Daily Impact - January 21 2025, 12:16 UTC *

The ‘Daily Impact’ interpretation reflects the impact of the Sun and Earth (70% of the neutrino influence) on what happens in the world as time moves us through the Gates and Lines of the Human Design wheel. 

What is offered here is a general frame to the day, especially in terms of external conditioning and potential identification with the power of the Sun’s influence through a particular Gate theme. Also consider what is written about the grounding effect of the Gate in the Earth position of the day. Take note of the Line of the day and think about the quality of the Line and the Rave I Ching cryptic sentence. And, of course, pay attention to any Channels that may be formed on the day, as that Life Force will most certainly be relevant to whatever happens. 

For those of you who are more familiar with the Gates and Channels, pay attention to the chart of the day which shows us the detail of the day’s imprint. Look for Gates that may join a ‘hanging’ Gate in your chart, notice the planetary accent it has and ponder upon its relevance to your day. Above all else, ‘The Daily Impact’ is a tool to assist subscribers to witness themselves living their life within ‘The Program’ and becoming more aware by observing the themes unfold.


Gate 60 - Limitation

Keynote: THE GATE OF ACCEPTANCE

Bodygraph position: The ROOT Centre

Quarter: The Quarter of Mutation - Purpose fulfilled through Transformation

Line 6 - Rigidity

Exalted: The intuitive intellect to recognize when absolute rigidity is essential but with innovative applications to lessen its severity. A fixed energy that is unusual in its capacity for restraint.

Detriment: The dogmatic, principled and carefully reasoned understanding that is uncompromizing in its severity and often coldly brutal in operation. An uncompromizing and severe acceptance of restraint. So uncompromizing that the restraint may become unbearable and lead to chronic depression.

* Here we see an escapologist submerged in a glass tank of water. He has steel chains restricting his movements and his physical death remains a possibility if he cannot free himself in the next few minutes. His face shows no concern for his predicament; his eyes reveal he can handle the restraint of time and the shackles around his body. There is decisiveness in his expression. This is an ideal representation of both limitation and the acceptance of that limitation. Mutation is inherently in this scenario as well. His audience will most likely also be restricted in the building up of the tension within them, as the time ticks by and he still remains in a precarious position. At any moment, either he frees himself and his audience can release their unconscious collectively held breath, and the internal pressure they’ve been going through, or he fails. If he fails, all hell is likely to break loose, and chaos will supersede any semblance of order.



The frequency of limitation comes to us through the Sun’s intervention at this time. This may be felt as the pressure to mutate that arises suddenly, in pulses, and can bring out a sense of restlessness. The 60th Gate looks to the 3rd Gate with its power to bring out a new order, and release the build-up of pressure in the Root Centre.

So we may be looking for something new during this time that transcends the restrictions we may be feeling especially strongly. As a frequency from the ‘Quarter of Mutation’, this energy is all about transformation. We may experience it in the work that we do, or in the relationships we have. Is time to do something new in your work? Have you become entangled in a relationship that is no longer fertile? Is there an impulse to transcend the limitations of where and in what dwelling we work or reside?

The key to handling this energy of limitation is acceptance. One cannot force mutation, it either happens or it doesn’t. The more impatient we become under this pressure, the more likely it is that we can descend into a deep, melancholic depression that can become chronic. In the acceptance of the limitation, transcendence becomes possible.

Restless or patient, pushing the river or allowing mutation to come when it will, these are the dilemmas that may be colouring our lives at this time.

This energy also carries the theme of the ‘ancient’. This is a source Gate for Individual direction. An excellent example of this is Human Design, which utilises the wisdom and perfection of the Chinese I Ching, which is approximately 5,000 years old. It puts the hexagram qualities into the new order of Gates in Centres within a Wheel. So be aware of your current resources of knowing or beauty that may be part of your life.

The 56th Gate is in this transit’s Earth, so there is the grounding of storytelling. We may feel we can’t move ahead when we want to, but that doesn't stop us having fun by sharing some transformative tales of magic, absurdity, tragedy or comedy. A good story eats time like nothing else, it can distract us from whatever is limiting in our lives. These days we know stories of all sorts are readily available on the Internet through multiple mediums. So we can expect to be tempted to deal with pressure, by turning to entertainment of some sort or another.

For those with an Open Root Centre, one of the main limitations and the cause for a feeling of pressure, is that you simply haven’t got enough time to do what must be done. Slow down. Don’t cram your schedules so full. Consider reducing the speed at which you live your life.

Harmonic Gate

If you have the 3rd Gate in your chart, then “The Channel of Mutation’ themes become relevant. This can bring in a period of manic depression, which might sound heavy, but, frankly, the ‘manic’ part of it can be a lot of fun.

You may find yourself doing things in a more chaotic order as the adrenalised pressure of the 60th Gate ramps up the 3rd Gate, and a heightened sense of disturbance can arise. You may notice that, without meaning to, you can be more prone to causing disturbance to those around you. Perhaps it may occur through what you do, perhaps where you do it or to whom you do it. Either way the impulse to mutate the status quo is likely to come in bursts throughout this transit. Follow your Strategy and Authority to ensure that the potential changes have consequences that are beneficial for you.

The new may be necessary, but it is not always useful or interesting. It certainly can be, every industry relies upon innovation to move with the times, but timing is part of playing the game successfully. You may feel there are obstacles in your way, whether they are people or a lack of resources, but forcing them aside is not always the correct way to go. Accepting the situation that can’t be changed often brings in the opportunity to connect with the resources appropriate to create a new order.

6TH LINE DAY : Authenticity • Objectivity • Optimism • Leadership

This is primarily a day when we can expect to exhibit behaviour that is more individualistic, and to notice that others are also being more true to themselves or, alternatively, being hypocritical with a “do as I say, not as I do” attitude. The basic keynote of this Line is ‘Role Model’, which is really all about being authentically oneself or not.

Generally speaking, the influence of this Line brings in a more optimistic approach to the world, one than can be more objective, and from that stance being able to see the bigger picture.

Leadership is also part of the day’s flavour, but this does not necessarily mean that we will see leadership in actions. Yes, that may well happen, but the 6th Line Leadership is one where no leadership will be forthcoming unless it can be perceived to be going somewhere, otherwise why bother? So we, or those around us, may not step into leadership position if there is no point in so doing.

Here we come to the theme of trust. If a 6th Line doesn’t trust anything will come of it, then it will not exhibit its leadership. In the larger sense, we may all be considering various trust issues with those around us. “Can we trust them?” “Do we trust them?” “Do they trust us?”

In alignment with the themes already mentioned, we should also consider the fact that the 6th Line brings us the themes of sympathy or apathy. We may find ourselves getting involved with someone if we are sympathetic to them, and not if we think there is no point and we are apathetic about them.

Get to know the themes of the Lines as they come by as regular cycles throughout the weeks and months. As you track them, even occasionally, you will become more and more aware of the Program within which we live. Don’t let the conditioning of the day take you away from following your Strategy and Authority. Just look deeper into what is happening to you and around you.


Take this transit as an opportunity to see these themes occur within and around you. As you see them you will then have the opportunity to consider that you yourself may indeed be a pattern in a larger Program, as described by The Human Design System. If you can verify the truth of the transiting Gates in your life today, then I trust it will remind you to come back to following your Strategy and Authority - for that is the way to play the game. It is the way to wake up mechanically and experience what it is like to flow along in your life as yourself, without the resistance that comes from trying to live a conditioned life in a ‘Not-self’ world. 

As we notice the daily impact upon our own Human Design imprint during the day, we naturally grow in our awareness of ourselves and the adventure of what it is to be alive in a world that is constantly conditioning us.

Those who are Reflectors can align to the daily transit, paying particular attention to the drive of the Moon. The rest of us, Manifestors, Generators and Projectors are here to resist the conditioning in terms of our decision-making and learn from it to increase our wisdom.

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