Gate 22 · Openness
There are 64 gates, one for each hexagram of the I Ching, mapped onto the zodiac. Here's the keynote for Gate 22 · Openness and where it sits in the bodygraph.
Gate 22 in Human Design sits in the emotional centre and describes openness: charm and grace in contact that come in waves along with the mood. In the channel with gate 12 that openness gains a voice, and in the right state it can speak to people with surprising warmth. As a personality activation this registers as choosing whom to open up to and when; in the design it is the atmosphere around you, shifting with the wave. The tradition stresses that closed days here are as legitimate as wide-open ones: this is breathing, and nothing is malfunctioning. The sociability of this gate is under no obligation to be constant. How do you recognise your open days, and do they get enough room in your calendar?
How it sits in the bodygraph
- Center
- Solar Plexus
- Channels
- 12-22 · Openness
Gates in this center
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Questions people ask
What does Gate 22 · Openness do?
How do I know if I have this gate?
For self-reflection and entertainment — not a prediction of fate and not professional advice.