Gate 6 in Human Design: Friction

Gate 6, Friction, corresponds to I Ching hexagram 6, Conflict. It sits in the Solar Plexus Center, in the Quarter of Duality.

The fundamental design component of progress. The law that growth cannot exist without friction.

Gate 6 at a glance

  • I Ching: hexagram 6, Conflict
  • Center: Solar Plexus Center
  • Quarter: the Quarter of Duality
  • Channels: 6-59

The channel of Gate 6

A gate becomes a defined channel when the gate at its other end is activated too. Gate 6 can form one channel:

  • Channel 6-59, Mating: Focused on Reproduction. Gate 6 meets Gate 59, Sexuality in the Sacral Center.

The six lines of Gate 6

  • Line 6: The peacemaker
  • Line 5: Arbitration
  • Line 4: Triumph
  • Line 3: Allegiance
  • Line 2: The guerilla
  • Line 1: Retreat

Gate 6 on the Rave Mandala

Other gates in the Solar Plexus Center

Gate 22, Openness · Gate 30, Feelings · Gate 36, Crisis · Gate 37, Friendship · Gate 49, Principles · Gate 55, Spirit

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