This Gate is part of the Channel of Curiosity, The Design of the Searcher, linking the Ajna Center (Gate 11) to the Throat Center (Gate 56). Gate 11 is part of the Collective Sensing (Abstract) Circuit with the keynote of sharing.

Ideas are concepts designed to express what has been sensed. In Gate 11, possibilities are conceptualized into ideas. These ideas are not prescriptions for action because ideas come and go. At this point in the abstract process, we are given a quiet moment for assessment to sort out what has been remembered over the ups and downs of the experiential process. We are prone to remembering what we really liked about what we saw, while leaving the rest out. This is how ideas become ideals, then beliefs and finally belief systems over time. Those who carry this gate seek the ideas of others to stimulate their own reflections, and enjoy stimulating others with their ideas, but not indiscriminately. Ideas reach the Throat Center as verbal expressions, not as manifestations of action, and they are designed simply to be reflected upon. Trying to solve our life's dilemmas with our own ideas will lead to frustration, further crises and confusion. We can take great delight, however, in savoring the stimulating details of past moments for their own sake. Without Gate 56 we are under pressure to tell our stories, and may do so impulsively without waiting for the right timing.