
In this blog post, I walk through the energy centers in Human Design. Using an example Bodygraph Chart this post covers this subject at a high level. (For other posts in this series – see below)

Where to get your bodygraph chart?
If you are interested in getting your Human Design Bodygraph chart similar to the one above – please go to myhumandesign.com

Energy Centers
The squares, triangles and diamond shapes that you see in the bodygraph chart are called energy centers. Here is an overview of the energy centers:

Root Energy Center
- The Root Energy Center is a pressure center – it is the pressure to start things, it is like the gas pedal on a car. It creates momentum.
- When the Root energy center is colored in – it suggests that this person is designed to handle pressure and can rely on this center to kick start new things.
- When the Root energy center is open or white – this person will experience adrenaline rushes that ignite them into action. This energy isn’t always there for them but when it comes – they can leverage it.

Solar Plexus Energy Center
- The Solar Plexus Energy Center is an awareness and motor center where emotions “live” – think happy to sad or melancholy. This center can also move or inspire you to take action or say things.
- When the Solar Plexus Energy Center is colored in – this person has their own emotional wave that they can rely on which makes them very resilient. This is also a very creative energy.
- When the Solar Plexus Energy Center is open or white – this person can pick up on emotional intel from their environment and use it to “read a room”.

Sacral Energy Center
- The Sacral Energy Center is a motor center – it is about desire, fertility and creativity.
- When the Sacral Energy Center is colored in – this center will create energy for the individual particularly when they are doing things they love doing.
- When the Sacral Energy Center is open or white – this person can essentially taste and tap into the desires of others. They can borrow or leverage energy from others who have this center defined or colored in and use it to get things done.

- The Spleen Energy center is an awareness center – it is all about survival instincts, anxieties and fears.
- When the Spleen Energy Center is colored in – this person will have a reliable instinctive voice they can rely on.
- When the Spleen Energy Center is open or white – this person will be able to get intel from the environment by picking up on the survival instincts and fears of people around them.

Ego or Heart Energy Center
- The Ego Energy Center is a motor center – it is all about motivation and willpower.
- When the Ego Energy Center is colored in – this person has a mini-back up generator that helps them push through to get something done – especially when it is something they really want.
- When the Ego Energy Center is open or white – this person’s will power will ebb and flow but they also know what is valuable in life.

G-Center
- The G-Center is the identity center and encompasses the sense of self
- When the G-Center is colored in – this person likely has a strong sense of self and an inner compass that they can rely on.
- When the G-Center is open or white – this person is designed to be a chameleon. Different environments will bring out different flavors of their personality.

Throat Energy Center
- The Throat Energy Center is all about communication and manifestation
- When the Throat Energy Center is colored in – this person is here to speak their truth through their own voice.
- When the Throat Energy Centeris open or white – this person is here to be an advocate for others.

Ajna (or Mind) Energy Center
- The Ajna Energy Center is an awareness and processing center.
- When the Ajna Energy Center is colored in – this person’s point of view and their opinions about things are very important to why they are here.
- When the Ajna Energy Center is open or white – this person is designed to have an open and flexible mind.

Crown Energy Center
- The Crown Energy Center is a pressure center – it is all about inspiration and questioning the why’s in life.
- When the Crown Energy Center is colored in – this person can be inspired out of nowhere just sitting on the couch.
- When the Crown Energy Center is open or white – this person is externally inspired.
Other posts within this series for your reference
- Design vs. Personality Side of a bodygraph chart – LINK
- Gates & Planets – LINK
- Definition and Circuitry – LINK
- The Arrows (aka the 4 transformations) – LINK