Gate 28“The Gate of the Game Player”
Struggling with risk to find what is worth it
Summary
Gate 28 carries an instinctive relationship to risk, struggle, and purpose. It's driven by the awareness that life is temporary, which can create a deep urge to live fully and to commit energy only to battles that matter. In alignment, it becomes courageous discernment—knowing what to stand for; in distortion, it can chase danger just to feel alive.
With Gate 38 it forms the Channel of Struggle, giving pressure and endurance to fight for meaning. Without that connection, the search for purpose can feel restless, hopping from one thing to the next.