the inner path
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INTELLIGENCE
conscious VENUS
As we move along this pathway from Magnetism to Intelligence we are traveling a karmic path. It is most important to note that all of our relationships carry karma, lessons to transmute, doorways to our higher self. Our relationships offer us a great gift, though not always an easy one. Often the more intense the chemistry of our relationship, the stronger the karma is to alchemize. As we do this work we may find ourselves attracting more aligned relationships or we may find that a current relationship evolves to a higher state. We do not need to push those in our lives to walk our path if this type of work does not interest them. When we see our projections, when we raise our vibration, we raise the vibration of all we encounter, we create space. We can change a relationship all on our own and/or if after a time this person doesn’t naturally rise up to meet us where we now are, it may become glaringly clear that the relationship has run its course.
We utilize the mirror of our partnership (or our past relationship patterns + all of the other relationships in our life currently if we are single) to see our projections clearly, to observe our patterns and shadows playing out. Notice how once you bring your attention here (and to all of the modules in The Meeting Ground), the ways that it will manifest in your outer reality to bring you more clarity + opportunities for growth. When it happens be gentle, this is an opportunity for some re-parenting as you move through. And, we need to remember that this work takes time. It may take a lifetime to transmute some patterns. We need not try to rush anything.
In this module we are visiting the energy of our Conscious Venus. You can scroll down to see where to locate it on your bodygraph and then find the gate description here and read the key in the Gene Keys book (if you have it).
In addition to the specific thematics we are looking at below, Venus in your Human Design represents your basic moral dilemma in this life, our values, our integrity. So look at the Gate with all of this in mind.
shadow
The Shadow here is an intense one. Similar to our Conscious Earth (our Evolution) there is the opportunity for quick transformations. We still want to give it ample time and space to unfold organically.
This energy is tied to some mental pattern that can hold us back. We see this often in our emotional triggers in relationships. What are the things that set you off?
When we can stop acting out old patterns by bringing awareness, we stop being the victim of our own reactionary states and we instead begin to heal on a deep cellular level. We transmute a low vibration energy that usually sets off a negative chain reaction and instead utilize it as a catalyst for healing.
This wound is very deeply tied to the ways that we feel unlovable, the ways that we protect ourselves when we are feeling vulnerable, the ways we act out when we are stressed. We may have developed this pattern in our teenage years when we were overwhelmed by our emotions.
Pay attention to how doubt can creep in and don’t let it shut you down or create contraction. Instead of overthinking this, hold it in lightness of being as much as possible + patience.
These shadows reveal the inner work we will repeat over and over until we have fully integrated and accepted it. This comes from fully opening our heart to this challenge. Every time we recognize and become aware of a Shadow and we accept and embrace it, we unlock another gift within our DNA.
This isn’t something to be fixed and then move on. These are the challenges we face over and over in our life. The healing that isn’t linear but a spiral, we circle back around, heal on a deeper level, unlock another gift. The more we continue to open and accept, the deeper we go and the more shadows and gifts we are able to reach.
This is the embodiment of as below, so above; as within, so without. The internal unpacking is represented in our outer reality.
gift
As you work with your Shadow, it is important to hold its Gift (and Highest Vibration) in the same container.
It takes time to rewire our neural pathways (so we want to be watching out for the Shadow pattern rearing its head), but even with just some awareness around this energy we are opening ourselves up to a greater intelligence through an embodied understanding of our worthiness and finding greater maturity in our emotional landscape. In doing so we can unlock an emotional default setting or deep mental belief that was fueled by a lacking in our self worth. We get that we are worthy of love and we open our minds to higher frequency thought forms + feelings.
The HIGHEST VIBRATION is essentially attained enlightenment. It is said that the act of seeking enlightenment is still a form of shadow. I touch briefly on the highest vibration b/c I think it’s a seed we plant toward spiritual realization. It’s not something we try to attain. When we reach for it, we are playing into Shadow.
With this energy you move toward the highest vibration through SILENCE + holding space for this manner of magnificence that resides inside you.
Lines
The line for this energy is the number after the decimal point of the gate. So if the number in the seventh box down on the black right column says 44.2, then your Venus is in gate 44, line 2. The corresponding line colors your inner narrative. These lines are your “psychological bias”. You would read the line here and the line associated with your Gate.
Line 1
Key characteristics: contemplation as a way of existence, discipline, an open mind, fascinating, carrying an energy of solitude with you
Shadow: withdrawal, clamming up/shutting down, internalizing feelings
Archetypes: the wise woman, the Hierophant, the Hermit
Practice: self expression, creative expression, expressing your feelings through words or actions
Lean into: time to contemplate, peruse, let things marinate, let the marbles roll around in your brain, let people in, cultivating a strong sense of worthiness
Line 2
Key characteristics: quality of brilliance, surprise, provocation, pushing the edges of possibility, pioneering minds, ahead of your time, highly creative + expressive
Shadow: negative provocation, resentment, anger/rage, rebellious, highly reactive when feeling vulnerable, dramatic
Archetypes: the Tower
Practice: healthy processing + expression of anger
Lean into: take responsibility for your own feelings, find healthy outlets, creativity, cultivating a strong sense of worthiness
Line 3
Key characteristics: a flexible mind, likes to explore lots of beliefs and elements of psychology, versatile, communication + ability to listen, a wide berth of knowledge, making folks feel understood, sympathetic, strategic
Shadow: evasiveness, deflection… could manifest as chameleon like without an authentic understanding of self, getting bored and giving up (though able to bounce back)
Archetypes: The Shapeshifter, Sacral Chakra
Practice: awareness of any negative patterns or challenges around relating to others
Lean into: healthy boundaries, looking at the real issue rather than deflecting, thinking on your feet, exploring various spiritual interests, systems + structures, cultivating a strong sense of worthiness + sense of self within your flexibility
Line 4
Key characteristics: influential, inflexibility/focused, typically find one thing they love + master it, (single) goal oriented, good communication skills
Shadow: the inability or refusal to see other POV’s, isolation as protection, projecting
Archetypes: Throat Chakra
Practice: being curious + seeing the other side
Lean into: sharing your great ideas + pursuing what you love, working with your pattern from a somatic and emotional level rather than through your mind, cultivating a strong sense of worthiness
Line 5
Key characteristics: problem solver, excellent organization, distilling + simplifying big, complex concepts into manageable/understandable bites, catalyst for transformation
Shadow: defensiveness, victim mentality, sinking in to self-pity, cynicism, arrogance
Archetypes: Ganesh
Practice: releasing feelings of victimhood, getting into the body rather than intellectualizing
Lean into: deep self awareness, trusting others, standing in your power, cultivating a strong sense of worthiness
Line 6
Key characteristics: objectivity, without agenda, regular transformation
Shadow: getting caught up in POV’s, escaping into disinterest, numbing out
Archetypes: Gaia, The Heart
Practice: follow the threads and allow your view to change - to be transcended when it’s time (again and again), bring awareness when you are going cold, your awareness being enough to catalyze change
Lean into: times of silence, seeing things for what they are, cultivating a strong sense of worthiness, the natural + celestial cycles, patience with yourself
THE HOUSE
Locate what house Venus resides in in your natal chart and then visit here.
Prompts
Look at your relationships. What might they be here to teach you in relation to these energies?
Meditate on these energies. Sit and breathe. Let it roll around in your mind like a marble.
Get creative. Write a story or poem, collage, sing, choreograph, dance, cook, daydream, walk in nature, sit with the trees, start a convo, paint, create from this energetic space.
It is said that this energy is imprinted in the 7 year cycle age 14-21. If you’d like you can look back and recall what was going on then or how this theme may have been present or introduced around that time. What tone may have been set in the ways you think and process?
ADDITIONAL support
Constantly cultivating + marinating in the energy of love as you contemplate these energies.
The Heart Toolbox
The three Mental Bodies
Joe Dispenzas work around Heart Coherence.
PRACTICE
Visit Shadow Support
Read over this and your gates info multiple times, contemplate the information here and there. What does it mean to you? How does the Shadow show up in your life? The gifts? How can you hold space for the highest vibration?
Get clear on your Shadows here through the tools in Cultivate Awareness in the Shadow module.
Explore other potential Shadows in the center where this gate stems from in Shadow in Your Definition.
Bring them through Decondition + Rewire, EFT and/or through addiction meditation here.
What other energetics and support are specific to your gate? What chakra would this energy be associated with? What energetic body? Do you need support with Boundaries? Seek the other ways you can align and nourish.
Know that this is ongoing exploration that will serve you again and again. You’re not meant to figure it all out right now. Sit with it, ponder, marinate, ask questions, notice how it shows up in your life, put it down, come back to it, dig deeper, peel back another layer. These elements will continue to unfold if you allow them. Keep moving toward the gift and high vibrations of the energy.
Take good care of yourself.
