The Throat Center

The Throat Center is unique and important among all the centers because its function is entirely its own. It is the center of communication, self-expression, manifestation, and interaction with the exterior world. The Throat Center carries more gates than any other center in the body graph, representing many different kinds of voices.

The Throat Center is often referred to as “Rome” in Human Design, as all roads lead to it. It’s where the themes of all other centers can be expressed and communicated or put into action. The biological correspondence is the thyroid and parathyroid glands.

The Throat Center contains 12 different gates, each representing various aspects of communication and expression. These gates can relate to what one can contribute, how one can lead, what one knows, what one has, and what one can do.

Belongs to the Expression Center group

The Throat Center is the source of communication, self-expression, and manifestation in the exterior world.

A defined Throat Center indicates a consistent voice and a fixed style of speaking or acting. The person has a consistent way of expressing themselves that others can sense.

An open (undefined) Throat Center means there isn’t a consistent voice or way of communicating. There’s variability in expression depending on the environment and people around.

A healthy defined Throat Center uses strategy and authority to find the correct timing for taking action and communicating. It respects that the Throat is not an authority center for decision-making.

A healthy undefined Throat Center can remain quiet until initiated or invited to speak or act. There’s less concern with planning what to say and more trust in natural expression when the energy and circumstances are right.

In the not-self state, a defined Throat Center may talk or do too much, giving energy away to every impulse without awareness of the impact on others or the environment.

An undefined Throat Center in the not-self state may be overly concerned with how to express oneself, trying to attract attention with words or actions, or attempting to be a manifester by initiating things.

The core theme of open Throat Center conditioning is trying to attract attention. This can manifest as a preoccupation with being noticed, seen, or heard, and may lead to anxiety about what to say or do in various situations.