The Head Centre
The Head Centre
DEFINED
Natural State when Continual pressure to
Alone resolve thought process
Health Strategy of the Accepts mental pressure
Authentic Self without trying to turn it into
action or escape it.
‘The Gifts’ Knows confusion, doubt and
clarity as natural processes
with their own inner timing
and resolution.
The ability to uplift and
empower others with both
insights and inspiration.
Unhealthy Strategy of Turns mental pressure in on
the Not Self itself, allowing itself to be
driven into deep anxiety, self-
‘The Traps’ doubt or depression when it
can’t resolve the pressure.
Attempts to resolve the
pressure through outside
action, making hasty and
inappropriate decisions.
Inability to remain patient,
resulting in missed
opportunities for inspiration.
Summary:
o The Head centre is a pressure centre but not a motor.
o The Head centre’s theme is inspiration.
o Its biological attribute is the pineal gland.
o It fuels the mental conceptualising process.
o The defined Head centre has a fixed inspiration.
o The undefined Head centre is inspired by who is in their aura.
PRESSURE
UNDEFINED
Lack of mental pressure
Knows that questions are
never its own.
Therefore doesn’t take on the
pressure of other people’s
need for answers.
Always open to new insights
and mental sparks coming
from who is in its aura, and
loves to be filled with
inspiration.
Enjoys the pressure to know
more without becoming
identified with it, or
overwhelmed by it.
Withdraws when confused or
doubtful.
Can know clearly who is
inspiring and who is
confusing.
Can easily become lost of
overwhelmed by doubt and
confusion which actually
belongs to others.
Ends up trying to resolve
other people’s questions.
Takes on the worries of
others and tries to release
mental pressure through
action. (“I want this resolved
now”)
Unable to clean the head out
and relax in its own space.
The Ajna Centre AWARENESS

The Ajna Centre

DEFINED
Natural State when Knows only a fixed
Alone mental way of thinking
Health Strategy of the Has an inbuilt structure for
Authentic Self processing or computing
information.
‘The Gifts’ Feels very comfortable with
concepts, enjoys the
“research”, reviewing and
organising of information in
readiness for communication.
UNDEFINED
No consistent thought
pattern
Fluid and adaptable thinking,
able to soak up new ideas
and concepts, without
becoming fixed on any of
them.
Enjoys having no fixed way
of processing thoughts.
Enjoys the openness and
versatility of intelligence.
Accepts uncertainty.

Unhealthy Strategy of Can totally dominate the life,
the Not Self making decisions that
override other true
‘The Traps’ authorities.
Can create all kinds of
anxiety from trying to work
out decisions mentally.
Tends to worry about not
understanding and
remembering things.
Compares itself unfavourably
to defined minds.
Tries too hard to be
intellectual, holding on to
fixed mental processes,
concepts or opinions.
Needs to be certain.

Summary:
o The Ajna centre is our second awareness centre. It is our mental
awareness.
o The frequency of the mind is over all time and its fear is called anxiety.
o The main theme of the Ajna centre is the conceptualising process.
o Its biological attribute is the pituitary glands.
o The true function of the Ajna centre is to do research.
o The Ajna centre has no decision-making capabilities.
o The defined Ajna centre has to trust its fixed way of thinking and
processing mental information.
o The undefined Ajna centre know many different ways of thinking, but is
inconsistent in and of itself.
o The Golden Rule when dealing with the Ajna centre is that, regardless
of whether the mind is defined or undefined, it never has inner
Authority.
The Throat Centre EXPRESSION

The Throat Centre

DEFINED
Natural State when Able to speak and/or act
Alone
Health Strategy of the Consistent and reliable tool
Authentic Self for communication.
Knowing where its true voice
‘The Gifts’ comes from means it can
speak its own truth.
When connected to a motor,
it has the capacity to act and
the satisfaction of moving
forwards in life.
UNDEFINED
Silence
A versatile, spontaneous
voice whose capacity to
speak depends on who it is
with.
It communicates best when
given space.
Can experience all the
different voices of the throat
centre.
Comfortable with silence as
its natural state.
Waits to be initiated to speak
or act by others.

Unhealthy Strategy of Can speak or act too readily
the Not Self or inappropriately, talking too
much and thus losing its
‘The Traps’ impact.
Because the verbal style is
fixed, it can seem
overwhelming to others,
especially if strategy is not
being followed.
If not connected to a motor,
makes claims but is unable to
follow them with action.
Tries to be verbally dominant,
speaking without invitation,
inappropriately or at a wrong
time.
Fears it won’t know what to
say and tries to rehearse
conversations rather than
allowing for spontaneity.
Tries to initiate and ends up
suffering from exhaustion
and severe health problems.
Always tries to attract
attention to itself.

Summary:
o The Throat centre is the centre of manifestation (speech and doing)
o Biologically it relates to the Thyroid and Para-thyroid gland and thus its
theme is metabolism
o The Throat is the most complex of all the centres, with 11 gates
o All energies in the Bodygraph lead to the Throat centre to manifest in
words or in action
o The primary function of the Throat is communication
o Communication leads to doing when the Throat is connected to one of
the four motors (Root, Ego/Heart, Sacral, Solar Plexus)
o The Throat centre is not a motor. It is a gearbox.
o A defined Throat can always speak and/or act but is fixed in its
communication/doing.
o An undefined Throat speaks inconsistently and has their speech
pattern conditioned by others.
o The Golden Rule of the Throat centre is – follow your Strategy and
Authority and the timing will always be perfect
The G Centre DIRECTION

The G Centre

DEFINED
Natural State when Fixed sense of self
Alone
Health Strategy of the Has a reliable sense of self
Authentic Self and knows what it is able to
give.
‘The Gifts’ Has a defined way of offering
love and does not need to
cling to love coming from
another because it always
knows it can return to itself.
Has an ability to know where
and how it wants to make its
progress.
Potentially has a defined
sense of its quest or mission
in life.
UNDEFINED
No fixed sense of
identity
Deep sensitivity to
environment and location.
Knows it will never know who
it is.
Enjoys the mystery of playing
many roles that are
conditioned by others and
surroundings.
Allows others to be way-
showers without becoming
attached to them.
Surrenders to not knowing
where it is going next.
Allows love to come and go
without holding on to it.

Unhealthy Strategy of Can get depressed if it Tends to get lost in who or

the Not Self represses what it knows
deep down about itself, in
‘The Traps’ order to please others.
Can behave/feel like an
undefined G if it has never
got to know itself.
Will feel lost and have no
sense of its place or direction
in life.
what it has merged with.
Tries to find and hold on to
love, and to assume a strong
identity often drawn from
others.
Worries about not being in
control of its own life, and
tries to latch onto things and
people that give it a false
sense of security and solidity.

Summary:
o The G centre has two themes: love and direction.
o Its biological attributes are the liver and the blood.
o The hexagrams of the G centre are all an equal distance from each other (45
degrees)
o The defined G centre has a fixed identity and thus a fixed way of experiencing
the self.
o The undefined G centre experiences love and direction through the
conditioning of defined G centres.
o The Golden Rule of the undefined G centre: if you are in the wrong place, you
are with the wrong people.
The Heart Centre MOTOR

The Heart Centre

DEFINED
Natural State when Has consistent access
Alone to will power
Health Strategy of the Has a natural sense of self-
Authentic Self esteem.
Handles the competitive field
‘The Gifts’ through exerting its will
power or not.
Can thrive on the material
plane through making deals,
bargains or promises that
ensure it is valued.
Knows that it is here to work,
but its true aim is to make
enough money so as not to
have to work.
UNDEFINED
No impulse to be wilful
Has no need to make
promises in life.
Has nothing whatsoever to
prove to anyone.
Enjoys and takes advantage
of the conditioning of defined
egos (e.g. competitive field)
but can let it go at any time.
Loves to spend money.

Unhealthy Strategy of Can engender distrust in Compares itself

the Not Self others if it shies away from
striking a bargain or making a
‘The Traps’ promise.
Can become ill if it allows its
will power to be controlled or
suppressed.
However, can lose the trust
of the community if it
overvalues its own
importance.
Shies away from having to
work and loses its true power
and sense of self-esteem.
unfavourably with defined
egos and tries to overachieve
in life by sheer force of will,
driven by lack of self worth.
Either believes it is
competitive and damages its
heart and stomach, or shies
from competition for fear of
losing.
Makes promises it can’t
keep.

Summary:
o The Heart centre is a powerful motor that drives our willpower.
o It has very important biological attributes: the heart, stomach, gall bladder and
thymus gland.
o The theme of the Heart centre is to survive on the material plane.
o A defined Heart centre must keep its promises for its own self-esteem.
o The Golden Rule of the undefined ego is: don’t make promises.
The Sacral Centre MOTOR

The Sacral Centre

DEFINED
Natural State when Pure creative potential
Alone waiting to be put into
action
Health Strategy of the Has consistent, reliable
Authentic Self access to energy, released
through response.
‘The Gifts’ Has tremendous staying
power to see something
through once the sacral
responds positively.
Can relax in the knowledge
that it never has to initiate,
surrendering to its own
response strategy.
Patience even when
frustrated.
UNDEFINED
Lacks impulse to be
continually busy
Ability to surrender to the
buzz of the generator world
without getting involved in it.
Allows others to vitalise it,
letting life flow through it,
knowing when to withdraw
and discharge.
Ability to step back and allow
others to do the work it
doesn’t want to do.
Enjoys diversity of sexual
roles without identifying with
any particular one.

Unhealthy Strategy of Can get so stuck and
the Not Self frustrated waiting that it
forces the issue prematurely,
‘The Traps’ thus losing its power.
Can exhaust itself through
trying to initiate its own
direction in life.
Has a tendency to quit things
entered into incorrectly.
Through lack of patience,
compromises its power and
ends up doing things it hates
with people who do not
initiate it.
Tries to take on too much
and over-commits, unable to
say No, especially when
influenced by a defined
Sacral.
Puts itself under great
pressure to work, becoming
frequently overwhelmed and
exhausted by other people’s
energy.
Once away from that energy,
cannot sustain workload,
loses confidence and
crashes.
Either represses sexuality or
identifies with sexual
conditioning from others,
leading to neediness and
confusion.

Summary:
o The Sacral centre is the most powerful motor of the life force
o This centre is different according to gender
o The themes of the Sacral centre are sexuality, fertility, vitality,
movement and persistence
o It has a special frequency: it gets stuck, moves on to another level, and
gets stuck again
o The Sacral speaks: it makes sounds
o The defined Sacral has to wait to respond
o The undefined Sacral has no fixed sexual identity
o The Golden Rule of the defined Sacral is: Wait, Don’t initiate
The Spleen Centre AWARENESS

The Spleen Centre

DEFINED
Natural State when General well-being
Alone
Health Strategy of the Has a reliable immune
Authentic Self system which maintains the
body’s equilibrium throughout
‘The Gifts’ illness and health.
Can trust hunches and
intuition in the now, and can
act spontaneously if the
spleen is the authority.
Has a fixed way of
processing fear, leading to a
deep inner sense of security.
UNDEFINED
Sensitivity to well-being
in oneself and
environment
Accepts the inconsistency of
physical well-being, knowing
that it is what makes it
sensitive and highly attuned
to the body’s needs.
Adept at diagnosing ill health
and disease in others or
environment.
Is not afraid of fear itself, but
learns to be wise as to its
nature by not suddenly
reacting to it or trying to fix it.
Enjoys the aura of defined
spleens without becoming
dependent.
Is never spontaneous.

Unhealthy Strategy of A sense of invulnerability can Constantly chases after

the Not Self lead to an overloading of the
system and sudden serious
‘The Traps’ and unforeseen health
problems.
Not listening to hunches
when the spleen is the main
authority, or following
hunches with a defined solar
plexus can lead to physical
problems, disease and
danger.
feeling good and tries to fix
its own inconsistency through
diet, therapy, relationships or
helping others.
Gets caught up in how it
feels physically, “becoming
its own problem”.
Tries to be spontaneous in
order to feel better and make
the fear go away.
Will sacrifice its own security
for the sake of well-being.
Becomes dependent and
possessive in relationships.

Summary:
o The Spleen centre is our oldest awareness centre, our body
consciousness
o Its frequency is in the now and its fears are about survival
o The main themes of the Spleen centre are: health, feel-good, survival,
fear
o Biologically, it relates to the lymphatic system, the spleen and the
spleen cells
o The function of the Spleen centre is to keep us healthy and alive
o A defined Spleen has to honour their gut feeling to stay healthy
o An undefined Spleen has to pay attention to its health. It can never be
spontaneous
o The Golden Rule of the undefined Spleen is: Spontaneity can kill you
The Solar Plexus Centre MOTOR

The Solar Plexus Centre

DEFINED
Natural State when An up and down wave
Alone of emotions that brings
deep clarity after time
Health Strategy of the Experiences a very rich
Authentic Self emotional depth in life. The
highs and the lows of the
‘The Gifts’ wave bring passion,
excitement and even beauty
in the melancholy.
Sexually exciting, attractive
and warm.
Appreciates the lows as
much as the highs.
Plays hard to get in decisions
and cultivates patience.
UNDEFINED
Emotionally still
Ability to watch and surf the
emotional wave, soaking up
the highs and the lows
without identifying with any of
it or allowing emotions to
drive it.
Never makes an emotional
decision, but waits to be cool.
Doesn’t run from
confrontation, but accepts
emotional conditioning
without identifying with it.

Unhealthy Strategy of Hugely impatient, makes Can feel overwhelmed by the

the Not Self spontaneous decisions
without waiting for clarity.
‘The Traps’ Tends to identify with a
particular phase of the wave,
making decisions from that
point – e.g. a low or high
point.
Makes up external reasons
for feelings, rather than
simply accepting the inner
chemistry.
As a result, tries to escape
the low end of the wave,
always seeking the highs.
emotional environment and
try to avoid confrontation at
any cost.
Lies to itself and others out of
not wanting to rock the boat.
Seeks the high end of the
wave and tries to resolve or
process emotional problems.
Allows itself to be driven by
emotions of others, or can
become so scared of
emotions that it runs away
from people and relationships
altogether

Summary:
o The Solar Plexus centre will eventually be our third awareness, our spirit
consciousness.
o In our current evolutionary step, we are learning to deal with the Solar Plexus
centre as a powerful motor.
o Its frequency is the wave and its fears emerge as nervousness.
o The themes of the Solar Plexus centre are: feelings, emotions and sensitivity.
o The function of the Solar Plexus centre is: emotional clarity and emotional
well-being.
o The defined Solar Plexus centre is always the Authority: there is no truth in
the now. Wait out the wave.
o The undefined Solar Plexus centre has to avoid all emotional decisions.
o Biologically, it relates to the kidneys, the prostate, the pancreas and the
nervous system.
o The Golden Rule of the defined Solar Plexus: there is no truth in the now.
The Root Centre MOTOR & PRESSURE

The Root Centre

DEFINED
Natural State when Pressure to be
Alone productive
Health Strategy of the Ability to release and process
Authentic Self stress in particular ways.
Comfortable with its own
‘The Gifts’ needs.
Uses stress constructively as
fuel for creative processes
and endeavours in the world.
Knows how to use its
pressure around others
without overstressing them.
UNDEFINED
No pressure
Never allows itself to be
pressured or hurried into
making a decision.
Can enjoy the rush and
adrenaline of stress, and can
deal with pressure without
being overwhelmed by it.
Doesn’t succumb to pressure
to do things more quickly.
The more it is pressured, the
less it responds.
Always able to withdraw into
its original stillness.

Unhealthy Strategy of If the pressure is repressed, Tries to get things done as

the Not Self and therefore not released in
an effort to please others,
‘The Traps’ severe health and or
emotional problems can
result.
Expects others to be capable
of dealing with the same
pressure, totally
overpowering and
overloading them, and
ultimately driving them away.
quickly as possible in order to
release the pressure.
Makes hasty decisions under
pressure from others.
Tendency to go hyper or get
carried away by the rush,
then eventually buckles
under the pressure of running
off other people’s stress.
Unable to take time to
discharge and unwind.
Judges itself for being lazy.

Summary:
o The Root centre is a pressure centre and a motor
o Its biological attribute is the adrenaline gland
o The theme of the Root centre is the pressure to be, to evolve, and to
adapt in the world
o The defined Root centre has a fixed way of dealing with stress and the
pressure to be alive in the world
o The undefined Root centre experiences stress as something coming
from others
o The Golden Rule for the Root centre is – do not begin anything in life,
unless it is rooted in either a place of stillness or a sense of joy