The Sun now moves into Gate 17, OPINIONS. In the I-Ching this hexagram is called FOLLOWING.

This is the energy for OPINIONS which are simply IDEAS are they not? You see, this energy is quick to form an OPINION about a matter and it can sometime be difficult to understand that this OPINION is meant to be fluid. Really, in the moment, it is simply an impression. But people with this energy defined can get themselves into trouble if they think, 'nope, this is my initial OPINION and I'm sticking with it!'

OPINIONS are fantastic but this is energy from the mind after all. There is no way to truly know if the OPINION is correct until we have had the opportunity to tap into our inner AUTHORITY which is never located in the mind.

Even so, an OPINION is just the beginning of the experiment. Altering the experiment to fit the OPINION misses the point entirely.

And of course I really should mention one really should wait for right timing to share their OPINIONS. This is what we call projected energy in Human Design, which means wait for an invitation to share please. Otherwise, the person on the other end is hearing your OPINION whether they want to or not. You can see how there might be built in resistance to that scenario.

Do you tend to be absolutely certain about your OPINIONS? How do you react when a person has an OPINION different from yours? Are you open to discussion? Why not? Does your immediate HOT TAKE tend to bear out? Are you open to new information? Do you then change your OPINION? How does it feel when you encounter OPINIONATED folks? Do you tend to shut down around OPINIONATED people? Why? What would happen if you offered your OPINION? Do you take longer than others to form an OPINION? Is that bad?

Everyone is entitled to an OPINION. As long as we understand it may be just the beginning of the conversation.