The official name for Human Design Gate 45 is The Gate of The Gatherer . But I call it The Money Steward because its primary action is to be fully aware of both the spiritual and mundane power that money holds and wield it with equity.
About Human Design Gate 45 – Gene Key 45 Archetype Name: The Money Steward
In Action: effectively and equitably manage resources, especially money
Keywords: leadership, money, wellbeing, and the distribution of resources
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Official Gate Name: The Gatherer
Human Design Definition: The natural and generally beneficial attraction of like forces.
Core Theme: Leading through education.
Bodygraph Center: Throat center and connects to the Will center via human design gate 21 .
Tropical Sign: Gemini
Gene Keys Shadow: Dominance
Gene Keys Gift: Synergy
Gene Keys Siddhi: Communion
The Positive and Negative Sides of Human Design Gate 45 All energy in the Human Design chart exists on a spectrum of potential .
On the “positive” end of the spectrum, Human Design Gate 45 is the energy for leadership, money and wellbeing. To Gate 45 money is power and it is a master at managing, using, and distributing material resources (especially money) in service to family, friends, and community. Gate 45 is fully aware of both the spiritual and mundane power that money holds and wields it with equity.
On the “negative” end of the spectrum, Human Design Gate 45 is the energy for hoarding money or resources. It may try to knock others down so that it may rise up. Or it might even unconsciously stay broke in an attempt to prove spiritual “worthiness.”
Start noticing when you are knocking others down for your own gain but don’t be an asshole to yourself. Treat yourself the way you would a small child – with love, curiosity, and understanding.
My Personal Experience with Human Design Gate 45 (Gene Key 45)I’ve shared that I have Gate 54 (not a typo!) in my mid-heaven (note: mid-heaven does not create definition in Human Design). Taken at face value, my Gate 54 mid-heaven means that embodying prosperity as a spiritual path is a significant part of the legacy I will leave.
And, while I can’t know what my legacy will be, I do know that Gate 54 has been an important mirror for me. I’ve come a long way in my money story (and bottom line!), and letting go of the belief that “money isn’t spiritual” has been a key part of that. As part of that letting go, I’ve had to confront my relationship with Gate 45 directly.
Gate 45 is undefined in my chart. And it’s fair to say that I’ve learned the hard way about managing money and resources. I’m definitely gathering wisdom. ;)
Only recently did I heal the story that I was irresponsible with money.
By looking at my money management situations and habits with clear-eyed compassion, I’ve come to understand that I am a wise steward of money. At this point, I would even go so far as to say that I am smart with money. Of course, I am not perfect—of course—but I’m not irresponsible, clueless, or powerless in handling money.
Essentially, I put my money where my mouth is by using my money for the things that align with my values.
I invest in myself, my dreams, and what matters to me. I donate to causes I care about every month, and I show recognition by paying people for their work. I pay all of my team members fairly, and I’m the main breadwinner in my house.
I can even go to Target without buying a thing I don’t need and will walk out empty handed if they don’t have what I went for. The profit margins in my business are no longer an afterthought, and I don’t go into debt without deep consideration of the consequences.
Some of that amazes me to be able to say. It makes me feel proud of how far I’ve come.
But it hasn’t always been that way.
For decades, I believed the patriarchal lie that, as a woman, I am irresponsible with money.
I internalized the message that I could not be trusted with money, that I was incapable of understanding how money works, and that managing money was better left to the men in my life.
I had buckets of “evidence” that those stories were true, too. After all, believing is seeing. (not a typo, again!)
When I was 18 years old, one of my brothers — may he rest in power — wrecked my car, and getting it fixed was not an option. I was working a part-time minimum-wage job and couch surfing. And I knew nothing about how money actually works.
I was raised under the guise of scarcity and an assumption that I’d never amount to much (financially or otherwise).
My education about money came down to this:
Get a job. Any job. It didn’t matter how much I liked it. Work really fucking hard for the rest of my life. Retirement wasn’t for people like us. Pray that robbing Peter to pay Paul wouldn’t be my fate. I was also taught that rich people are terrible and that money is the root of all evil.
When the car was wrecked beyond repair, and despite my financial situation, my parents to buy a new one “on credit.”
I did not know what “on credit” meant or that, because of my financial situation, I setting myself up for failure. I did not understand that this decision was setting me up for decades of “bad credit” and shame. And I didn’t know that the salesman telling me I could get a “cosigner” was a clue that I wasn’t ready to take on the loan.
I was told that this was just the way it was.
And it turned into a dumpster fire.
I could not make the payments, and in less than a year, I was being chased by the repo man.
I didn’t know that I should let the cosigner know so they could make the payment. And even if I had known, I would have been too ashamed to tell them. I’m not even sure I understood they could take the car away.
Once I realized what was happening, I tried to hide the car. For my job, I’d park in crazy places and walk really far, and since I was couch surfing, there was no reliable place to find me “at home.”
But, after about a week, the repo man finally caught up with me.
I “ruined” my credit and my cosigner’s credit.
More importantly, my cosigner couldn’t understand why I never came to them when I knew I couldn’t pay.
So, not only did my choice financially haunt me (and them) for years to come, but it also drove a wedge in a deeply valued relationship, too.
From then on, the evidence of my financial irresponsibility only grew. The shame lasted for decades after the repossession fell off my credit report; it seemed obvious that I was too fucked up to handle money wisely.
And, in all honesty, it didn’t matter much, anyway. For most of my twenties, I was broke, on drugs, binge drinking, and avoiding life altogether.
Even after I got completely sober, cleaned up my life, and started my business, I was in extreme cycles of not enough having enough money and, when I did have some, spending it on shit that didn’t matter.
The tables started to run when my income dramatically increased in a short period of time.
Something one of my mentors said many years ago started to come into focus. She said something like:
“People say that money won’t buy happiness. But having money does solve a lot of problems.
And when you solve your money problems, and you no longer feel afraid or worried about money, you can use all that energy to make an even bigger contribution to the world.
When you have plenty of money, you can easily distribute it to the people who really need it without harming yourself. “
Talk about gate 45 vibes! And it truly changed my life.
Having, making, and being a steward of money is a privilege.
To be clear, I don’t say that as a moral judgment or to say that you don’t “have it hard” in other ways. But only to acknowledge that when you have money, there are things you don’t have to think about or consider to live your daily life. You get to use that energy for other things, whereas others have to focus solely on where money will come from to survive.
When you have plenty of money, you don’t have to worry about how the mortgage will get paid. Or how food will end up on the table, the price of eggs, or what store has this or that on sale. You don’t have to decide between putting gas in your car or giving your kid lunch money.
All of that energy can be channeled into other things.
I did not have the privilege of money for most of my life. My family was dirt poor when I was growing up, and most of my adulthood was spent deciding what would get paid and what wouldn’t.
So, when I started making more money, my eyes were opened to how irresponsible I believed I was. And I started to recognize that the way we manage money has two parts:
Our values. When we don’t know our values (aka the things that matter to us) we will spend our money based on other people’s values, thoughts, and opinions. Owning the value we bring to the world. When we don’t embody the value we naturally bring to the world, we will have shitty boundaries, give until it bleeds, and under-earn. When we clean those two things up, money and how we manage it completely transform into abundance and generosity. That is what it means to be a good steward of money and what my mentor said all those years ago.
Now, I see that I am actually really good at putting my money where my mouth is. I’m also getting better and better at owning the value I have to share with others.
And what I know for sure is that money is a mirror, and a mirror must be polished often.
I can trust myself with money.
I can decide what “being responsible” with money looks like and how important that is to me.
I AM a wise steward of money.
I love circulating money.
I use money to make a more authentic contribution.
I invest in my values.
I own the value I bring to the world.
When I catch myself thinking that I am irresponsible with money, I remind myself of these things. These new ways of thinking are my self-concept now, and I look forward to more and more wisdom about handling money.
I am not irresponsible with money. I am a powerful channel for the flow of abundance and generosity.
Affirmations for Human Design Gate 45 Using your Human Design to create affirmations is a powerful way to activate the full potential of your chart. Here are some affirmations for Gate 45:
I easily manage material resources.
When everyone’s needs are met – including my own – the whole kingdom thrives.
The mundane and the spiritual are one and the same.
Now it’s your turn to contemplate Gate 45 When you stand in the truth that the gifts of Gate 45 are always available to you (whether it’s defined in your chart or not)…
What is your relationship with money?
Are you aware of the spiritual power of money?
How might you be a wise steward of money?
I encourage you to take some time with these questions. Take them out into your world and let their answers reveal themselves to you. Intend for deeper levels of clarity about gate 45.