:Gate 9
The Taming Power Of The Small
(The Gate Of Focus)
Gate 9:
The Taming Power Of The Small
(The Gate Of Focus)
Channel:
9/52 - Concentration.
A design of determination.
Harmonic Gate:
52 - Keeping Still (Mountain).
Center:
Sacral.
Circuit:
Understanding.
Astrological Position:
"05° 45' 00" - 11° 22' 30"
Zodiac Symbol:
Sagittarius.
Incarnation Cross:
Left Angle Cross of Planning 4.
This gate has a direct relationship to the 62nd gate in the Throat center.
The 62nd is the Preponderance of the Small and the 9th gate is the Taming Power of the Small.
These are the two detail gates and both are in the Understanding Circuit.
Both are mechanical functions.
The power of the 9th gate is determination.
The power to maintain the focus.
When the 52nd gate is defined to this power,
the restlessness is transformed into a channeled energy and the depression disappears.
It is this power to focus that underlines the importance of this gate.
The entire logic system demands continued experimentation and testing,
repetition and practice.
It is this power to focus which empowers the entire process.
POTENTIAL CAN BE FULFILLED THROUGH DETAILED ATTENTION TO ALL PERTINENT ASPECTS.
Gate 9.1: Sensibility.
A balanced and responsible approach to problem solving.
Exaltation:
The ability to avoid frustration through the creation of new forms.ֻ
The power in focusing to create new forms.
Detriment:
After a hasty and frustrating search the urge to kick in the door when the key is in your pocket.
The power to generate that will lose its focus.
Gate 9.2: Misery loves company.
The ability to lead by serving the will of the majority.
Exaltation:
Collaboration with others to temper frustration.
The power to collaborate with others in focusing.
Detriment:
The overwhelming need for expansion can lead to errors in judgment,
missed opportunities and depression.
The drive to collaborate that will miss the focus.
Gate 9.3: The straw that breaks the camel's back.
The overlooked minor element that always predetermines failure.
Exaltation:
The use of force to temporarily overcome impediments.
The loss of power through the failure to focus.
Detriment:
Persistent force that saps vitality and turns molehills into mountains.
The power to turn a focus into an obsession.
Gate 9.4: Dedication.
Regardless of the pressures or stress the disciplined attention to detail.
Exaltation:
Right action that leads inevitably to actualization.
The power to act on the potential of the focus.
Detriment:
The persistent urge to want to skip essential steps.
The drive for action that ignores the details.
Gate 9.5: Faith.
The trust that detailed adherence will lead to fulfillment.
Exaltation:
Loyalty to the letter of the law.
The power to focus and bring value to concentration.
Detriment:
Like the mystery of God,
doubt engendered through the perceived illogic of a process.
Where the lack of power to concentrate leads to doubt.
Gate 9.6: Gratitude.
The joy which comes with accepting small rewards for small victories.
Exaltation:
The Moon exalted,
where the power of the small nourishes right perspective.
The power to enjoy the concentrating process.
Detriment:
No single step is of value until the journey is over.
The energy for expression that cannot find joy in the process until it is complete.