Right Angle Cross

Right Angle Cross of the Sphinx 2

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Four currents come together in this cross. The first is a quiet inner sense of direction. You know which way is right without always being able to explain how you know, and your gift is to point rather than to push, letting other people's energy carry the movement. The second is original expression, a creative pulse that wants to bring something into the world that is unmistakably yours, and that moves to its own timing rather than to anyone's schedule. The third, running underneath in your body, is the natural confidante. People tell you things, and you hold what they tell you. The fourth is leadership by influence, the steady presence that helps a group see where it is heading.

Atlas Plate2/1 | 13/7
Human Design BodyGraph with the four gates of the Right Angle Cross of the Sphinx 2 highlighted: 2, 1, 13 and 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64
Human Design BodyGraph with the four gates of the Right Angle Cross of the Sphinx 2 highlighted: 2, 1, 13 and 7
Angle
Right Angle
Gates
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Personality Sun
Gate 2
Personality Earth
Gate 1
Design Sun
Gate 13
Design Earth
Gate 7

New to incarnation crosses? Read What Is an Incarnation Cross for how the four gates are calculated, what the three angles mean and how a cross is lived.

With its Personality Sun in Gate 2, this cross sits under Maia, the ninth Face of the Godhead, in the Quarter of Civilization. Read The Sixteen Godheads for what that means.

Notice how the four move as one rhythm. What you have heard from other people settles in you, and out of it comes a sense of where things should go next. You express that in your own way, and the expression itself is what moves people, not any argument you make. You keep faith with what has been lived and learned before you, and you nudge the direction forward anyway. This is a personal journey. Your life is oriented around your own unfolding rather than around carrying someone else's story, and that is healthy self-focus rather than selfishness. People will cross your path and spark things in you, and the movement stays yours.

None of this arrives all at once. A cross like this is a direction rather than a job description, and it shows you its meaning slowly, across a lifetime of experience. The way to live it well is simple to name and takes practice to trust: follow your Strategy and your Authority, make each decision correctly for you, and wait to be recognised rather than pushing your way forward. Do that, and the theme stops being an idea and becomes the life you are actually living.

Questions People Ask

What are the four gates of the Right Angle Cross of the Sphinx 2?

Personality Sun in Gate 2, Personality Earth in Gate 1, Design Sun in Gate 13 and Design Earth in Gate 7, written 2/1 | 13/7.

Which profiles have a Right Angle cross?

Right Angle crosses belong to the 1/3, 1/4, 2/4, 2/5, 3/5, 3/6 and 4/6 profiles. The angle follows from your profile.

Which Face of the Godhead is the Right Angle Cross of the Sphinx 2 under?

With its Personality Sun in Gate 2, it sits under Maia, the ninth Face of the Godhead, in the Quarter of Civilization.

How do I find my incarnation cross?

Generate your free chart at humandesign.so/chart from your birth date, time and place. It names your cross and shows its four gates, taken from the Sun and Earth at birth and about three months before.

Connected in the BodyGraph

The Four Gates of This Incarnation Cross

Created by Peter Low, Human Design Practitioner. Part of the Human Design atlas.