How to read this breakdown — shadow and gift, lines, channels and the partner — on a single page for all Gates.
Where this Gate lives
Gate 25 belongs to the G center — this theme shows itself through it.
Shadow, Gift and Siddhi
Shadow — when you go off course
Constriction
Gift — when you’re yourself
Acceptance
Siddhi — the highest note
Universal Love
The melancholy of this Gate
Philosophical melancholy: a realization of how small a human being is and of the seeming meaninglessness of being.
Look at the world soberly: everything that exists is transient — and that is exactly where the beauty lies. This is how real, unconditional love opens up.
Channels this Gate is part of
Programming partner
Opposite it on the wheel — Gate 46.