The 36 channels

How the gates connect.

A channel joins two gates across two centers. When you have both gates, the channel is “defined” — it colors in those centers and shapes your type. The 36 channels fall into three circuits: Individual, Collective, and Tribal. Each is written in plain English, in our own words.

Individual circuitry

15 channels

Channels of knowing, centering, and integration — mutation, self-direction, and the individual voice.

1-8 Voicing the Original Self G / Identity ↔ Throat / Manifestation 2-14 The Engine of Direction G / Identity ↔ Sacral / Life-force 3-60 The Pulse of Renewal Sacral / Life-force ↔ Root / Pressure 10-20 Living What You Are, Out Loud G / Identity ↔ Throat / Manifestation 10-34 Power That Stays True to You Sacral / Life-force ↔ G / Identity 10-57 Instinct That Keeps You True G / Identity ↔ Spleen / Awareness 12-22 Voice on the Emotional Wave Throat / Manifestation ↔ Solar Plexus / Emotional 20-34 Engaged in the Now Throat / Manifestation ↔ Sacral / Life-force 20-57 The Spoken Hunch Spleen / Awareness ↔ Throat / Manifestation 23-43 From Knowing to Clear Speech Ajna / Awareness ↔ Throat / Manifestation 24-61 The Mind That Circles Back to Mystery Head / Pressure ↔ Ajna / Awareness 25-51 Initiated by Shock G / Identity ↔ Heart / Ego (Will) 28-38 The Worth-the-Risk Channel Spleen / Awareness ↔ Root / Pressure 34-57 The Instinct-Led Powerhouse Sacral / Life-force ↔ Spleen / Awareness 39-55 The Provoked Mood Root / Pressure ↔ Solar Plexus / Emotional

Collective circuitry

14 channels

Channels of logic and sensing — sharing patterns, experience, and understanding with the wider group.

4-63 The Doubt-to-Hypothesis Loop Head / Pressure ↔ Ajna / Awareness 5-15 The Natural Pacemaker Sacral / Life-force ↔ G / Identity 7-31 Direction the Group Chooses to Follow G / Identity ↔ Throat / Manifestation 9-52 The Long Hold of Focus Sacral / Life-force ↔ Root / Pressure 11-56 From Inner Gallery to Told Story Ajna / Awareness ↔ Throat / Manifestation 13-33 From Witness to Distilled Telling G / Identity ↔ Throat / Manifestation 16-48 The Practice That Builds Mastery Throat / Manifestation ↔ Spleen / Awareness 17-62 Position Into Precise Words Ajna / Awareness ↔ Throat / Manifestation 18-58 The Drive to Raise the Standard Spleen / Awareness ↔ Root / Pressure 29-46 All-In for the Experience Sacral / Life-force ↔ G / Identity 30-41 The Fantasy-to-Fire Pull Root / Pressure ↔ Solar Plexus / Emotional 35-36 The Hunger for the Next Experience Throat / Manifestation ↔ Solar Plexus / Emotional 42-53 Seeing a Cycle All the Way Through Root / Pressure ↔ Sacral / Life-force 47-64 The Slow Lens on the Past Head / Pressure ↔ Ajna / Awareness

Tribal circuitry

7 channels

Channels of support, resources, and bonding — care, agreements, and looking after the people close to you.

6-59 The Closeness Catalyst Solar Plexus / Emotional ↔ Sacral / Life-force 19-49 The Agreement of Care Root / Pressure ↔ Solar Plexus / Emotional 21-45 The Voice Over Shared Resources Heart / Ego (Will) ↔ Throat / Manifestation 26-44 Selling From Instinct Heart / Ego (Will) ↔ Spleen / Awareness 27-50 The Caretaker's Covenant Sacral / Life-force ↔ Spleen / Awareness 32-54 The Long-Game Climb Spleen / Awareness ↔ Root / Pressure 37-40 The Unspoken Bargain of Care Solar Plexus / Emotional ↔ Heart / Ego (Will)

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