Its 4 gates
In Ra Uru Hu’s teaching, the name “Juxtaposition Cross of Strategy” sums up how these 4 gates meet. Read them one by one: that is where the concrete content sits.
Breaking the ice
You know how to melt reserve and build closeness with people.
This pull toward closeness can go as far as bringing something to life together, a child or a shared project.
Gate 55 · Solar plexus centerFull or empty
Your moods swing between full and empty, and they color everything you live.
Abundance plays out inside first, in your state of mind more than in what you own.
Gate 16 · Throat centerPractice
You like repeating something until you are really good at it, and your enthusiasm is contagious.
You can tell which projects are worth the effort and which lead nowhere.
Gate 9 · Sacral centerFine focus
You can lock onto one precise point and not let go until it is sorted.
You notice what others let slip by, and you need every piece before you move on.
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 | 59/55 | 16/9 | August 23 to August 28 | Duality | 0.05% |
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 Duality: the teaching links this quarter with bonding (relating to another and passing things on). Covers the Sun in gate 59.
How common it is
Across 50,000 random births between 1950 and 2010, calculated with our engine: 24 births out of 50,000, or 0.05%. Rank 61 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: Breaking the ice (gate 59), Full or empty (gate 55), Practice (gate 16), Fine focus (gate 9), plus a control column, Instinct (gate 57), 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 59 has one of these crosses, depending on their profile:
Frequently asked questions
Which gates make up the Juxtaposition Cross of Strategy?
Gates 59, 55, 16 and 9. In the order birth Sun/Earth, then design Sun/Earth: 59/55 | 16/9.
Is the Juxtaposition Cross of Strategy rare?
Across 50,000 random births between 1950 and 2010, calculated with our engine: 24 births out of 50,000, or 0.05%. It ranks 61 of 112 by frequency (tied with 3 others).
Which celebrities have the Juxtaposition Cross of Strategy?
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).