Gate 37, known as The Family and the Gate of Friendship, is an emotional awareness hub located in the Solar Plexus Center within the Tribal (Defense) Circuit. It is described as the most communal gate in the BodyGraph, representing the organic nature of community and the potential to hold both a family and a group together through warmth, friendliness, and a nurturing nature. Mechanically, it functions as a Projected Gate that governs the formation and maintenance of emotional bonds through agreement, loyalty, and mutual support.
The 37th gate is about community, family, and the social bonds that connect people. The focus is on affection, friendship, and the sensitivity that comes with these relationships, often involving a give-and-take dynamic. There’s always a “price” or exchange in the tribe, as individuals provide what’s needed based on their capabilities. This gate is the need for support, especially from the ego, and the potential for recognizing who will provide and who will not. Ultimately, the 37th gate is deeply tied to resources, both physical and emotional.
The primary function of Gate 37 is Emotional Bonding Through Agreement.
The Quarter of Initiation is the first quadrant of the Mandala, characterized by the theme of purpose fulfilled through the Mind. Mystically known as “The Witness Returns,” this quarter represents the Personality crystal returning to the physical plane to bring renewal to the evolution of consciousness. The primary mechanical functions within this quadrant involve thinking, educating, conceptualizing, and explaining what it means to be alive in form.
This quarter is designed to facilitate the fine-tuning of the mind so that it may eventually surrender its decision-making authority to the directives of the body. It contains nearly all the gates of the Solar Plexus Center, which governs relational intelligence and emerging spirit awareness. Furthermore, the Channel of Initiation (25–51) is located here, providing the mechanical force required to disrupt stagnation and catalyze spiritual transformation.
A Life Work situated in this quarter suggests that your unique contribution is rooted in mental processing and the sharing of insights. This role involves translating individual or collective patterns into formulas, ideas, and stories that help humanity understand its own existence.
An example of this operation is seen in Gate 13 (The Listener), which initiates the quarter by witnessing and collecting the secrets and experiences of others. Another example is Gate 11 (Ideas), which provides the conceptual frameworks and beliefs that stimulate the collective mind. Ultimately, the Quarter of Initiation ensures that mutation and discovery are conceptualized and communicated before they move into the physical structures of the Quarter of Civilization.
“Born Alan (Robert) Krakower in Montreal, Canada April 9, 1948. He disappeared in 1983 and re-emerged as Ra on the Island of Ibiza and began a process of mystical deconstruction climaxing with his encounter with the “Voice.” Titled ‘Uru Hu’ by the “Voice,” Ra’s encounter and education lasted from January 3-11, 1987.”
