Gate 21 – Stewardship
Your child is a treasure keeper with a natural saving instinct.
The energy of Gate 21 has the desire to control material resources in order to ensure abundance in the long term. Your child reluctantly spends their pocket money on unnecessary things. They prefer to set aside a few euros for hard times and want to know that they and their loved ones are well provided for.
Your child handles existing things very carefully. In doing so, they seem like a little finance minister who turns over every cent three times. Your child has a natural sense of what is truly valuable and what would be wasteful.
If someone tries to control your child, they don't like it at all. Give your child as much room as possible to take their affairs into their own hands. This way they can channel their natural need for control in healthy directions.
Circuit
Tribal Circuit
Hexagram
Center
Heart (Willpower)
Center
Heart (Willpower)
The Heart Center is the center for willpower, self-worth, and material fulfillment. It motivates setting goals and pursuing them with determination. This center supports the ability to stand up for one’s needs and manage resources.
Circuit
Tribal Circuit
“We are alike and support each other.”
Groups
If your child carries strong tribal energy, they help bring people together into groups who are alike and support one another. For example, a family might be connected through the same bloodline or shared values. These communities are not open to everyone. Your child’s loyalty and support are reserved for like-minded individuals. The motivation behind this is to survive as a tribe, which can also spark conflict between different groups.
How does our tribe survive?
The big questions your child with tribal energy asks are: How do we survive? Do we have a roof over our heads or enough food? If these needs aren’t met, they may feel restless and want to change the situation.
Deals / Trade
Your child instinctively understands that resources are exchanged in ways that benefit the group. With this energy, they make deals or agreements that hold value for the tribe. These don’t have to be written. A promise or handshake means a lot. If someone breaks that promise, your child may lose trust in them.
Traditions
If your child has a lot of tribal energy, they take pride in their origins and uphold traditions. For instance, they may pass on grandma’s recipes or celebrate ritual holidays with special devotion.
Gates with tribal energy:
Gate 18, Gate 19, Gate 21, Gate 26, Gate 27, Gate 28, Gate 32, Gate 37, Gate 38, Gate 39, Gate 40, Gate 44, Gate 45, Gate 48, Gate 50, Gate 54, Gate 57, Gate 58 and Gate 59.
What are Gates in Human Design?
Imagine your child is a beautiful old castle. In this castle, there are 64 different doors. These are the Gates in Human Design. Each door leads to a different room with unique qualities, talents and characteristics.
Some doors are wide open in your child. These are the activated Gates. Through these open doors, energy flows constantly. They show where your child is especially strong, what they naturally do well and how they inspire others.
Other doors are closed or just slightly ajar. This does not mean your child does not have these traits. It simply means they are not expressed automatically. These rooms are entered only when certain people come into their life or special situations arise.
The magic lies in this: no child has the same doors open. While one child shines through the Gate of creativity, another glows through the Gate of leadership or intuition. That is why every child is so uniquely wonderful.
As a parent, the Gates help you understand why your child sometimes reacts so differently than expected and why that is perfectly right and important.
