Cross of Focus

Gates: 16 Skills, 63 Doubt, 64 Confusion, 9 Focus.

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In short

When this cross shows up in the light
You can hold your attention on the details that actually need to be finished.
When this cross shows up in the shadow
You may be overtaken by doubt about whether it's even worth starting, before you've begun.

Full breakdown

Gates: 16 Skills, 63 Doubt, 64 Confusion, 9 Focus. Gate numbers: 9/64, 16/63.

The channel of Community, 40-37, gives way here to Gates 64 and 63, both in the Head Center, carrying the pressure of inspiration. That pressure can be genuinely uncomfortable for the person who has it, while serving as a real source of inspiration for everyone around them. This Cross exists to search for focus.

Here the logical mind suffers from a shortage of material and resources, while Gate 9 worries constantly about whether there's enough energy to concentrate on the details. Doubt and confusion sit right alongside that — will any of it actually get carried out? Planning here is entirely collective; nothing moves forward without the tribe's consent. Interestingly, in the passive nature of gates 9/52, things tend to come into focus and catch the eye faster when you stop trying to force your focus onto them.

Gates of this cross

9The Taming Power of the Small — Mastering Detail 64Before Completion — Transition, like birth, requires decisive forces to come to pass 16Enthusiasm — The Art of Channeling Energy 63After Completion — In the spiral of life, every ending is a beginning

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