The Right Angle Cross of Influence anchored in the Gate 45 (Gatherer) is one of the four Right Angle Crosses of Influence in the Incarnation Cross wheel. It is
Right Angle Cross of Influence — Gate 45
The Right Angle Cross of Influence anchored in the Gate 45 (Gatherer) is one of the four Right Angle Crosses of Influence in the Incarnation Cross wheel. It is a cross of personal destiny, defined by the deliberate, conscious use of resource, voice, and presence to shape the material and social world. The person carrying this cross is here to influence through what they gather, hold, and ultimately release.
The Angle: Personal Destiny
A Right Angle Cross is constructed from the juxtaposition of the conscious (personality) Sun and Earth with the unconscious (design) Sun and Earth. This forms a cross whose theme is inherently individual: it is not a collective or fixed destiny, but a personal one. The life of the person is their own to shape, and the gates of the cross reveal the specific territory of that shaping. For the Cross of Influence anchored in Gate 45, the territory is material — wealth, resources, skill, and the authority that comes from stewardship.
The Conscious Sun in Gate 45
The conscious Sun's placement in Gate 45 — the Gatherer — is the defining feature of this cross. Gate 45 sits in the Heart/Ego center and carries the ego voice of "I have." When this voice is conscious, the person is openly aware of what they possess, what they have accumulated, and what they are capable of holding. They are not naive about their resources. They know the value of what is in their hands, and this knowing is the seed of their influence.
Because the Sun here is conscious, the gathering instinct is not a hidden drive but a recognized and cultivated capacity. The person sees themselves as a gatherer from an early age — collecting objects, knowledge, people, money, attention. The cross asks that this gathering be directed with purpose rather than performed as mere accumulation.
The Four Gates of the Cross
The cross is composed of the gate pairings 45/26 | 47/22:
- Gate 45 (Gatherer) — conscious Sun/Earth: the capacity to accumulate and to recognize what belongs in the treasury.
- Gate 26 (Praiser) — unconscious Sun/Earth: the ego's transmitter, the voice that praises what is worthy of accumulation. This is the hidden authority that knows what should be held and what should be passed on.
- Gate 47 (Realization) — conscious Sun/Earth: the mental pressure to make sense of what is gathered, to extract meaning and direction.
- Gate 22 (Graciousness) — unconscious Sun/Earth: the emotional wave that delivers the gathered resource to the community through openness and social grace.
The Life Purpose
The life purpose of this cross is influence through resource. The person is not here to influence through charisma alone, nor through doctrine, but through what they can actually bring to a situation. Their authority is material. When they speak, what carries the weight is what they have already gathered and proven they can hold. The conscious Sun in Gate 45 ensures they will always know this about themselves. The cross matures as they learn that gathering is only half the work — the second half, carried by the unconscious Gates 26 and 22, is graceful distribution. Influence is fulfilled when what has been gathered is offered at the right moment, through the right voice, to the people who need it.