Guide to the Gates

the reference manual I wish I had when I started learning Human Design

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If Human Design has ever felt overwhelming or weirdly packaged to you... you're not wrong.

And to be honest - the way it's currently presented - it kind of is!

The origins of the system don't make things any better...

The first time I heard about this system, I was really weirded out.

"So you're telling me that a burned out, washed-up Canadian guy, partying in Ibiza...

... had some kind of mystical experience, and ended up channeling a multidimensional being...

... that gave him a fully-formed system, integrating parts of Western Astrology, the I Ching, the Kabbalah Tree of Life, and the Chakra system...

... that tells us who we are meant to be, and when our energy will be most accessible - WHY we are WHO we are...

... and it actually works?!?

You've got to be kidding me!"

So I went from Dismissive to Curious.

A lot of people seemed to really resonate with the system, and to be honest, it seemed like none of the detractors really understood it.

(Which is exactly what I found when I used the D to C principle with Astrology nearly two decades ago - deep diving into it in order to prove it wrong...

.. and coming away a believer.)

So I set out on a quest to learn everything I could about Human Design, and its more mystical sidekick, the Gene Keys...

... and ran into a big, fat paywall.

Multiple paywalls. $30 for a "generated PDF report". $300 for an individual reading. And $3000 for a "Certification course". Lots of people were making lots of money on this system, that was for sure!

But what I couldn't find out, from the Google machine, or any of the books I ordered from Amazon or found in crystal shops - was how it actually worked - how the chart calculators online turned the information from your birth chart into a so-called "body graph" chart, or where the Gates even were in the sky!

And so I continued my quest to figure out how this shit works - without paying a ton of money or signing any contracts promising to not disclose any secrets.

Because to me, if it's factual, it should be repeatable. And if it's a real system that the Universe gave us (via this weird Canadian dude and his extraterrestrial Voice companion) - the idea of putting a price tag and a patent on it didn't sit right with me.

So I've spent hundreds of hours studying, correlating, reverse-engineering, crunching, and researching. And yes, I've spent a few (thousand) bucks on courses and readings.

But it doesn't need to be that hard for you! The barrier to entry has been way too high. And I'm here to help lower it.

So I've compiled my notes, edited and published them for you, into this little book.

Guide to the Gates

This is not just another eBook you will download, skim once, and forget about. This is a physical book, printed on paper. I want it in your hands, not in the Cloud.

It's approachable, without watering anything down!

It's not a tome like the Gene Keys source (no shade to Richard Rudd! The Gene Keys source is the first book I would save if my house were on fire, my most holy text... but it is by no means light reading.)

Nor is it cryptic or hard to follow like a lot of the original Human Design texts.

It's relevant no matter where you are in your journey. Seasoned Human Design practitioners will find it as helpful as beginners do.

And it's not "my take" on the HD system. (I've read enough of those to know the world does not need another one right now.)

It's a practical reference manual full of just the facts about each gate, compiled from a wide array of sources - to put all the information for each gate on one page.

From the meaning of the Hexagram, to the Shadow, Gift, and Siddhi of the Gene Key, the actual zodiac location - meaning the degree, minute, and second of the sign - where the Gate starts and ends - all of the Channels, Circuits, and Incarnation Crosses it is part of, and more.

This is 100% practical, informative, and useful. It's the book I wish I had when I started learning HD and the Gene Keys!

And it will Open the Gates to you!

What you're actually getting:

A reference book that finally puts all the gate information in one place, organized the way your brain actually wants to find it.

Each gate gets exactly one page with everything you need - the I Ching hexagram meaning, the Gene Keys shadow/gift/siddhi, the exact zodiac degrees, channels, circuits, incarnation crosses - the works.

No more hunting through multiple books or squinting at grainy PDFs trying to piece together basic information about a single gate. No more bookmarking seventeen different websites just to understand one aspect of your chart.

The gates follow the traditional I Ching numbering but I've added navigation helpers at the top of each page showing the previous and next gates in zodiac order, plus an appendix organized by zodiac sequence for when you're tracking transits.

I'm charging exactly what it costs to print and ship this thing. My average book cost has been about $11.42 - I'll take the 31 cent L so that we can have a cute angel number.

Why not more? Because the whole point was to make this information accessible. I got tired of the HD paywall industrial complex, so I'm not adding to it.

I spent almost two years reverse-engineering this stuff - correlating sources, tracking down the actual zodiac degrees, figuring out how the channels and circuits actually connect. Information that's buried in dense textbooks or locked behind expensive courses.

I did this work so you don't have to.

Instead of spending months hunting through different books and websites trying to understand one gate, you can flip to a page and get everything in one place. Instead of paying hundreds for courses that might tell you this information eventually, you get the reference manual for the cost of printing.

This isn't about transforming your life or any of that. It's about having the facts when you need them. Use it however works for you - dog-ear the pages, take it camping, leave it by your computer for quick lookups.

That's what it's for.