05 – 15 – Rhythm

Rhythm. This is a tantric channel, a channel of energy that gives direction (G-Center) to Life Force
(Sacral). The Channel of Rhythm is an energy that we share with many living things. It is the energy
of the rhythm of nature itself. If you think about the natural world, it has rhythm built into it. The
natural world is ruled by rhythm. Electricity and other inventions of modern life have liberated us
from natural rhythms. But, possibly, with consequences that will affect all of humanity.

This energy is about aligning humanity with nature. If we step away from the natural order, humanity
stands a chance of suffering. The archetype of the chart begs of us to exert our free will but to
remember that we are deeply tied to the natural world. We cannot override the forces of nature.
People with this energy usually have a deep connection to nature and animals and need this
connection to find direction for their spirit. If you have this energy, going outside can often help you
stay calm and clear. This is especially true for children. People with the 15/5 need rhythm to feel
secure. Rhythm gives direction to the sacral and to work force energy. People with this energy also
have an unusually large aura and stand out energetically. They get noticed. This is important
because, ultimately, this energy is vital for the sustainability of mankind. Because this energy is so
deeply tied with all mammals and nature, people with this energy can often communicate with
animals, use plants and herbs and can even have a deep tie with the elemental kingdom. This is a
magical energy; the archetype of fairies, gnomes and elves.

People with this energy are often staunch environmental activists seeking to align the collective with
natural order.

25 – 51 – Initiation
Carrying the 25/51 frequency can “invite” others to bring us in early in the game. They probably don’t
know why. There is no defined ‘reason’ built into the frequency, although we can feel pressured to
concoct one at first. Rather we realize the benefits later. Like the 45 king or queen who carries
“entitlement,” the 25/51 frequency carries the potential thrill of “competing” to get in at the
beginning.In the corporate world, I typically joined teams in the developmental stage, and my 42
kept me rolling pretty much to completion of the project. By the end of a project, however, I was
interested in and pulled towards something new, so there was an attraction to move on, sometimes
a bit before the project was totally finished.The channel of initiation, as a projected channel, means
being invited by a topic or another person that gets us initiated into something new without
necessarily having much detail. If our heart (will) is in it, then off we go. Sometimes that frequency
is the new infusion of blood (gate 25) that becomes the ‘need’ that moves the team or project or
idea forward. Or not. By the way, the 25/51 is a powerful OC16 channel that brings the needed
competitiveness and capacity for larger organizations to prosper.
A 25/51 Amplified If you have the 25/51, remember that your frequency gets amplified by others in
mega-tons. Don’t underestimate the volume of that amplification. You get people competing with
you all the time and you innocently wonder why, and maybe what’s wrong with them. They grab
something off the grocery shelf just as you are reaching for it. They race you to the check out line.
On the freeway, they are the jerks trying to zoom around you in a dangerous way. Road rage. I see
it all the time.My husband races me to get the newspaper when it thunks against the front door. I’ve
learned to surrender to the power of his 20/34 with an open ego amplifying my 25/51. Now that is
funny! Understanding our designs brings humor to life and lets our 15 yr. marriage keep going with
a chuckle instead of a crisis (he has the 36.) I don’t compete with the amplification any more. I love
the irony!If you do not have the 25/51 and have a friend who does, just watch how they “make” you
walk faster, or you “make” need to move to head of the line, or you want to win the game…it goes
on and on and on….it’s hilarious when you are aware of frequencies in action.

The Nuance of “Need” But there is another nuance I recently became aware of and really got the
initiation to write today. I could feel this nuance in my body. It is about when the 25/51 is first, and
why it needs to be first.The 25/51 is at its best when it is there from the beginning. There is a
distinction between the energy of getting ‘caught up’ with what has been going on, which can feel
confusing/overwhelming/poltergeist-like and slows the process down, versus having the continuity
and perspective of being there from the beginning. It is like night and day. And your authority will let
you know if the process is too far along to be right for you with a big fat “NO.”Catching up does not
even begin to replace being there from the beginning. Again, the 25/51 is at its best when it is there
from the beginning. It needs to be there at the beginning. And that benefits everyone. But you won’t
know why at the beginning. That is the way it is.

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The 25/51 is part of the mystical circuitry. This is the channel of Shock (51) into the Love of Spirit
(25). Notice that this is a totally projected channel. You don’t have to do anything to be initiated. Life
initiates you. Initiation in this channel is Will based. The Will power of the 25/51 is less about Will
power in the traditional way that we think of Will power and more about having the will to survive the
initiation. Initiation can be shocking, dramatically life-altering and, of course, unexpected. But the
initiation here is always about bringing the individual closer to Spirit. Sometimes we call this the
channel of the Shaman or the Priestess. The Shaman and the Priestess have to “die” to the ego
before they can emerge into their wisdom. This energy is archetypically located here. On a more
practical note, the channel can be very competitive or not. Remember, in Human Design, energies
are thematic. That means that people who have this energy defined stir up competition in others but
are not necessarily competitive. In fact, sometimes they are not competitive at all, but others
definitely compete with them. But, this energy is also initiating. Simply by being present in the energy
field, the geometry and the matrix, the 25/51 will radiate initiation and it is amplified by others. They
do not have to seek it. They will never find it. It is projected. I comes to them and then shocks them
into Spirit (or bitterness…this is projected, afterall).