Channel 37-40: The Channel of Community
This channel is about community, loyalty and fair dealings with one another, like a part looking for a whole. The bargain is at its core: once you have committed yourself according to your Strategy and Authority, the bargain should hold, ideally with a handshake, face to face. When a bargain is broken, it can hit you hard, and you may shut the other person out. Touch and warmth belong here too, the open arms that create closeness. Whether it works out depends on the right group, because if honesty and loyalty are missing in your surroundings, things can go wrong. Often the bargain stays unspoken, and that is why the other person does not keep it.
The two gates
Gate 37: The Gate of Friendship
Gate 37 is about friendship, family and community, which means supporting others, taking them in and giving them a sense of belonging.
Gate 40: The Gate of Aloneness
Aloneness, and a willpower that puts itself to work for others: that is what Gate 40 is about.
The two centers
When this channel is defined, both centers are defined.
Solar Plexus Center
Your feelings come in waves, and for you, clarity only arrives over time.
Heart Center
Your willpower carries you through what you truly stand for, and it needs time to recover between efforts.
Human Design is a system of interpretation, not a scientifically proven method. Read this description as an invitation to observe yourself.