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The language used in Human
Design to represent the 64
basic genetic codons (called
Gates in the Human
Design System) is derived
directly from one of the oldest
Chinese classic
texts called the I
Ching.
Human Design also directly uses
the Trigram concept and
descriptions which are used in
the I Ching (these are called
Upper/Lower Trigram
and Lines in the
Human Design
System).
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The I
Ching book is a
symbol system
used to
identify order
in chance
events. The
text describes
an ancient
system of
cosmology and
philosophy that
is intrinsic to
ancient Chinese
cultural
beliefs.
The
cosmological
aspect of the I
Ching centers
on:
 The
Idea of
the
dynamic
balance of
opposites
(this is
called
"Duality"
in Human
Design).
The
evolution
of events
as a
process.
The
acceptance
of the
inevitability
of
change.
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The
philosophical
aspect of the I
Ching centers
on:
Yin
and
Yang
In Chinese
philosophy, the
concept of yin
and yang is
used to
describe how
seemingly
opposing forces
are bound
together,
intertwined,
and
interdependent
in the natural
world, giving
rise to each
other in
turn.
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This duality concept is a major
component of the Human Design
System and also lies at
the heart of many branches of
classical Chinese science and
philosophy.
Yin and yang are also used
as a primary guideline in
traditional Chinese medicine
and is a central principle of
several forms of martial arts
and exercise, such as
taijiquan, gung fu and
qigong.
Many naturally occurring
dualities - e.g. dark and
light, female and male, low and
high - are cast in Chinese
thought as yin and
yang.
Yin is usually characterized as
slow, soft, insubstantial,
diffuse, cold, wet, and
tranquil. It is generally
associated with the feminine,
birth and generation, and with
the night.
Yang, by contrast, is
characterized as hard, fast,
solid, dry, focused, hot, and
aggressive. It is associated
with masculinity and
daytime.
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 Human
Design derives
its gate
and line
descriptions
from the I
Ching
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I Ching
Mandala
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Duality,
a core
concept in
Human
Design was
also used
in the
I
Ching
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I
Ching Yin-Yang
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