The HD NEW YEAR + ACTION
As I shared in my newsletter around the calendar New Year, one of the many things I love about Human Design is that the new year does not actually begin until the Sun moves into Gate 41. This typically happens in late January, and this year, 2022, it will fall on the 22nd. I’m going to speak about the energy of the Gate and how to utilize it but first and foremost I want to acknowledge the Root because this is where this Gate resides and it seems so fitting to begin the year, each year, in the Root, with our feet steeped firmly in the Earth, planting seeds that will germinate + hopefully grow throughout the year.
This gives you the chance to ease in and slowly let the desires you have for the year roll around in your mind, marinate in your psyche until you can form them into clear themes + potential action steps in each area of your life where you want to focus and/or that may be up for you based on Profection, Transits or Progressions - essentially the cosmic weather you are personally in.
I led a workshop on Profections last week which now lives inside The Collective on how you can hone in on the thematics + archetypes of the year (and each month) that are particularly supported for you. We can ALL get clear on the changes, evolutions, involutions, and transformations we desire to take shape but we can also really focus in on what the Universe has cued up for us and in doing so, support ourselves in the season we are in.
On your birthday each year you essentially profect, or advance forward, into a new House for the year (birthday to birthday), meaning the significations of that House will be up for you in a big way, you are supported to nourish this part of your life and bring some intentional awareness. This is based on your age and I’ll list the ages that correspond to which House below.
i. 0, 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72
ii. 1, 13, 25, 37, 49, 61, 73
iii. 2, 14, 26, 38, 50, 62, 74
iv. 3, 15, 27, 39, 51, 63, 75
v. 4, 16, 28, 40, 52, 64, 76
vi. 5, 17, 29, 41, 53, 65, 77
vii. 6, 18, 30, 42, 54, 66, 78
viii. 7, 19, 31, 43, 55, 67, 79
ix. 8, 20, 32, 44, 56, 68, 80
x. 9, 21, 33, 45, 57, 69, 81
xi. 10, 22, 34, 46, 58, 70, 82
xii. 11, 23, 35, 47, 59, 71, 83
You can read about some themes of your House here. We can take this further to understand what planet guides you this year, what other planets and Houses will be involved, what flavor each month will have, what retrogrades will be influential for you, etc… but this is a great place to get started. If you are interested in diving deeper you can find the workshop living in here, a’la Carte or book a session.
Profections can help us bring some focus because it can feel OVERWHELMING right now to live in this world and to also think about all of the self care practices, things we can learn, ways we can discover deeper layers of self, tend to our well-being, the psychological work we can do, shadows we can transmute, etc.. etc.. Many that come to me are overwhelmed or feeling stagnant in some way. We can become frozen, feeling like if we can’t do all the things, what’s the point of doing this one thing whether that is a conscious decision or not. The Shadow of Gate 41 is exactly this. It is the difference between having dreams that we alchemize into reality and having dreams that we simply fantasize about, and whether you have this archetype defined in your bodygraph or not, we have no problem, as a collective, existing in this shadow. There is the pressure, as humans, to “be happy” only we never are quite happy with what we have. We are always looking over the proverbial fence at our next desire. This has become a collective weight that we carry down our ancestral line. We can not rest in the present, in the moment of now, but instead are often caught either lamenting about something in the past, fearing the past will repeat itself (Gate 44), or fantasizing about the future without actually taking steps toward our desires. Social media is great for this, it offers us the perfect place for comparisons, as we are repeatedly shown a curated version of someones life, not based on the whole experience, but purposefully plucked moments designing illusion that can leave us feeling uninspired and stuck.
Fantasy + our imagination can absolutely serve us when not taken to the place of avoidance or escapism, when instead used to visualize potential outcomes and dream big, when expanding our idea of what’s possible, or inspiring us to new heights, and followed shortly by actual goals and actions steps, by implementing manageable changes in our life. There is no step too small to begin.
The Shadow of this energy can also create nervous energy and big pressure on the nervous system. It is tied to the adrenals. I speak A LOT about the need for nervous system regulation and how vital I believe that it is in order to not only hear our intuition, to know what the correct next steps would be, but also to have the capacity and container to actually hold our desires when they arrive.
The gift of this energy is a connection to the morphogenetic field, the source of all genius, those moments when you lose time, when you connect to some form of insight, of beauty, of wisdom, of creativity that exists in the collective consciousness and are able to pluck it from infinity. I once heard a poet describe inspiration come to her through the wind. She would hear verses in the breeze and rush back to write them down, sometimes backwards as she channeled pure expression.
And, in the vast spectrum between being lost in fantasy and channeling pure genius is all manner of co-creation, of dreams concretized into reality. This is an energy that builds worlds. It plays a part in building your world. Are you standing with your feet on the ground, with clarity and visible steps, even if it’s just the next one, or are you lost in fantasy?
CONTEMPLATION:
Where can you clarify your intentions for the months ahead?
Where do you need to release any false fantasies that may be keeping you from the truth?
Are there any obstacles or beliefs that need to be cleared to make space for your desires? What tools would you like to incorporate to clear them?
What are one or two words to describe your overarching intention(s) for 2022? What can you do to anchor your intentions?
ACTION SUPPORT
Habit Stacking. When it comes to taking steps and changing habits it can feel overwhelming to know where to start. I believe I first heard about habit stacking from the book Atomic Habits by James Clear. And it is something that works incredibly well for me when I essentially find the right habit to stack from. As someone who has been wandering for over a year now and is a quad left (meaning all four arrows of my Bodygraph point left) it is challenging for me to be without roots and without my things, without structure. I have really struggled to get back on a routine which is imperative for me, not only as a quad left, but also as a Virgo North Node. I had tried all manner of way in and nothing was really sticking until I started drinking celery juice every morning. And I’m not saying celery juice is the key for your particular door, but you have one, and this was mine. After about a month of drinking celery juice every morning, essentially starting my day off right and with a healthy practice I found myself stacking on others habit. I had lemon water 30 minutes prior. Every time I brush my teeth now, it is followed with Beekeeper Throat spray. All of a sudden I was picking up that gua sha tool gathering dust or I was oil pulling while I walked my dog (getting sunlight on my eyes first thing). I began a wee morning movement practice to wake up my body and my lymph.
And then other things started happening. I was inspired to pick up a 30 day mediation challenge. I decided to get another movement certification. I have been eating mostly plant based for January to allow my body to reset. Some habits were stacked right behind or before my celery juice. Others simply reaped the benefit of its influence, of the way it made me feel and therefore inspired me to take action for my own well-being in other ways. And it has not resulted in overwhelming myself, taking on too much, trying to do all the things. Some days I journal, some days I read something inspirational. Some days I oil pull, another I might use my Microcurrent. I let myself have fluidity with some of it but there is a framework created in the existing stacks and space for others. It’s the perfect illustration that seeming small actions can have big ripples.
Profections Workshop Replay inside The Collective. Knowing what actions are aligned for you right now.
energetics support
The Collective - Art of Magnetism, Human Design, Chakra Support, Deconditioning Support, etc…
Watch for signs to point you in the right direction especially while we are in the energy of Gate 41.
Keep a dream journal. What is trying to make itself known? What is being released, healed or mended in your dreamscape as part of this initiatory time?
Practice a visualization meditation.
Let yourself daydream in healthy ways.
Contemplate + meditate on the creation energy of the Magician tarot card, Grandmother Spider, or Mother Maya/The Great Illusion + Kairos Archetype, also The Lovers card as that is the archetype for 2022.
Make a vision board if that feels good to you or Pinterest Mood Board. You can also do it on Canva and then save it to your desktop.
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