The 9 Human Design Centers
Your bodygraph has 9 energy centers — some are defined (colored, reliable), others open (white, malleable and wise). Which ones are activated, and how, shapes where you have constant power and where you absorb energy and conditioning. Birth Codex shows your centers precisely from your birth bodygraph — embedded in 23 cosmic systems.
Calculated with Swiss Ephemeris — astronomically precise data
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Defined or open — what it means
Defined centers — Here you have a fixed, reliable energy you and others can count on. It works consistently from within.
Open centers — Here you take in the energy of others, amplify it, and can become wise about it — but also conditioned, when you mistake it for your own.
The 9 centers in detail
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the 9 centers in Human Design?✦
The 9 centers are energy hubs in the bodygraph — Head, Ajna, Throat, G, Heart, Solar Plexus, Sacral, Spleen and Root. Each stands for a life area and is either defined (consistent) or open (malleable).
What does a defined vs. open center mean?✦
A defined center gives you a reliable, steady energy. An open center takes in the energy of your surroundings — your greatest learning zone and potential wisdom, but also the place of possible conditioning.
How do I find out which of my centers are defined?✦
From your birth bodygraph (date, place, time). Birth Codex calculates it with the Swiss Ephemeris and shows which of your 9 centers are defined and which are open — as part of 23 cosmic systems.