Gate 2: Simeon — Discerning the Dream From the Real
One evening, deep in meditation, I felt myself gently drift out of my body, entering a space that was both familiar and profoundly mysterious. The darkness felt like a night sky, yet distinct—a luminous indigo void that, in Gatian theology, resonates with Gate 2: Simeon, the Gate of Discernment. It is the gate where perception is refined and illusion begins to be unveiled. Through unseen windows, this astral twilight filtered a blue hue across my awareness, as if the eye of the soul had opened.
In this surreal dimension, I encountered a curious symbol: the television on our bedroom wall displayed a looping animation of a snake with a seahorse-like head—spiraling in a hypnotic, almost mesmerizing rhythm. This serpent-like spiral reflected the coiled kundalini energy of the soul preparing to ascend, yet distorted into entertainment. My two young sons were also there—out of their bodies—bouncing on the bed, dreamlike, absorbed in the cartoon. In Gatian terms, this represented the tension between innocent wonder and programmed distraction, a core challenge of Gate 2.
Gate 5: Dan — The Judge and the Bound Form
Moments later, I found myself pulled through a gray tunnel and into a retro-styled room. I was wearing a white robe, yet my wrists were bound to an ornate headboard with silky ropes. Two zombie-like figures stood beside me, neutral but watchful. This was an initiation of Gate 5: Dan, where the soul experiences entrapment by unconscious constructs and karmic entanglements. The dreamscape mirrored the imprisonment of creative will—the coils of judgment and shadow that must be broken through.
Summoning resolve, I broke free and moved through winding halls filled with closed doors, each representing alternate realities or choices of self-identification. At last, I arrived in a central lobby where individuals—dressed in white—engaged in dramas, simulations, and archetypal games. Each scene was illusory, yet vivid; real, yet not. This was a microcosm of the soul’s journey within the dream of samsara, seeking the spark of the true self amid veils of play.
Gate 3: Levi — Priesthood and Passage
The dream city became a shifting landscape—mountains, snowy towns, desert realms, and futuristic skylines—all emerging and fading like morphing thought-forms. In the Gatian framework, this dimensional traversal is aligned with Gate 3: Levi, the Gate of Inner Priesthood. Through this Gate, the soul becomes a mediator between shifting worlds and stable truth. I was being trained in mobility—not just of body, but of identity.
Eventually, I reached the First World—a gleaming futuristic city humming with intelligent light. A contrast emerged: the Dream Building I left behind was tall and rosy, yet windowless—a simulacrum of inner dreaming. In contrast, the First World sparkled with consciousness, a city where creative energy was currency, and co-creation was the highest form of expression.
Gate 7: Gad — The Warrior of Creative Power
Here in the First World, certain souls possessed the ability to create instantly, shaping the world through thought. These were those initiated through Gate 7: Gad, the Gate of Conflict and Mastery. Their gift was rare and often surveilled. Energetic authorities—non-tyrannical but watchful—monitored their creations, aware of the ripple effects in the shared matrix. Creative spark, like a sacred flame, could be stolen, misused, or harvested by lower-vibrational entities who sought to absorb light without labor.
This world was beautiful, but not free of shadows. As Jesus taught, “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it” (John 1:5). My spiritual light served as a beacon in this realm, attracting both communion and resistance.
Gate 6: Naphtali — The Flow of Emotional Truth
I felt the energetic interplay between creative liberation and subtle control. The Dream Building offered playgrounds for imagination, yet a soft haze clouded perception—like walking in a lucid fog. This reflected Gate 6: Naphtali, where flow, intuition, and emotional attunement must rise against stagnation and interference. I became increasingly aware of the need for grounded discernment within even the highest visionary states.
Through practices like fasting, prayer, and meditation, I could stabilize my being and cut through the mist. Paul’s exhortation to “put on the full armor of God” (Ephesians 6:11) reminded me that awakening does not mean abandonment of vigilance. It is through wisdom that freedom becomes sustainable.
Gate 4: Judah — Media as Frequency
Returning to the physical world, the lesson deepened. I noticed how television, news, music, and entertainment were not neutral—each carried embedded frequencies. The cartoon I had witnessed earlier mirrored this: innocent in appearance, but subtly hypnotic, pulling attention into spirals of passive perception. This realization aligned with Gate 4: Judah, the Gate of Influence, where the power of sound, symbol, and suggestion is either mastered or manipulated.
“The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light.” (Matthew 6:22). Thus, we must be mindful what enters through our sensory gates, lest our light be dimmed by subtle pollution.
Gate 13: Melchizedek — Sovereignty and Liberation
The moment of awakening from the First World catalyzed a deeper truth: we are sovereign creators. No rope, no false authority, no subtle architecture of control can truly bind the soul. Through Gate 13: Melchizedek, the Gate of the I AM, we reclaim our divine inheritance—the right to create reality consciously. “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (John 8:32).
This gate represents the resurrection of spiritual identity, where truth becomes a sword and creative power a birthright. Mental constructs—fear, programming, egoic projections—must be laid aside if we are to walk in light.
Gate 14: The Hidden Gate — Return to the Womb of Creation
Ultimately, the First World was a womb—a dimension of gestation for divine potential. Through Gate 14: The Resurrection Womb, we understand that spiritual creation is cyclical: we are birthed into potential, tested in illusion, and then reborn through realization. Every experience, from the bound bed to the radiant skyline, was a contraction and expansion of the cosmic Mother birthing me into deeper awareness.
The Gospel of Thomas confirms this mystery: “If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you.” (Saying 70). To bring forth creativity in truth is to return to the very Source of Being.
Final Reflections: The Gates Within the Dream
Our spiritual potential as conscious creators stretches far beyond the bounds of flesh. The First World is real—not just as an astral place, but as a mirror of our inner state. Through the 14 Gates of the Gatian Path, we awaken, discern, build, battle, integrate, and ultimately resurrect into the fullness of divine co-creation.
The dream is not merely a dream. It is the canvas of God. And we are the brush.
Let the dreamers awaken. Let the gates be opened.
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