THE 64 GATES - A CHEAT SHEET

The BasicsThe Gates
Written By Fiona Bicknell
 
 
 
 
 

WHAT ARE THE GATES?

Each number mapped on the chart is called a Gate. The 64 Gates draw from the teachings of the I-Ching - an ancient Eastern text offering insight into the various energetics that make up our human experience in the world. With this, each Gate carries a specific energy. 

by Fiona Bicknell, June 2024.

 
 
 
 

THE GATES OF YOUR CHART

When looking at your chart, take note of the Gates that you have ‘defined’ - those that are highlighted with a colored line extending from them. The defined Gates of your chart offer insight into the strong, reliable energies available to you and the gifts they each offer. 

Below is a brief overview of the energy and gifts of each of the 64 Gates. Refer to your chart to determine which are defined for you! 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

GATE 1 / THE GATE OF SELF EXPRESSION

You are here to share your creativity in your own unique way. 

Key notes: self-expression, uniqueness, creativity independent of will, releasing expectation 

—

GATE 2 / THE GATE OF THE DIRECTION OF THE SELF 

You are here to use your gift of receptiveness to creatively guide us. 

Key notes: innovation, direction, guiding via energetic awareness 

—

GATE 3 / THE GATE OF ORDERING 

You are here to support the natural process of order out of chaos. 

Key notes: difficulty in the beginning, surrender, mutation, always seeking the new, innovation

—

GATE 4 / THE GATE OF FORMULIZATION 

You are here to offer your spontaneous theories to answer the world’s questions. 

Key notes: mental pressure needing outlet, explanation, understanding, mental processing

—

GATE 5 / THE GATE OF FIXED RHYTHMS 

You are here to attune us to natural rhythms to master patience and trust. 

Key notes: tempo, the cyclical nature of being, natural cycles, patience, trust in time

—

GATE 6 / THE GATE OF FRICTION 

You are here to explore and learn the management of emotion in intimacy. 

Key notes: discrimination (positive and negative), openness, emotional retraction, bonding

— 

GATE 7 / THE GATE OF THE ROLE OF THE SELF 

You are here to lead us in the right direction when invited to do so.

Key notes: leadership, guidance, direction, influence, sensing where to go 

—

GATE 8 / THE GATE OF CONTRIBUTIONS 

You are here to promote that which is worth our attention. 

Key notes: style, promotion, inspiration, seeking the new 

—

GATE 9 / THE GATE OF FOCUS

You are here to offer the focus and determination required to build. 

Key notes: commitment, discipline, planning, detail, direction

—

GATE 10 / THE GATE OF THE BEHAVIOR OF THE SELF 

You are here to teach us all of the journey to self love and living in total integrity. 

Key notes: Self-love, authenticity, self-awareness.

—

GATE 11/ THE GATE OF IDEAS

You are here to share your endless supply of ideas with the world. 

Key notes: sharing, attunement, fantasy, external stimulation of the mind 

—

GATE 12 / THE GATE OF CAUTION 

You are here to articulate emotional expression for greater understanding. 

Key notes: emotional impact, vibration, tone, the drama of life 

—

GATE 13 / THE GATE OF THE LISTENER 

You are here to use your natural ability to listen and gather deep understanding. 

Key notes: hearing what others do not, understanding universal ideals, cooperation 

—

GATE 14 / THE GATE OF POWER SKILLS 

You are here to put your passion to work through sustained and innovative labor. 

Key notes: labor of love, creativity, innovation, a drive to do and create 

—

GATE 15 / THE GATE OF EXTREMES 

You are here to charismatically lead a life that changes as external circumstances do. 

Key notes: going with the flow, adaptability, versatility, diversity of living, fluidity

—

GATE 16 / THE GATE OF SKILLS 

You are here to master various talents and share them with the world. 

Key notes: scientific and artistic skills, repetition, experimentation, enthusiasm, transcendence

—

GATE 17 / THE GATE OF OPINIONS 

You are here to put language around concepts that can better our collective. 

Key notes: naming, mental patterns, logic, organization, visually oriented 

—

GATE 18 / THE GATE OF CORRECTION

You are here to point out where and how we can improve. 

Key notes: challenging others to meet potential, conditioning of criticism to overcome 

—

GATE 19 / THE GATE OF NEED

You are here use connection to define and share the needs of our human existence. 

Key notes: connection, touch, the group needs, flirtation, emotional understanding 

—

GATE 20 / THE GATE OF THE NOW 

You are here to teach of the power of presence through your ability to hold yourself in the now. 

Keynotes: contemplation, presence, acting on the now, awareness 

—

GATE 21 / THE GATE OF THE HUNTER / THE HUNTRESS 

You are here to master the balance required to control and manage in the material realm. 

Key notes: independence, authority, management, autonomy, via response (exc. manifestors) 

—

GATE 22 / THE GATE OF OPENNESS 

You are here to offer us grace through emotional expression. 

Keynotes: grace, love, attentiveness, care, nurturing 

—

GATE 23 / THE GATE OF ASSIMILATION 

You are here to speak innovative thinking into our collective. 

Key notes: timing, unique delivery, being invited to share, outside perspective 

—

GATE 24 / THE GATE OF RATIONALIZING 

You are here to use your process-driven mind to create useful rationale. 

Key notes: logic, clarity, seeking mystery, answers found in silence 

—

GATE 25 / THE GATE OF THE SPIRIT OF THE SELF 

You are here to teach us of the power of universal love and understanding of the other.

Key notes: innocence, love for all, innocence being tested, selflessness  

—

GATE 26 / THE GATE OF THE EGOIST 

You are here to use your natural gift of selling for the betterment of humanity. 

Key notes: the salesperson, maximum reward for minimum output, have the ‘right’ words

—

GATE 27 / THE GATE OF CARING 

You are here to nurture your tribe.

Key notes: nourishment, support, creating safety

—

GATE 28 / THE GATE OF THE GAME PLAYER 

You are here to go all in and take the risks required for individual and collective betterment. 

Key notes: spontaneity, searching for meaning, totality, aliveness, seeking purpose 

—

GATE 29 / THE GATE OF SAYING YES 

You are here to jump in with both feet, saying ‘yes’ in the face of the unknown. 

Key notes: releasing expectation, operating through response, over-commitment 

—

GATE 30 / THE GATE OF FEELINGS 

You are here to learn from your desires and experience them free from any expectation. 

Key notes: yearning, longing leading to seeking emotional experiences to feel more 

—

GATE 31 / THE GATE OF LEADING 

You are here to influence others to define their own path to their goals. 

Key notes: influence, timing, invited leadership, future-thinking 

—

GATE 32 / THE GATE OF CONTINUITY 

You are here to determine and preserve that which carries value to be continued. 

Key notes: conservation, reverence, restraint, lineage, connection to natural laws and cycles

—

GATE 33 / THE GATE OF PRIVACY 

Your are here to honor your need for singular reflection allowing you to share your stories. 

Key note: writing, teaching, offering us the shared human lessons in all experience

—

GATE 34 / THE GATE OF MIGHT 

You are here to act through self-empowerment and lead in your own way. 

Key notes: independence, responds to external stimuli, uniqueness, vitality

—

GATE 35 / THE GATE OF CHANGE 

You are here to follow your hunger for new experiences to sample all of life and learning. 

Key notes: adventure, seeking the unknown, requires interaction

—

GATE 36 / THE GATE OF CRISIS 

You are here to experience the spectrum of the human emotions to create growth. 

Key notes: emotional turmoil, powerful feeling sense, turbulence, constant change

—

GATE 37 / THE GATE OF FRIENDSHIP 

You are here to hold the family (community) together. 

Key notes: loyalty, recognition (both offering and a need for), nurturing, equal exchange

—

GATE 38 / THE GATE OF THE FIGHTER 

You are here to show us what is worth fighting for. 

Key notes: the warrior, pressure, thriving against the odds, independence, seeks clear purpose

—

GATE 39 / THE GATE OF THE PROVOCATEUR 

You are here to ignite change in others through provocation. 

Key notes: igniting spirit, tension, individualism, stirring emotions in others, stubbornness 

—

GATE 40 / THE GATE OF ALONENESS 

You are here to provide and deliver for your family (chosen) through a balance of work and rest. 

Key notes: hard work, community, exploration of giving to others, willpower, alone time 

—

GATE 41 / THE GATE OF CONTRACTION 

You are here to follow internal pressure for new emotional experiences to develop potential. 

Key notes: restlessness for emotional connection and experiences, fantasy

—

GATE 42 / THE GATE OF GROWTH 

You are here to provide us the stamina to see things to completion. 

Key notes: detachment, follow-through, knowing when something is complete

—

GATE 43 / THE GATE OF INSIGHT 

You are here to offer us new perspectives with creativity and uniqueness.

Keynotes: breakthrough, aha moments, focused insights based on self interests

—

GATE 44 / THE GATE OF ALERTNESS 

You are here to point out the potential you instinctively recognize in others.

Key notes: identifying talent, intuition, a ‘nose’ for people 

—

GATE 45 / THE GATE OF THE GATHERER 

You are here to oversee the creation of foundations for material security. 

Key notes: leadership, community, material wealth, delegating, tradition and law

—

GATE 46 / THE GATE OF DETERMINATION 

You are here to master serendipity. 

Key notes: trust in time, right place right time, all of life is perfection, sensuality, body response

—

GATE 47 / THE GATE OF REALIZING 

You are here to allow your questioning mind to forever seek the purpose of life. 

Key notes: personal reflection, inspiration, metal pressure, inspiration from confusion 

—

GATE 48 / THE GATE OF DEPTH 

You are here to utilize your intuitive wisdom to offer solutions. 

Key notes: requires initiation, naturalness, witnessed by others 

—

GATE 49 / THE GATE OF REJECTION 

You are here to examine your principles and their impact on your relationships. 

Key notes: polarity of sensitivity and insensitivity, revolution, desire to be obeyed

—

GATE 50 / THE GATE OF VALUES 

You are here to honor your responsibility to your tribe through upholding values.

Key notes: discernment, needs of the tribe, creating safety and long-term survival

—

GATE 51 / THE GATE OF SHOCK 

You are here to arouse our attention through courage. 

Key notes: unpredictability, capability, excitement, empowerment, showing the bigger picture 

—

GATE 52 / THE GATE OF STILLNESS

You are here to offer service through your ability to stay put and focus. 

Key note: pressure for concentration, serenity, single-focus

—

GATE 53 / THE GATE OF BEGINNINGS 

You are here to utilize your internal pressure to create something new. 

Key note: pressure to start, follow through not the focus, development, working in cycles 

—

GATE 54 / THE GATE OF AMBITION 

You are here to drive material success. 

Key notes: ambition, wealth, pressure to achieve, business-minded

—

GATE 55 / THE GATE OF SPIRIT 

You are here to romanticize life and remind us of the need for freedom of spirit. 

Key notes: emotional highs and lows, peace, seeking ecstasy, attuned to tone, chemistry

—

GATE 56 / THE GATE OF STIMULATION 

You are here to stimulate our ideas into action. 

Key notes: the storyteller, personal experience as proof, continuity, short-term activity 

—

GATE 57 / THE GATE OF INTUITION 

You are here to intuitively guide us toward wellbeing. 

Key notes: attunement, vibration, clairaudience, truth-telling 

—

GATE 58 / THE GATE OF VITALITY 

You are here to endlessly seek that which makes us vital. 

Key notes: pressure to be of service, enthusiasm, zest for life, challenging conditioning 

—

GATE 59 / THE GATE OF SEXUALITY 

You are here to explore and experience the human drive toward sexuality and creativity.

Key notes: intimacy, attraction, masculine vs. feminine, fertility, reproduction

—

GATE 60 / THE GATE OF ACCEPTANCE 

You are here to support us in creating change for the long term. 

Key notes: mutation, pressure to innovate, acceptance, limitations of change 

—

GATE 61 / THE GATE OF MYSTERY 

You are here to go beyond the mind to uncover what is unknown. 

Key notes: a pressure to know, a pressure to rationalize, inspiration, the questioning mind 

—

GATE 62 / THE GATE OF DETAIL 

You are here to precisely deliver facts and truths through your attention to detail.

Key notes: structure, organization, timing, receptiveness to sharing, the needle in the haystack

—

GATE 63 / THE GATE OF DOUBT 

You are here to use your skepticism to help us investigate the questions of the world.

Key notes: curiosity, skepticism, inquiry, endless questioning

—

GATE 64 / THE GATE OF CONFUSION 

You are here to use past experience and reflection to make sense of the human experience. 

Key notes: pressure to resolve the past, image and memory driven, seeking understanding 

— 

 
 
 
 

Dive Deeper.

To learn more about your unique chart, our FOUNDATIONS reports - written by Fiona Bicknell - offer more than 100 pages of insight into the foundational elements of your design. One-to-one private chart readings are also available to be booked at the link below.

 
 
 
 
 
You may also like...
GETTING READY FOR WHAT’S NEXT
GETTING READY FOR WHAT’S NEXT

Fiona chats through some of the shadow aspects of the Energy Types and how it is we can use their guidance to prepare us for what’s next.

Audio episode!

REIGNITE CHILDHOOD DREAMS
REIGNITE CHILDHOOD DREAMS

Audio episode on the ways in which learning our Human Design can show us who we are at our core and reignite our childhood dreams that were present before we picked up outside conditioning.

Audio episode!

UPGRADE THE SELF-IMAGE WITH HUMAN DESIGN
UPGRADE THE SELF-IMAGE WITH HUMAN DESIGN

Fiona talks a little on the idea of the ‘self-image’ - how who we see ourselves to be in the world can shape our reality. Each Energy Type is covered with a suggested view of self to ‘try on’ to expand belief in our capability and who we are here to be in the world.

Audio Episode!

LOVING BETTER WITH GATE 46
LOVING BETTER WITH GATE 46

Fiona takes us on a deeper dive into the energy of the G Center and, more specifically, Gate 46 and what is has to teach us about loving others and creating greater harmony in our relationships.

Audio Episode!

FOCUSING OUR EFFORTS USING OUR ‘STRATEGY’
FOCUSING OUR EFFORTS USING OUR ‘STRATEGY’

While the teachings of the Human Design ‘Strategy’ offer us guidance to create greater flow in our lives, this is not an effortless process. To integrate and come into alignment with our Strategy takes hard work and commitment to ourselves. Here Fiona shares on where the work lies for each of the four Human Design Strategies.

Audio Episode!

HOW THE GATES OF THE G CENTER CAN TEACH US TO LOVE
HOW THE GATES OF THE G CENTER CAN TEACH US TO LOVE

The G center carries within it the energy of self-expression and love. This is the center of our being (the diamond in the middle of the chart), the part of us that offers compassion, understanding, and the ability to hold ourselves and all others in the highest regard.

Read on for some insight into how each Gate of the G center carries a gift that can teach us how it is we can offer love unconditionally.

BUILD YOUR TRUST IN THE AUTHORITY
BUILD YOUR TRUST IN THE AUTHORITY

Fiona shares on the ways in which the Authority can support us in our decision-making and create greater self-trust.

Audio episode!

WHY I COMMITTED TO HUMAN DESIGN
WHY I COMMITTED TO HUMAN DESIGN

Fiona shares on the impact Human Design has had on her life and that of her clients that led to a commitment to this practice to support in creating change.

Audio episode!

HOW HUMAN DESIGN CAN CREATE FLOW
HOW HUMAN DESIGN CAN CREATE FLOW

When exploring the definition of the word ‘flow’ we are offered many explanations - ‘the act of moving along in a steady, continuous stream' (Oxford), 'to proceed smoothly and readily’ (Merriam-Webster), ‘to move in one direction, especially continuously and easily' (Cambridge). Read on below to understand why learning your Human Design can be a key to creating greater flow.

 
Fiona Bicknell https://www.instagram.com/fionabicknell
Previous

THE AUTHORITY, AN INTRODUCTION
Next

AN INTRO TO THE ENERGY CENTERS