Gate | Name | Hexagram | 1st Line | 2nd Line | 3rd Line | 4th Line | 5th Line | 6th Line |
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1 | The Gate of Self Expression | The Creative | Creation is Independent of Will | Love is Light | The Energy to Sustain Creative Work | Aloneness as the Medium of Creativity | The Energy to Attract Society | Objectivity |
2 | The Gate of the Direction of Self | The Receptive | Intuition | Genius | Patience | Secretiveness | Intelligent Application | Fixation |
3 | The Gate of Ordering | Difficulty at the Beginning | Synthesis | Immaturity | Survival | Charisma | Victimization | Surrender |
4 | The Gate of Formulization | Youthful Folly | Pleasure | Acceptance | Irresponsibility | The Liar | Seduction | Excess |
5 | The Gate of Fixed Patterns | Waiting | Perseverance | Inner Peace | Compulsiveness | The Hunter | Joy | Yielding |
6 | The Gate of Friction | Conflict | Retreat | The Guerilla | Allegiance | Triumph | Arbitration | The Peacemaker |
7 | The Gate of the Role of the Self in Interaction | The Army | Authoritarian | The Democrat | The Anarchist | The Abdicator | The General | The Administrator |
8 | The Gate of Contribution | Holding Together | Honesty | Service | The Phoney | Respect | Dharma | Communion |
9 | The Gate of Focus | The Taming Power of the Small | Sensibility | Misery Loves Company | The Straw that Breaks the Camel's Back | Dedication | Faith | Gratitude |
10 | The Gate of the Behavior of Self | Treading | The Investigator | The Hermit | The Martyr | The Opportunist | The Heretic | The Role Model |
11 | The Gate of Ideas | Peace | Attunement | Rigour | The Realist | The Teacher | The Philanthropist | Adaptability |
12 | The Gate of Caution | Standstill | The Monk | Purification | Confession | The Prophet | The Pragmatist | Metamorphosis |
13 | The Gate of the Listener | Fellowship of Man | Empathy | Bigotry | Pessimism | Fatigue | The Savior | Optimist |
14 | The Gate of Power Skills | Possession in Great Measure | Money isn't Everything | Management | Service | Security | Arrogance | Humility |
15 | The Gate of Extremes | Modesty | Duty | Influence | Ego Inflation | The Wallflower | Sensitivity | Self-Defense |
16 | The Gate of Skills | Enthusiasm | Delusion | The Cynic | Independence | The Leader | The Grinch | Gullibility |
The resources in the HDKB were pulled from several places, including The Definitive Book of Human Design by Lynda Bunnel, The Book of Destinies by Chetan Parkyn/Carola Eastwood, and various other source material recordings and PDF transcripts of Ra's lectures. If you find value in this content we suggest supporting the original creators.