GENE KEY 17
Opinion → Far-Sightedness → Omniscience
Gene Key 17 moves from the Shadow of "Opinion" through the Gift of "Far-Sightedness" to the Siddhi of "Omniscience" — the same theme expressed at three frequencies of consciousness, from fear to awakening.
The Path of Transformation
Fixation on opinions, excessive analysis. The tyranny of the mind trying to control reality.
The ability to see far-reaching consequences and form genuine perspectives on life.
Omniscience — a state of direct knowing where the mind becomes an instrument of divine vision.
GENE KEY 17: THE EYE
Spectrum: Opinion → Far-Sightedness → Omniscience
THE SHADOW — Opinion
JUDGEMENT
THE VICTIM MIND
Built into the human genetic matrix is a deep sensitivity to imperfection, and it is this sensitivity that gives rise to the human qualities of criticism and judgement. As we shall see, the 18" Gene Key and its themes of Judgement and Integrity can have either an empowering or a disempowering effect on you and others. This theme of Judgement runs about as deep in human nature as any other trait you can imagine.
The 18' shadow begins in your childhood. It has a built-in need to challenge authority, and the first real authority in your life is your parents. Challenging our
parents is a fundamentally healthy thing to do, as it is a part of our innate urge to become differentiated. This process begins in earnest as we enter our third seven- year cycle and roughly spans the ages of 14 through 21. This stage of our development primarily concerns the growth and expansion of our mental faculties, and it is during this period that our future opinions are laid down and our capacity to judge is tested and forged.
The key to this process lies more in the frequency of the parents than the child. If the parents make the mistake of taking this process personally, the child will never fully make the transition through this biological phase, instead becoming stuck at the same low-frequency as the parents. If, however, the parents do not get stuck in their own judgemental or self-judgemental patterns, then this phase will result in true adulthood.
Sadly, most children never make it to true adulthood but stay solidly trapped in deep low frequency patterns of judgement for the rest of their lives.
The 18" shadow gives rise to a collective phenomenon in the world known as the victim mind. The victim mind is a conglomeration of all the undermining, judgemental thought patterns throughout the world. If you sincerely examine your own thoughts during a typical day, you will probably discover that a great percentage of your thinking is affected by the victim mind. In other words you are allowing your mind to be influenced by the collective negative thought patterns of the whole of humanity.
The true import of this last statement can come as a huge shock to many people. The world of the victim mind is an inner world of gossip, complaining and worrying.
Most of us complain inwardly about all aspects of our lives, especially the people in our relationships, and we worry incessantly about mundane issues such as money and our health. Ironically, it is exactly this kind of thinking that keeps us from being abundant in terms of both our wealth and our health. You may think it is absolutely human to complain, but it creates a negative frequency in the human aura of both the complainer and the victim. In other words, the more you complain the more you damage yourself and the world.
The more you complain the more you damage yourself and the world.
Morally speaking, judgement gets a bad rap in the modern world. We talk about being non-judgemental as th...
Programming Partner: 17
What are the Gene Keys?
Gene Keys is a system of consciousness transformation created by Richard Rudd, based on Human Design, I Ching, and genetics. Each of the 64 Gene Keys corresponds to a Human Design Gate and describes a spectrum of consciousness from Shadow (low frequency) through Gift (middle) to Siddhi (highest frequency).
Where this gate sits on the wheel
Hexagram 17 is the energy of logical, analytical perception, moving from inquisitiveness and inner vision of patterns to the mature wisdom of "serving before leading." The authors are unanimous in the fact that its bearer should express his thoughts only in response to an invitation, otherwise he loses clarity of vision and overloads the environment. The secret of quality is in restrained generosity: to be silent until they come for advice, and then to become an organizer of other people's thinking for the sake of the future.
- Richard RuddEmbeds the 17th gate in the spectrum of awakening (Shadow→Gif→Siddhi) as the stage of passing through the limitations of the mind, after the shadow (38) and letting go of control (21), leading to the Tenth Siddhi of Being—a return to the state prior to self-knowledge.
- GrassingerTranslates the archetype into the physiological and biochemical plane: 17 is the arginine gate of the Ajna center, associated with the pituitary gland and pineal gland, so the imbalance manifests physically, not just mentally.
- Ra Uru HuEmphasizes the principle of "serve before leading" as an ancient wisdom and describes the Line 6 as a natural reticence, waiting for a real request before revealing one's own vision.
- Lynda BunnellIt passes along separate lines (Line 1 - the illusory passion of a dreamer, Line 6 - the Bodhisattva archetype, Line 5 - "man is not an island"), revealing the spectrum from immature fantasy to mature service leadership.
- CurryPresents 17 as the energy of pure curiosity without confidence, saved only by the accumulation of experience and logic, and gives practical instructions-mantras for the wearer ("when not asked - I do not impose").
- Chetan ParkynEmphasizes the ability to see the system as a whole and conduct dialogue without dogmatism, combining firmness with openness to other points of view as natural diplomacy.