Channels 18-58: Channel of Judgment

Integrity, judgment

An energy that pushes you to fix what seems imperfect or needs improvement. People who have the gift to see everything that is wrong in order to improve it. An energy that gives strength to correct what seems imperfect or needs improvement. Summary of the Gates in  Rave Chart Structure: Center: Spleen Circuit: Understanding The Channel of Judgment (18-58) Quarter (III): Duality Deity: Jesus Christ Physiology: Lymphatic system Additional notes: no It is natural for the holders of this Gate to see flaws in any scheme (pattern) and feel most happy when it is challenged or questioned. Through this Gate comes the most profound conditioning from our parents, especially those of the opposite sex. It is important to understand that the parental influence that such people were once subjected to is actually the source of their natural ability to criticize. However, without an active 58th Gate, such people have a tendency to only see the flaws in things without doing anything to fix them. The 18th Gate represents the fear of authority and the challenge to that authority. Lines — six stages of development of this energy and possible extremes in its manifestation: Line 1 Conservatism. The adherence to traditional patterns despite and/or in spite of changing circumstances. The Earth exalted. Gradual modification to avoid eventual upheaval. The potential to correct through gradual modification of judgments. Jupiter in detriment. The Patriarch whose rigidity guarantees deterioration. The potential to refuse to correct. Line 2 Terminal disease. The recognition that what has been spoilt is irreversible. Pluto exalted. Acceptance and strength derived from a faith in spiritual regeneration. The acceptance that there is no potential for correction. Moon in detriment. The futile raging against the wind. The refusal to accept that there is no potential for correction. Line 3 The zealot. The energetic obsession to clean house. Neptune exalted. The dissolution of old forms at an acceptable price. An obsession with correction and its critical potential. Jupiter in detriment. Rigid judgmentation that creates as many problems as it solves. An obsession with correction that does not bring satisfaction. Line 4 The incompetent. Difficulties as a result of inadequacies that cannot be resolved because of inadequacies. Earth exalted. Given this negative position, survival through suffering. The inability to correct and its potential for suffering. Mercury in detriment. Indecision and anxiety and no escape from misfortune. The demands of correction and its potential to generate anxiety. Line 5 Therapy. The strength to recognize a problem and to accept that it is beyond one's power to solve it alone. Saturn exalted. The wisdom to both seek and provide guidance. The potential for correction and judgment through relationships. Uranus in detriment. The mental patient. Chronic instability and potential madness. Where relationships cannot assist in correction the potential of mental instability. Line 6 Buddhahood. The perfected form. Mars exalted. The Buddha state of the eternal child and the energy to find new horizons to avoid stasis. The potential of the perfected form through correction. The Moon in detriment. The mundane application of the above. The ability to tap public opinion and share methodology. The potential to share the values of the correction with others. 18 — 58 The Channel of Judgement A Design of Insatiability in Maintaining the Perfected Form Spleen Center Instinctual awareness is our most important security system, located in the Splenic Center. This Center instantly catches any threats from the outside, gives the necessary signals and makes you move in a safe direction. It is also responsible for the functioning of our immunity.

Vitality, joy of life

The energy of pure enthusiasm. An irrepressible desire to make life better. People who love to challenge authority just for the sake of challenging. Summary of the Gates in  Rave Chart Structure: Center: Root Circuit: Understanding The Channel of Judgment (18-58) Quarter (IV): Mutation Deity: Vishnu Physiology: Perineum Additional notes: no Such people have a taste for life, which manifests itself as a desire to improve the world around them. This Gate represents the presence of the life forces to defy conditioning. Their roots lie in dissatisfaction with the world as it is at the moment. Channel 58-18 is the channel of Gluttony and the 58th Gate in it is the source of this energy. Without an active 18th Gate, those with a 58th love life so much that they are desperate to be of service to society in some broader sense. They feel pressured to devote their energy to the process, but lack the clarity of how to improve. If they follow their strategy, they naturally attract the 18th Gate into their lives. Lines — six stages of development of this energy and possible extremes in its manifestation: Line 1 Love of life. Venus exalted. The very stimulation of the world is the basis of an aesthetic appreciation of its beauty and wonder. Alone or shared with others this profound inner realization is the key for a joyous harmony with the process of being. The energy which fuels the love of life. The Moon in detriment. The Moon has its phases, its moods, that will limit joy to an intermittent and cyclical experience. A cyclical energy which intermittently fuels the love of life. Line 2 Perversion No polarity. No exaltation. Uranus in detriment. A genius for perverse stimulation that afflicts oneself and others by promoting degeneracy and reducing joy to indulgence and decadence. The energy which fuels the drive for perverse stimulation. Line 3 Electricity. Uranus exalted. The individual whose electric vitality creates its own stimulation and is not dependent on others. The energy to fuel independent stimulation. Mars in detriment. The quality of fire is dependent on its fuel and subject to its influence, good or bad. The energy for aliveness that is dependent on others for stimulation. Line 4 Focusing. Pluto exalted. A natural specializiation that when confronted with a multiplicity of stimulations will have no inner difficulty in focusing on the appropriate influence. The energy to fuel recognition of which stimulation is of value. Neptune in detriment. An impressionability that becomes confused when confronted with a multiplicity of stimulations and in trying to accommodate all of it, becomes unstable. Energy which becomes unstable when overstimulated. Line 5 Defense. The Moon exalted. The natural and practical instinct to protect oneself regardless of temptations. The fuel for self-defense regardless of stimulations. Sun in detriment. The assumption that the best defense is a good offense, that might allow strength of character to enjoy questionable stimulus without succumbing to it. The energy for aliveness which forsakes self-defense and will embrace questionable stimulations. Line 6 Carried away. The Moon exalted. The tendency to practicality that while thoroughly enjoying external stimulation has the instinct to draw back when its independent integrity is threatened. The energy to fuel independent integrity that will maintain its identity in times of stimulation. Mercury in detriment. When its basic intelligence is effectively stimulated, its natural desire for attunement will lead it to identify so strongly with the stimulation that it is at risk of losing its identity. The energy which fuels loss of identity in times of stimulation. 18 — 58 The Channel of Judgement A Design of Insatiability in Maintaining the Perfected Form Root Center It is the center of adrenaline pressure and a powerful Motor that motivates us to be physically active. It helps you manage stress and be quick where you need it.