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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 Hexagram and Lines concept and descriptions
which are used in the I Ching.
The version of the I Ching used for the Gate Names principally is derived solely
from the Richard Wilhelm translated version of the I Ching.
However, we at Genetic Matrix believe that this translation of the original
Chinese text and images is archaic and westernised to the extent that the original
Chinese meaning of the Hexagrams and Lines has been diluted or is some cases
incorrectly translated by Wilhelm.
Genetic Matrix uses the Alfred Huang translated version of the I Ching which is
the most definitive translated version of this great book because it preserves the
central theme of the I Ching which is "Flow" and "Change". This has been lost in
the Wilhelm edition but still forms the basis of core Human Design gate names.
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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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