Channel 39-55: the Channel of Emoting

What Channel 39-55 is

Gate 39, the Gate of Provocation, sits in the Root, the center of pressure. It pokes at people, sometimes on purpose, to see if their spirit is awake. Gate 55, the Gate of Spirit, sits in the Solar Plexus, the center of emotions, and carries moods that swing between fullness and emptiness. Together they create rich emotional depth.

This is part of the Knowing circuit, an individual circuit that brings new feelings and ideas through personal experience. The moods of this channel are not caused by anything outside. They come in waves of their own, and much creative work, like music, poetry and art, flows from them. One fact is firm: it defines the Solar Plexus, so the person has emotional authority. Clarity comes by waiting through the wave, not deciding at its peak or its low point.

Living with Channel 39-55 defined

When this channel is defined, colored in across both gates in your chart, you may wake up flat for no reason and feel full of hope by the afternoon. Friends might ask what is wrong, and the honest answer is nothing. It is just the wave. You may provoke people with a teasing remark to see who they really are. Your moods can also fuel creative bursts, like writing a song on a gray afternoon. Letting the mood be, rather than blaming it on someone, makes life easier for you and those around you.

Channel 39-55 in love

In love you bring passion and depth, and you may test a partner a little to see if they are truly present. A partner who does not take your moods personally, and who gives you space on a low day, often suits you. Big talks and decisions go better on a calm day. Telling your partner it is just a mood can save a lot of worry.

Channel 39-55 at work

You may do well in creative work where feeling is the raw material: music, writing, art, design, acting. Your mood can affect your output, so flexible schedules help. You might also be good at provoking a team out of a rut. Choosing projects only after your emotions settle can save you from commitments made on a high.

The shadow side of Channel 39-55

The shadow is blaming others for moods that are simply yours, provoking people to start conflict rather than to wake them up, or making choices in a low or a high. What helps: let moods move through you, use them creatively, and wait for clarity before deciding.

When only one gate is defined

A hanging gate is one half of a channel: one gate colored, the other white. It reaches for its partner gate in other people.

• Only Gate 39With only Gate 39, a hanging gate, meaning your half of the channel is colored and the other half is open, you may like to poke and provoke, though the deep emotional spirit behind it can come and go. Around someone with Gate 55 your teasing may land as playful. A transit through Gate 55 can complete the channel for a time.
• Only Gate 55If only Gate 55 is defined, a hanging gate, your feelings run in waves and you carry a strong spirit, yet the push that sparks it may come from outside. Near someone with Gate 39 you might feel stirred and alive. Planets passing through Gate 39 can light up the full channel for a while.

Its circuit

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. Channel 39-55 sits in the Knowing circuit (Individual), where sudden knowing and change come from.

How to find Channel 39-55 in your chart

Make your chart in the free Human Design chart calculator: birth date, time and place, no sign-up. Under the result, open Show all activations. Each row reads like 39.4 and 55.1, a gate and its line. Your defined channels are listed in the Channels tab.