In Human Design, Definition refers to how our defined centers, and channels, are connected. Single Definition is when all of your defined centers and channels are connected in a Single system. Those with Single Definition in Human Design are independent and do not need energy from others to energetically bridge them.
Where Does Definition Show Up On Your Human Design Chart?
You will see nine geometric shapes in your Human Design body graph. These shapes represent the nine centers, and if you are familiar with the seven chakras, the role of the centers is very similar. Each center is responsible for carrying and managing energy frequencies. These energies relate to a very specific theme in our lives.
The Nine Centers and Their Themes are:
Head: Inspiration
Ajna: Certainty
Throat: Communication and action
Identity: Self, love, and life direction
Will: Willpower and value
Emotional Solar Plexus: Emotional clarity
Root: Adrenaline energy
Sacral: Workforce and life-force energy
Spleen: Survival, intuition, immune system, and time
You will notice that some of your centers are white, while others are colored in. The white centers are undefined, or open. If a center is colored in, it is defined.
What Does Defined Mean In Human Design?
Defined centers represent the energy that you consistently radiate out into the world. These defined centers are the aspects of your personality that are true all of the time-independent of any other factors in your environment. It can be raining, Mercury can be in retrograde, and Mars can disappear out of the solar system, but your Definition (the colored-in parts of your chart) always stays the same. Your Definition comes from the position of the gates and the planets at the moment of your birth. Definition affects our sense of connection with others. When we have areas that are undefined, or blank on our chart, we seek out other people to bridge these gaps.
Types Of Definition In Human Design
There Are Five Types of Definition:
No Definition: If you are a Reflector, you have no defined centers.
Single Definition in Human Design: means all of the colored-in or defined centers in the chart are connected.
Split Definition in Human Design: two energy centers are connected within the group but are not connected to each other.
Triple Split Definition: there are three distinct groupings of energy centers that are not connected to one another.
Quadruple Split Definition: there are four distinct groupings of energy centers that are not connected to one another.
What Does Having Single Definition Mean For Your Life?
If you have Single Definition in Human Design, all of your defined centers communicate with each other; think of an electrical circuit, and endless energy flows through your Channels to your Centers which fuels your authentic nature.
Because Single Definition acts like an electrical circuit, you have a constant and steadfast flow of energy that allows you to be complete and feel whole within yourself. You are designed to be independent. While this is your true authentic self, this independence can create challenges in relationships because you do not feel completed by others.
How Each Definition Functions
Your Human Design Definition affects how you interact with others and how you connect to yourself. Our energetic bridging will occur naturally as we move through our earthly experiences. When you honor your Human Design and trust your Strategy and Authority, you will encounter those who are the best bridges for you.
Single Definition
With Single Definition, your defined centers are processing energy at all times, allowing for speedy information processing. Your energy is self-contained, so you do not need someone to bridge the energetic gap in your chart. If you happen to have an emotional Definition in your chart, you may have a slightly slower experience with processing information because you have to wait out your wave of emotion, but you will still process information faster than most people. Single Definition occurs in about 41% of people.
Split Definition
Split Definition has two areas that are disconnected in their Human Design chart. You will unconsciously seek out others who can connect those disconnected centers. In fact, anytime you need to process information or events, you will do your best to engage with another person. You will feel whole when you are around someone who can complete this energetic connection. Be careful; just because you feel that wholeness doesn’t mean that that person is right for you. Split Definition occurs in about 46% of the population.
Triple-Split Definition
At only 11% of the population, Triple-Splits need a variety of movement. Just as the Split Definition has two sections that are disconnected from each other, the Triple-Split Definition s have three totally different sections of their chart. These sections often include Awareness Centers. These defined areas are specialized, allowing you to feel connected to various people.
Similar to those with Single Definition, Triple-Split Definition can be subject to the world’s conditioning, causing them to be led astray from their truth. It is important for you to interact and truly engage with the world around you to take advantage of how you can be bridged among different groups of people.
Quadruple-Split Definition
Quadruple-Splits are incredibly rare, at only 0.57% of the population- that’s about 1 in every 200 people on the whole planet. Quadruple-Splits are very fixed in their experience because so much of their body graph is defined. Interestingly, Quadruple -splits appear differently to different people. This change in appearance depends on what that other person is bridging within you.
The abundance of defined centers for a Quadruple-Split, 8 or 9 centers, means that they do not take in much energy from the world around them. You must patiently wait for the surrounding energies to filter through.
No Definition
If you have no Definition, you are a Reflector and only occupy about 1% of the population. You have no defined Centers or Channels, and you are connected to the moon’s movement through your Human Design chart. Remember to utilize your strategy when interacting with the world around you.
Human Design Definition versus Circuitry
Your Definition refers to the colored-in channels between centers. Your Circuitry is not highlighted on your chart, but with some knowledge of what to look for, you can gain a deeper insight into how your gates/channels affect you. There are three types of circuits: Individual, Tribal, and Collective.
Individual or Transformation Circuitry
If you have Individual Circuitry, you are here to metamorphosis and develop the world around you. This energy was the first to develop in human evolution because it ensures survival. You are here to be unique, leading you to a life as a lone wolf. Being an outsider allows you to see what the group needs to survive and thrive. Your community will utilize your innovative and unique ideas, but you will not be the one to implement them- leave the doing to those with the Tribal Circuit.
Individual Circuitry contains two sub-circuits. The Knowing Circuit holds a deep all-knowing truth. This knowledge is not based on perception but on universal truths. The Centering Circuit is all about self-love and individuality.
Tribal or Sustainability Circuitry
Those with Tribal Circuitry are here for the people of the world. This Circuit places the needs of the many over their own needs. You are emotional, caring, and nurturing. If you are considered touchy-feely you probably have the Tribal Circuit and you need to physically engage with others.
Those with the Individual Circuit are going to bring you their ideas. It is your path to implement their ideas for the greater good and survival of your community.
Tribal Circuitry’s two sub-circuits are Ego and Defense. The Ego Circuit holds the energy for resources, such as business, marriage, and management. The Defense Circuit is an intense energy that contains: the creation of resources, intense logic and reason, war and peace, education, and procreation. Defense is deeply primal and responsible for the success, or failure, of a society.
Collective or Synergy Circuitry
If Darwinism had a Circuit, it would be the Collective Circuit. This circuit protects us as a species as it contains logic and sense, which allows those with the Collective Circuit to sense patterns- think about the movement of the sun and stars and how that affects the availability of natural resources. The sub-circuit of Understanding allows for logical thinking, testing hypotheses, and identifying patterns. The Sensing Circuit allows that logical thinking to be abstracted and learn from our histories.
Basic Split or Simple Split
A Basic Split or Simple Split has a disconnection that can be bridged by only one gate or channel. You are unconsciously drawn toward others who will bridge these areas of Definition and foster a sense of wholeness. Those with this split must be cautious and not allow themselves to be blinded by this complete feeling. Just because someone bridges that gap does not mean they are always right for you.
Wide Split or Broad Split
A Wide Split or Broad Split is easily identified by an obvious separation between the defined areas. Similar to the Basic/Split Definition, you are drawn to the people who will energetically bridge your splits in Definition. A greater variety of others will allow you to feel that energetic wholeness. You are designed to interact with a diverse group of people and engage with a variety of energies
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