Human Design Gate 10: The Gate of Behaviour of the Self
The short answer
Gate 10 is the Gate of Behaviour of the Self. It sits in the G / Identity centre, pairs with Gate 20 (the Channel of Awakening), Gate 34 (the Channel of Exploration) and Gate 57 (the Channel of Perfected Form / Survival), and corresponds to I Ching hexagram 10, Treading. The Sun passes through it from 20 December to 25 December 2026.
Gate 10 is the Gate of Behaviour of the Self. It sits in the G / Identity centre, pairs with Gate 20 (the Channel of Awakening), Gate 34 (the Channel of Exploration) and Gate 57 (the Channel of Perfected Form / Survival), and corresponds to I Ching hexagram 10, Treading. The Sun passes through it from 20 December to 25 December 2026.
- Centre: G / Identity (identity, love and direction: who you are and where you are heading)
- I Ching hexagram: 10, Treading
- Zodiac span: 28°15′ Sagittarius to 3°52′ Capricorn
- Sun in this gate in 2026: 20 December 2026 to 25 December 2026
Gate 10, the Gate of Behaviour of the Self, sits in the G / Identity centre and covers 28°15′ Sagittarius to 3°52′ Capricorn of the zodiac. It corresponds to I Ching hexagram 10, Treading.
Where Gate 10 sits
Gate 10 belongs to the G / Identity centre, the centre of identity, love and direction: who you are and where you are heading. A gate is one of the 64 openings on the bodygraph; when a planet sat in its arc of the zodiac at your birth or in your Design period, the gate is active in your chart and colours how that centre shows up for you.
Its channels
With Gate 20 (The Now) it forms the Channel of Awakening, joining the G / Identity and Throat centres. When both gates are active in a chart, that channel is defined and both centres run consistently. With Gate 34 (Power) it forms the Channel of Exploration, joining the G / Identity and Sacral centres. When both gates are active in a chart, that channel is defined and both centres run consistently. With Gate 57 (Intuitive Clarity) it forms the Channel of Perfected Form / Survival, joining the G / Identity and Spleen centres. When both gates are active in a chart, that channel is defined and both centres run consistently.
The I Ching root
Each Human Design gate maps to one of the 64 hexagrams of the I Ching. Gate 10 corresponds to hexagram 10, Treading, which is where its keynote, Behaviour of the Self, draws its theme.
Channels through Gate 10
- Gate 20: the Channel of Awakening, joining the G / Identity and Throat centres
- Gate 34: the Channel of Exploration, joining the G / Identity and Sacral centres
- Gate 57: the Channel of Perfected Form / Survival, joining the G / Identity and Spleen centres
The six lines of Gate 10
| Line | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Line 1 | 28°15′ Sagittarius | 29°11′ Sagittarius |
| Line 2 | 29°11′ Sagittarius | 0°07′ Capricorn |
| Line 3 | 0°07′ Capricorn | 1°03′ Capricorn |
| Line 4 | 1°03′ Capricorn | 2°00′ Capricorn |
| Line 5 | 2°00′ Capricorn | 2°56′ Capricorn |
| Line 6 | 2°56′ Capricorn | 3°52′ Capricorn |
How these positions are worked out
Gate positions follow the standard Human Design wheel: 64 gates of 5°37′30″ each, with Gate 41 starting at 2°00′ Aquarius, the same table the site's bodygraph calculator uses. The Sun's dates are drawn from its apparent position for the year shown, so they shift by up to a day between years.
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