Daily Impact - May 10 2024, 11:46 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 23 - Splitting Apart

Keynote: THE GATE OF ASSIMILATION

Bodygraph position: The THROAT Centre

Quarter: The Quarter of Civilisation - Purpose fulfilled through Form

Line 2 - Self-defense

Keynote: The need to abandon tolerance when survival is threatened.

Exalted: The principle of preservation at its most acute. The abandonment of tolerance when individual expression is threatened.

Detriment: Where Jupiter will strike out to preserve its integrity, the Moon is often satisfied with just protecting itself by fending off hostility. The defense of individual expression in the face of hostility.

* Here we see some artistic graffiti of an open mouth representing both an original visual perspective but also the implication that something has been said that is unconventional or even outrageous.



Here with the 23rd Gate we have the influence of unique expression impacting us. So we can expect some strange utterances. You and people around you, including those in the public eye, may well be saying things that seem to make little sense, until you consider what they’ve said more deeply. (Given enough time, they may still not make any sense).

It brings to us all the possibility of expressing things in new ways, applying new associations and juxtapositions. Even new ways of saying things using words that are not even in the common language, yet are true or point us to some truth that was never considered before.

At a social level, there may be communication problems. Explanations about what has been said may be necessary but not forthcoming. One’s own knowing is not sufficient for it to anchor in the minds of those listening. Where the 62nd Gate can use easily understandable words and statements to make their point based on facts, the 23rd Gate does not have it so easy. There may be very little external reference to the utterance of the 23. And yet they seek to bring you to that knowing despite your lack of comprehension in the moment they express it. So we can expect a certain amount of intolerance in terms of people resisting what they are told, who may view it superficially as nonsense or irrelevant.

The trick is timing. This is not an expression that benefits from a speedy delivery. At the right time and clearly stated, this influence can help us to mentally deconstruct what we have held to be true and bring it together again in a new way.

This could be a good time for creative expression and for talking through problems for which there seems to be no apparent logical solution.

This is an influence that is amoral. So those attempting to uphold the standards of ‘good’ or ‘bad’, ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ will be challenged during this time. But it could be a good time to consider things from a different perspective altogether. Consider, for example, the output of some of our ‘alternative’ comedians, such as ‘Monty Pythons Flying Circus’ whose unique sense of humour is both outrageous and timeless.

There is also the possibility of melancholy descending upon us, especially when we are unable to make ourselves understood when trying to say things that we feel are deeply profound. We may find ourselves ‘casting pearls of wisdom’ that falls on deaf ears. It’s a good time to listen to music to help us to reconnect with ourselves.

The 43rd Gate is the grounding influence of this transit. So unique insights may be popping into our heads and may give rise to greater efficiency or new creative ways to explain things to others. Resist the temptation to suddenly blurt out something that’s just going on in your head.

Harmonic Gate

If you have the 43rd Gate then this may be an excellent time for you to express unique insights that have remained in your head unexpressed. During this time you may more easily find the conceptual structure to synthesise your knowing into explanations that can be understood, and hopefully appreciated by others. The 43/23 is the ‘genius to freak’ Channel and it’s original brilliance can only be fathomed through a coherent explanation. 

2ND LINE DAY : Hermit • Natural • Playful • Being

This is the Line of the ‘Hermit’. So this may well be a day when we would rather be alone and in our own self-motivation. It may be a day of ‘pottering’ doing a little bit of one thing and then naturally moving onto something else and the whole day can go by quickly.

The 2nd Line carries with it the tendency to be unaware and naïve. So it may be a day when ‘the rug gets pulled out from under us’. Or, more simply put, a day when we can have encounters we never planned or expected.

The 2nd Line is also known as the Line of the ‘Natural’. So this can be a time when there can be a smoothness in displaying certain natural gifts we may possess, due to the Resonance (2nd Line Gates) or Harmonies (5th Line Gates) in our Design.

The 2nd Line also has a youthful connotation to it, so today may be a time when we are conditioned to be more playful. Notice in children the astonishing natural gift they have of moving rapidly from being upset one minute to laughing and forgetting about the upset the next. The fluidity of this natural influence can make work become a playful experience.

There is also the possibility of wanting to be naturally ‘open’ to others, like a child interested in new people or, as in accordance with the hermit theme, it can be a day of closing off to others, bringing the drawbridge up and preferring to spend time in your own space.

The 2nd Line has a reputation for saying, “I just can’t be bothered!” This is partly because of the self-motivated aspect of the Line. It is also because others can see into the 2nd Line gifts that we may possess in our Design, but we don’t know it. So people may repeatedly be telling us we’re brilliant at this or that and we just don’t want to know because we don’t think it’s anything special, or we don’t feel called to look at it at that time.

There is also the theme of being shy or bold. So we may want to avoid the ‘limelight’ or we may seek it out because of a mission we’re on at the moment.

The theme of being ‘called’ is inherent to today. 2nd Lines are basically ‘waiting for the call’. So there is also the possibility that we will be invited or shown or encounter something today that really ‘floats our boat’, and sets us in a new direction for which we are ideally suited.

Remember this 2nd Line theme is the transit of today. Just because it is affecting us doesn’t mean we should automatically follow ‘the call’, or hermit ourselves away. Our decisions lead to the kind of life we live. Decisions that are correct, according to Human Design, come from living by one’s Strategy and Authority.

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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UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) is a time standard based on Earth's rotation. It is a modern continuation of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), i.e., the mean solar time on the Prime Meridian at Greenwich, England. Check the time in your location against UT to calculate precisely when this transit will impact you. For instance, if you live in New York you will be 5 hours behind UT.

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