3-60 Channel of Mutation – Human Design
The Human Design 3-60 Channel of Mutation is an unpredictable, mutative and melancholic energy archetype. It is like a river without banks or structure flowing with emotions and creativity.
In your Human Design Chart, your channels represent how life force flows through you. It is significant to your chemistry, your charm, your essence that communicates with the world.
Channels sit within three circuits (individual, collective and tribal), further highlighting different values, principles, emotional needs and core beliefs that come with each channel/circuit.
Each of your defined channels characterisies a specific theme, function or gift that is consistent and reliable within you. If this channel isn’t defined/activated it doesn’t mean that you don’t have access to it, it just means that it shows up in various ways and in it’s own timing.
In this article you will find information relating to the 3-60 Channel of Mutation, including:
- What is the Channel of Mutation 3/60
- How do you know if it activated in your Human Design Chart
- How does unconscious or conscious definition affect its impact
- High expression and challenges of those who have this channel defined
What is the 3-60 Channel of Mutation?
The 3/60 Channel of Mutation according to Traditional Human Design is ‘a design of energy which initiates and fluctuates’. This pulsing energy from chaos to order and back again enables innovation and renewal to not only your life but also the world around you.
It is the combined energy of Human Design Gate 3: The Gate of Ordering and Innovation and Human Design Gate 60: The Gate of Acceptance and Conservation.
- Gate 3 is all about playfully creating order out of chaos and creating beautiful possibilities. It looks to Gate 60 for help with discipline and flow.
- Gate 60 is all about experiencing the pressure to transcend limitations and flow through life. It looks to Gate 3 for playfulness and it’s ability to turn mess into possibility.
The Channel of Mutation is also categorised as a Generated Channel this simply means that the channel is connected to the sacral and expressing the energy located here follows the same strategy as our Generator energy types – ‘to wait to respond’. What does this mean? That you need to trust and allow your body to respond in the now. To stay alert and respond when you feel that sacral nudge.
How do you know if the Channel of Mutation 3/60 is activated in your Human Design Chart?
The Channel of Mutation 3/60 is activated through Gate 3 located in Sacral and Gate 60 located in the Root.
It is part of the Individual (Knowing Sub-Circuit) Circuit, meaning those who have it activated are here to be different and unique in order to bring change into the world. As it sits in the Knowing Sub-Circuit it is deeply auditory by nature in terms of learning and expression. Their path can also be one of vulnerability and struggle, and because it is such a personal journey it can also be quite lonely.
High Expression of 3-60 Channel of Mutation
In it’s highest expression the 3/60 Channel of Mutation shows up as:
- Being pressure to change the way things are done
- Endless movement from chaos to order and back again
- Moody and melancholy states that bring richness and creativity
- Innovations and radical change in the world
Challenges of 3-60 Channel of Mutation
Challenges that you may face with the activated 3/60 Channel of Mutation include:
- Deep melancholy states and going into dark spaces within
- Bringing instability to the world around you as you shake things up
- Not knowing when that next quantum leap is going to come
- Feeling held back by the rigidity of the physical realm and people who are stuck in their old ways
- The pressure to bring innovation and renewal to your life, job, family and the world
How does unconscious or conscious definition affect channels?
When channels are defined (coloured) they provide consistent, reliable communication between the two energy centres they connect in your chart.
- When channels are conscious (coloured black in traditional charts and orange if downloaded from this website), you are likely aware of how this energy plays out in your everyday life.
- When channels are unconscious (coloured red in traditional charts and purple if downloaded from this website), you may not have realised they were there unless pointed out by others. Or you may have thought that everyone felt that way.
If you have both colours it simply means that you have a mix of conscious and unconscious energy. And you may not have realised the full breadth of potential available to you or been able to articulate the gift within.
Reflective Questions for 3-60 Channel of Mutation
If you have the Channel of Mutation defined reflect on the following questions:
- How do you experience order, chaos and change in your life?
- What patterns or cycles have you noticed with this pulsing, fluctuating energy?
- What are some of the most significant shifts or transformations you have been through?
- Where do you feel the strongest pull to bring change or innovation? Career, relationships, finances, environment, etc
- How do you bring balance and stability into your life with this pulsating energy that is driven for change and transformation?
- What lessons have you learnt about this energy? How has this shaped the way you experience this energy – do you see it as a positive or negative?
- Are you using this energy to it’s full capacity? If not, what will you do differently?
Remember to have the Channel of Mutation activated in your Human Design Chart, both Gate 3 and Gate 60 must be defined.
If you only have one of these gates activated, it is called a hanging gate and you will likely find you naturally attract those who have the other Gate defined – also called the Harmonising Gate. Be sure to go check out each of these gates for further details on how their energies play out.
Lastly, if one of the gates of the defined channel sits in your Incarnation Cross you will find your life purpose is naturally generating energy all of the time. You are not waiting for the energy of the stars or others for your Cross to function or power up – the light is always on!
Meet The Author
Amy Doyle
Amy is a Holistic Counsellor who helps her clients move from this idea that they are broken or missing pieces of their own puzzle, to owning their story, claiming back all parts of themselves and merging together as one team to allow them to rest and be in their deepest expression.
References
- Bunnell, Lynda & Ra Uru Hu. The Definitive Book of Human Design: The Science of Differentiation. HDC Publishing, 2017.
- Parkyn, Chetan. Human Design: Discover the Person You Were Born to Be. New World Library, 2009.
- Rudd, Richard. Human Design – Circuitry. Gene Keys Publishing, 2021
- Magnusson, Brynja. Incarnation Cross. Ceremoniance, 2021
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