One of my many favourite things about Human Design is that is shows the mechanics and pathways of how our energies want to be expressed and move. The mechanics of the 9 centers is basically that. Every center, channel and gate has a theme and connects to each other. Each center is responsible for receiving, transforming and circulating energy.
How we experience those energies are dependant on what centers we have defined and/or undefined. Add to the equation the rest of your design elements such as type, definition, profile, cross angle, channels etc it becomes a whole other combo.
And even if you have a very similar ‘combo’ than someone else, the way you perceive and express those energies will be completely different due to conditioning. So how you experience your design is entirely unique to you!
There are 9 centers in our bodygraph and they all have a purpose. Here’s a quick overview of what the mechanics are:
The Crown and Root Center are pressure centers. The mechanic of these energies are to apply literal pressure to the centers they connect to.
The Crown center experiences the pressure to think, to inquire to bring consciousness into form.
While the Root center experiences the pressure of the form to live grow, evolve and do. The Root energy applies pressure to the Spleen, Sacral and Emotional Solar Plexus center:
The gates of the Crown and Root also serve as fuel for the Awareness Streams—I know we haven’t gotten into Streams yet since it’s a bit more advanced information. Essentially, Streams are the path of how specific energies function, flow and gets transformed. Each stream of energy is broken down into Fuel, Potential, Possibility and Expression.
There are 3 awareness centers in our graph. They are the Mind, Spleen and Emotional Solar Plexus. These awareness Centers hold the potential and possibilities of each stream. Each awareness center also has fears associated to each gate (More details in each center’s post)
Expression centers, also known as manifestation centers are where our energies are flowing to be ultimately expressed. Energy is here to be moved after all!
The Motors are the energy needed to manifest, to bring forth and express. Each motor has an energetic theme and purpose. If you don’t have a motor defined it simply means you experience these energies inconsistently (doesn’t mean you don’t have access to them!)
There are four motors in our chart. The Sacral, Heart, Root and Emotional Solar Plexus:
According to Richard Rudd from ‘Living your Design’ The Head Center, Identity G Center and Heart Centers are also known as direction centers.
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