The 9 Centers Human Design

The 9 Centers 1. Motor Centers 1.1.

Heart Center

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Root Center (2 Functions – Motor & Pressure)

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Sacral Center

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Solar Plexus Center (2 Functions – Awareness (latent) & Motor)

1.1. Heart Center 

30% of the world’s population have a defined Heart Center.

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70% of the world’s population have an undefined Heart Center.

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The Heart Center is a Motor Center (Ego/Willpower Energy). It has the ability keep going when all other forms of energy are exhausted.

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Three of the four gates in the Heart Center are part of the Tribal Circuit

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The other gate is part of the Centering Circuit (51).

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The Heart Muscle is the organ responsible for pumping blood through our blood vessels.

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The Gall bladder is a small organ whose function in the body is to store bile as an aid to the digestive process

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The Thymus Gland is an organ that secretes hormones which stimulate the production of certain infection-fighting cells. This organ is of central importance in the maturation of T Cells.

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Gastric Acid is one of the main secretions of the stomach.

Some of the keywords associated with the Heart Center and its Gates are : Ego

Willpower

Shock

Humor

Control

Bargains/Deals

Love of Work

Self Esteem

Money

Aloneness

Denial

Recuperation

Manipulation

Courage

Foolhardiness

Shopping

Endeavor

Tension

Rest

Initiative

Domination

Family

Competitive

Memory

Lying/Truth

Salesmanship

Managing Director

1.2. Root Center 

The Root Center is both a Pressure and Motor Center (Stress Energy). It controls the “fight or flight” response in our body.

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Four of the nine gates in the Root Center are part of the Collective Circuit (41,52,53,58).

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Three of the nine gates in the Root Center are part of the Individual Circuit (38,39,60).

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Two of the nine gates in the Root Center are part of the Tribal Circuit (19,54).

The Biology 

The adrenal glands are triangle-shaped endocrine glands that sit on top of the kidneys.

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The adrenal glands are primarily responsible for regulating the stress response in our body by synthesising corticosteriods and catecholamines which include cortisol and adrenaline (Epinephrine). Just some of the key words associated with the Root Center and its Gates are : Pressure

Stress

Stillness

Focus

Acceptance

Limitation

Fantasy

New Experience

Vitality

Challenge Authority

Demands

Service

Opposition

Fighting

Aggressiveness

Material Ambition

Beginnings

Freedom

Need

Flirtation

Sensitivity

Touch

Territory

Provocation

Individualism

Tension

Deafness

1.3. Sacral Center 

The Sacral Center is a very powerful Motor Center (Life Force Energy).

The Biology 

Four of the nine gates in the Sacral Center (5,9,29,42) are part of the Collective Circuit.

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Two of the nine gates in the Sacral Center (3,14) are part of the Individual Circuit.

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Two of the nine gates in the Sacral Center (27,59) are part of the Tribal Circuit.

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One of the nine gates in the Sacral Center (34) can either be part of the Individual Circuit (Centering) and/or the Integration Network. This depends on the gates connecting to it (or not).

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Compelled by our genes, the Reproductive Organs ensure that our species reproduces and remains genetically viable.

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The Sacral Center is an energy vortex which operates in a rising spiralling motion in the body.

Some of the keywords associated with the Sacral Center and its Gates are: Generative Vortex The New Planning Power Slavery Reproduction Waiting

Growth Cycles Focus Caring Selfishness Committment Intimacy Fixed Rhythms

Completion Ordering Details Nourishment Wealth Industry Fertility Habits

1.4. Solar Plexus Center The Solar Plexus Center is both an Awareness and a Motor Center (Wave Energy).

The Biology 

Three of the seven gates in the Solar Plexus Center are part of the Tribal Circuit (6,37,49)

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Two of the seven gates in the Solar Plexus Center are part of the Individual Circuit (22,55)

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Two of the seven gates in the Solar Plexus Center are part of the Collective Circuit (30,36) – both are Abstract in nature.

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There are no Collective Logical gates in the Solar Plexus Center.

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The Nervous System communicates to us about our surroundings; this causes reactions in other parts of our bodies.

The Kidneys are complicated organs that have numerous biological roles. Their primary role

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is to maintain the homeostatic balance of our bodily fluids. The Pancreas is a gland and an organ that is part of the digestive system in our bodies. It

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both produces and secretes important fluids for our digestive and endocrine systems. Only males have a Prostate Gland and its main function is to store and secrete a slightly

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alkaline fluid which comprises 10-30% of the seminal fluid.

Some of the keywords associated with the Solar Plexus Center and Gates are: Emotional Waves

Discrimination

Community

Friendship

No truth in the Now

Bargains

Sensitivity

Loyalty

Openness

Spirit

Rejection

Principles

Revolution

Moods

Acoustic

Love

Eating (or not)

Desire

Feelings

Crisis

Social (or not)

2. Awareness Centers 2.1. Ajna Center 2.2. Solar Plexus Center (2 Functions – Awareness (Latent) & Motor) 2.3. Splenic Center

2.1. Ajna Center The Ajna Center is an Awareness Center

The Biology 

Four of the six gates in the Ajna Center are part of the Collective Circuit (4,11,17,47),These Lobes are command posts for much of our Endocrine System functions.

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The other two gates in the Ajna Center (24,43) are part of the Individual Circuit.

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The Anterior Pituitary and Posterior Pituitary are within the pea-sized Pituitary Gland.

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These Lobes are command posts for much of our Endocrine System functions.

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The Pituitary Gland is at the top of the Endocrine System hierarchy in our body.

Just some of the keywords associated with the Ajna Center and its Gates are: Conceptualizing

Rationalization

Opinions

Inner Voice

Fear of Rejection

Anxiety over Assimilation

Deafness

Insight

Patterns

Listening

Formulas

Fear of Chaos

Answers

Suspiciousness

Fear of Ignorance

Silence (or not)

Anxiety over Detail

The Past

Research

Reactive

Acoustic

Fear of Challenge

Visual

Explanation

Anxiety over Doubts

Anxiety over Mysteries

Anxiety over Communication

Fear of Inadequacy

Fear of the Unexpected (Future)

Fear of the Past

Fear of Responsibility

Fear of Failure

Fear of Death

2.2. Solar Plexus Center idem 1.4. 2.3. Human Design – Splenic Center The Splenic Center is an Awareness Center

The Biology 

Three of the seven gates in the Splenic Center are part of the Tribal Circuit (23,44,50)

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Two of the seven gates in the Splenic Center are part of the Collective Circuit (18,48).

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One of the seven gates in the Splenic Center is part of the Individual Circuit (28).

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One of the seven gates in the Splenic Center is not part of any circuit (57). This is part of the Integration Network. The Lymphatic System can broadly be divided into two functions. As a conducting system it

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carries Lymph Fluid (including White blood cells) throughout the body. As lymphoid tissue it is involved with our immune system responses. The Spleen is an organ with primary responsibility for the destruction of redundant red blood

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cells. The Spleen also holds a resevoir of blood.

Some of the keywords associated with the Splenic Center and its Gates are: Instinct

Depth

Spontaneity

Survival Fears

Intelligence

Laws

Values

Taste

Intuition

Smell

Acoustic

Solutions

Clarity

Penetration

Alertness

Personnel Manager

Instinctive Memory

Financial Manager

Transformation

Risk Taking

Correction

Seeing Faults

Challenging

Service

Well Being

Health

Fear of Authority

Fear of Inadequacy

Fear of the Unexpected (Future)

Fear of the Past

Fear of Responsibility

Fear of Failure

Fear of Death

3. Pressure Centers 3.1.

Head Center

3.2.

Root Center (2 Functions – Motor & Pressure)

3.1. Head Center

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30% of the world’s population have a defined Head Center.

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70% of the world’s population have an undefined Head Center.

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The Head Center is a Pressure Center.

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Two of the three gates in the Head Center are part of the Collective Circuit (63,64).

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The other gate (61) is part of the Individual Circuit

A major function of the tiny pine cone shaped Pineal Gland is to move

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neurotransmitter’s from the storage areas of the brain (the grey matter) to the frontal lobes of the brain. The Head Center is a vast storage area. It is where we store our experiences on a heart beat

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by heart beat basis. The storage capacity and level of detail of those stored experiences is astonishing and

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incalculable.

Some of the key words associated with the Head Center and its Gates are : Inspiration

Confusion

Doubt

Clarity

Thinking

Dreaming

Madness

Resolution

Concepts

Questions

Consciousness

Past Images

Past Memories

Ideas

Logic Pressure

Abstract Pressure

Stress

Mutation Pressure

3.2. Root Center idem 1.2.

4. Manifesting Center Throat-Center

Throat-Center The Throat Center is a Manifesting Center

The Biology 

Six of the eleven gates in the Throat Center are part of the Collective Circuit (16,31,33,56,62).

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Three of the eleven gates in the Throat Center are part of the Individual Circuit (8,12,23).

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One of the eleven gates in the Throat Center is part of the Tribal Circuit (45)

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One of the eleven gates in the Throat Center is not part of any circuit (20). This is part of the Integration Network.

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The Thyroid Gland and Parathyroid Glands in the Throat Center control our metabolism and metamorphic processes.

Some of the keywords associated with the Throat Center and its Gates are: Manifestation

Identified Skills

Planning

Experimentation

Details

Labels

Organization

Explanation

Dedication

Assimilation

Stimulation

Distraction

Expression

Change

Progress

Experiential

Standstill

Education

Articulation

Silence

Rulership

Possession

Privacy

Explanation

Aloneness

Contribution

Leadership

Existenialism

Promotion

Satiation

5. Other Center G Center

Self (G) Center The G Center is the home of the Magnetic Monopole The Magnetic Monopole is the “Driver” of our body

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The Biology Four of the eight gates in the G Center are part of Collective Circuits – Logical (7,15) Abstract

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Two of the eight gates in the G Center are part of the Individual Circuit (1,2).

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One of the eight gates in the G Center has a dual role (10). Depending on the active gates connecting to it, the 10th gate is part of the Centering Circuit and the Integration Network. The Liver is an extremely complex and vital organ which is responsible for clearing toxins

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from our body. The liver is also responsible for processing and modiying the absorbed nutrients we need for

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our survival (proteins, fats, carbohydrates, steriod hormones, antibodies and bile (gall). The blood is a specialized bodily fluid that delivers necessary substances to the body’s cells.

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Just some of the keywords associated with the G Center and its Gates are: The home of the magnetic monopoleDirection

The 10th, 15th, 25th and 46th Gates are all gates of love.Love

Identity

Self

Initiation

Leadership

Creativity

Theme of the 13th GateListening

Reflection

Innocence

Determination

Receptivity

Driver

Defiance

Extremes

Changing Rhythms

15th GateAura

Behavior