Its 4 gates
In Ra Uru Hu’s teaching, the name “Juxtaposition Cross of Opinions” sums up how these 4 gates meet. Read them one by one: that is where the concrete content sits.
Take
An opinion forms quickly in your head about how things ought to go.
Your view serves the group; it gains value when people discuss it and correct it together.
Gate 18 · Spleen centerTouch-up
What is off in a system jumps out at you, and you want to set it straight.
You question inherited rules, especially the patterns handed down by your parents.
Gate 38 · Root centerStanding firm
You push back against what seems unfair or false, especially when people's freedom is at stake.
Pick your fights: not every disagreement deserves a battle.
Gate 39 · Root centerPoking
Needling people a little to see what they are really made of is often your reflex.
For you, provoking has little to do with fighting, it is often a way to get attention, a bit like flirting.
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 | 17/18 | 38/39 | March 25 to March 29 | Initiation | 0.02% |
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 17.
How common it is
Across 50,000 random births between 1950 and 2010, calculated with our engine: 10 births out of 50,000, or 0.02%. Rank 99 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: Take (gate 17), Touch-up (gate 18), Standing firm (gate 38), Poking (gate 39), plus a control column, Plain words (gate 23), 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 17 has one of these crosses, depending on their profile:
Frequently asked questions
Which gates make up the Juxtaposition Cross of Opinions?
Gates 17, 18, 38 and 39. In the order birth Sun/Earth, then design Sun/Earth: 17/18 | 38/39.
Is the Juxtaposition Cross of Opinions rare?
Across 50,000 random births between 1950 and 2010, calculated with our engine: 10 births out of 50,000, or 0.02%. It ranks 99 of 112 by frequency (tied with 6 others).
Which celebrities have the Juxtaposition Cross of Opinions?
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).