Human Design
The 36 Human Design channels
Human Design has 36 channels. Each joins two gates in two centers, and when both gates are defined the channel is too, which colors both centers and helps set your type. Pick one to read what it is like, in love, at work, and with only one half.
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Every channel links its own page: what it is like defined, in love, at work, its shadow side and what each half does alone.
| Channel | Name | Centers | Circuit | In short |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-8 | Inspiration | G center to Throat | Individual | A creative role model: your own way of doing things inspires others when you share it. |
| 2-14 | The Beat | G center to Sacral | Individual | A keeper of keys: steady energy to move in your own direction, with resources that tend to follow. |
| 3-60 | Mutation | Sacral to Root | Individual | Energy that comes in pulses and brings change, often after a quiet wait. |
| 4-63 | Logic | Ajna to Head | Collective | A logical mind that doubts, tests and looks for patterns that make sense of the future. |
| 5-15 | Rhythm | Sacral to G center | Collective | Being in the flow, with your own natural timing and habits. |
| 6-59 | Mating | Solar Plexus to Sacral | Tribal | Energy for closeness and bonding, and for breaking down barriers between people. |
| 7-31 | The Alpha | G center to Throat | Collective | A voice of leadership that others look to for direction. |
| 9-52 | Concentration | Sacral to Root | Collective | The ability to sit still and focus deeply on one thing. |
| 10-20 | Awakening | G center to Throat | Individual | A commitment to living by your own principles, here and now. |
| 10-34 | Exploration | G center to Sacral | Individual | The energy to follow your own convictions, even when you go alone. |
| 10-57 | Perfected Form | G center to Spleen | Individual | An instinct for what keeps you well and true to yourself. |
| 11-56 | Curiosity | Ajna to Throat | Collective | A searcher and storyteller who turns ideas and experience into stories. |
| 12-22 | Openness | Throat to Solar Plexus | Individual | A social, emotional voice that moves people when the mood is right. |
| 13-33 | The Prodigal | G center to Throat | Collective | A witness who listens, remembers and later shares the lessons of experience. |
| 16-48 | The Wavelength | Throat to Spleen | Collective | Talent that deepens with practice and repetition. |
| 17-62 | Acceptance | Ajna to Throat | Collective | An organizing mind that shares opinions with facts and detail. |
| 18-58 | Judgment | Spleen to Root | Collective | A drive to correct and improve things, for the good of others. |
| 19-49 | Synthesis | Root to Solar Plexus | Tribal | Sensitivity to needs, and to the principles that hold people together. |
| 20-34 | Charisma | Throat to Sacral | Individual | Busy, self-powered energy where thoughts turn straight into action. |
| 20-57 | The Brainwave | Throat to Spleen | Individual | Sharp intuition that speaks in the moment. |
| 21-45 | Money | Heart to Throat | Tribal | A natural manager who likes to be in charge of resources. |
| 23-43 | Structuring | Throat to Ajna | Individual | Original insights that can sound strange at first and turn out to be brilliant. |
| 24-61 | Awareness | Ajna to Head | Individual | A thinker who turns over big questions until a knowing arrives. |
| 25-51 | Initiation | G center to Heart | Individual | A drive to be first, and to grow through surprise. |
| 26-44 | Surrender | Heart to Spleen | Tribal | A way with words, persuasion and passing on what was learned. |
| 27-50 | Preservation | Sacral to Spleen | Tribal | Caring for others and guarding the values that keep people safe. |
| 28-38 | Struggle | Spleen to Root | Individual | Stubborn energy to fight for what makes life meaningful. |
| 29-46 | Discovery | Sacral to G center | Collective | Succeeding where others give up, by fully committing to the experience. |
| 30-41 | Recognition | Solar Plexus to Root | Collective | Focused energy for new experiences, fed by feelings and dreams. |
| 32-54 | Transformation | Spleen to Root | Tribal | Drive and ambition to rise, with an instinct for what will last. |
| 34-57 | Power | Sacral to Spleen | Individual | In-the-moment instinct joined with strong energy to act. |
| 35-36 | Transitoriness | Throat to Solar Plexus | Collective | A hunger for new experiences; a jack of all trades. |
| 37-40 | Community | Solar Plexus to Heart | Tribal | A sense of community: loyalty, fair deals and support for your people. |
| 39-55 | Emoting | Root to Solar Plexus | Individual | Moods that come and go, and a spirit that can stir and inspire others. |
| 42-53 | Maturation | Sacral to Root | Collective | Energy for beginnings and endings, and for seeing cycles through. |
| 47-64 | Abstraction | Ajna to Head | Collective | A mind that makes sense of the past, where confusion turns into clarity. |
The three circuits
- Individual Individual channels are about being different: a knowing or a change that comes from you and empowers others when it is shared at the right time.
- Collective Collective channels are about sharing: patterns, lessons and experiences that are meant for everyone, not kept to yourself.
- Tribal Tribal channels are about support: family, friends, work and the deals and care that hold a group together.
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How many channels are there in Human Design?
Thirty-six. Each joins two gates in two different centers. When both gates are defined, the channel is defined and so are both centers.
What is a hanging gate?
One gate of a channel defined without the other. It reaches for its partner in other people, and the channel can light up for a while with them or when planets pass the other gate.
What are circuits in Human Design?
Channels are grouped into three families: Individual (knowing and change), Collective (sharing patterns and experience) and Tribal (support, family and deals).
How do I know which channels I have?
Make your free chart and open the Channels tab. It lists every defined channel, each linked to its own page here.
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