I write these blogs just before the transit shifts, reflecting on the energy as it builds but hasn’t fully landed yet. And every time, I’m reminded that the transits don’t bring us something completely new—they highlight energy that’s already within us.

We all have all of the chart.

The transits simply turn up the volume on specific energies, making them impossible to ignore. Writing these reflections has helped me reclaim my power in ways I never expected—because as I sit with these themes, I realize they’ve been at play in my life all along.

This week, the Sun moves into Gate 25 (Spirit of Self), and the Earth into Gate 46 (Determination of Self). These are both on the Identity Center and are known as “Love Gates.” 25- Love of  Self and 46- Love of the Body. 

These are not just passing themes for me. They are deeply woven into my Design.

💡 Gate 46 is my Design Mercury (46.1 – Being Discovered). That means my life’s message—what I’m here to communicate—is rooted in being in the right place at the right time and trusting the process. This is coded in my body.

💡 Gate 25 is undefined in my chart, but it plays an important role. It bridges one of my splits via my Design Jupiter in Gate 51.5.  This electromagnetic connection brings the energy of my Will and Spleen to my G & Throat. This means that when Gate 25 is activated, it links up energy that is otherwise disconnected in me.

That’s why this transit isn’t just something happening in the sky. It’s activating something deep within me. As I sit with these energies, reflecting on the decision that’s been weighing on me for weeks, I can feel just how much this energy is already shaping my experience.

🌱How These Gates Play Into The Decision That’s Been Weighing on Me

I’ve been riding my emotional wave, waiting for clarity for weeks on whether to attend a 4-day in-person Human Design training with Chetan Parkyn and Carola Eastwood in Austin.

It’s a fantastic opportunity to work with incredible teachers to:

✨ Learn Karma Clearing by Design—a method for working with generational patterns.

✨ Study Advanced Relationship Readings.

Of course, I would wait for emotional clarity, and yet it’s so easy to spend that time questioning myself.

👉 “Do I really need this training?”

👉 “Is this a wise investment?”

👉 “Will this help my business?”

I wanted to go. I could feel that. But the decision still wasn’t coming easily.

And the more I sat with it, the more I realized just how much conditioning was at play.

🔁 The Conditioning That Almost Kept Me Stuck

Part of me wondered if I was just looking for recognition.

What if I wanted to go because I wanted to be seen by someone like Chetan Parkyn? I mean he is a big deal in the Human Design space.

I had to sit with that. If external validation was driving my decision, I needed to be honest about that. I had been invited, but I have learned that accepting invitations simply because there is recognition is not reason enough. 

And then there was the voice of practicality and logic (my husband’s favorite). His undefined Emotional Center means he’s not riding a wave like I am—he’s neutral. He typically asks questions to help me think of all the logical practical parts. 

But those questions can also pull me out of my own knowing.

And I’ve learned that bringing things to him too soon confuses me more.  

So I waited.

And in that waiting, I realized something else:

👉 I don’t really hesitate to buy myself clothes.  That’s always felt safe—as if spending money on clothes is somehow more justifiable than spending money on experiences that expand me. 

Why?

Because buying clothes doesn’t challenge me.

Going to this training? That’s a whole different story.

Because it’s not just about the training, it’s about stepping into the version of me that I’ve been saying I want to be.

I envision a life where I travel, meet incredible people, have deep, meaningful conversations, and explore fascinating ideas.

But that doesn’t happen if I keep choosing the safe, comfortable thing.

And then, just when I started gaining clarity, something wild happened.

🐸 The Serendipitous Moment- Hello Human Design Gate 46

I finally felt ready to talk to my husband about going. I typically wait until I have a reasonable amount of clarity before I bring him into the process. 

We went for a walk at the local Greenway—a perfect spring evening, warm and peaceful, with golden light settling over everything.

And suddenly, we were surrounded by an entire symphony of frogs.

They were so loud we could barely hear each other.

So we just stopped and listened. 

And in that moment, the internal noise I had been feeling finally quieted. It was magical really.

And my husband? He nodded and said something about letting him know when I decided. That was it.

Weeks of looping, second-guessing, and overthinking… it was rather anti-climactic.

Later that night, I looked up the spiritual meaning of the frog in Brynja Magnusson’s Animal Totems and the I Ching (the sound was still with me.) And I nearly fell over when I saw it.

In her book, the frog represents Hexagram 46—the exact gate the Earth is in during this transit that I was starting to write about at that very moment.  

That was the moment I fully exhaled.

Gate 46 is about trusting that you are already in the right place. And one of the keywords for gate 46 is Serendipity.  Somehow, the universe had just handed me the most perfect sign I could imagine.

🌞 The Sun in Gate 25: Surrendering to the Process

Gate 25 teaches us to trust before we understand. Radical self-trust anyone?

And when I look back, I can see how much I’ve already been doing that—without even realizing it.

👉 I always knew I wanted to go.

👉 I just hadn’t quite trusted myself enough to own it.

👉 I let external validation take priority over my inner knowing.

But this week, we have the Sun and Neptune conjunct in Gate 25.2 (Existentialist) on March 19.

And that adds a whole new layer to this.

Because Gate 25 is “Innocence”—the Spirit of Self. It’s about trusting life, moving without attachment, and allowing ourselves to be in the moment, fully present.

And Neptune is the planet of deep spirituality, surrender, and dissolution of boundaries.

When the Sun and Neptune come together in this energy, it’s like a cosmic invitation to release our grip on expectations and simply exist in the now.

Chetan Parkyn describes this Gate 25 line 2, which he calls Presence, as:

“All expectations divert appreciation from the now.”

Innocence is totally open. It’s present and available. And the moment we attach to an expectation—about how things should go, what should happen, what should be next—we lose that innocence.

I read that, and I felt it.

Because here I am, in the midst of an experience that is asking me to surrender. And yet, I’ve been gripping—to validation, justification,  needing this to “make sense.”

Am I forgetting everything I know about myself in this moment?

I have the Left Angle Incarnation Cross of Uncertainty!

Everything I know about myself tells me I don’t need to know where this is going.

I am willing to be surprised by what my mind has yet to imagine. 

Yet, here I am, feeling so much external pressure to have a business plan. To map things out. To define the outcomes.

And because my business is Human Design, it’s easy to let every single decision feel like it has to be about my business.

But I am here to enjoy life. We all are.

As a 6-line Role Model off the roof, I am here to be me.

And if that draws people to work with me, amazing. I love that. I love helping people see themselves clearly, to embrace who they truly are.

But I still fall prey to the constant temptation to plan the outcomes.

But the moment we start planning the outcome, we stop being fully present.

And isn’t that exactly what this transit is here to remind us?

This is not about controlling the future.

This is about trusting life enough to live it in the present.

💖 Venus Conjunct the Sun in Gate 25.5: The Healing Moment

Then, just a few days later, Venus and the Sun will conjunct in Gate 25.5 (Recuperation) on March 22.

This is not just another astrological event.

This is a healing moment.

A moment that brings together everything we’ve been moving through with Venus retrograde.

Because Venus?

Venus is about our relationships, our values, and the way we define worth—our own and others’. And Gate 25 speaks to our sense of self in the deepest way possible.

This gate is connected to the Will Center, the center of self-worth and empowerment. And when Venus, the Sun, and this energy all come together?

It’s a powerful invitation to:

💖 Heal the way we see ourselves in relationships.

💖 Release the stories we’ve carried about being ‘too much’ or ‘not enough.’

💖 Let go of proving our worth—to others, to ourselves, to the world.

💖 Reclaim our innocence—the pure truth of who we are, before conditioning told us otherwise.

This moment isn’t about learning self-worth.

It’s about remembering it.

Because Venus retrograde has been working us—bringing up old wounds, showing us the places where we’ve outsourced our value, and pushing us to redefine what actually matters to us.

And now?

Now, we get to integrate it.

This conjunction is like a deep exhale.

A cosmic permission slip to stop seeking, stop proving, and just… be.

To allow ourselves to exist in our fullness—without explanation, without justification.

Because self-worth isn’t something we earn.

It’s something we already are.

🌷Stepping Into the Beauty of the Unknown

I’ve realized how much the universe is here to support me, and I hope you see it too, my friend.

I invite you to sit with these questions—journal, contemplate, meditate, maybe pull some tarot or oracle cards—and most importantly, feel into them. Notice what comes up in your body. How do these questions land in your physical experience?

Because Gate 46 reminds us that the magic happens when we are fully present in our bodies—when we embrace the physical experience of life with openness and trust. And when we’re grounded in that, Gate 25 can truly shine—allowing us to surrender into the innocence of the moment, trusting in something greater than ourselves.

So what would it look like if you trusted that you are already exactly where you need to be?

What would shift if you let go of the need to plan every outcome and simply let yourself be in the experience?

✨ What can you do to better connect with the innocence and joy of loving your body and being in this human experience?

Because the moment you stop trying to control every detail—that’s the moment life starts flowing for you.

Radical self-trust is built in these moments—not in knowing exactly where you’re going, but in trusting yourself enough to take the next step. This is the path to simplify in 2025. This is how you shine your light.

And that’s the kind of trust I want to carry with me—not just in this decision, but in every moment moving forward.

🌟 Navigating This Energy With Awareness

💡 Not sure how to work with transits? Start here: Simplify in 2025: Finding Clarity Through Human Design Transits

💡 See the current transits anytime at: KathyBochonko.com/transitchart

🚀 Join me and Jess Tilly for our next live Transit Talk!

📅 Episode 8 – Tuesday, March 18 at 12 PM Eastern

📍 Live in the Intuitive Human Design Facebook Group!

And yes, we’ll be showing up in full Human Design cosplay, embodying these energies in the most ridiculous, fun, and insightful way possible.  

🎥Catch the replay on YouTube

Are you feeling this energy? Let’s talk about it!

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