The Channel of Emoting

Moodiness best describes this rather flat Individual emotional wave with its shifting spikes of highs and lows, its ecstatic moments of pleasure and melancholic moments of uncomfortable uncertainty and sadness. The emotional wave underlying the passion and melancholy of Individualism is a mechanic. Not a choice. Not a character flaw.

Spirit finds its balance when one perceives that the cup is both half empty and half full, both being emptied and being filled. Spirit awareness arises out of the wonder that the cup exists at all. What you fear most is emotional emptiness or a lack of passion in life.

Gate 39, fueled by the Root Center, is the pressure to provoke the evolving emotional awareness of spirit into revealing itself. Emotional awareness is humanity's destiny, but it is the Individual through the 39th gate that provokes the mutative potential within the 55th gate to release the spirit consciousness of the Solar Plexus Center.

You have the energy to persevere through your moods and tap into spirit awareness. Your provoking reveals whose spirit is correct for you. If you are merely a source of irritation to them, they are not right for you. People may react negatively to your provocation, but this is your unique gift, even though you may have to develop a thick skin to live with it. Gate 39 is one of the three gates of deafness. You are not designed to be easily influenced.

Awareness of spirit is not a concept (Ajna) or instinct (Spleen). It is an emotion (Solar Plexus). Abundance is a function of spirit and how you perceive what you are feeling, the mood you are experiencing in the moment. Your moods determine what is correct for you and when.

If you are not in the mood to eat, work, make love, be sociable, or create, it is not healthy for you to do so. When you feel like being alone, don't attempt to explain or excuse yourself. Simply honor the mood. Your most creative time is when you feel deeply melancholic.

By living authentically and fully embracing the emotional wave, those with this channel plumb the depths of their own spirit and truth. You know how to tease out and discern the nature of an individual's or a group's spirit. One can be provoked to experience pleasure instead of pain, joy instead of sadness.

Your provocation opens people up to the infectious, mutative qualities you carry as an Individual, and can bring out something new from them. When depth of feeling is lived authentically, it transmits a seductive warmth or passionate sadness often expressed through music, art, or acting on the stage of life itself. Without Gate 55's ability to release emotions, Root Center pressure may provoke you into excesses like substance abuse or eating disorders.

When not in the mood to socialize, you can enjoy time alone in the company of your inner muse. This time spent with self connects you to the mature emotional creativity, depth, and truth that are yours alone to bring into the world.

You are not a victim of your moods, and should not make others victims either. You are well served by the recognition that there is a correct mood or time for everything in life. The impact you have, and the spirit you provoke, depends on your mood or where you are in your own emotional wave. To bring out the right spirit, you must be in the right mood yourself.