The Solar Plexus center in Human Design
Short answer
The Solar Plexus center is the center of emotions, moods and feelings. It is both a motor and an awareness center. A defined Solar Plexus has its own emotional wave and gets clarity over time. An open Solar Plexus takes in and amplifies the emotions of others and often avoids conflict.
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The emotional center: feelings that move in waves, and clarity that comes with time.
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01What the Solar Plexus does
The Solar Plexus is where emotions live: joy and sadness, hope and disappointment, desire and calm. These feelings move in a wave. They rise and fall, sometimes gently, sometimes strongly, often without a clear outside reason.
As a motor, the Solar Plexus can drive action. Strong emotions can push you to speak, start something or make a change. As an awareness center, it carries information, but that information unfolds over time. A feeling at its peak or its low point is only one part of the truth.
That is why the Solar Plexus stands at the top of the order of authorities. When it is defined, a person has emotional authority, no matter what else is defined. About half of all people have this.
The Solar Plexus connects to the Throat, the Heart, the Sacral and the Root.
02Defined Solar Plexus
A defined Solar Plexus has its own emotional wave. Your moods follow their own rhythm. You can wake up hopeful and feel low in the afternoon without anything special happening. That is not a problem. It is how the wave works.
For decisions, this means: there is no truth in the now. If you decide at the top of the wave, you may regret it at the bottom, and the other way round. Waiting until you have felt a choice from several moods, often by sleeping on it, brings clarity.
People around you feel your emotions strongly. In a way, your mood fills the room. Being aware of that is a kindness to others.
03Open Solar Plexus
An open Solar Plexus is white. It does not have its own wave. Instead it takes in the emotions of others and often amplifies them. You may come home from a party and feel sad, angry or overexcited, without knowing why. Often the feeling belonged to someone else.
The typical trap is avoiding conflict. Because other people's emotions feel so intense, the open Solar Plexus may avoid hard conversations, swallow the truth or try to keep everyone happy.
The gift is deep emotional wisdom. Once you know that many feelings are not yours, you can read the emotional climate of a room with great clarity, without being swept away by it.
The not-self question
"Am I avoiding conflict and the truth?"
If the answer is yes, remember: the strong feelings may not be yours. You can say something honest and let the emotions pass through.
04Gates of the Solar Plexus
The Solar Plexus holds seven gates:
- 6
- 37
- 22
- 36
- 30
- 55
- 49
05Channels of the Solar Plexus
- To the Throat: 36-35, 22-12
- To the Heart: 37-40
- To the Sacral: 6-59
- To the Root: 30-41, 55-39, 49-19
When the Solar Plexus is connected to the Throat, emotional energy can go straight into action. This is one way a person becomes a Manifestor or Manifesting Generator.
06In daily life
- With a defined Solar Plexus: for big decisions, give yourself time. Ask the same question on different days and notice how the answer feels each time.
- With an open Solar Plexus: after a strong emotional moment, take some time alone. Ask: is this mine?
- For both: honesty helps. Naming a feeling, without acting on it right away, is often enough.
07What an open Solar Plexus can feel like
Imagine you are sitting in a café with a friend who is quietly upset about something. They talk calmly, but you feel your heart racing and your throat tightening. After they leave, you feel lighter within minutes. For an open Solar Plexus, this is common: you felt their emotion, amplified, and when they left, it left with them.
08The Solar Plexus in relationships
In relationships, the Solar Plexus is often the center that matters most. When one partner has a defined Solar Plexus and the other an open one, the open partner feels the emotional wave strongly and may think they caused it. It helps to say out loud: "This is just my wave, it is not about you." Two defined Solar Plexus partners each have their own wave, which can rise and fall at different times. Giving each other time before big conversations prevents many arguments.
09Traditional association
The Solar Plexus is traditionally associated with the kidneys, pancreas, nervous system and other organs. In Human Design this is only a symbolic link and says nothing about your health.
10Common misunderstandings
"A defined Solar Plexus means you are dramatic." It means you have your own wave. How you deal with it is up to you.
"An open Solar Plexus means you have no feelings." You feel a lot, often more than others. Many feelings are just not your own.
"Emotional authority means emotions decide." It means clarity comes after the wave, not at its peak.
11Learn more
See all nine centers in the overview of the centers, or compare with the momentary awareness of the Spleen. Human Design is a tool for self-observation. To see your own Solar Plexus, use the free calculator.
12FAQ
What does a defined Solar Plexus mean?
You have your own emotional wave. Your moods rise and fall in a pattern that has nothing to do with outside events. Clarity comes over time, which is why you have emotional authority.
What does an open Solar Plexus mean?
You take in the emotions of others and often feel them more strongly than they do. You may avoid conflict or truth to keep the peace. Learning which feelings are yours is the wisdom of the open Solar Plexus.
Is the Solar Plexus a motor or an awareness center?
Both. It is a motor, so emotions can drive action, and it is an awareness center, so feelings carry information. Its awareness unfolds over time, not in a single moment.
Which gates belong to the Solar Plexus?
Seven gates: 6, 37, 22, 36, 30, 55 and 49.