Essentia 19: Sensitivity
The essence of the human design gate 19 is sensitivity.
The name in the I-Ching 19 is: Approach
This gate holds the energy for sensitivity, empathy, and nourishment.
Your highly sensitive nature is a gift to the world.
You have the drive to support others in reaching their emotional and material desires.
This key holds the energy of serving from a deep place of unconditional attachment and supports the shift from being co-dependent on outside structures and information toward independence and self-leadership.
Using this energy in your soulful business:
- You know what others need to thrive and achieve their full potential. Trust your knowing.
- If you serve and give freely everything will flow back to you and nourish you.
- Relationships and collaborations are important, but you need to be careful that your needs are being met too.
- Your empathy is a strength when creating offerings and serving your clients.
- You see others.
- It is easy for you to know the desires of others and therefore you are a good mentor and guide.
- Your grounded energy can bring balance to areas like money, work and relationships.
The highest expression of this energy is a state of union with the cosmos when you give your heart unconditionally to the world and everything that exists.
The energy of this gate acts as a portal between the conscious and unconscious realms of our planet.

If you have gate 19 activated in your chart:
- You are sensitive to the needs of yourself and others.
- Being your leader and freeing yourself from co-dependent relations heals your need to please others.
- You are a nurturer and know what others need.
- You have a gift of touch.
- Taking good care of yourself and filling up your energy is essential to feel in balance and in your center.
- You feel deeply and this is the fertile ground of being there for others on their journey.
- Strong boundaries and protecting your energy is essential for your well-being.
- Being part of a group makes you feel safe.
- You are here to feel the future needs of humanity and support this evolution.
- You have a special gift to communicate and connect with animals.
- You are preparing and supporting others for the consciousness shift we are all part of.
Shadow of Gene Key 19:
- Don’t sacrifice your own needs to please others.
- Letting go of your own desires and neediness.
- Becoming overwhelmed by the energy, needs, and desires of others.
- Believing in an outside authority instead of trusting your own leadership.
- Emotional eating can be a way to fill the emptiness you feel inside if you don’t take care of yourself and your needs before you support others.

Learnings from Human Design Gate 19:
- Taking care of yourself is the essence of your gift of leading and supporting others through your sense of knowing and seeing what the future brings.
- Strong boundaries and protecting your energy is essential for your well-being.


