We’re deep in the energy of 33 Gate of Privacy and also Full Moon vibes! It’s been quite a doozy on my end (Aquarius rising here 🙋🏻‍♀️🥲) But also a wonderful opportunity to release, re-shift my approach to break some old dynamics.

Gate 33 is one I hold dear to my heart. It’s one of the two gates I have hanging in my undefined Throat center (12 is the other one). I’ve been doing a lot of healing around expression, specially when it comes to embracing my writing! (More about that at the end)

From Identity to Throat Center

The 33 Gate of Privacy is here to make sense of the past, to uncover the wisdom behind our collective emotional experiences. It carries the voice of “I remember or not”.

Coming from the Identity G Center—hub for love, self, identity and direction. The 13 Gate of Listener is here to receive, to listen to people’s stories and to record history.

Reaching towards the Throat—hub for expression, manifestation and transformation. Where the 33 Gate of Privacy is here to reflect + alchemize said stories, to share the lessons from the past.

Together they form the 13-33 Channel of the Prodigal.

While the 56 Gate of Stimulation is focused on telling stories to stimulate, to evoke an emotional reaction, the 33 Gate of Privacy uses storytelling in order to convey the lessons, secrets and pass on the wisdom cultivated.

This gate is “activated” through retreat and requires time alone in order to properly marinate in and alchemize what they’ve taken in, so the truth of their emotional wisdom can surface as they move forward & mature through each cycle.

Yet the 33 without the 13, might not always have the energy to listen or know the place and timing of when to share with others.

Collective Sensing Circuit

This is considered the “ending” of the Collective Sensing Circuit.

Which started with the energy to say yes and commit (49-26 Channel of Discovery), to close old cycles + begin new ones (42-53 Channel of Maturation), along with the fuel to dive into new experiences that will bring change (41-30 Channel of Recognition), transition & emotional growth (36-35 Channel of Transitoriness). Then transforming those experiences into inspiration, new concepts, clarity & stimulating stories to be shared with others (64-47 The Channel of Abstraction + 11-56 Channel of Curiosity). And finally, where the 13-33 Channel of the Prodigal records, reflects & share that wisdom with/for the collective.

Shadow Expressions

This energy is projected, so recognition and invitation before sharing with others will help this energy be received. (Of course, you don’t need invitation to retreat!)

It’s so important for this gate to carve out time to reflect on the past before moving forward. Having the space to distill what they’ve gone through, the challenges they encountered and the lessons they learned along the way. This is genetic, collective memory stored in our consciousness and being.

This is essentially the energy of “doing the inner work”, to acknowledge in order to move through and confront our pain, joy, grief, trauma. Because only then can we truly release, heal & evolve.

In the Shadow Expressions, the 33 does not want to remember. It’s distant, disengaged with others, opting to numb or being completely reactive, projecting their pain or trying to trigger others.

It’s crucial for this gate to build it’s capacity to face and process their past in order to move forward.

“When the time is ripe, you will be asked to share your wisdom which then becomes part of the greater community and humanity’s evolving consciousness. Like the Prodigal, you mature over your lifetime, and your realm of influence expands as you move through each cycle of experience.” — Ra Uru Hu & Lynda Bunnell

Even though this is a collective energy, it’s all about sharing your individual reflections with the collective. The 33 being in the Throat center is + needs an outlet of expression. Either through conversation, poetry, art etc. This energy is here to be moved and transformed with the other.

Who can openly share with? Who seeks your wisdom? What mediums help you process? What support systems can you lean on?

Shadows

• Withdrawing from others for too long
• Keeping experiences hidden out of fear
• Using isolation to avoid processing

Needs

• Privacy and solitude
• Time to reflect before sharing
• Space to integrate experiences

Gifts

• Deep wisdom gained through reflection
• Knowing what stories are worth sharing
• Helping others learn from the past

Wisdom of Gate of Privacy

The wisdom of Gate 33 can be seen through the impact of remembering + learning from the past.

I see this energy beautifully expressed through fables, the akashic records, mythology, religious texts, TED talks, memoirs, podcasts, counselling, trauma-informed modalities, therapy work, etc.

When we’re able to reflect and learn from the past, we get to release what no longer serves us. We get to break patterns and cycles, we get to course correct. While this work in itself is not always pleasant, it’s also such a necessary part of our evolution and well-being.

Energy is here to be moved and processed, when we don’t have the space or tools to do so it can become stagnant. What helps you hold the complex? How do you take care of yourself through this process?

A lesson from Gate 33

One of the lessons from the Gate of Privacy is learning to embrace our humanity. What does it mean to be human? What does it mean to feel so much? How do we hold the duality of our light and shadows; not as good or bad but as inherent parts of us?

This is one of the many gates that awaken us to our true essence and power, as we move through the shadow expressions individually and as a collective. What if the “work” is simply that? Accepting our humanness, flaws, strengths, fears, courage and vulnerability.

Supporting ourselves through this messy process of becoming and unbecoming; not because we’re lacking or not good enough as we are, but because we get to heal, we get to grow + experience more joy, success, satisfaction, peace and surprise.

Gate 33 Keynotes

How to Work with Gate 33

As the Sun moves through the 33 Gate of Privacy, we’re being nudged to retreat, reflect, and remember. This is the gate of the historian and the witness. Located at the Throat, its focus is to look back over past experiences, alchemize the core wisdom, and share it with the collective. But it can only do this if it pulls away from the noise of the world to digest life in total privacy.

Curious to know what season you might be in? Take the Deconditioning Audit Quiz here.

The Perpetual Student

• The Experiment: The Perpetual Student might lean on the 33 to hoard memories and past lessons like a museum curator, but fails to turn them into living wisdom. You might find yourself obsessively journaling about your childhood, analyzing past relationships, or reviewing your mistakes, turning self-reflection into a loop of mental anxiety.
• Practice: Stop dissecting your past for an afternoon. Pick one painful or messy lesson you’ve learned over the last year. Write down the single, golden nugget of wisdom it gave you. Then, close the notebook. Let the story end so the wisdom can actually integrate. Release the hold of the past and ground into the present knowing you have carry the wisdom with you.

The Cocoon

• The Experiment: One of the shadows of the 33 can lead to running away from your own memories through constant busyness, or refusing to go into retreat because you’re afraid of the silence. If you are in the cocoon stage, your system is likely overwhelmed because you haven’t given your body the deep, sacred isolation it needs to process recent/past emotional events.
• Practice: Create a literal sanctuary. Close your door, turn off your phone, close the blinds, and give yourself at least one hour of uninterrupted, unstructured privacy. Let your body feel what it’s like to be completely detached from expectation or outside noise.

The Lone Voyager

• The Experiment: The Gate 33 transit is a universal permission slip to proudly retreat into your haven. Use this collective pause to step away from external noise and process your journey in total privacy. This transit supports you in realizing that pulling back isn’t “losing momemtum” but a much needed somatic reset and necessity for your resilience.
• Practice: Block out a morning, an evening, or an entire day for a “Sacred Reset.” Turn off all notifications and spend time in your own space. Let the recent lessons, contemplations of your life fully digest before you show share with others. Give yourself to be in the space of the in between.

The Emerging Leader

• The Experiment: Your authority comes from your ability to share timeless, universal lessons from your lived experience. But as an Emerging Leader, where are you rushing to share your stories before they have actually turned into medicine? Are you performing your “healing journeys” live on camera before you’ve even had a chance to cry in private?
• Practice: Keep a secret this week. Find a recent lesson, win, or breakthrough in your life and choose not to share it with your audience or community immediately. Hold it close to your chest. Let it fully digest in your own depths until it becomes an unshakeable, embodied part of your being.

Share your reflections

I’m realizing now, that so much of what I share and write about is deeply infused with the energetics of my 12 and 33 gates.

It still stuns me whenever I get a message, a comment about how my writing resonated or that they really like the way I write. You see, growing up with English as a second language I was never eloquent enough. I’m also terrible (not skilled at) speaking my mind.

So I held on to the belief that my expression, my writing is…well bad.

Even though, when I was younger I used to write stories all the time but as I grew that stopped. In the past year I’ve slowly reclaimed my expression. And my gosh, while I might not have the best grammar or a super extensive vocabulary, I’m starting to see the impact of my words. And how my community, you, are recognizing the energy behind what I share. It’s been healing, terrifying at times but so gratifying.

Do you have Gate 33 active? Or know someone who does? Would love to hear your reflections, simply hit reply to share.