Human Design Gate 45 and Gate 26 Transit

🌀 What This Energy Is Stirring in Me

Gate 45 is undefined in my chart, but that doesn’t mean it’s absent from my experience. It’s been one of the most persistent energies I’ve been shaped by.

Where we are undefined is where we’re most susceptible to the full spectrum of a gate’s influence. These are the places we absorb, amplify, wrestle with, and—eventually—become wise. And for me, Gate 45 has always been one of those areas.

It sits across the channel from my defined Gate 21, which is where my Jupiter is—Jupiter in Gate 21. This isn’t about me being “in service” to Gate 45. It’s about understanding the dynamic between managing resources (Gate 21) and distributing or holding power over them (Gate 45)—a dynamic I’ve been navigating all my life.

Gate 21 is sometimes called the hunter or huntress, but I resonate most with its role as the resource manager. It lives in the Will Center, so this is heart-driven energy—about managing what’s mine and making decisions from a place of inner conviction. Not chasing approval. Not performing for someone else’s gain.

Gate 45, on the other hand, is often referred to as the gatherer or ruler—the one who claims the land, delegates the work, and takes the largest cut. And because that gate is undefined in my chart, I’ve spent decades absorbing other people’s relationships with power, provision, and distribution—sometimes playing small, sometimes giving too much, and sometimes swinging the other way, trying to hoard what I had.

Now, at 61, as a solo entrepreneur with no royal court to back me, I’m learning to claim what I’ve always been worthy of. To take the cut I need—not just give it all away. And to do so from the place of embodied, deconditioned authority that Gate 21 brings me… even while continuing to call in and learn from the open space of Gate 45.

This is also why I’ve made a decision I haven’t publicly shared until now: this summer, I’m offering one Human Design reading each week at half-price.

While I’ve always been generous with my knowledge, I don’t believe in giving away personal readings for free. People value what they pay for.  But as my rates have increased, I also recognize that this may place a reading out of reach for some. And that’s been troubling, because I never want someone who truly wants to understand themselves through this lens to feel like that clarity is inaccessible.

So this is my way of balancing it. Of managing my resources with integrity, while still making space to serve those who may need a more accessible entry point. These discounted readings may book quickly, but since this is the first time I’m announcing it, there’s a good chance you can grab one right away.

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☀️ Sun in Gate 45: The Gatherer’s Voice

Gate 45 carries the energy of leadership, provision, and resource gathering—but it’s not always comfortable territory. In its shadow, it can feel pompous or timid: too loud, too quiet, too uncertain to speak up… or too eager to dominate. It’s the archetype of the ruler, the teacher, the one who stands at the front of the tribe and declares, “This is where we’re going, and I’ll make sure we have what we need.”

But that voice, when undefined in our chart, as it is in mine, can feel like a paradox. It’s a frequency we absorb from others, and one that we must learn to navigate. Sometimes we want to avoid it altogether. Other times, we chase it for the recognition it promises. But over time, if we stay with it, it becomes a source of wisdom.

For me, Gate 45 has shown up in how I’ve experienced leadership, both in workplaces and within myself. I have seen the shadow side of this energy play out. Power hoarded. Provision withheld. Voices ignored. I didn’t want to be that kind of leader, so I hesitated to lead at all. But Gate 21 in my chart kept calling me to manage. To serve. To handle the details of the kingdom. And over time, I learned that healthy leadership doesn’t require control—it requires confidence and heart.

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🌍 Earth in Gate 26: The Egoist, The Salesperson, The Master of Influence

While the Sun has been highlighting all that Gate 45 wants to gather and distribute, it’s the Earth—our grounding energy—that has been bringing us back to the heart of why and how we do it.

Gate 26 is often called “The Egoist,” and that name can be misleading if you don’t look deeper. At its highest expression, Gate 26 is about honest influence. This isn’t manipulation—it’s artfulness. It’s knowing how to shape a message, deliver it in the right tone, and use your voice in a way that makes people want to say yes… not because they were pushed, but because they feel seen.

This gate lives in the Will Center, which governs ego, willpower, and the drive to prove ourselves. And I don’t just have this gate defined—I have it twice:

• Personality Venus in 26.5

• Personality Mars in 26.4

That means this gate influences both how I relate in love and connection, and how I go after what I want. Mars can be an intense energy—it matures with time. And I’ve absolutely seen that in my own life.

When I was younger, I sold for the sake of being the best. High numbers, top sales, competitive drive—fueled by Gate 51’s audacity and Gate 26’s persuasive edge. I wasn’t trying to be manipulative, but I also wasn’t truly seeing my customers. I was seeing the sale. And they could feel that.

It wasn’t until I returned to retail in the “on the roof” phase of my 6th line journey that everything clicked. I realized: I’m magnetic when I care. When I listen. When I use my voice to reflect something beautiful that the client already feels inside.

I wasn’t just selling clothes. I was helping people feel more like themselves, and that’s the magic of Gate 26 when it’s grounded in integrity.

Now, in this business I’ve built, I’m still selling. I’m still influencing. But it comes from a much deeper place. It’s about helping people remember who they are. That’s what I’ve always loved most. That’s what makes the “egoist” heart-centered, not self-centered.

🌊 How These Energies Are Interacting

Where Gate 45 commands from the throne—concerned with visibility, provision, and leadership—Gate 26 works through invisible influence, shaping narratives, offerings, and even perceptions. This isn’t the gate of overt authority—it’s the gate of persuasion, magnetism, and message crafting. Gate 26 has the power to see what people need and deliver it in a way they can receive—but that power, if unchecked, can easily veer into manipulation, exaggeration, or burnout.

That’s why integrity is the essential anchor of this energy.

In Quantum Human Design™ Dr. Karen Parker describes Gate 26 as holding the energy of investigative integrity, inviting us to get radically honest about what we stand for and how we’re using our influence. She outlines five types of integrity that offer a more holistic lens:

• Physical Integrity: Caring for the body’s health and vitality

• Resource Integrity: Using material resources in sustainable ways

• Identity Integrity: Refusing to compromise who we are for success

• Moral Integrity: Leading from honesty, courage, and values

• Energetic Integrity: Honoring rest and recognizing when enough is enough

This framework has helped me better understand why so many spiritual entrepreneurs wrestle with pricing. On one hand, we don’t want to make this work inaccessible—especially when we know how life-changing it can be. On the other hand, we can’t undervalue our own energy and end up depleted, resentful, or overextended.

This is the tension of Gate 26: balancing the desire to serve with the responsibility to self-sustain.

And if we’re not careful, the same persuasive energy that wants to make something available to everyone can also get pulled into a different distortion—believing our price tag defines our worth. I’ve seen both ends of that spectrum, and this transit has clarified something I’ve been sitting with for a while.

As a Projector—with both of my Sun gates on my undefined Sacral—I’ve had to learn this the hard way. I’ve reached burnout. I’ve over-given. I’ve also charged prices that didn’t feel right. But I’ve come to realize: integrity means honoring my energy while keeping this work more accessible. That’s why this summer I’m offering one Human Design reading each week at half-price—so those who need the insight but couldn’t otherwise afford it have a path in. It’s not about giving it all away. It’s about creating sustainable generosity.

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🔮 Current Transit Influences & Key Themes

💫 Other Active Transits:

• Just hours after this transit begins, the Moon enters Gate 44, forming the Channel of Surrender (44–26) for about 11 hours. This channel brings instinctual awareness and memory to the surface, often through sudden flashes of knowing or intuitive hits about what is (and isn’t) aligned. If you find yourself sensing something without being able to explain it—trust it.

• On Tuesday, the Channel of Rhythm (5–15) returns briefly as the Moon moves through Gate 5 and connects with Jupiter in Gate 15. This is a short reminder to honor your natural pacing, especially if you’ve been rushing to get somewhere that may not even be yours to go.

🌕 Approaching the Full Moon in Sagittarius (Gate 26)

This Full Moon invites release—not more striving, not more effort, just a deeper honesty with ourselves about what’s no longer aligned.

Aligned with the Earth in Gate 26, this Full Moon sharpens the questions already rising this week. But rather than pushing us to act, it offers us the space to reflect—and to let go.

As we approach this lunar moment, here are the questions I’m sitting with:

🔹 What habits, obligations, or overextensions is my body asking me to release?

🔹 Where am I using time, money, or energy in ways that no longer serve me?

🔹 Where am I still compromising who I am in order to be liked, hired, accepted, or seen?

🔹 What truths am I ready to tell—even if it disrupts the version of me others expect?

🔹 Where am I pouring from an empty cup, and what am I ready to stop doing so I can replenish?

I will be using this Full Moon energy to support my Simplify in 2025 journey.

📍 Navigating This Energy With Awareness

This week’s transits aren’t just highlighting issues of power, provision, and persuasion—they’re asking us to get radically honest about how we’re using our energy, our voice, and our values.

You may feel pressure to convince, to prove, or to gather more than you actually need. But true integrity doesn’t require explanation—it radiates. It’s felt. It speaks for itself.

☄️ If you’re feeling pulled in multiple directions—between generosity and self-protection, between giving and receiving—remember: this is not about getting it perfect. It’s about getting honest.

These transits are not here to control you. They’re mirrors, showing you the patterns ready to shift. Your job is not to fix everything. Your job is to follow your Strategy and Authority—and trust that your alignment is what leads to right timing, right relationships, and right results.

💡 If you’re new to working with transits, or want to explore them more deeply, check out my blog: Simplify in 2025: Finding Clarity Through Human Design Transits

😎Intuitive Human Design Reading: Weekly Summer Special

✨ As I shared earlier in this post, part of my own recalibration during this Gate 45/26 transit is making Human Design insights more accessible—without compromising my own energy. So this summer, I’m offering one Intuitive Human Design Reading each week at 50% off as part of a Weekly Summer Special.

It’s the same full 60-minute session I always offer—nothing scaled back or abbreviated—just a more accessible price point for those who’ve been waiting for the right time.

Only one session is available each week.

If the calendar shows no openings, that means the current week’s spot has been claimed—just check the following week for availability.

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🎥 Transit Talk Replay Available!

Our latest episode of Transit Talk is now live! Jess and I went deep into the themes of Gate 45 and Gate 26—and had some laughs along the way, too.

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🎧 Or listen on your favorite podcast app: Transit Talk 

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