Human Design
A bodygraph of nine centres and 64 gates, coloured by the planets at birth and about three months before it.
The keys
- TypeThe first key of a bodygraph, Manifestor, Generator, Manifesting Generator, Projector or Reflector, set by its defined centres and their links.
- StrategyHow each type is advised to engage with life: to inform, to wait to respond, to wait for the invitation, or to wait a lunar cycle.
- Not-self theme and signatureFeelings Human Design uses as signposts for each type, the not-self theme when off track and the signature when on it.
- ProfileTwo numbers, the lines of the Personality Sun and the Design Sun, giving twelve profiles from 1/3 to 6/3.
- DefinitionHow the defined centres connect, all in one group, in two, three or four separate groups, or not at all when none is defined.
- Incarnation CrossThe gates of the Sun and the Earth at birth and in the Design, read together as a life theme, with its angle set by the profile.
- VariableFour arrows read below the line of the two Suns and the two North Nodes, each pointing left or right, which need an exact birth time.
Types
- ManifestorThe type with a motor joined to the Throat and an undefined Sacral, built to start things, whose strategy is to inform before acting.
- GeneratorThe type with a defined Sacral and no motor joined to the Throat, with steady energy for work it loves, whose strategy is to wait to respond.
- Manifesting GeneratorThe type with a defined Sacral and a motor joined to the Throat, quick and many-sided, whose strategy is to wait to respond, then inform.
- ProjectorThe type with an undefined Sacral and no motor joined to the Throat, a natural guide, whose strategy is to wait for the invitation.
- ReflectorThe rare type with no defined centre, which takes in and mirrors its surroundings, whose strategy is to wait a lunar cycle.
Lines and profiles
- Line 1 · InvestigatorThe bottom line of every gate, the Investigator, read in Human Design as the need for a solid foundation before acting.
- Line 2 · HermitThe second line of every gate, the Hermit, read in Human Design as natural talent that ripens in private until others call it out.
- Line 3 · MartyrThe third line of every gate, the Martyr, read in Human Design as learning by trial and error, finding what works by meeting what does not.
- Line 4 · OpportunistThe fourth line of every gate, the Opportunist, read in Human Design as a life that works through its network of friends and familiar people.
- Line 5 · HereticThe fifth line of every gate, the Heretic, read in Human Design as a field of projection in which others expect practical solutions.
- Line 6 · Role ModelThe top line of every gate, the Role Model, read in Human Design as a life in three phases that ends by embodying what it has learned.
- Profile 1/3 · Investigator / MartyrThe Investigator / Martyr profile, line 1 at birth and line 3 in the Design, read as a solid foundation that life tests by trial and error.
- Profile 1/4 · Investigator / OpportunistThe Investigator / Opportunist profile, line 1 at birth and line 4 in the Design, read as solid knowledge that travels through a circle of friends.
- Profile 2/4 · Hermit / OpportunistThe Hermit / Opportunist profile, line 2 at birth and line 4 in the Design, read as a private talent drawn out by friends and acquaintances.
- Profile 2/5 · Hermit / HereticThe Hermit / Heretic profile, line 2 at birth and line 5 in the Design, read as a love of retreat met by others’ calls for practical help.
- Profile 3/5 · Martyr / HereticThe Martyr / Heretic profile, line 3 at birth and line 5 in the Design, read as lessons learned the hard way that others then come to rely on.
- Profile 3/6 · Martyr / Role ModelThe Martyr / Role Model profile, line 3 at birth and line 6 in the Design, read as an eventful search that ripens into grounded perspective.
- Profile 4/6 · Opportunist / Role ModelThe Opportunist / Role Model profile, line 4 at birth and line 6 in the Design, read as a close network through which an example slowly forms.
- Profile 4/1 · Opportunist / InvestigatorThe Opportunist / Investigator profile, line 4 at birth and line 1 in the Design, the only Juxtaposition profile, read as a fixed and steady path.
- Profile 5/1 · Heretic / InvestigatorThe Heretic / Investigator profile, line 5 at birth and line 1 in the Design, read as others’ expectations met by a solid hidden foundation.
- Profile 5/2 · Heretic / HermitThe Heretic / Hermit profile, line 5 at birth and line 2 in the Design, read as a private gift that others keep calling into public use.
- Profile 6/2 · Role Model / HermitThe Role Model / Hermit profile, line 6 at birth and line 2 in the Design, read as a natural gift that ripens out of sight and returns as an example.
- Profile 6/3 · Role Model / MartyrThe Role Model / Martyr profile, line 6 at birth and line 3 in the Design, read as a wise perspective that life keeps bringing back to experiment.
The bodygraph
- Personality and DesignThe Personality, the planets at birth, and the Design, the planets when the Sun stood 88° further back, about three months before.
- CentresThe bodygraph’s nine centres, each defined when a defined channel reaches it and undefined otherwise, holding the 64 gates between them.
- Undefined and open centresA centre no defined channel reaches, which takes in and amplifies what others bring; with none of its gates active, it is called open.
- GateOne of the bodygraph’s 64 gates, one for each hexagram of the I Ching and about 5.6° of the zodiac, coloured by a planet standing in it.
- LineOne of the six lines of each gate, the finer shade of its theme, written after the gate, so that 34.2 is gate 34, line 2.
- ChannelThe line between two gates in two centres, defined when both its gates are coloured, and with it the two centres it joins.
- Hanging gateA coloured gate whose partner across the channel is not, half a channel that someone with the other gate can complete.
Centres
- Head centreThe crown of the bodygraph, a pressure centre of inspiration and questions, whose three gates all lead down to the Ajna.
- Ajna centreThe awareness centre of the mind, which turns inspiration into concepts and opinions, and which Human Design never trusts with life decisions.
- Throat centreThe centre of speech and action, where energy becomes something others can hear or see, joined by more channels than any other centre.
- G centreThe diamond at the heart of the bodygraph, the centre of identity, direction and love, which Human Design says steers a life’s path.
- Heart centreThe motor of willpower, also called the Ego, where Human Design reads promises, self-worth and the drive to earn and provide.
- Sacral centreThe strongest motor of the bodygraph, the life force for work, sexuality and fertility, defined only in Generators and Manifesting Generators.
- Solar Plexus centreThe centre of emotions, both a motor and an awareness centre, whose feelings move in a wave and whose clarity comes with time.
- Spleen centreThe oldest awareness centre, of instinct, intuition and well-being, which speaks quietly and only once, in the present moment.
- Root centreThe base of the bodygraph, both a pressure centre and a motor, whose adrenaline and stress set the pace for starting and finishing things.
Gates
- Gate 1 · Self-ExpressionThe G centre’s gate of a style and direction genuinely one’s own, sharing its number with hexagram 1, The Creative, in mid-Scorpio.
- Gate 2 · Direction of the SelfThe G centre’s gate of an inner sense of where things should go, sharing its number with hexagram 2, The Receptive, in mid-Taurus.
- Gate 3 · OrderingThe Sacral gate of the energy that brings order to what is new and chaotic, sharing its number with hexagram 3, Difficulty at the Beginning.
- Gate 4 · FormulisationThe Ajna gate of answers, logical formulas meant to be tested, sharing its number with hexagram 4, Youthful Folly, in the second half of Leo.
- Gate 5 · Fixed RhythmsThe Sacral gate of a consistent rhythm, the habits and timing that repeat, sharing its number with hexagram 5, Waiting, in mid-Sagittarius.
- Gate 6 · FrictionThe Solar Plexus gate where emotional mood regulates closeness, sharing its number with hexagram 6, Conflict, in the last degrees of Virgo.
- Gate 7 · The Role of the SelfThe G centre’s gate of guiding a group towards its future, often from just behind the leader, sharing its number with hexagram 7, The Army.
- Gate 8 · ContributionThe Throat gate of making a personal contribution visible to the group, sharing its number with hexagram 8, Holding Together, at the end of Taurus.
- Gate 9 · FocusThe Sacral gate of the energy to concentrate on details and stay with one thing, sharing its number with hexagram 9, The Taming Power of the Small.
- Gate 10 · Behaviour of the SelfThe G centre’s gate of behaving as oneself and accepting it, sharing its number with hexagram 10, Treading, across the December solstice.
- Gate 11 · IdeasThe Ajna gate of a steady stream of ideas and images, meant to be shared rather than all acted on, sharing its number with hexagram 11, Peace.
- Gate 12 · CautionThe Throat’s gate of Caution, hexagram 12, which gives feeling a voice when the mood is right and joins gate 22 in the channel of Openness.
- Gate 13 · The ListenerThe G centre’s gate of the Listener, hexagram 13, which gathers other people’s stories and secrets and joins gate 33 in the channel of the Prodigal.
- Gate 14 · Power SkillsThe Sacral’s gate of Power Skills, hexagram 14, the energy to put into work that generates resources, joined to gate 2 in the channel of the Beat.
- Gate 15 · ExtremesThe G centre’s gate of Extremes, hexagram 15, a love of humanity that welcomes every rhythm, joined to gate 5 in the channel of Rhythm.
- Gate 16 · SkillsThe Throat’s gate of Skills, hexagram 16, which grows a talent through repetition and enthusiasm, joined to gate 48 in the channel of the Wavelength.
- Gate 17 · OpinionsThe Ajna’s gate of Opinions, hexagram 17, which forms logical views of where patterns lead, joined to gate 62 in the channel of Acceptance.
- Gate 18 · CorrectionThe Spleen’s gate of Correction, hexagram 18, which spots at once what is wrong in a pattern, joined to gate 58 in the channel of Judgement.
- Gate 19 · WantingThe Root’s gate of Wanting, hexagram 19, a sensitivity to basic needs and belonging, joined to gate 49 in the channel of Synthesis.
- Gate 20 · The NowThe Throat’s gate of the Now, hexagram 20, awareness spoken in the present moment, shared by three channels with gates 10, 34 and 57.
- Gate 21 · The Hunter/HuntressThe Heart’s gate of the Hunter/Huntress, hexagram 21, the wish to run one’s own territory, joined to gate 45 in the channel of Money.
- Gate 22 · OpennessThe Solar Plexus gate of Openness, hexagram 22, social grace and attentive listening that follow mood, joined to gate 12 in the channel of Openness.
- Gate 23 · AssimilationA Throat gate of the Knowing circuit: putting an individual insight into simple words that others can take in.
- Gate 24 · RationalisationAn Ajna gate of the Knowing circuit: the mind returning again and again to a thought until it finally makes sense.
- Gate 25 · The Spirit of the SelfA G centre gate of the Centering circuit: an unconditional love for all living things, and an innocence that hard experiences test.
- Gate 26 · The EgoistA Heart gate of the Ego circuit: the gift of persuasion, made of memory, presentation and the ability to sell.
- Gate 27 · CaringA Sacral gate of the Defense circuit: the energy to care for, feed and protect others, oneself included.
- Gate 28 · The Game PlayerA Spleen gate of the Knowing circuit: the search for what makes life worth the struggle, beside an instinctive fear that it might mean nothing.
- Gate 29 · Saying YesA Sacral gate of the Sensing circuit: the energy of commitment, saying yes and persevering through whatever follows.
- Gate 30 · Recognition of FeelingsA Solar Plexus gate of the Sensing circuit: desire, the intense feelings that push towards new experiences.
- Gate 31 · InfluenceA Throat gate of the Logic circuit: the voice of leadership, which works when others recognise it.
- Gate 32 · ContinuityA Spleen gate of the Ego circuit: an instinct for what will last, paired with a fear of failure.
- Gate 33 · PrivacyA Throat gate of the Sensing circuit: stepping back to digest an experience, then telling what was learned.
- Gate 34 · PowerThe Sacral gate of raw, independent working power that wants to be busy, one of the four gates that belong to three channels.
- Gate 35 · ChangeThe Throat gate of hunger for new experience and the change it brings, which over time becomes broad practical knowledge worth sharing.
- Gate 36 · CrisisThe Solar Plexus gate of emotional inexperience that seeks the new, and of learning to handle the crises that follow it.
- Gate 37 · FriendshipThe Solar Plexus gate of warmth and friendship built on fair bargains: loyalty given in return for support.
- Gate 38 · The FighterThe Root gate of the pressure to fight for what gives life meaning, most satisfying when the fight is chosen for a purpose.
- Gate 39 · ProvocationThe Root gate of the pressure to provoke a reaction that reveals what someone really feels, waking people up when used with care.
- Gate 40 · AlonenessThe Heart gate of the willpower to work for others, followed by a real need to be alone and rest.
- Gate 41 · ContractionThe Root gate of imagination’s pressure, which seeds new experiences, and the gate where the wheel and the Human Design year begin.
- Gate 42 · GrowthThe Sacral gate of the energy to bring a cycle to completion and grow from it, which makes starting the right cycles matter.
- Gate 43 · InsightThe Ajna gate of sudden, individual insights that arrive already formed, best shared when someone is ready to listen.
- Gate 44 · AlertnessThe Spleen gate of an instinctive memory for patterns, especially in people, quick to sense someone’s potential.
- Gate 45 · The GathererThe Throat’s gate of gathering, the voice that brings people together and decides how shared resources are used, one half of the channel of Money.
- Gate 46 · Determination of the SelfThe G centre’s gate of love for the body and of being in the right place at the right time, one half of the channel of Discovery.
- Gate 47 · RealisationThe Ajna’s gate of realisation, which turns confusing past experience into sudden understanding, one half of the channel of Abstraction.
- Gate 48 · DepthThe Spleen’s gate of depth, a well of knowledge paired with the fear of not knowing enough, one half of the channel of the Wavelength.
- Gate 49 · PrinciplesThe Solar Plexus gate of principles, which decide who is welcome and bring change when they are broken, one half of the channel of Synthesis.
- Gate 50 · ValuesThe Spleen’s gate of values and of responsibility for the group’s wellbeing, one half of the channel of Preservation.
- Gate 51 · ShockThe Heart’s gate of shock and of the courage to be first, one half of the channel of Initiation.
- Gate 52 · StillnessThe Root’s gate of stillness, the pressure to stay put in order to concentrate, one half of the channel of Concentration.
- Gate 53 · BeginningsThe Root’s gate of beginnings, the pressure to start something new, one half of the channel of Maturation.
- Gate 54 · AmbitionThe Root’s gate of ambition, the drive to rise both materially and spiritually, one half of the channel of Transformation.
- Gate 55 · SpiritThe Solar Plexus gate of moods that swing between fullness and emptiness, and of an abundance that does not depend on circumstances.
- Gate 56 · StimulationThe Throat gate of the storyteller, who stimulates others by sharing experiences and ideas, told to engage and teach rather than to report.
- Gate 57 · Intuitive ClarityThe Spleen gate of intuition in the present moment, a quiet inner hearing that speaks once and softly about what is safe.
- Gate 58 · VitalityThe Root gate of the joy of being alive, a pressure that turns that joy into making things better.
- Gate 59 · SexualityThe Sacral gate of the energy that breaks down barriers so that people can get close, in friendship and work as well as in love.
- Gate 60 · AcceptanceThe Root gate of accepting limits as the ground from which something new can emerge, and of waiting for the moment change becomes possible.
- Gate 61 · MysteryThe Head gate of the pressure to know what cannot be known, why we are here and what things really mean.
- Gate 62 · DetailsThe Throat gate of facts and details, the voice that names things precisely and knows which details matter.
- Gate 63 · DoubtThe Head gate of logical doubt, the pressure to question whether a pattern holds, which makes plans sturdier.
- Gate 64 · ConfusionThe Head gate of the pressure to make sense of images and memories from the past, a confusion that clears with time.
Channels
- Channel 64–47 · AbstractionThe channel from the Head to the Ajna that sorts past images and experiences until they form a story with meaning, part of the Sensing circuit.
- Channel 61–24 · AwarenessThe channel from the Head to the Ajna that turns the unknown over until an original insight appears, part of the Knowing circuit.
- Channel 63–4 · LogicThe channel from the Head to the Ajna where doubt raises a question and the mind offers a formula to test, part of the Logic circuit.
- Channel 17–62 · AcceptanceThe channel from the Ajna to the Throat that turns an opinion into an organised, detailed explanation, part of the Logic circuit.
- Channel 43–23 · StructuringThe channel from the Ajna to the Throat that voices original insights able to change how others think, part of the Knowing circuit.
- Channel 11–56 · CuriosityThe channel from the Ajna to the Throat that turns a steady flow of ideas into stories that stimulate others, part of the Sensing circuit.
- Channel 16–48 · The WavelengthThe channel from the Spleen to the Throat that makes talent consistent, depth joined to a love of practice, part of the Logic circuit.
- Channel 20–57 · The Brain WaveThe channel from the Spleen to the Throat that lets intuition speak in the moment, a quiet knowing put into words, part of the Knowing circuit.
- Channel 34–20 · CharismaThe channel joining the Sacral straight to the Throat, thought turned into immediate action, which always makes a Manifesting Generator.
- Channel 10–20 · AwakeningThe channel from the G centre to the Throat that expresses one’s own way of being in the present and acts from conviction, an Integration channel.
- Channel 31–7 · The AlphaThe channel from the G centre to the Throat that gives a steady voice to leadership pointing a group towards the future, part of the Logic circuit.
- Channel 8–1 · InspirationThe channel from the G centre to the Throat that makes creative self-expression consistent, a style others notice, part of the Knowing circuit.
- Channel 33–13 · The ProdigalThe channel joining the Throat to the G centre, a consistent witness who gathers experiences, retreats to digest them, then tells what was learned.
- Channel 45–21 · MoneyThe channel joining the Throat to the Heart, a steady will to manage and direct material resources, and the ability to act on it.
- Channel 12–22 · OpennessThe channel joining the Throat to the Solar Plexus, emotional expression and social grace that are always there, always coloured by mood.
- Channel 35–36 · TransitorinessThe channel joining the Throat to the Solar Plexus, a steady emotional drive towards new experiences, and the ability to go and live them.
- Channel 10–57 · Perfected FormThe channel joining the G centre to the Spleen, where behaving as oneself and an intuitive sense of what keeps one well work as one.
- Channel 10–34 · ExplorationThe channel joining the G centre to the Sacral, steady Sacral power to follow one’s own convictions and do things one’s own way.
- Channel 25–51 · InitiationThe channel joining the G centre to the Heart, a steady drive to be first and to leap into the unknown, often through shocks that deepen the spirit.
- Channel 15–5 · RhythmThe channel joining the G centre to the Sacral, a steady attunement to natural rhythms and a pace that others tend to fall into.
- Channel 2–14 · The BeatThe channel joining the G centre to the Sacral, often called the Keeper of Keys, a steady sense of direction joined to the energy that generates resources.
- Channel 46–29 · DiscoveryThe channel joining the G centre to the Sacral, steady energy to commit fully to an experience and discover things along the way.
- Channel 44–26 · SurrenderThe channel joining the Spleen to the Heart, an instinctive memory for people and patterns joined to the willpower to persuade.
- Channel 40–37 · CommunityThe channel joining the Heart to the Solar Plexus, a steady sense of bargain and belonging, with work and support given in return for loyalty and care.
- Channel 50–27 · PreservationThe Defense channel from the Spleen to the Sacral, a steady energy to care for others, guided by an instinct for what keeps a group healthy.
- Channel 32–54 · TransformationThe Ego channel from the Spleen to the Root, a steady ambition to rise, paired with an instinct for what will last.
- Channel 28–38 · StruggleThe Knowing channel from the Spleen to the Root, a steady drive to fight for a life that has meaning.
- Channel 18–58 · JudgementThe Logic channel from the Spleen to the Root, a steady drive to see what is wrong and improve it, fuelled by a joy in making things better.
- Channel 34–57 · PowerThe Integration channel from the Sacral to the Spleen, strong energy joined to intuition in the moment, for quick and instinctive responses.
- Channel 59–6 · MatingThe Defense channel from the Sacral to the Solar Plexus, a steady drive to create closeness, filtered by emotional mood.
- Channel 9–52 · ConcentrationThe Logic channel from the Sacral to the Root, a steady energy to focus on one thing and stay with it.
- Channel 3–60 · MutationThe Knowing channel from the Sacral to the Root, the steady ability to bring something new into form, in pulses rather than evenly.
- Channel 42–53 · MaturationThe Sensing channel from the Sacral to the Root, a steady energy to start a cycle and carry it through to its end.
- Channel 19–49 · SynthesisThe Ego channel from the Root to the Solar Plexus, a steady sensitivity to needs and principles within relationships and groups.
- Channel 39–55 · EmotingThe Knowing channel from the Root to the Solar Plexus, a steady and rich emotional life with marked moods, able to stir feelings in others.
- Channel 41–30 · RecognitionThe Sensing channel from the Root to the Solar Plexus, a steady pressure to imagine new experiences and to feel a strong desire for them.
Circuits
- Individual circuitryThe circuit group of the new and the different, made of the Knowing and Centering circuits, whose keynote is empowerment.
- Knowing circuitThe main circuit of the Individual group, nine channels of inner knowing, sudden insight and mutation that has to be explained to be shared.
- Centering circuitThe smaller circuit of the Individual group, two channels from the G centre that help a person stand in their own centre and show others how.
- Collective circuitryThe largest circuit group, the Logic and Sensing circuits, whose keynote is sharing patterns and experiences with everyone.
- Logic circuitThe future-facing half of the Collective group, seven channels that doubt, find a pattern, test it and share it as a safer way forward.
- Sensing circuitThe past-facing half of the Collective group, seven channels that live an experience fully, reflect on it and share what it meant.
- Tribal circuitryThe circuit group of family, community and the bargain, made of the Ego and Defense circuits, whose keynote is support.
- Ego circuitThe core of the Tribal group, five channels of work, resources, agreements and belonging, most of them running through the Heart.
- Defense circuitThe smaller circuit of the Tribal group, two Sacral channels of intimacy, nurture and care for the next generation.
- Integration channelsFour channels between gates 10, 20, 34 and 57, set apart from the three circuit groups, whose keynote is self-empowerment and survival.
Variables
- Determination (Variable)The Design Sun’s arrow of Variable, which Human Design associates with the way a body best takes in food, pointing left or right by its tone.
- Environment (Variable)The Design North Node’s arrow of Variable, which Human Design reads as the kind of place where a body does well, pointing left or right by its tone.
- Perspective (Variable)The Personality North Node’s arrow of Variable, which Human Design reads as how the mind sees the world, pointing left or right by its tone.
- Motivation (Variable)The Personality Sun’s arrow of Variable, which Human Design reads as what drives the mind, pointing left or right by its tone.
Crosses
- Right Angle CrossThe angle of the Incarnation Cross for profiles 1/3 to 4/6, which Human Design reads as a personal destiny, lived mostly through one’s own process.
- Juxtaposition CrossThe angle of the Incarnation Cross for the 4/1 profile alone, which Human Design reads as a fixed path between the personal and the transpersonal.
- Left Angle CrossThe angle of the Incarnation Cross for profiles 5/1 to 6/3, which Human Design reads as a transpersonal destiny, lived largely through meeting others.