Gates of Scorpio
Scorpio, oh sweet Scorpio! Scorpio is the zodiac sign of death + rebirth. It is one of the deepest signs in the astrology wheel.
Please don’t hate me Scorpios but for a while, I didn’t get along with Scorpio placements. It wasn’t until I was chatting with a friend I realized that my unconscious sun in Human Design, my radiance sphere in GK, is a Scorpio gate. Then it hit me that I get so uncomfortable around some Scorpios because it is part of my subconscious shadow.
It is things about myself that I wish I could express or dislike about myself. Pieces of me that I have not properly been able to get a good handle on.
So today to honor the Scorpio Season, let’s chat about the energies of the season.
The sun will travel through each of these gates so it can be helpful to know what energy might light up for you and when. But also can help you understand yourself better if you find you have one of these gates in your chart.
There are 6 Gates in Scorpio
Gate 50 Gate of Values (October 21st-October 25th, 2023)
Sign: Libra/Scorpio
Center: Spleen
Shadow: Corruption
Gift: Equilibrium
Siddhi: Harmony
It is no wonder that this gate is in the intuitive center of the spleen. Scorpio is extremely intuitive and it is your intuition you will want to lean on during this transit or natal placement. This gate takes place at the end of Libra season calling for there to be Equilibrium within the community. However, kicking off Scorpio season it desires those values to be intimate interactions within the community.
The shadow of this gate can be that you compromise your own goals for others in your community or find yourself not knowing when to walk away from those who don’t share the same values as you. You can find yourself corrupted by the people in your inner circle and out of alignment with your values.
Gate 28 Gate of the Game Player (October 26th- October 31st, 2023)
Sign: Scorpio
Center: Spleen
Shadow: Purposelessness
Gift: Totality
Siddhi: Immortality
Gate of the Game Player is literally you are ready to have some fun while finding out the purpose of life. It is realizing you are whole just as you are now and can find acceptance in your life now. You know you will. Your intuition is fluid and you allow it to lead the way of finding meaning in any area of your life. You know any obstacles you’ve gone through or will go through has a meaning.
The shadow side of this gate is that you are playing it too safe and avoiding your fears at all costs. Giving you the lack of adventure and the discovery of meaning. You may find yourself obsessing about life having no meaning at all and going from one thing to the next at rapid speed and taking major risks even if they are dangerous. This gate can be of addiction and poor habits since it’s in the spleen so if your spleen is undefined you might have difficulty walking away.
Gate 44 Gate of Alertness (November 1st-November 5th, 2023)
Sign: Scorpio
Center: Spleen
Shadow: Interference
Gift: Teamwork
Siddhi: Synarchy
This gate uses your spidey senses to see old patterns that should no longer be played out and the patterns that are getting in the way of success. The spleen is excellent with timing so seeing the patterns of the seasons or the phases a person goes through under the moon aids in this gate's ability to tell the outcome. Scorpios are great at taking their pains or mistakes and helping others avoid them. Whether you have this in your natal chart or it’s lit up by a transit, you will find yourself trying to protect your community and loved ones from making a mistake you’ve made and saving them time. You are stepping into being a Team Player.
The shadow side of this is that you are literally in the way of the Universe co-creating with you. You take past experiences as excuses not to move forward or trust that the Universe or anyone in your community has your back. On the other side of this, you may find that you are just making the same mistakes over and over again.
Gate 1 Gate of Self-Expression (November 6th-November 11th, 2023)
Sign: Scorpio
Center: G-Center
Shadow: Entropy
Gift: Freshness
Siddhi: Beauty
I don’t know many Scorpios who don’t express themselves and find beauty in the transformation cycle. They find creativity is best found in the low. This gate is amazing at connecting with itself. You might find it best to have a creative outlet for your expression. Being in the G-center when you take the action of expressing yourself authentically it inspires others to follow suit. It encourages them to be empowered.
The shadow side is that you might find yourself hiding. Isolating. You find it best to not show your authentic self. You repress your expression to the point that you could discover yourself one day depressed. Reactively you would be jumping into all the activities to avoid a deeper connection with yourself.
Gate 43 Gate of Insight (November 12th-November 17th,2023)
Sign: Scorpio
Center: Ajna
Shadow: Deafness
Gift: Insight
Siddhi: Epiphany
What? What? I can’t hear you. This gate needs to be selective in its hearing because of its creative ability to see life. If you allow others to fill your mind (undefined Ajna’s) then you lose your authenticity. So you put the ear muffs on and you stay true to yourself. You see life your way and you want to share that with the world. You have ideas that are ages ahead of our time and when you are tuned into your Authority + Strategy you open yourself up to more epiphanies to share with the world.
However, the shadow side is literally just deaf to your own insights. This can be avoiding your insights because of the fact that they are so different. Because this gate connects to Gate 23 in the throat, you can find yourself talking to avoid hearing your feelings and also seeking acceptance from others for the “safe” ideas you have. Work through this fear that the right time to share your insights will come and two trust that the epiphanies will come.
Gate 14 Gate of Power Skills (November 18th- November 22nd, 2023)
Sign: Scorpio/Sagittarius
Center: Sacral
Shadow: Compromise
Gift: Competence
Siddhi: Bounteousness
This gate is at the end of the Scorpio season and sometimes can lean into our adventurous friend Sagittarius. It being in the Sacral supports the Scorpio energy of being passionate. Having a defined sacral can have you working long hours on the thing you are most passionate about. It’s where you will create wealth and power within yourself. You have confidence in your ability to do the things you need to do to see success. (Tip: If you are not a Generator or MG, you can work long hours on things you love but it comes in pulses/waves don’t burn yourself out)
The shadow of this gate is compromising your power + fertility to do what you deem as “hard work”. It feels as if you are working so hard but have very little to show for it. It’s placing all your energy into the wrong people, situations, and work. Which you will find extremely frustrating. You find yourself doubting your power constantly and trying to prove you are worthy of success by doing everything but the thing that will bring you fulfillment.
Take a look at your Human Design Chart and see if you have any of these gates. What do you resonate with most? The gift or the shadow?
Happy Scorpio Season!
XO,
Lannah Kayla
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