Cross of Strategy

Full breakdown

Gates: 16 Skills, 55 Spirit, 59 Sexuality, 9 Focus. Gate numbers: 59.4/16.1, 55.4/9.1.

The 4th line is the most natural position for this Cross — with the Sun at 59.4, a person gets the best possible conditions. Rooted in brotherhood/sisterhood, the 4th line is an opportunist whose opportunities come through relationship; it's the first interpersonal line, the first to recognize that other people exist at all.

For Gate 59, brotherhood is the natural starting point. These people are constantly strategizing — 'how do I turn this friendship into real intimacy? How do I get past the barrier?' — and that scheming is a permanent undercurrent, because there's always the frustration of hearing the person they want to be close to talk about someone else they're seeing.

Because they're always working an angle, they end up genuinely gifted at bringing other people together — this is the great matchmaking Cross. 'He'd be perfect for her' comes as naturally to them as breathing.