Human Design guide
The 64 Human Design Gates
The 64 gates correspond to the 64 hexagrams of the I Ching. Each planet in your chart activates one gate, and each gate adds a specific theme to your design.
Gate 1: Self-Expression
I Ching hexagram 1: The Creative · G Center
The need to express a creativity of your own that copies no one.
Read the guide →Gate 2: Direction of the Self
I Ching hexagram 2: The Receptive · G Center
The inner compass that knows where to go without being able to explain why.
Read the guide →Gate 3: Ordering
I Ching hexagram 3: Difficulty at the Beginning · Sacral Center
The drive to bring order to the chaos of what is new.
Read the guide →Gate 4: Formulization
I Ching hexagram 4: Youthful Folly · Ajna Center
The mind that looks for answers and formulas to resolve doubt.
Read the guide →Gate 5: Fixed Rhythms
I Ching hexagram 5: Waiting · Sacral Center
Your own rhythms and habits that give life order.
Read the guide →Gate 6: Friction
I Ching hexagram 6: Conflict · Solar Plexus Center
The emotional energy that regulates intimacy and boundaries.
Read the guide →Gate 7: The Role of the Self
I Ching hexagram 7: The Army · G Center
The ability to lead from behind, guiding the group.
Read the guide →Gate 8: Contribution
I Ching hexagram 8: Holding Together · Throat Center
The desire to contribute something unique to the world.
Read the guide →Gate 9: Focus
I Ching hexagram 9: The Taming Power of the Small · Sacral Center
The energy to concentrate on detail.
Read the guide →Gate 10: Behavior of the Self
I Ching hexagram 10: Treading · G Center
Self-love expressed in the way you act.
Read the guide →Gate 11: Ideas
I Ching hexagram 11: Peace · Ajna Center
A mind full of ideas and images.
Read the guide →Gate 12: Caution
I Ching hexagram 12: Standstill · Throat Center
The voice that knows how to wait for the right moment to speak.
Read the guide →Gate 13: The Listener
I Ching hexagram 13: Fellowship with Men · G Center
The ability to listen to and hold other people's stories.
Read the guide →Gate 14: Power Skills
I Ching hexagram 14: Possession in Great Measure · Sacral Center
The energy to generate resources through the right work.
Read the guide →Gate 15: Extremes
I Ching hexagram 15: Modesty · G Center
Accepting the extreme rhythms of humanity.
Read the guide →Gate 16: Skills
I Ching hexagram 16: Enthusiasm · Throat Center
The enthusiasm to perfect a talent.
Read the guide →Gate 17: Opinions
I Ching hexagram 17: Following · Ajna Center
The mind that organizes information into opinions.
Read the guide →Gate 18: Correction
I Ching hexagram 18: Work on What Has Been Spoiled · Spleen Center
The eye that sees what can be improved.
Read the guide →Gate 19: Wanting
I Ching hexagram 19: Approach · Root Center
Sensitivity to your own needs and those of others.
Read the guide →Gate 20: The Now
I Ching hexagram 20: Contemplation · Throat Center
Awareness of the present moment expressed in words.
Read the guide →Gate 21: The Hunter/Huntress
I Ching hexagram 21: Biting Through · Heart (Ego) Center
The need to control your own resources.
Read the guide →Gate 22: Openness
I Ching hexagram 22: Grace · Solar Plexus Center
Social grace that depends on mood.
Read the guide →Gate 23: Assimilation
I Ching hexagram 23: Splitting Apart · Throat Center
The ability to simplify and explain what is complex.
Read the guide →Gate 24: Rationalization
I Ching hexagram 24: Return · Ajna Center
The mind that returns again and again to an idea.
Read the guide →Gate 25: The Spirit of the Self
I Ching hexagram 25: Innocence · G Center
Universal love and innocence toward life.
Read the guide →Gate 26: The Egoist
I Ching hexagram 26: The Taming Power of the Great · Heart (Ego) Center
The ability to transmit and persuade, remembering what worked.
Read the guide →Gate 27: Caring
I Ching hexagram 27: Nourishment · Sacral Center
The instinct to care for and nourish others.
Read the guide →Gate 28: The Game Player
I Ching hexagram 28: Preponderance of the Great · Spleen Center
The search for a purpose worth taking risks for.
Read the guide →Gate 29: Saying Yes
I Ching hexagram 29: The Abysmal · Sacral Center
The energy to say yes and commit to the end.
Read the guide →Gate 30: Recognition of Feelings
I Ching hexagram 30: The Clinging · Solar Plexus Center
The intense desire to live new experiences.
Read the guide →Gate 31: Leading
I Ching hexagram 31: Influence · Throat Center
The voice of leadership recognized by the group.
Read the guide →Gate 32: Continuity
I Ching hexagram 32: Duration · Spleen Center
The instinct that knows what will last.
Read the guide →Gate 33: Privacy
I Ching hexagram 33: Retreat · Throat Center
The need to withdraw in order to process experiences.
Read the guide →Gate 34: Power
I Ching hexagram 34: The Power of the Great · Sacral Center
Pure Sacral power to act and sustain activity.
Read the guide →Gate 35: Change
I Ching hexagram 35: Progress · Throat Center
The hunger for new experiences and progress.
Read the guide →Gate 36: Crisis
I Ching hexagram 36: Darkening of the Light · Solar Plexus Center
The emotional energy that dives into the unknown.
Read the guide →Gate 37: Friendship
I Ching hexagram 37: The Family · Solar Plexus Center
The warmth that builds community and family.
Read the guide →Gate 38: The Fighter
I Ching hexagram 38: Opposition · Root Center
The energy to fight for what gives meaning.
Read the guide →Gate 39: The Provocateur
I Ching hexagram 39: Obstruction · Root Center
The energy that provokes to awaken spirit.
Read the guide →Gate 40: Aloneness
I Ching hexagram 40: Deliverance · Heart (Ego) Center
The need to be alone after giving to the community.
Read the guide →Gate 41: Contraction
I Ching hexagram 41: Decrease · Root Center
The pressure of fantasy and the desire for experience.
Read the guide →Gate 42: Growth
I Ching hexagram 42: Increase · Sacral Center
The energy to grow and complete cycles.
Read the guide →Gate 43: Insight
I Ching hexagram 43: Breakthrough · Ajna Center
The inner knowing that arrives suddenly.
Read the guide →Gate 44: Alertness
I Ching hexagram 44: Coming to Meet · Spleen Center
The instinctive memory of patterns from the past.
Read the guide →Gate 45: The Gatherer
I Ching hexagram 45: Gathering Together · Throat Center
The voice of the leader who distributes resources.
Read the guide →Gate 46: Determination of the Self
I Ching hexagram 46: Pushing Upward · G Center
Love of the body and being in the right place at the right time.
Read the guide →Gate 47: Realization
I Ching hexagram 47: Oppression · Ajna Center
The mind that tries to make sense of the past.
Read the guide →Gate 48: Depth
I Ching hexagram 48: The Well · Spleen Center
Depth of knowledge and talent.
Read the guide →Gate 49: Principles
I Ching hexagram 49: Revolution · Solar Plexus Center
Sensitivity to principles and the need for change.
Read the guide →Gate 50: Values
I Ching hexagram 50: The Cauldron · Spleen Center
Guardianship of the values that protect the community.
Read the guide →Gate 51: Shock
I Ching hexagram 51: The Arousing · Heart (Ego) Center
The courage to face shock and the unexpected.
Read the guide →Gate 52: Stillness
I Ching hexagram 52: Keeping Still · Root Center
The ability to stay still in order to concentrate.
Read the guide →Gate 53: Beginnings
I Ching hexagram 53: Development · Root Center
The pressure to start something new.
Read the guide →Gate 54: Drive
I Ching hexagram 54: The Marrying Maiden · Root Center
The drive to rise materially and spiritually.
Read the guide →Gate 55: Spirit
I Ching hexagram 55: Abundance · Solar Plexus Center
Moods that range from melancholy to fullness.
Read the guide →Gate 56: Stimulation
I Ching hexagram 56: The Wanderer · Throat Center
The art of storytelling.
Read the guide →Gate 57: Intuitive Clarity
I Ching hexagram 57: The Gentle · Spleen Center
Intuition that perceives in the present.
Read the guide →Gate 58: Vitality
I Ching hexagram 58: The Joyous · Root Center
The joy of living and of improving things.
Read the guide →Gate 59: Sexuality
I Ching hexagram 59: Dispersion · Sacral Center
The energy that breaks down barriers to create intimacy.
Read the guide →Gate 60: Acceptance
I Ching hexagram 60: Limitation · Root Center
Accepting limits as the basis of transformation.
Read the guide →Gate 61: Mystery
I Ching hexagram 61: Inner Truth · Head Center
The pressure to know what cannot be known.
Read the guide →Gate 62: Details
I Ching hexagram 62: Preponderance of the Small · Throat Center
Expressing facts and details.
Read the guide →Gate 63: Doubt
I Ching hexagram 63: After Completion · Head Center
The pressure to doubt in order to find reliable patterns.
Read the guide →Gate 64: Confusion
I Ching hexagram 64: Before Completion · Head Center
The pressure to make sense of images from the past.
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