Glossary

Defined (aka “closed” or “colored”)

The word is used to describe when an energy center, gate or channel in the chart is activated or colored in the chart.

Design Side

The “Design side” of the Human Design bodygraph chart represents the gates (or energetic gifts) in the chart that are considered “unconscious”.The Design Side gates show up as the color red in the bodygraph chart.

Dormant Gate

A gate that is activated, alone in the channel and located in an undefined energy center. This gate is open to connecting to the corresponding gate through the aura of another person or a transit.

Energy Center

A term to describe the 9 energy centers in the Human Design bodygraph chart that are represented by square, triangle and diamond shapes. These shapes will each bodygraph chart will be white (undefined) or colored (defined). The energy centers are loosely related to the Chakra System.

Energy Type

“Energy Type” refers to the operating system of the energetic human being. There are 5 different Energy Types in the Human Design System. 1) Generators; 2) Manifesting Generators; 3) Manifestors; 4) Projectors and 5) Reflectors

Gate

The Gates in a Human Design bodygraph chart are represented by the numbers (1 – 64) that are located in the Energy Centers. These are the gifts, talents, motivations, energetics or drives that are consistently available to us. If a gate is not activated or colored, it doesn’t mean that person never has access to that energy. It just means that this gift is not a reliable or constant energy in their life. There are a total 64 Gates in a bodygraph chart and each gate has a theme that is related to the 64 I Ching hexagrams.

Gene Keys

A system developed by Richard Rudd that articulates the high, low and enlightened frequencies of each of the 64 gates in the hexagram or Human Design.

Generator

One of 5 Energy Types in the Human Design system. Generators are the most common energy type. They are designed to move through life by following the things in life that “light them up” and spark their sacral energy center.

Hanging Gate

An activated gate that is alone in a channel and is located in either a defined (colored) or undefined (white) energy center. This gate is open to receiving energy from the corresponding gate via a transit or the aura of another person.

Hexagram

The hexagram consists of 6 lines from the I Ching divination system. The 6 lines are represented by a series of either broken or unbroken lines. Broken lines represent “yin” energy. Unbroken lines present “yang” energy”. The 64 gates in Human Design are derived from the 64 I Ching hexagrams.