The Channel of Community (37-40)

What it means

The Channel of Community connects the Heart's willingness to provide with the Solar Plexus's need for friendship and belonging. It is built on bargains: support given in return for appreciation and rest.

It works when the bargain is fair and clear. Giving without being valued, or without time alone to recover, breaks it down.

The two gates

• Gate 37
• Gate 40

Its circuit

It belongs to the Tribal circuit's Ego branch, which is about support, bargains and providing for the people one belongs to.

Questions

What does Channel 37-40 mean in Human Design?

Channel 37-40 is the Channel of Community: a design of being a part seeking a whole. The Channel of Community connects the Heart's willingness to provide with the Solar Plexus's need for friendship and belonging. It is built on bargains: support given in return for appreciation and rest.

Which centres does the Channel of Community connect?

It connects the Solar Plexus centre, through Gate 37, Friendship, with the Heart centre, through Gate 40, Aloneness. Having the channel defines both centres.

What if I only have Gate 37 or Gate 40?

Then it is a hanging gate, half of the channel. The Channel of Community completes whenever a transiting planet or another person activates the other gate, for as long as that lasts.