Gates in Human Design: Simple ways to apply their wisdom
The gates in Human Design are often overcomplicated, or over simplified. Either end of the spectrum ends up being a bit useless because it doesn’t tackle the practical application. We love to overcomplicate things us humans. Honestly, I’ve read SO MANY interpretations of these gates, from the original iching to the human design downloads from Ra Ura Hu, to the Gene Keys contemplations of the Gene Keys. There is SO MUCH information out there. And hey, I love information. It’s great. But it’s not particulary practial, is it?
It’s a bit like when you went to school. You learnt pythagorus, you know, to work out the length of triangles. And you thought, well that was interesting (maybe), but what does that mean, and how the hell does that help me in every day life? The gates are a bit like that.
If someone had told you pythagorus would be super useful for navigating the town centre when you’re running late and save you from going the long way round, or would help you with home improvements and DIY...now that would be useful! Practical application. Great! Instead, they just taught it in silos, maths never spoke to woodwork departments, you used it for an exam, and then never again in your life, or so you thought.
Well, I’m telling you now, the gates are helpful for navigating daily life. But you don’t need to know all the background unless you’re a 1 line, in which case, you lot enjoy delving deep. Instead, you need an affirmation to help you sit in the gift of that gate, rather than the shadow of it.
You can play with all these gates, or you can look up your Human Design chart on my website to see which gates you have access to (they’ll all be listed on either side of the chart).
Just use the affirmations. Write them down. Repeat them. See how they make you feel and what they change within you. And enjoy seeing a different perspective! Pst, you can also download this cheat sheet in PDF form here.
Gate 1 - G Gentre - Rebirth - “My direction becomes clearer when allow myself to be reborn.”
Gate 2 - G Centre - Lifeforce - “My direction comes from providing drive to others.”
Gate 3 - Sacral - Order - “I am driven by the desire to create order and structure.”
Gate 4 - Third Eye - Logic - “I have the ability to form logical answers from complex information or situations.”
Gate 5 - Sacral - Rhythm - “I am driven by my own rhythm and it’s up to me to find it.”
Gate 6 - Solar Plexus - Intimacy - “I use intimacy and intimate connections as a fuel through my life.”
Gate 7 - G Centre - Future - “My direction comes from looking forwards and seeing into the future.”
Gate 8 - Throat - Transformation - “I speak my power and use my voice to transform others.”
Gate 9 - Sacral - Details - “I am driven and nourished by the details in life.”
Gate 10 - G Centre - Self Love - “My direction comes from my sense of self love and the deep love of others.”
Gate 11 - Third Eye - Ideas - “I have the ability to construct many, many ideas and creations.”
Gate 12 - Throat - Raw artistry, vulnerability - “I speak of my trials and tribulations through life as a way of expressing my emotions.”
Gate 13 - G Centre - Past versions - “My direction comes from my ability to look back and learn from mistakes.”
Gate 14 - Sacral - Expansion - “I am driven by my ability to expand others and build them up.”
Gate 15 - G Centre - Humanity - “My direction comes from my love of life and the extremes we endure through it.”
Gate 16 - Throat - Sense - “I speak what I sense on pure and true instinct.”
Gate 17 - Third eye - Opinion - “I have the ability to form my own opinions and don’t need others input to persuade.”
Gate 18 - Spleen - Joy - “I have an awareness of what brings myself and others joy and use it to improve.”
Gate 19 - Root - Needs - “I feel and use the pressure to read other people’s needs and expectations as a fuel.”
Gate 20 - Throat - Truth in the Now - “I speak my truth fuelled by excitement, shame or guilt.”
Gate 21 - Ego - Hunter/Huntress - “I am driven to provide material resources for myself and my community.”
Gate 22 - Solar Plexus - Vulnerability - “I use my vulnerability and openness as a driving fuel through life.”
Gate 23 - Throat - knowing - “I speak my mind and my deep knowing and insights.”
Gate 24 - Third Eye - Clarity - “I have the ability to chew over complex information and trust my mind will make sense in it’s own time.”
Gate 25 - G Centre - Capacity for Love - “My direction comes from my huge capacity to love and create a better world for all those I love.”
Gate 26 - Ego - Competition - “I have the drive to be the best and deliver on those promises.”
Gate 27 - Sacral - Nourishment - “I am driven by the need to nourish myself and others for our pure survival.”
Gate 28 - Spleen - Struggle - “I have a deep awareness of the struggle and risk involved in everyday life, and I use these to find safety and rationale.”
Gate 29 - Sacral - Commitment - “I am driven by my commitment to what I have said ‘yes’ to.”
Gate 30 - Solar Plexus - Feelings - “I use my feelings and desires as a fuel to push towards stability.”
Gate 31 - Throat - Inspire - “I speak my unique truths to inspire anyone who is listening.”
Gate 32 - Spleen - Routine - “I have an awareness of what I/we need to keep going and arrive at safety.”
Gate 33 - Throat - Fable teller - “I speak my unique memories and stories for us all to learn from them.”
Gate 34 - Sacral - Empowerment - “I am driven by my wish for empowerment and speak my empowered truth.”
Gate 35 - Throat - Change - “I speak my feelings to promote & inspire change.”
Gate 36 - Solar Plexus - Crisis - “I use the emotional turbulence of crisis and chaos as a fuel to drive me forwards.”
Gate 37 - Solar Plexus - Friendship - “I use my need and skill for friendship to motivate me and fuel me.”
Gate 38 - Root - Fight - “The pressure to fight fuels my survival but keeps me committed to the right battles for me.”
Gate 39 - Root - Provoke - “The pressure to provoke feelings and experience in myself and others drives me.”
Gate 40 - Ego - Care & Service - “My drive to care for others and commit to service fuels me and keeps me going.”
Gate 41 - Root - Dreamer - “I use the pressure to dream and live the entire spectrum of the human experience to really live.”
Gate 42 - Sacral - Endings - “I am driven by the need to create endings and finish what I started, but I also know when to drop it.”
Gate 43 - Third eye - Insights - “I possess the ability to form insights from large, complex and multi faceted pieces of information.”
Gate 44 - Spleen - Patterns - “I see patterns play out and repeat themselves, and trust when it’s time to disrupt the patterns.”
Gate 45 - Throat - Material Wants - “I speak my wants and desires and allow others to rejoice in them too.”
Gate 46 - G Centre - Human Body & Form - “I enjoy and embrace the uniqueness in the form of the human body. Body positivity provides me direction.”
Gate 47 - Third eye - Aha Moments - “I have the ability to arrive at those ‘light bulb’ or ‘aha’ moments of clarity, when everything just becomes super clear, and I trust the timing of when that happens.”
Gate 48 - Spleen - Deep wisdom - “I know the depths of the well of wisdom for I have been there. The lessons I learnt in the depths are my gift to myself and fellow humans.”
Gate 49 - Solar Plexus - revolution - “I use my feelings and needs for revolution and change to drive towards a new stability, a new structure.”
Gate 50 - Spleen - Values '- “I have an awareness of my true values and seek those who share those same values as me.”
Gate 51 - Ego - Shock - “I have the ability to shock and impact others in ways I never knew were possible, and I embrace this quality rather than shy away form it.”
Gate 52 - Root - Patience & stillness - “I am the mountain and I do not feel pressure to move, moreover pressure to remain focussed and trust the timing.”
Gate 53 - Root - Starting - “I use the pressure to start afresh to drive new structures and create foundations for others.”
Gate 54 - Root - Excel - “I feel the pressure to excel and use this as a driving force to nourish myself.”
Gate 55 - Solar Plexus - moodiness '- “I use my moods and intenseness of them as a driving force towards finding common ground and structure.”
Gate 56 - Throat - Beliefs & stories - “ speak my true and honest beliefs and experiences.”
Gate 57 - Spleen - Present Moment - “I have a deep understanding of what is needed and safe in the present moment.”
Gate 58 - Root - Improve - “I feel the pressure to make improvements and create a safer, more stable environment.”
Gate 59 - Sacral - Bonds - “I am driven by my desire to create close bonds and connections with others.”
Gate 60 - Root - limits - “I feel the pressure to break free of limits, to notice the limits and test the boundaries of what is true.”
Gate 61 - Crown - Contemplate - “I possess the pressure to think and arrive at my most unique clarity through deep contemplation and being in the present.”
Gate 62 - Throat - Bare necessities - “I speak my mind through the bare necessities and the necessary details and reasoning.”
Gate 63 - Crown - Control - “The pressure to control the future sometimes feels overwhelming, so instead I lean into divine timing and trust the process.”
Gate 64 - Crown - Understand - “The pressure to make sense of the past and the ‘how’ sometimes feels overwhelming, so I release the need to have it all figured out.”
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