the most yin of all the gates in Human Design.
November 11: Sun in Gate 43 | Earth in Gate 23
These two gates create a defined channel connecting the Throat and Ajna Centers. This channel connects the Gate of Insight (43) with the Gate of Assimilation (23) to form the Channel of Structuring. This may be a time of innovative thinking of how things could be done differently. What aren’t you happy with in your life? What might be ways for it to be improved? It’s a time to listen to your inner voice and consider how you can simplify things for your SELF. You may be feeling a need to talk things through with someone you can trust who will listen and support you.
November 17: Sun in Gate 14| Earth in Gate 8
The theme of discovering your unique direction in life continues with Gate 14, the Gate of Power Skills. If you are not engaged in something you love doing, this is a time to explore what that might be. Our best lives happen when we participate in things we love doing because it becomes a labor of love. This gate is in the Sacral Center which is the center of energy, action, doing.
Gate 8 is about Contribution. As you think about what you love, how does it contribute to the good of the whole? What benefit can it bring to better the world around you? Allow yourself to consider breaking free from conformity by doing what you love, knowing that when you do better, you help the world do better.
November 22: Sun in Gate 34 | Earth in Gate 20.
Gate 34, Power and Gate 20, the Gate of the Now form the Channel of Charisma, connecting the Throat and Sacral Centers. It is one of the four Integration Channels that focuses on the SELF, in the present, displaying self-love by placing themselves first. This channel is about self-empowering action in the now. It echoes the theme of the previous six days in encouraging you to be engaged in something you love. Personal growth requires risk, moving into the unknown towards your best self. When you are thriving, you inspire others to thrive. What will it take for you to feel this thriving energy? Is it time for you to act on it?
November 28: Sun in Gate 9 | Earth in Gate 16
Gate 9 is the Gate of Focus and Gate 16 is the Gate of Skills. Gate 9 is a Throat Center gate and 16 is a Sacral Center gate again encouraging you to act upon your voice. Gate 9 brings determination, the ability to concentrate and handling the details. Gate 16 is a gate that leads towards mastery. It’s a zestful energy that coupled with determination can lead to mastery. To become engaged in what you love, what skills do you need? Where can you obtain them? Is it through repetitive practice or is there training you need first?
I release these monthly Human Design Energy Reports on the first of every month. I invite you to subscribe to my YouTube channel to get them every month. I write, and record them, with the purpose of showing you the energy of the gates and how you might access them for your personal growth. I believe they provide a blueprint for a higher humanity and when you are operating at your best, you inspire others to do the same. If you want help in gaining clarity on your energetic blueprint, please reach out. Learning your Human Design is crucial in helping you navigate your life journey from your higher self. Visit aprilgoffbrown.com/work-with-april to learn more.
