Gates (Human Design)
The 64 "gates" of the bodygraph — themes inherited from the I Ching's hexagrams, activated by birth data and forming the channels between centers.
Gates are the finest level of detail in a Human Design chart: each of the 64 gates corresponds to one of the 64 hexagrams of the ancient Chinese Book of Changes and carries its own theme — from Gate 1 (creativity) to Gate 64 (confusion before clarity). Gates sit on the nine centers of the bodygraph; when an activated gate connects to an activated gate at the other end of its channel — in your own chart or a partner's — the channel is considered defined and grants a stable trait. Activation is calculated twice — from your birth date (the conscious line) and from a calculation roughly 88 days earlier (the unconscious line) — so on average, each person has about 26 of the 64 gates activated. Unlike type, strategy, and authority, which are worth learning first, gates are a level to explore once the basics have been tested against your own experience: this is where Human Design overlaps most closely with astrology and I Ching symbolism.
See also
Human Design
A self-inquiry system that combines astrology, the I Ching, Kabbalah, and the chakra model into a chart (bodygraph) with a type, strategy, and authority.
Profile (Human Design)
A pair of numbers from 1 to 6 in a Human Design chart (for example, 1/3 or 5/2) that describes a person's life role and the way they learn.
Authority (Human Design)
The inner decision-making mechanism in a Human Design chart — it shows where a reliable yes or no actually comes from: the body, the emotions, or time.
Gene Keys
A self-inquiry system by Richard Rudd that reframes the 64 gates of Human Design as "keys" with three levels — Shadow, Gift, and Siddhi.
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