Understanding Your Circuitry: The Will Center

The HEART/WILL CENTER: a motor center that governs willpower and motivation to take action based on material desire. It is also the seat of the stomach, gallbladder, and thymus. 

If you have this center DEFINED (which only 30% of the population does), the smaller triangle on the right side of your bodygraph will be colored in red. If this center is UNDEFINED, this triangle will be white, although you may have black or red half lines (gates) coming off of it. If it is completely OPEN it will be white and you will have no gates coming off of this center. 

Characteristics of the Defined Will Center: 

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• Consistent access to willpower and motivation to get things done (although you can burnout if you don’t take regular periods of rest after work)
  
• May be motivated to make things happen by material desires and wants. You have internal motivation; you don’t have to be influenced by something outside of you to feel motivated. 
  
• Your willpower energy will express more specifically based on the channels and gates you have defined from the will center:
  

CHANNELS: 

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• 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.
• Initiation, 51-25:
  • This is the energy of desire to be a part of something in its beginning stages and a willingness to undergo initiation. We may not even have a full picture of what we are joining, just a heartfelt desire to jump in. You can also bring out the competitive side in others who have this channel open; they will race you to get there first. 
• Materialism, 21-45:
  • This is the energy to voice the needs and wants of the tribe. It is a deeply held desire for monetary security and working together as a tribe to make sure everyone is safe and secure. This is also the energy of putting money to work; making wise investments that will return dividends over time. 
• Community, 40-37:
  • This is the energy of tribal commitments to one another and honoring them. Handshake agreements mean something to you. It is also the energy of creating a tribe or a community, one that you would love to be a part of so you no longer feel alone. This is an emotional rather than logical energy, where all are treated equally and everyone plays a part to create a functioning community.

GATES: 

• Trickster, 26:
  • This is the energy of knowing how to meet people where they are at and convey the message in a way that will deeply resonate with them and get them to take action. Be sure to tune into your strategy and authority so that you are selling something that is of value to the other and not just selling because you can. 
• Shock, 51:
  • This is an initiating energy and can be quite shocking, both internally and externally (as you amplify it in others who have this gate open). This energy can bring about shocking, life-altering experiences in order to bring you into greater alignment and deeper understanding. 
• Treasurer, 21:
  • This is the energy of wanting control over resources. It highly values its material things. It brings a wisdom in how to allocate material resources, and recognized, it can be a guide to others. 
• Loneliness, 40:
  • This can express as a push-pull energy - a desire to be alone but also a feeling of deep loneliness. Loneliness can be a driving force to find the right community or tribe in which to share and create resources with. ​

Characteristics of the Undefined Will Center: 

• Willpower energy is variable; it will be influenced by your environment 
  
• Your work is to release the conditioning that says “if you love your job you won’t work a day in your life” or that you should be lit up 24/7 by any one thing. 
  
• When feeling unmotivated, use this time to be still and allow things to come to you: solutions, new ideas, and clarity in general
  
• Be aware that you will pick up on defined will energy of others and AMPLIFY it; use it wisely 
  
• If this center is completely OPEN for you, you are not necessarily motivated by material things
  

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

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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). ​