36 Channels

The 36 Human Design Channels

A channel forms when both of its gates are activated by your planets. That defined connection becomes a consistent, reliable force in your life — the part of you that doesn't wobble. Channels, grouped by circuit, are the life-wires of your bodygraph.

Individual — Knowing

1-8
The Channel of Inspiration
A creative role model
2-14
The Channel of the Beat
Keeper of the keys — empowered direction
3-60
The Channel of Mutation
Pulse of change under pressure
12-22
The Channel of Openness
A social being — mood-driven expression
23-43
The Channel of Structuring
Individual knowing expressed as insight
24-61
The Channel of Awareness
A thinker — mental pressure to know
28-38
The Channel of Struggle
Stubbornness — fighting for purpose
39-55
The Channel of Emoting
A moody being of spirit

Individual — Centering

25-51
The Channel of Initiation
Needing to be first

Collective — Understanding

4-63
The Channel of Logic
Mental pattern-making from doubt
7-31
The Channel of the Alpha
Leadership by consent
9-52
The Channel of Concentration
Determined focus
16-48
The Channel of the Wavelength
Talent expressed through depth
17-62
The Channel of Acceptance
An organizational being
18-58
The Channel of Judgment
Perfection through correction

Collective — Sensing

5-15
The Channel of Rhythm
Being in the flow
11-56
The Channel of Curiosity
A seeker of stimulating ideas
13-33
The Channel of the Prodigal
A witness to history
29-46
The Channel of Discovery
Commitment and the body’s yes
30-41
The Channel of Recognition
Focused passion and new cycles
35-36
The Channel of Transitoriness
A Jack of All Trades — crisis through experience
42-53
The Channel of Maturation
Balanced development of cycles
47-64
The Channel of Abstraction
Mental activity and clarity

Tribal — Defense

6-59
The Channel of Mating
The design focused on reproduction
19-49
The Channel of Synthesis
Sensitivity to community needs
27-50
The Channel of Preservation
The custodian of values
37-40
The Channel of Community
The bargain — the part seeking the whole

Tribal — Ego

21-45
The Channel of Money
The materialist — a steward of resources
26-44
The Channel of Surrender
A transmitter — selling what is of value
32-54
The Channel of Transformation
Driven — ambition in service of the tribe

Integration

10-20
The Channel of Awakening
Commitment to higher principles
10-34
The Channel of Exploration
Following one’s own convictions
10-57
The Channel of Perfected Form
Survival of the self
20-34
The Channel of Charisma
Where thoughts become actions
20-57
The Channel of the Brainwave
Penetrating awareness in the now
34-57
The Channel of Power
Archetypal power — intuition in action

See Your Defined Channels

Generate your free CosmicSelf profile and see which channels define your life force.

Generate My Free Profile