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The Head Centre in Human Design: Defined and Open
Inspiration and questions. The Head is pressure to know: the place where wondering begins. Defined, you have a consistent way of being inspired and of asking questions. Open or undefined, your mind takes in inspiration and questions from the people around you. It holds 3 gates and links to the pineal gland.
| Centre | Head |
|---|---|
| Theme | Inspiration and questions |
| Biological link | Pineal gland |
| Gates | 61, 63, 64 |
| Not-self question (open) | Am I thinking about things that don’t matter to me? |
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A defined Head centre is a consistent source
You have a consistent way of being inspired and of asking questions. The same kinds of questions return to you throughout life, and that is not a fault; it is how your mind is built.
The gift: A steady source of questions that matter, and a way of thinking others can rely on.
An open Head centre takes in and amplifies
Your mind takes in inspiration and questions from the people around you. Thinking is flexible and changes with company. The cost is taking on other people’s questions as if they were yours to answer.
The wisdom it can grow: Knowing which questions are worth your attention, and letting the rest pass. Wondering without needing to answer.
The conditioning to notice: Pressure to have the answer, to be inspired on demand, and to resolve questions that were never yours.
The not-self question: “Am I thinking about things that don’t matter to me?”
The Head centre holds 3 gates
A gate is active when a planet sat in it at your birth or in your design. The centre is defined only when a whole channel connects it to another centre.
- Gate 61, Inner Truth
- Gate 63, After Completion
- Gate 64, Before Completion
3 channels run through the Head centre
Any one of these, complete in your chart, defines the Head centre.
- Channel 4-63, Logic (Collective)
- Channel 24-61, Awareness (Individual)
- Channel 47-64, Abstraction (Collective)
Questions people ask
What does a defined Head centre mean?
You have a consistent way of being inspired and of asking questions. The same kinds of questions return to you throughout life, and that is not a fault; it is how your mind is built.
What does an open or undefined Head centre mean?
Your mind takes in inspiration and questions from the people around you. Thinking is flexible and changes with company. The cost is taking on other people’s questions as if they were yours to answer.
Which gates are in the Head centre?
Gates 61, 63 and 64.