The Library

Learn Human Design

Human Design maps the sky at your birth onto a body of nine centers, sixty-four gates and thirty-six channels, and reads from it how your energy is built to move: how you decide, how you connect, what’s consistent in you and where you take the world in. This library explains every piece in plain language. Each page links back to the only chart that matters: yours.

The five types

• The Generator · about 35% of people
• The Manifesting Generator · about 32% of people
• The Manifestor · about 10% of people
• The Projector · about 22% of people
• The Reflector · about one in 100 people

The twelve profiles

• Profile 1/3 · Investigator · Martyr
• Profile 1/4 · Investigator · Opportunist
• Profile 2/4 · Hermit · Opportunist
• Profile 2/5 · Hermit · Heretic
• Profile 3/5 · Martyr · Heretic
• Profile 3/6 · Martyr · Role Model
• Profile 4/6 · Opportunist · Role Model
• Profile 4/1 · Opportunist · Investigator
• Profile 5/1 · Heretic · Investigator
• Profile 5/2 · Heretic · Hermit
• Profile 6/2 · Role Model · Hermit
• Profile 6/3 · Role Model · Martyr

The inner authorities

• Sacral Authority · the gut’s response, in the moment
• Emotional Authority · what is still true after the wave
• Splenic Authority · one quiet, once-only ping
• Ego Manifested Authority · what the voice promises unprompted
• Ego Projected Authority · what the heart wants, once invited
• Self-Projected Authority · your own voice, heard out loud
• Mental Authority · clarity assembling in the right rooms
• Lunar Authority · a full cycle of the Moon

Definition

How the defined centers group: one connected circuit, or islands that other people bridge.

• Single Definition · about 39% of people
• Split Definition · about 48% of people
• Triple Split Definition · about 12% of people
• Quadruple Split Definition · about one in 160 people
• No Definition · about one in 100 people

The nine centers

• Head Center · 3 gates
• Ajna Center · 6 gates
• Throat Center · 11 gates
• G Center · 8 gates
• Heart Center · 4 gates
• Solar Plexus Center · 7 gates
• Sacral Center · 9 gates
• Spleen Center · 7 gates
• Root Center · 9 gates

The thirty-six channels

• Inspiration · 1-8
• The Beat · 2-14
• Mutation · 3-60
• Logic · 4-63
• Rhythm · 5-15
• Mating · 6-59
• The Alpha · 7-31
• Concentration · 9-52
• Awakening · 10-20
• Exploration · 10-34
• Perfected Form · 10-57
• Curiosity · 11-56
• Openness · 12-22
• The Prodigal · 13-33
• The Wavelength · 16-48
• Acceptance · 17-62
• Judgment · 18-58
• Synthesis · 19-49
• Charisma · 20-34
• The Brainwave · 20-57
• The Money Line · 21-45
• Structuring · 23-43
• Awareness · 24-61
• Initiation · 25-51
• Surrender · 26-44
• Preservation · 27-50
• Struggle · 28-38
• Discovery · 29-46
• Recognition · 30-41
• Transformation · 32-54
• Power · 34-57
• Transitoriness · 35-36
• Community · 37-40
• Emoting · 39-55
• Maturation · 42-53
• Abstraction · 47-64

The three circuit groups

Every channel belongs to a circuit, and every circuit to one of three groups. The circuit is the channel’s accent: who the energy is for.

• The Individual Circuit Group · empowerment & mutation · 15 channels
• The Tribal Circuit Group · support & belonging · 7 channels
• The Collective Circuit Group · sharing & society · 14 channels

The sixty-four gates

The thirteen planets

Each planet writes one theme into the chart, twice: once in black at birth, once in red from 88° of Sun before it.

• The Sun · life force and identity
• The Earth · grounding and balance
• The North Node · the direction life grows toward
• The South Node · the ground life grows from
• The Moon · the driving force
• Mercury · communication
• Venus · values
• Mars · raw energy, maturing
• Jupiter · law and blessing
• Saturn · discipline and consequence
• Uranus · the unusual
• Neptune · the veil and the mystery
• Pluto · truth and transformation

The incarnation crosses

The cross is the life theme woven from four gates: the Sun and Earth at birth, and the pair from 88° of the Sun earlier. Every chart carries exactly one.

Right Angle · 16 crosses

• The Right Angle Cross of Consciousness · Sun in Gates 5, 35, 63, 64
• The Right Angle Cross of Contagion · Sun in Gates 8, 14, 29, 30
• The Right Angle Cross of Eden · Sun in Gates 6, 11, 12, 36
• The Right Angle Cross of Explanation · Sun in Gates 4, 23, 43, 49
• The Right Angle Cross of Laws · Sun in Gates 3, 50, 56, 60
• The Right Angle Cross of Maya · Sun in Gates 32, 42, 61, 62
• The Right Angle Cross of Penetration · Sun in Gates 51, 53, 54, 57
• The Right Angle Cross of Planning · Sun in Gates 9, 16, 37, 40
• The Right Angle Cross of Rulership · Sun in Gates 22, 26, 45, 47
• The Right Angle Cross of Service · Sun in Gates 17, 18, 52, 58
• The Right Angle Cross of Tension · Sun in Gates 21, 38, 39, 48
• The Right Angle Cross of the Four Ways · Sun in Gates 19, 24, 33, 44
• The Right Angle Cross of the Sleeping Phoenix · Sun in Gates 20, 34, 55, 59
• The Right Angle Cross of the Sphinx · Sun in Gates 1, 2, 7, 13
• The Right Angle Cross of the Unexpected · Sun in Gates 27, 28, 31, 41
• The Right Angle Cross of the Vessel of Love · Sun in Gates 10, 15, 25, 46

Juxtaposition · 64 crosses

• The Juxtaposition Cross of Alertness · Sun in Gate 44
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Ambition · Sun in Gate 54
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Articulation · Sun in Gate 12
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Assimilation · Sun in Gate 23
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Bargains · Sun in Gate 37
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Beginnings · Sun in Gate 53
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Behavior · Sun in Gate 10
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Caring · Sun in Gate 27
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Commitment · Sun in Gate 29
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Completion · Sun in Gate 42
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Conflict · Sun in Gate 6
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Confusion · Sun in Gate 64
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Conservation · Sun in Gate 32
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Contribution · Sun in Gate 8
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Control · Sun in Gate 21
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Correction · Sun in Gate 18
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Crisis · Sun in Gate 36
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Denial · Sun in Gate 40
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Depth · Sun in Gate 48
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Detail · Sun in Gate 62
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Doubts · Sun in Gate 63
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Empowering · Sun in Gate 14
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Experience · Sun in Gate 35
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Experimentation · Sun in Gate 16
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Extremes · Sun in Gate 15
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Fantasy · Sun in Gate 41
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Fates · Sun in Gate 30
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Focus · Sun in Gate 9
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Formulization · Sun in Gate 4
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Grace · Sun in Gate 22
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Habits · Sun in Gate 5
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Ideas · Sun in Gate 11
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Influence · Sun in Gate 31
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Innocence · Sun in Gate 25
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Insight · Sun in Gate 43
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Interaction · Sun in Gate 7
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Intuition · Sun in Gate 57
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Limitation · Sun in Gate 60
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Listening · Sun in Gate 13
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Moods · Sun in Gate 55
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Mutation · Sun in Gate 3
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Need · Sun in Gate 19
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Opinions · Sun in Gate 17
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Opposition · Sun in Gate 38
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Oppression · Sun in Gate 47
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Possession · Sun in Gate 45
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Power · Sun in Gate 34
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Principles · Sun in Gate 49
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Provocation · Sun in Gate 39
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Rationalization · Sun in Gate 24
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Retreat · Sun in Gate 33
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Risks · Sun in Gate 28
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Self-Expression · Sun in Gate 1
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Serendipity · Sun in Gate 46
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Shock · Sun in Gate 51
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Stillness · Sun in Gate 52
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Stimulation · Sun in Gate 56
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Strategy · Sun in Gate 59
• The Juxtaposition Cross of the Driver · Sun in Gate 2
• The Juxtaposition Cross of the Now · Sun in Gate 20
• The Juxtaposition Cross of the Trickster · Sun in Gate 26
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Thinking · Sun in Gate 61
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Values · Sun in Gate 50
• The Juxtaposition Cross of Vitality · Sun in Gate 58

Left Angle · 32 crosses

• The Left Angle Cross of Alignment · Sun in Gates 27, 28
• The Left Angle Cross of Confrontation · Sun in Gates 26, 45
• The Left Angle Cross of Cycles · Sun in Gates 53, 54
• The Left Angle Cross of Dedication · Sun in Gates 23, 43
• The Left Angle Cross of Defiance · Sun in Gates 1, 2
• The Left Angle Cross of Demands · Sun in Gates 52, 58
• The Left Angle Cross of Distraction · Sun in Gates 56, 60
• The Left Angle Cross of Dominion · Sun in Gates 63, 64
• The Left Angle Cross of Duality · Sun in Gates 20, 34
• The Left Angle Cross of Education · Sun in Gates 11, 12
• The Left Angle Cross of Endeavor · Sun in Gates 21, 48
• The Left Angle Cross of Healing · Sun in Gates 25, 46
• The Left Angle Cross of Identification · Sun in Gates 9, 16
• The Left Angle Cross of Incarnation · Sun in Gates 24, 44
• The Left Angle Cross of Individualism · Sun in Gates 38, 39
• The Left Angle Cross of Industry · Sun in Gates 29, 30
• The Left Angle Cross of Informing · Sun in Gates 22, 47
• The Left Angle Cross of Limitation · Sun in Gates 32, 42
• The Left Angle Cross of Masks · Sun in Gates 7, 13
• The Left Angle Cross of Migration · Sun in Gates 37, 40
• The Left Angle Cross of Obscuration · Sun in Gates 61, 62
• The Left Angle Cross of Prevention · Sun in Gates 10, 15
• The Left Angle Cross of Refinement · Sun in Gates 19, 33
• The Left Angle Cross of Revolution · Sun in Gates 4, 49
• The Left Angle Cross of Separation · Sun in Gates 5, 35
• The Left Angle Cross of Spirit · Sun in Gates 55, 59
• The Left Angle Cross of the Alpha · Sun in Gates 31, 41
• The Left Angle Cross of the Clarion · Sun in Gates 51, 57
• The Left Angle Cross of the Plane · Sun in Gates 6, 36
• The Left Angle Cross of Uncertainty · Sun in Gates 8, 14
• The Left Angle Cross of Upheaval · Sun in Gates 17, 18
• The Left Angle Cross of Wishes · Sun in Gates 3, 50

Guides

• The Human Design Glossary · every term in plain language
• The Variables · the four arrows beside the head
• How to find your birth time · certificates, hospitals and honest fallbacks
• How common is your design? · the measured count

The measured count

How common is each type, authority and profile? Rather than repeat the folk numbers, we computed 100,000 charts for random birth moments across a century and counted what came out. How common is your design? →