Gate 4 in Human Design – Gate of Formulization

Gate 4 in Human Design - Gate of Forumulization

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How to know if you have Gate 4 activated in your bodygraph chart

  • Go to myhumandesign.com and go to “Get Your Chart”.
  • Input your birth details including birth day, birth time, birth location.
    • NOTE – Information in the bodygraph chart is VERY sensitive to birth time so it is important to have an accurate birth time if possible.
  • Look at the Ajna Energy Center which is the upside down triangle shaped center at the top of the chart. If Gate 4 has a circle around it with a colored line coming from it this means this energy is activated or consistently available to you.

What are the Gates in Human Design?

  • The Gates in a Human Design body graph chart represent the gifts, talents, motivations, energetics or drives that are consistently available to us. If you DO NOT have a gate activated or colored it doesn’t mean you never have access to that energy. It just means it’s not a reliable or constant energy in your life.
  • Everyone has the potential for 26 individual gates to be activated in their bodygraph chart, however, if you look closely, you may find that you have gates appearing multiple times in the two columns on either side of the chart. This is a common occurrence.
  • There are 64 Gates in a bodygraph chart and each gate has a theme that is related to the 64 I Ching hexagrams. If you would like a deeper understanding of the gates, I highly recommend deep diving into the Chinese I Ching hexagrams.
  • Lastly, it is worth noting that there are MANY layers to all aspects of the chart including the gates. This article is intended to be a high level summary.

How the Gates Can Show Up Energetically in our Life

  • We can use the energy of a gate in a positive or negative way towards ourselves and/ or other people.
  • We may embody the energy with lack and/or fear OR we can embody the energy with truth and abundance.
  • Because of external conditioning we have encountered, we may shy away from the energy and choose NOT to see it as a part of ourselves. We may not want to embrace it and shut it down instead.

What does a Black Line vs. a Red Line vs. a Striped Line Indicate? 

  • Black Lines represent gifts that we are likely more conscious and aware of.
  • Red Lines represent gifts that we are likely less conscious and aware of.
  • Striped (both black and red) lines represent gifts that are both conscious and unconscious. 

Gate 4 Gate of Formulization 

Gate 4 lives in the Ajna Center which is the mind center – it is an awareness center for mind consciousness. 

High Expression of Gate 4 

  • The energy of this gate is about problem solving and creating possibilities to experiment with.
  • As a problem solver who likes to play with possibilities, you embrace logic over chaos. So there is a drive to find the answer to avoid feeling like life is chaotic. That said, it is important to embrace when an answer is not clear and be ok with entertaining possibilities.
  • You will have the drive to find the answer. Not just any answer but ONE answer.
  • The answers experienced in Gate 4 are possibilities and not always facts but they will still offer valuable insights.

Challenge Side of Gate 4

  • Experiencing anxiety because you believe that you will never have order.
  • Because there is pressure to come up with an answer, answers can sometimes just “plop” out of your  mouth. Just remember, that answering is simply an energy. Just because you have an answer doesn’t make it correct.

The Channel of Logic  – Gate 4’s partnership with Gate 63

  • Gate 4 looks to Gate 63 for the next inspirational question to be answered. Gate 63 looks to Gate 4 to process inspiration, suspicion and doubt and find the logical answer and solutions that can be applied to life.  

Is Gate 4 your “Personality Sun Gate”?

What is a Personality Sun Gate?

  • Personality Sun Gate is the top number located in the Personality Side of the chart. If you are looking at the bodygraph chart you will see two columns on either side. The column on the right is the Personality side. The number at the top is your Personality Sun Gate.  
  • Many say that your Personality Sun Gate is 70% of your energy – it is the thing you are here to do and share with the world. The energies of this gate will be expressed throughout your life journey and the work you choose to do.
  • It is worth noting that we often see our Personality Sun Gate as a flaw earlier in life and then later embrace it as a gift.

Gate 4 as your Personality Sun Gate

  • If Gate 4 is your Personality Sun Gate you are here to fulfill your purpose by exploring possibilities and  solving problems through logic and substantiating facts.  If you lean into your strategy and authority, you will naturally bring this gift to the things you are passionate about. The way this energy will express itself will be unique to you.

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