Your Guide to Human Design: BodyGraph
Part of The Alignment Archive
A Map of How Your Energy Moves
Human Design offers you a blueprint—not of who you should be, but of how you’re naturally built to move through the world.
Your BodyGraph is the visual map of that blueprint. It’s abstract, geometric, and full of mysterious numbers at first glance—but underneath, it’s one of the most practical tools you can use for real alignment.
What Is the BodyGraph?
The BodyGraph is a snapshot of how your life force is designed to flow. It shows your natural way of processing energy, making decisions, navigating relationships, and interacting with the world around you.
If astrology shows you who you are, Human Design shows you how you work.
It’s called a “body” graph because it reflects not only your consciousness, but your body’s intelligence. It reminds us that wisdom isn’t just mental—it lives in your cells, your instincts, your rhythm.
How It’s Created
Your chart is calculated using:
Your birth date
Exact birth time
Place of birth
But unlike astrology, Human Design blends several ancient and modern systems:
Astrology
The I Ching
The Kabbalistic Tree of Life
The Chakra system
Quantum physics
From this synthesis, your chart is formed—placing planetary activations into a 64-gate map, connecting them through channels, lighting up centers, and revealing your unique energetic design. It’s deeply mathematical and cosmically precise.
What You’ll See in a Chart
Each part of the BodyGraph holds a piece of the puzzle. Here’s a quick intro—we’ll explore each one more deeply soon.
ENERGY CENTERS
The nine shapes in your chart. Based on an expanded chakra model, each center represents a facet of life force energy—like identity, communication, intuition, and more.
Defined (colored in) = your steady internal broadcast.
Undefined (white) = areas of openness and sensitivity.
Understanding this difference is one of the most transformative insights in Human Design.
CHANNELS
The lines connecting centers. These are your energetic highways.
When both ends of a channel are activated, a flow of consistent energy forms—highlighting strengths, patterns, and how your energy naturally expresses itself.
GATES
The numbers on the edges of each center. There are 64 in total, drawn from the I Ching. Each gate carries a unique archetype, theme, or lesson.
Some are consciously activated (personality side), others unconsciously (design side)—but all have wisdom to offer.
TYPE
Your overall energy style.
There are five Types: Manifestor, Generator, Manifesting Generator, Projector, and Reflector.
Your Type gives you insight into how your energy moves best—and how to engage with the world in a way that feels natural.
ENERGETIC ENTRY POINT
This is your aligned way of moving through life.
Each Type has its own Entry Point—like waiting to respond, waiting for an invitation, informing, or syncing with lunar cycles.
Following yours reduces resistance and brings more flow.
AUTHORITY
Your decision-making GPS.
This is where clarity speaks in your body. It could be through emotional waves, splenic intuition, gut responses, or another source.
Your Authority helps you move with confidence, rather than overthinking.
PROFILE
Your role in the world—and how you learn, grow, and relate.
It’s made up of two numbers (like 4/6 or 5/1) and offers a powerful lens on your life path and personal narrative.
DEFINITION
How your energy is connected within the chart.
Do your centers link into one network? Or do you have multiple islands of energy?
Definition shows how you experience consistency, communication, and connection.
How It All Works Together
Your BodyGraph is both a system and a story.
Your Type sets the tone
Your Energetic Entry Point shows you how to move
Your Authority guides your decisions
Your Centers show your strengths and sensitivities
Your Channels and Gates add color and texture
Your Profile brings your character arc to life
And none of it asks you to fix or change yourself.
Human Design is an invitation to decondition—to release what’s not yours, and come home to your own frequency.
Start With Your Chart
If you haven’t already, generate your BodyGraph and save it somewhere sacred.
Even if it feels like a mystery now, it’ll start to speak to you in time—and you’ll begin to recognize the way your energy moves.
I love Jenna Zoe’s My Human Design for clean visuals and beginner-friendly guidance,
but you can also use:
Genetic Matrix — deep dive options
MyBodyGraph — the official Jovian Archive tool
Human Design America — simple, printable charts
All you need is your birth date, exact time, and place.
Let your body meet its map.
Keep Exploring
Next → Your Guide to Human Design: Energy Types
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