Gate 48: Depth

Gate 48, Depth, sits in the Spleen centre. Depth and adequacy.

Depth and adequacy. Your well of skill deepens when you invest in mastery, not breadth.

Located in the Spleen center.

Channels

  • Gate 48

The six lines

Line 1: Investigator

You build your depth of skill through exhaustive research, needing to investigate thoroughly before feeling adequate in your area of mastery.

Line 2: Hermit

You have a natural depth of talent that others recognize, possessing skills that deepen in solitude and emerge when genuinely called upon.

Line 3: Martyr

You develop depth through experimentation, learning about your own adequacy by testing your skills in many different situations.

Line 4: Opportunist

You deepen your skills within your community, finding that your sense of adequacy grows through collaborative practice and shared knowledge.

Line 5: Heretic

You are projected upon as someone whose deep skills can solve universal problems, called to offer practical mastery that addresses collective needs.

Line 6: Role Model

You develop a wise relationship with depth and adequacy after years of building mastery, eventually modeling what it means to trust your own competence.