Human Design glossary: essential terms

Type: your energy category (Generator, Manifesting Generator, Projector, Manifestor, Reflector). Strategy: the aligned way to engage your energy (respond, wait for invitation, inform, wait the lunar cycle). Authority: where to feel clarity before deciding.

Definition: how defined centers connect (single, split, triple split, quadruple). Defined vs open centers: consistent energy vs sensitivity. Channel: active link between two gates. Gate: hexagram theme activated by a planet.

Profile: two-line combination (e.g. 5/1). Incarnation cross: life theme tied mainly to Sun and Earth. Not-self: frustration or conditioning themes when type and authority are ignored. Signature: the feeling of alignment (satisfaction, success, peace, surprise).

This glossary fixes the vocabulary; other blog guides (types, authority, profiles, centers, gates…) go deeper on each idea. To see your own terms applied, calculate a free bodygraph on Body Graph Studio.