5-15 Channel of Rhythm – Human Design
The Human Design 5-15 Channel of Rhythm is a deeply magical and magnetic energy that can pull others into your rhythm and a greater flow with life.
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 5-15 Channel of Rhythm, including:
- What is the Channel of Power 5/15
- 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 5-15 Channel of Rhythm?
The 5/15 Channel of Rhythm according to Traditional Human Design is ‘a design of a being in the flow’. It is unique and highly magnetic energy that draws others in, creating opportunities for connection and authentic living. When in flow life can feel magical and effortless.
It is the combined energy of Human Design Gate 5: The Gate of Fixed Patterns and Consistency and Human Design Gate 15: The Gate of Extremes and Compassion.
- Gate 5 is all about mastering patience and making aligned and consistent choices that allow you to stay true to you. It looks to Gate 15 to help spice up life, behaviours and routines.
- Gate 15 is all about trusting in your own flow and embracing different rhythms and extremes of behaviour. It looks to Gate 5 for support in focussing and creating consistent habits and patterns when needed.
The Channel of Rhythm 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 Rhythm 5/15 is activated in your Human Design Chart?
To find your Human Design Channels visit https://amydoyle.com.au/human-design-chart/ for your free Human Design Chart. You will need some basic information to run your chart:
- date of birth
- time of birth
- location of birth.
Once you input this information, you will immediately see your Body Graph which will highlight your defined gates, channels and energy centres.
The Channel of Rhythm 5/15 is activated through Gate 5 located in the Sacral and Gate 15 located in the Identity Centre (G-Centre) – see image below. If both of these gates are coloured (purple or orange) the Channel is activated in your design.
It is part of the Collective (Understanding/Logic Sub-Circuit) Circuit, meaning those who have it activated are here to drive the collective forward by sharing their experimental and experiential learnings. As it sits in the Understanding Sub-Circuit it is experimental energy that anticipates the future and focuses on how things are supposed to work.
High Expression of 5-15 Channel of Rhythm
In it’s highest expression the 5/15 Channel of Rhythm shows up as:
- Living your own unique rhythm and creating a magnetic presence
- Bringing others into alignment and harmony with life
- Living out ever-evolving patterns (no matter how fixed or extreme) based on logic that keep humanity moving forward
- Adjusting your rhythms to suit changing circumstances and securing a viable future
Challenges of 5-15 Channel of Rhythm
Challenges that you may face with the activated 5/15 Channel of Rhythm include:
- Standing out whether you want to or not
- Forever fluctuating and changing
- Feeling confused and chaotic when not in flow
- Can disrupt the flow of those around you – for good or bad
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 5-15 Channel of Rhythm
If you have the Channel of Rhythm defined reflect on the following questions:
- What is your experience of life when you are in flow with your own rhythms? How does it benefit those around you?
- How does life feel when you are out of sync with your rhythms? How does it impact those around you?
- Do you judge your rhythms or try to fit into societal norms or others rhythms? How does that work out for you? What do you make that mean about you?
- What are the clues that tell you it’s time to end a habit and create a new, more aligned one?
- How do you connect with the rhythms of nature?
- How do you connect with your body and soul? How do you nurture and nourish yourself?
- Do you shy away from the Channel of Rhythm energy?
- Where your taught to hide or embrace this energy as a child? How does it show up for you today?
Remember to have the Channel of Rhythm activated in your Human Design Chart, both Gate 5 and Gate 15 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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