In your Human Design chart, columns of planetary symbols appear on both sides of the Bodygraph. The right side (usually black) represents your conscious personality – what you are aware of. The left side (usually red) represents your unconscious design – what you are unaware of, but others recognize in you. Each planet activates a specific gate in your chart and thus gives a unique 'coloring' to that theme. Together, the planets create 26 activations in your chart (13 on each side). The Sun alone is responsible for approximately 70% of your chart's energy.

Sun - Identity, life force - What you bring – your core, radiance, and life energy

Earth - Grounding, balance - What grounds you – stability, balance, and counterweight to the Sun

Moon - Driving force - What drives you – emotions, instincts, and subconscious motivations

North Node - Future - Where you are going – developmental direction and new lessons

South Node - Past - Where you come from – familiar talents and comfort zone

Mercury - Communication, thinking - What you come to tell – communication, ideas, and expression

Venus - Values, sociology - What you value – ethics, morality, and relational needs

Mars - Immaturity, energy - Where you grow – passion, action, and lessons through experience

Jupiter - Justice, protection - Where you are blessed – expansion, luck, and personal laws

Saturn - Discipline, justice, limitation - Where you are tested – discipline, limitations, and life lessons

Uranus - Unusualness, charm, science - Where you are different – individuality, revolution, and the unexpected

Neptune - Illusions, art, spirituality - Your spiritual theme – imagination, intuition, and mystery

Pluto - Truth, transformation, psychology - Where you transform – death, rebirth, and deep change