Human Design 12. Channels

In total, there are 36 channels in the Human Design Chart. The channels connect 2 different centres to each other through the gates and named by the numbers of the 2 gates. 

Channels can be activated or not, and that can have impacts on our personality.

When the 2 gates of a channel are activated, the channel is defined. A defined channel makes the energy and theme that they represent accessible and reliable all the time. An undefined channel can be activated through planetary transits.

Among 36 channels, there are 15 individual, 7 tribal and 14 collective channels.

Individual channels: make us oriented toward ourselves. Activated individual channels refuse to fit in. They are artists, innovators and the driving force behind the progress of humanity. If they unleash their full potential and accept their loneliness as a source for their greatness, they can make exceptional contributions to humanity as a whole.

Tribal channels: family and community-oriented, caring, often put their loved ones above their needs and desires, more social and love being around others, like physically contact such as hugging and kissing, very protective of their own and often suspicious of new people they meet. May expect the same dedication and support from those who surround them.

Collective channels: oriented towards humanity as a whole, often academics, trying to understand the deepest secrets of the universe, or in leadership positions, trying to move humanity forward, visually driven, quick to offer their expertise and opinions to others. They use all their energy to study the past, prepare for the future and offer valuable service to the rest of humanity.

There are 2 types of collective channels, (1) logic - towards the future, focused on research and analysis; (2) sensing - focus on the past, trying to learn from it and use it for the betterment of humanity.

Human Design 11. Gates

There are 64 Gates, as doorways to the 9 energy centres. The 64 Gates are rooted from the 64 Hexagrams of the I-Ching. 

The Gates reveal specific energies or theme in one’s personality and experiences.

Each Gate can be activated or not. Activation occurs at the time of birth, based on the planetary positions like in Astrology.

A maximum of 26 out of 64 Gates can be activated in any person. Some planets can impact the same gate twice, three or even four times, making fewer Gates activated.

The Gates can connect centres by creating energetic pathways between them, when 2 complementary Gates (one form each end) are activated. This connection has a significant influence on a person’s behaviors and life path.

Channels can either be consistently activated (forming a defined centre) or activated intermittently through transits or interactions with others, affecting the dynamics of the centres.

Factors that affect how gates operate:

If it is part of an Activated channel.

If it is Activated in a Defined centre.

If it is Activated in an Undefined centre.

From top to bottom, there are:

3 Head centre gates.

6 Ajna centre gates.

11 Throat centre gates.

8 G-centre gates.

4 Heart centre gates.

7 Solar plexus centre gates.

7 Spleen centre gates.

9 Sacral centre gates.

9 Root centre gates.

Human Design 10. The Body Centres (Part 2)

 Ego/Will/Heart Centre

• Related to ego, will power, and material items.
• Associated with the heart, stomach, gallbladder and thymus.

A defined ego centre: has the will power to follow through with the promises you make, taking charge of their lives, manage resources efficiently and effectively.

An open or undefined ego centre: has low self-esteem and not good in prioritising their time and energy, leading to lack of quality in their work and efforts. They should avoid making promises if they do not have adequate will power to realize them; strategically prioritising their commitment and allocate energy only to areas that will provide value; refraining from overworking and burning out.

Solar Plexus Centre 

• Home of emotional energy, desire, creativity.
• Connected to the nervous system, lungs, kidneys, bladder, pancreas, prostate and overall physical well-being.
• Can be a generator of progress and change, as well as the drive to experience new things.
• Oscillating, need patient observation to learn its lessons.

A defined solar plexus (51% of humanity): deep in the current emotional moment; existing in their emotional waves, often in cyclical ways; being directs about their reactions and emotions and often set the mood of a room; can see the nuance nature of any situation. Most effective when being able to take advantages of these cycles and learn patience, waiting to make decisions until having reviewed a problem from every perspective within the wave.

An undefined or open solar plexus centre: maybe a people-pleaser; may intensely feel the emotions of those around, thus wanting to secure the best possible emotional outcomes for all involved, thus can lead to avoidance of (negative) truth and conflict. They should perceive emotions without getting stuck on them.

A completely open solar plexus centre: may live in an entirely separate inner world to protect themselves from the conditioning of Defined solar plexus centres around them; can be extremely avoidant, deceptive. They should rely on some other parts of their design (strategy and authority), to guide them in determining where to engage and experience. 

Open or undefined solar plexus centre should routinely dispel or clear the emotional energy of others.

Spleen Centre

• The energetic hub for intuition, body awareness, the immune system, and overall physical health.
• Connected to the lymphatic system, some parts of the autonomic nervous system.
• Influencing our sense of well-being, the fight or flight response and the automatic bodily process.
• Vital for many subconscious, instinctual and reactive processes within us.
• The intrinsic sense of danger or peace.

A defined spleen centre: may trust their own intuitive sense or may dismiss them entirely; having a strong immune system and overall health.

An undefined or open spleen centre: highly sensitive, may be uncertain in their discernment despite its intensity. It is hard for them to let go of fears and ineffective thoughts or feelings.

A completely open splenic centre: either hold on too tight or not at all; extremely sensitive to the conditioning of those with less open splenic centre and tend to completely lost in time.

Sacral Centre = The Life Force Centre

• Home of the Motor Centre, vitality, sensuality, sexuality, drive to work hard for fulfillment.
• Connected to the reproductive organs.
• The energy for sex, raising children, and life in general.
• Influencing on the energy for repetitive tasks or the ability to focus.

A defined sacral centre (70% of humanity): needs to follow their passion for not to be burned out.

An undefined sacral centre: needs to be more conservative with their energy; can receive more energy from others but cannot sustain it and must take more break; might struggle with long-term or repetitive work.

A completely open or ineffectively undefined sacral centre: often burn out by trying to keep up with defined sacral centre energies; less inclined to have large families or friend groups.

Root Centre

• Energetic home of stress, pressure and adrenaline.
• Rests in the adrenal glands, responsible for producing the steroidaal hormones adrenaline and cortisol.
• Associated with the drive to sustain the body, the thirst for experience, the regulation of stress, the sense of pressure needed to respond to a crisis or deadline, sense of duty to a cause or objective; how to approach stressful interpersonal situations.

A defined root centre: has a consistent way of dealing with stress; but may put pressure on others.

An undefined root centre: may have a hard time resting and have an infinite endless to-do list.

A completely open root centre: may feel a lot of pressure to perform and maintain their stamina; vulnerable to undue pressure from others. They should learn to slow down, delegate and rest.

Human Design 9. The Body Centres (Part 1)

 Human expanded from 7-centred beings to 9-centred beings in the year 1781, which was the year of Uranus discovery. Humans are designed to live longer and with different purposes than our oldest ancestors.

The time of birth affects certain gates as defined or undefined. 

A defined centre has more than 2 defined gates, highly resistant to change, more fixed energetic expression.

An undefined centre has one defined gate, easily influenced by external forces, flexible, enabling us to experience the world, can cause stress, anxiety, pressure and confusion.

A completely open centre has no defined gate, ultimate receptors of external conditioning, great vulnerability but also opportunities for incredible growth and learning from others. 

Reflectors (less than 1% of human population( have all 9 centres completely open.

Head centre: Pressure centre

- related to ideas, inspiration, questions and doubtful feelings. Based on the gates, those ideas can be logical, abstract or personal.

- linked to the pineal gland, which produces melatonin hormone affecting sleeps and wakefulness.

- not linked to the Throat centre. Thus, the only way to access it is through the Ajna centre.

* a defined Head centre will has a defined Ajna centre. Difficult to meditate as their thought processes are continuous and constant. 

* an undefined Head centre feels urge to obtain solutions to all the questions around them. May appear intuitive and observational, but in reality they lack the power to draw conclusions and analyse information on their own.

- Effective strategy for open Head centre: filtering out those particular ideas, thoughts and inspirations that are right for them; then careful selecting.

Ajna centre: Awareness centre

- operating as a processor of thoughts, information and questions, analyse.

- ideas flow from the Ajna centre to the Throat centre and then are expressed to the world.

- one of the 3 awareness centres for the Divine Intelligence.

- linked to the pituitary gland, the master gland regulating our hormones.

* a defined Ajna centre means a defined Head centre.

* an undefined Ajna centre means an undefined Head centre. They have an open mind but can't retain information long. They observe things around from all angles and perspectives.

- Effective Strategy for an open centre: remain flexible and not to pursue certainty, making lists can help in recollecting things and improve our decision-making skills.

Throat centre: Manifestation centre

- control the metabolic rate and overall well-being.

- linked to thyroid and parathyroid glands.

* a defined Throat centre can communicate and express your emotions in a clear and reliable manner. Linked to the Solar Plexus aids in communicating your expressions and thoughts. Connected to the Spleen centre leads to any "gut instincts". Linked to the G-centre conveys self-love, esteem, direction and purpose in life. Linked to the Ego centre and Sacral centre involved in the communication of will power and the joys of life, correspondingly.

* an undefined Throat centre do not have consistent or dependable communication skills. They are not a good orator or expressed, requiring flexibility.

G-centre: Identity centre

- related to self-love, direction and purpose in life.

- included the Magnetic Monopole that can be used to return to our places, to find ourselves nd our direction in life.

- attract things toward us.

- linked to the liver 

*a defined G centre: aware of their identity and practice self-worth and self-love. has a clear sense of direction and purpose. Their insecurities determine whether others can love them as they are. Their energy has a significant impact ib those with an undefined G. It is imperative that they surround themselves with the right people and environment.

*Open Identity: tend to change their personality and behaviors according to whom they are with at particular moment. Overcoming by letting go of the need to defined yourself in a confined space, spending time with people who bring out the flexibility in them and amplify their sense of direction in life.

Human Design 8. The Twelve Profiles

 There are 12 Profiles in Human Design, based on the combination of the 6 profile lines.

(1) Investigator/Matyr 1/3

- learn most important lessons through trials and errors.

- a life full of self-discovery.

- primary fear is the fear of unawareness and the unknown.

- need to conduct plenty of research to find solid foundation, peace and success.

(2) Investigator/Opportunist 1/4

- primary focus in life: locate a solid foundation that will allow them with all the security they need.

- primary goal is to find something to be good at.

- can influence those who are closest to them.

- need to take time to educate themselves.

- can become an Authority figure in their network and a constant influence on others.

(3) Hermit/Opportunist 2/4

- naturally quiet, shy.

- often unaware of their talents or reluctant to share them with the world.

- have a strong ability to influence others around with their talents.

- a mix of a Hermit (quiet, not social) and an Opportunist (quite friendly and outgoing).

- not very studious.

- can be highly selective in allowing people to come to their lives and what they do with their life.

- always trying to discover something new and exciting.

- once having recognised their calling, they can unfold a profound potential in their transformation.

(4) Hermit/Heretic 2/5

- naturally enjoy their alone time.

- unaware of their impressive transpersonal skills.

- have ability to lead others in a rebellious manner, bringing practical solutions to the forefront.

(5) Martyr/Heretic 3/5

- adaptable and resilient.

- learn most of their important life lessons through trials and errors.

- can fall into an ongoing cycle of victimhood, paranoia, and pessimism if they don't precisely follow their natural genetic Strategy and Authority in life.

- can view themselves as the odd one out of the family, and thus, constantly run away from everyone and everything in their life.

(6) Martyr/Role Model 3/6

- have a three-stage life: first 30 years of life as a 3/3 profile; later, between the ages of 30 and 50, coming into their own 3/6; and eventually flourish as the reputable Role Model they were meant to be.

- often quite pessimistic. However, they can get the wisdom from their consistent ballte which makes them become a trusted Role Model during their later years of life.

(7) Oppottunist/Investigator 4/1

- a mix of friendly, out-going (4) and insecure and introverted (1).

- need to study, research, investigate and master whatever their passion in life may be and share with their circles.

- can help to build a strong connection between the 12 profiles.

(8) Opportunist/Role Model 4/6

- can be very social.

- have 3 phases in life: acting as 4/3 profile in the first 30 years; experiencing dramatic shifts and healing up to the age of 50; and then true transition to a Role Model after 50 years.

- reliable that people can turn to them.

- having respect and admiration from others.

(9) Heretic/Investigator 5/1

- high potential to universalize.

- must create a strong foundation by researching and educating themselves.

- see themselves as saviour for others.

- as long as they have practical solutions, they can be a great positive influence; otherwise, they can suffer.

(10) Heretic/Hermit 5/2

- open to others' ideas.

- can be a positive influence on others.

- typically stay in their Hermit mode.

- may not fully aware of all their talents.

- need to be their own motivation and to encourage themselves when they are projected upon.

(11) Role Model/Hermit 6/2

- have 3 stage life: first 30 years chaotic 3/2; from 30-50 years operating as profile 6/2; after 50 years flourishing as a Role Model.

- tend to seek perfection in all areas. 

- have much to share with the world.

- a respected and trustworthy leader.

(12) Role Model/Martyr 6/3

- have 3 stage life: first 30 years chaotic 3/3; from 30-50 years operating as profile 6/3; after 50 years flourishing as a Role Model.

- seek perfection in all areas. 

- have great potential to be a positive influence on others and a trust worthy Role Model.

- learn how to be resilient and sustainable due to ongoing trials and errors.

- have wisdom to share from their life stories, lessons.

- must be raised as their own unique individual, otherwise their life can be traumatic with inferiority complex.

Human Design 7. The Six Profile Lines

Profile calculation shows us our theme of life. There are 6 profile lines and the combination of them creating 12 profiles of Human Design.

The 6 profile lines are as following:

1. The Investigator

- need strong foundation to feel secure and confident.

- need to acquire as much knowledge and information as possible to feel safe and secure.

- curious, can be insecure, intuitive, empathetic and creative.

- bring a sense of grounding to our lives, can make others feel calm.

2. The Hermit

- naturally talented, naturally good at whatever they set their minds to.

- need a lot of time alone to enhance their skills.

- often struggle between shyness and boldness.

3. The Martyr

- learn through trials and errors.

- may go through many changes to find out what work best for them.

- very resilient; experience many difficulties through lives.

4. The Opportunist

- highly influential, excel in communication.

- have a strong network of friends.

5. The Heretic

- can provide others with innovative ideas, deliver universal truth in a practical way.

- people want to seek them for problem-solving.

- need to maintain boundaries.

6. The Role Model

- complex to understand, mutable profile, intense changes.

- act as the 3rd line Martyr for the first 30 years of life; then taking on the role of an Authority for others while staying detached from their own lives; after 50 years, becoming a Role Model.

- well-respected and admired, can be excellent teachers.

- carry with them the magic of the future.

Human Design 6. Inner Authority Types - Part II

There are 7 types of Inner Authority. In module 5, the first 3 ones have already been reviewed.

1. The Emotional Inner Authority (the Solar Plexus Inner Authority): 47% of population

2. The Sacral Inner Authority: 35% of population

3. The Splecnic Inner Authority: 11% of population

In module 6, the last 4 Inner Authority types are reviewed.

4. The Ego Inner Authority: 1% of population (the rarest type). None of the Solar Plexus, Sacral or Splenic centres are defined, and the Heart/Will centre is defined. There are 2 types of Ego Inner Authority: Ego Manifested Inner Authority (1) and Ego Projected Inner Authority (2).

- need to be mindful of their energy, motivation, influence 

- rest as much as possible.

- finding natural rhythm for effective choices.

- spontaneous decisions can actually help

Ego Manifested Inner Authority: have a defined channel between the Heart/Will centre and the Throat centre, and with no defined channel between the Throat and the Sacral, Solar Plexus or Splenic centres. 

- benefit from listening to their own words

- should not encumbered by logical or analytical thought to find the truth but rather listening to themselves and acting on the words that drive their personal interests.

Ego Projected Inner Authority: have a defined channel between the Heart/Will centre and the G-centre.

- do best when they wait for invitation before deciding upon their involvement.

- can be effective leaders and change-makers when following their strategies successfully.

5. The Self-Projected Inner Authority: 2.8% of population. The G centre is defined and the Heart/Will, Sacral, Spleen and Solar Plexus centres are all undefined.

- can get wisdom from the sound of their own voice and talking through their decisions with trusted friends, or even to themselves.

- Vocal communication is the primary way for making effective decisions.

- thrive in the moment.

6. Environmental Inner Authority: 3.53% of population. Either the Head and Ajna centres or the Head, Ajna and Throat centres are defined, but the rest of the body centres below the Throat centre are undefined.

- deeply affected by their surrounding environment, extremely sensitive body. --> Should carefully and selectively choose one's physical environment as much as possible.

- need to find a peaceful setting to make decisions.

- find a lot of wisdom in their own voice, but less in the words and more in the speaking out. --> Should learn to trust and lean into one's own voice, and be careful to talk through their decisions only with people who will not try to influence their choices.

- challenges: easily get caught up in the mental whirlwind of the Head centre, leading to over analysing, self-doubt, and endless questioning. --> Paying attention to inner and exterior environments to connect to the world outside of the head can prove helpful.

7. Lunar Inner Authority: 1.39% of population (2nd rarest type). Have no defined body centres.

- deeply influenced by the cycle of the moon. 

- best decisions should be made over the course of a full lunar cycle (28.5 day cycle). In this way, they can sampling through all of the different Authority types, thus seeing more sides of the situation that any of other Authority types.

- should pay attention to the immediate instintive response to the environment.

- should set boundaries and manage the expectations of those surrounding to safeguard the intentionally lengthy process of making the best choice.

- should pay attention to the planetary transits and phase of the moon and keep track of their own internal experiences for illuminating insights.