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Circuits

The pathways energy flows through the channels: the Integration Channel and the Individual, Collective and Tribal circuit groups.

What circuits are

Seen through the lens of circuits, the bodygraph looks like an electrical diagram. A channel connects two centers through two gates, and several channels through which energy flows along one route form a circuit. It is this circulation — the “life force” — that sets the centers interacting and, through the aura, affects the people around you.

All 36 channels fit into a single structure: the Integration Channel stands apart, and six circuits form three large groups — Individual, Collective and Tribal. Your defined channels show how your nature, values and principles interact with others. And this is exactly where the roots of resistance, conflict and conditioning most often lie: people from different circuits “speak different languages.”

Integration Channel

Separate from the three groups

Four channels that form the “backbone” of the bodygraph and stand apart from all the circuit groups. Their theme is to survive and to empower yourself as a separate, one-of-a-kind person.

Channels: 10–20, 20–34, 34–57, 10–57

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Centering Circuit

Individual group

A small circuit of the Individual group, made up of just two channels: 10–34 and 25–51. It empowers others because it stands firmly in its own center.

Channels: 10–34, 25–51

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Ego Circuit

Tribal group

The large circuit of the Tribal group. Its key is support: the agreements, resources and loyalty that hold families, communities and businesses together.

Channels: 32–54, 26–44, 19–49, 37–40, 21–45

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Defense Circuit

Tribal group

A small circuit of the Tribal group, made up of just two channels: 59–6 and 27–50. It cares for reproduction, nourishment and the preservation of life.

Channels: 6–59, 27–50

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