Its 4 gates
In Ra Uru Hu’s teaching, the name “Juxtaposition Cross of Crisis” sums up how these 4 gates meet. Read them one by one: that is where the concrete content sits.
First time
You dive into what you do not know yet, with feelings that can run pretty stormy.
Any first time can feel like a crisis, and that is simply how you meet the unknown.
Gate 6 · Solar plexus centerRight distance
Your mood often decides who gets close to you, and when it is better to keep some air between you.
It sits in the solar plexus, where the flow of feelings between people gets regulated.
Gate 10 · G centerAt ease
Staying true to how you are matters, even when not everyone likes it.
You love your life as it comes, challenges included, and follow your convictions even when others find them thin.
Gate 15 · G centerShifting rhythms
Your rhythms vary a lot from one period to the next, and you are easygoing with people unlike you.
You swing between action and withdrawal, company and solitude, with no predictable pattern.
Where the gates sit
A single variant: juxtaposition only comes with the 4/1 profile, and each Sun gate has its own cross.
| Variant | Gates | Birth Sun | Quarter | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36/6 | 10/15 | March 13 to March 18 | Initiation | 0.03% |
First two numbers: Sun and Earth at your birth. Last two: Sun and Earth about 88 days earlier, the part of the chart called the “design”. Birth Sun dates are for a typical year, give or take a day.
The angle: juxtaposition
The angle comes from the profile alone: here, the 4/1 profile only. The teaching describes a fixed theme that rarely swerves: it stays much the same from one period of life to the next. In our sample, 2.2% of charts have a cross with this angle. The 3 angles explained.
The quarter
Quarter of Initiation: the teaching links this quarter with the mind (understanding and making sense). Covers the Sun in gate 36.
How common it is
Across 50,000 random births between 1950 and 2010, calculated with our engine: 14 births out of 50,000, or 0.03%. Rank 88 of 112 named crosses. Juxtaposition crosses are all very rare: the 4/1 profile covers only about 2% of charts, spread over 64 crosses. With so few cases, this figure stays approximate.
Celebrities with this cross
None of the 80 people in our collection has it.
The 2-week test
For 14 days, keep a note with 5 columns: First time (gate 36), Right distance (gate 6), At ease (gate 10), Shifting rhythms (gate 15), plus a control column, Mulling (gate 24), which is not part of this cross. Each evening, reread the line for each gate above and tick the ones that described a real moment of your day, with a word on what happened. After 2 weeks, count the ticks. According to the teaching, the gate of your birth Sun should come out on top. If the 4 cross columns do not clearly beat the control column, give this name little weight.
Same Sun gates, other angles
Someone born with the Sun in gate 36 has one of these crosses, depending on their profile:
Frequently asked questions
Which gates make up the Juxtaposition Cross of Crisis?
Gates 36, 6, 10 and 15. In the order birth Sun/Earth, then design Sun/Earth: 36/6 | 10/15.
Is the Juxtaposition Cross of Crisis rare?
Across 50,000 random births between 1950 and 2010, calculated with our engine: 14 births out of 50,000, or 0.03%. It ranks 88 of 112 by frequency (tied with 4 others).
Which celebrities have the Juxtaposition Cross of Crisis?
None of the 80 people in our collection has it.
Does this cross tell me my life purpose?
Human Design often presents the cross as a life purpose. We read it as the theme the teaching links to these 4 gates: a hypothesis to watch in your own life, with the test on this page. No study backs that link (details here).