Gate 18 is essential to uplifting and updating society’s ways, balancing patriarchal and matriarchal patterns. Are the old traditions relevant? With this gate, there is a tendency to blame yourself for everything that appears to go wrong in your life. It is a form of guilt complex that can lead to personal decay. So learn to be softer and kinder to yourself and recognize that your path to relieve yourself and others from conditioning only requires your presence, determination, and alertness.