Understanding Your Circuitry: Spleen

THE SPLEEN: an awareness center that houses intuition, sense of timing, and is the seat of our immune and lymphatic systems. Here, more than anywhere else in the chart, lives our basic instincts and deeply primal fears. 

If you have this center DEFINED, you will have the triangle on the left side of your bodygraph colored in brown. If it is UNDEFINED, it will be white; if it is completely OPEN you will also have no colored in gates or channels coming off of it.

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Characteristics of the DEFINED SPLEEN:

• You have a strong, consistent intuitive voice that can give you instant guidance in the moment  
  
• You have your own set of anxieties and fears that, with awareness, can be transcended into greater wisdom 
  
• Your work is to feel the fear and do it anyway (knowing that the fear lasts only in the moment and will pass)
  
• The specific way that fear manifests will depend on the CHANNELS + GATES that are coming off of the SPLEEN center in your chart: ​
  

CHANNELS OF THE SPLEEN: 

• Wavelength, 48-16:
  • This channel represents the mastery of a skill through practice over time and the recognition of that mastery in others when the timing is right. The adage of “practice makes perfect” applies here. 
• Brainwave, 57-20:
  • This is pure intuitive wisdom that can be channeled and spoken verbally. There is a deep awareness of what is needed to be well and an ability to verbalize it to support others. Just know that this wisdom exists only in the now moment.
• Preservation, 27-50:
  • This channel brings the energy of a mother nurturing her newborn. The desire to support and bring nourishment to all causes and people you feel a responsibility for. You’re highly attuned to people’s needs in the moment and respond to them.
• Power, 34-57:
  • This is the energy of taking aligned action by listening to and being guided by intuition. A willingness to trust your intuition in the moment to become increasingly effective in the world. 
• Surrender, 44-26:
  • This is a deep awareness of past patterns (and perhaps some fears of the past) as well as a willingness to make changes to move forward. It takes the old and makes a 2.0 model. This channel also has a heightened sense of smell, even on an energetic level. If something smells “off”, it’s probably not for you.
• Perfected Form, 57-10:
  • This is the energy of being able to tap into subtle shifts in our environment in order to adapt and thrive in our surroundings. Translated more broadly, it is an ability to create a mood in an environment by shifting the elements around. 
• Transformation, 54-32:
  • This channel holds the energy of ambition to provide for oneself. Not only in developing oneself but also being aware of potential support from others. You must recognize the value in what you are offering and wait to be invited to share it with your tribe.  
• Struggle, 38-28:
  • This is the energy of undergoing struggle to find the deeper meaning and purpose of life. It carries undercurrents of the fear of running out of time/death and that life has no meaning. It strives to find deeper meaning. It is important that you engage in the energetically aligned struggle otherwise it can feel like perpetual struggle with no insights. 
• Judgement, 58-18:
  • This is the ability to perceive how things could be tweaked to operate smoothly in order to create more joy and vitality. It’s an instinctual intuitive knowing and there’s an urge to jump in and stop those from impeding this flow. Trust that this is a gift for you, but it must be invited in, in order to create harmonious change. ​

GATES OF THE SPLEEN:

• Depth, 48:
  • There is an intuitive awareness for beauty and design here and what is needed to make something successful. The fear here is that nothing (including yourself) will ever be good enough and so you shouldn’t even try. Transcended you will see that the fear was just a paper tiger and that you can take action toward the desired outcome just as you are. 
• Intuition, 57:
  • This is a gate of intuitive clarity in the moment. It is the most intuitive gate in the whole bodygraph. If expressed from a place of fear, it can be constantly ruminating on the future and trying to organize and control it. Transcended it can be utilized to be an incredibly clear channel of intuitive wisdom. 
• Energy, 44:
  • This is the energy of knowing what is needed to get the sale. It is aware of the atmosphere, the vibe, the attitudes that will put a customer at ease and feel taken care of. There is an eye for design and aesthetics here. The fear that lives here is that of the past repeating itself. With awareness, you can take past lessons and apply them moving forward for smooth sailing. 
• Values, 50:
  • This gate is a very persuasive energy, pulling people into the tribe/community and create shared values. It can sometimes show up as “tough love”. It is instinctively nurturing and caring. The fear here is that of stepping up into a position of authority where others are looking to you for guidance. When you begin by taking care of yourself first, the nurture leadership will come naturally to you. 
• Continuity, 32: 
  • This is the intuitive awareness of when to take action on a vision to bring it into reality. The fear in this gate is that your dreams are not worth pursuing and that you’ll never be recognized. Remember to utilize your strategy and authority so you know which visions are aligned to take action on and you will thus have the energy to back them.
• Struggle, 28:
  • This is the intuitive awareness of what is needed to realize the meaning and purpose of life; on the flipside, it is the fear that life has no meaning and that everything is meaningless. Note that if you have this gate, things can feel hard. It is important that you really hone your strategy and authority so you know which struggles are worth it and which to let go.
• Correction, 18:
  • This is the energy of tuning into details to perfect things. It is an intuitive wisdom of what is needed to perfect something in the moment. As with all splenic gates, there is also a fear and that fear is that nothing will ever be good enough. Unacknowledged it keep you from taking action and realizing your gifts. ​

Characteristics of the UNDEFINED SPLEEN:

• You easily pick up on the fears and anxieties of others and amplify them internally
  
• Intuition doesn’t come to you in a specific way; it changes based on your environment
  
• You can recognize very subtle physical and energetic changes in your body
  
• You may have a hard time letting go of things 
  
• Timing may not be a strength of yours 
  
• You are here to become wise about transcending fear and intuitive capacities ​
  

As you can see, there is A LOT of information from any one energy center, and even any one gate in the bodygraph! Let the information sink in slowly, and always come back to following your strategy and authority when it feels overwhelming! 

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I hope you found this information helpful and empowering! 

Love to you,
​Jadi

Resources:

1. Curry, K. (2013). Understanding human design: The new science of astrology: discover who you really are. 
   
2. https://humandesign.tools/hd-channels
   
3. Zoe, J. (2019). Human design reader training: level 1 & 2. (notes). ​