Home›Sources›The Human Design SystemSourcesThe Human Design SystemCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "The Human Design System." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/the-human-design-system.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). The Human Design System. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/the-human-design-systemCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-the-human-design-system, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {The Human Design System}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/the-human-design-system}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThe Human Design System's own founding presentation, written by Ra Uru Hu, the name adopted by Alan Robert Krakower, following the experience he reported having in 1987. It combines elements drawn from the I Ching, astrology, Kabbalah and the chakras into a system of centres, channels and types that are Krakower's own construction rather than a teaching handed down within any of the older traditions it borrows imagery from. The atlas cites it as the tradition's own account of its own system, its own claim rather than independent evidence that the system describes anything real, which is the honest and correct place for a movement's founding text authored by its own founder to sit. It is the right source for what Human Design itself teaches; it is not a source on the older systems it draws from, each of which has its own separate scholarship.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (4,253 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested3The founder's own foundational presentation of a system he built himself, synthesising older traditions into a new construction of his own, a practitioner's primary account of a new religious movement's own teaching rather than independent scholarship.NotesWell-attestedThe founding presentation of Human Design, following the mystical experience Krakower reported in 1987. The system synthesises the I Ching, astrology, Kabbalah and the chakras; its centres, channels and type scheme are his own construction and are not derived from any of those sources.CitationAuthorWell-attestedRa Uru Hu (Alan Robert Krakower)PublisherWell-attestedHuman Design AmericaPer Wikipedia's own bibliography entry for Ra Uru Hu's 1992 founding presentation: "Hu, Ra Uru (1992). The Human Design System. Human Design America."Publication YearWell-attested1992URLWell-attestedhttps://jovianarchive.com/Source TypeWell-attestedtraditionClaims Backed By This Source (4,253 claims)This source backs 4,253 claims across the atlas. As facts: 2,312 well-attested, 1 popular myth - corrected. As cited relationships: 1,038 holds, 175 connected, 1 held Differently. Plus 726 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicArticles, 1,871 claims: 1,343 well-attested, 1 holds, 175 connected, 352 general references.Human Design Crosses, 1,404 claims: 525 well-attested, 704 holds, 175 general references.Human Design Gates, 500 claims: 244 well-attested, 192 holds, 64 general references.Human Design Channels, 227 claims: 119 well-attested, 72 holds, 36 general references.Disciplines, 74 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 popular myth - corrected, 68 holds, 1 general references.Gene Keys, 62 claims: 62 general references.Human Design Centers, 38 claims: 27 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 held Differently, 9 general references.Human Design Profiles, 36 claims: 24 well-attested, 12 general references.Human Design Types, 20 claims: 15 well-attested, 5 general references.Subcategories, 9 claims: 9 general references.Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.Historical Figures, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested2,312ArticlesA 1987 System, and What It Is Made OfA Centre with No Classical Counterpart: G and IdentityA Centre with No Classical Counterpart: The SpleenAlertness, an Instinctive Memory and Two Quarters, Not FourAlertness, Fixed Instinct Beneath a Role of LeadershipAlignment, a Worthy Risk Answering to Communal NeedAlignment, Nourishment Ahead and the Same Four QuartersAlignment, Nourishment Handed Back by CircumstanceAlignment, Risk Ahead and the Same Four QuartersAmbition, Rising Chosen Ahead of the Impulse to StartAmbition, Rising Chosen First and the Same Four QuartersArticulation, Untold Ideas and the Same Four QuartersArticulation, Untold Ideas Waiting on Their MomentAssimilation, One Sealed Channel and the Same Four QuartersAssimilation, One Voice and One Insight Sharing a Single ChannelBargains, One Whole Channel and the Same Four QuartersBargains, the Same Whole Channel Fixed to One ProfileBeginnings, a Pressure to Start Answering to an Instinct to FinishBeginnings, the Root Pressure and the Same Four QuartersBehavior, a True Nature and the Same Four QuartersBehavior, Conduct and Tolerance Held FixedCaring, a Sacral Instinct and the Same Four QuartersCaring, Nourishment Fixed to a Single ProfileClaims That Reach Beyond the ChartCommitment, a Sacral Yes and the Same Four QuartersCommitment, a Sacral Yes Wired Directly to a Present AwarenessCompletion, an Ending Instinct and the Same Four QuartersCompletion, an Ending Instinct Meeting the Discipline of LimitsConflict, Fixed Friction Before the CrisisConflict, Friction Ahead and the Same Four QuartersConfrontation, Persuasion Answering to CircumstanceConfrontation, the Gatherer Ahead and the Same Four QuartersConfrontation, the Gatherer's Voice Handed Back by CircumstanceConfrontation, the Persuader Ahead and the Same Four QuartersConfusion, Fixed Doubt Beneath a Gathering VoiceConfusion, Impressions Ahead and the Same Four QuartersConsciousness, Doubt Chosen Over a Fixed RhythmConsciousness, Every Quarter Present a Third TimeConsciousness, Fixed Rhythm Meeting a Hunger for the NewConsciousness, One Gate From Each Quarter of the WheelConsciousness, Restless Progress Meeting a Head That Cannot Rest EitherConsciousness, the Same Four Quarters the Other Way RoundConservation, a Storyteller Answering to an Accepted LimitConservation, Continuity Ahead and the Same Four QuartersContribution, an Individual Style Fuelled by Skilled PowerContribution, Style Ahead and the Same Four QuartersControl, Resources Ahead and the Same Four QuartersControl, the Same Will and Depth Fixed to One ProfileCorrection, a Fixed Alertness Ahead of Untold OpinionCorrection, Insight Ahead and the Same Four QuartersShowing 1 to 50 of 924 entities carrying this claim. NextPopular myth - corrected1DisciplinesHuman DesignHolds1,038ArticlesThe Two Centers of the Bodygraph Classified as Motor CentersDisciplinesHuman DesignHuman Design CentersHeart/Ego/WillHuman Design ChannelsChannel of AbstractionChannel of AcceptanceChannel of AwakeningChannel of AwarenessChannel of CharismaChannel of CommunityChannel of ConcentrationChannel of CuriosityChannel of DiscoveryChannel of EmotingChannel of ExplorationChannel of InitiationChannel of InspirationChannel of JudgmentChannel of LogicChannel of MatingChannel of MaturationChannel of MoneyChannel of MutationChannel of OpennessChannel of Perfected FormChannel of PowerChannel of PreservationChannel of RecognitionChannel of RhythmChannel of StructuringChannel of StruggleChannel of SurrenderChannel of SynthesisChannel of The AlphaChannel of The BeatChannel of The BrainwaveChannel of The ProdigalChannel of The WavelengthChannel of TransformationChannel of TransitorinessHuman Design CrossesJuxtaposition Cross of Alertness (44/24)Juxtaposition Cross of Ambition (54/53)Juxtaposition Cross of Articulation (12/11)Juxtaposition Cross of Assimilation (23/43)Juxtaposition Cross of Bargains (37/40)Juxtaposition Cross of Beginnings (53/54)Juxtaposition Cross of Behavior (10/15)Juxtaposition Cross of Caring (27/28)Juxtaposition Cross of Commitment (29/30)Juxtaposition Cross of Completion (42/32)Juxtaposition Cross of Conflict (6/36)Showing 1 to 50 of 278 entities carrying this claim. NextConnected175ArticlesAlertness, an Instinctive Memory and Two Quarters, Not FourAlignment, Nourishment Ahead and the Same Four QuartersAlignment, Risk Ahead and the Same Four QuartersAmbition, Rising Chosen First and the Same Four QuartersArticulation, Untold Ideas and the Same Four QuartersAssimilation, One Sealed Channel and the Same Four QuartersBargains, One Whole Channel and the Same Four QuartersBeginnings, the Root Pressure and the Same Four QuartersBehavior, a True Nature and the Same Four QuartersCaring, a Sacral Instinct and the Same Four QuartersCommitment, a Sacral Yes and the Same Four QuartersCompletion, an Ending Instinct and the Same Four QuartersConflict, Friction Ahead and the Same Four QuartersConfrontation, the Gatherer Ahead and the Same Four QuartersConfrontation, the Persuader Ahead and the Same Four QuartersConfusion, Impressions Ahead and the Same Four QuartersConsciousness, Every Quarter Present a Third TimeConsciousness, One Gate From Each Quarter of the WheelConsciousness, the Same Four Quarters the Other Way RoundConservation, Continuity Ahead and the Same Four QuartersContribution, Style Ahead and the Same Four QuartersControl, Resources Ahead and the Same Four QuartersCorrection, Insight Ahead and the Same Four QuartersCrisis, Turbulence Ahead and the Same Four QuartersCycles, Ambition Ahead and the Same Four QuartersCycles, Beginning Ahead and the Same Four QuartersDedication, Sudden Insight Ahead and the Same Four QuartersDedication, the Telling Voice Ahead and the Same Four QuartersDefiance, Direction Ahead and the Same Four QuartersDefiance, Expression Ahead and the Same Four QuartersDemands, Stillness Ahead and the Same Four QuartersDemands, Vitality Ahead and the Same Four QuartersDenial, Solitude Ahead and the Same Four QuartersDepth, Knowledge Ahead and the Same Four QuartersDetail, Facts Ahead and the Same Four QuartersDistraction, Accepted Limits Ahead and the Same Four QuartersDistraction, the Storyteller Ahead and the Same Four QuartersDominion, Confusion Ahead and the Same Four QuartersDominion, Doubt Ahead and the Same Four QuartersDoubts, Questioning Ahead and the Same Four QuartersDuality, Immediate Awareness Ahead and the Same Four QuartersDuality, Raw Power Ahead and the Same Four QuartersEden, One Gate From Each Quarter of the WheelEducation, Cautious Expression Ahead and the Same Four QuartersEducation, Untold Ideas Ahead and the Same Four QuartersEmpowering, Power Ahead and the Same Four QuartersEndeavor, an Unspent Depth Ahead and the Same Four QuartersEndeavor, the Will to Control Ahead and the Same Four QuartersExperience, Progress Ahead and the Same Four QuartersExperimentation, Enthusiasm Ahead and the Same Four QuartersShowing 1 to 50 of 175 entities carrying this claim. NextHeld Differently1Human Design CentersHeadGeneral References726ArticlesAlertness, an Instinctive Memory and Two Quarters, Not FourAlertness, Fixed Instinct Beneath a Role of LeadershipAlignment, a Worthy Risk Answering to Communal NeedAlignment, Nourishment Ahead and the Same Four QuartersAlignment, Nourishment Handed Back by CircumstanceAlignment, Risk Ahead and the Same Four QuartersAmbition, Rising Chosen Ahead of the Impulse to StartAmbition, Rising Chosen First and the Same Four QuartersArticulation, Untold Ideas and the Same Four QuartersArticulation, Untold Ideas Waiting on Their MomentAssimilation, One Sealed Channel and the Same Four QuartersAssimilation, One Voice and One Insight Sharing a Single ChannelBargains, One Whole Channel and the Same Four QuartersBargains, the Same Whole Channel Fixed to One ProfileBeginnings, a Pressure to Start Answering to an Instinct to FinishBeginnings, the Root Pressure and the Same Four QuartersBehavior, a True Nature and the Same Four QuartersBehavior, Conduct and Tolerance Held FixedCaring, a Sacral Instinct and the Same Four QuartersCaring, Nourishment Fixed to a Single ProfileCommitment, a Sacral Yes and the Same Four QuartersCommitment, a Sacral Yes Wired Directly to a Present AwarenessCompletion, an Ending Instinct and the Same Four QuartersCompletion, an Ending Instinct Meeting the Discipline of LimitsConflict, Fixed Friction Before the CrisisConflict, Friction Ahead and the Same Four QuartersConfrontation, Persuasion Answering to CircumstanceConfrontation, the Gatherer Ahead and the Same Four QuartersConfrontation, the Gatherer's Voice Handed Back by CircumstanceConfrontation, the Persuader Ahead and the Same Four QuartersConfusion, Fixed Doubt Beneath a Gathering VoiceConfusion, Impressions Ahead and the Same Four QuartersConsciousness, Doubt Chosen Over a Fixed RhythmConsciousness, Every Quarter Present a Third TimeConsciousness, Fixed Rhythm Meeting a Hunger for the NewConsciousness, One Gate From Each Quarter of the WheelConsciousness, Restless Progress Meeting a Head That Cannot Rest EitherConsciousness, the Same Four Quarters the Other Way RoundConservation, a Storyteller Answering to an Accepted LimitConservation, Continuity Ahead and the Same Four QuartersContribution, an Individual Style Fuelled by Skilled PowerContribution, Style Ahead and the Same Four QuartersControl, Resources Ahead and the Same Four QuartersControl, the Same Will and Depth Fixed to One ProfileCorrection, a Fixed Alertness Ahead of Untold OpinionCorrection, Insight Ahead and the Same Four QuartersCrisis, Fixed Turbulence in the Solar PlexusCrisis, Turbulence Ahead and the Same Four QuartersCycles, a Root Pair of Starting and RisingCycles, Ambition Ahead and the Same Four QuartersShowing 1 to 50 of 726 entities carrying this claim. 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