The G Center

The home of the "driver," the G Center relates to one's direction, behavior, sense of place, belonging, and the experience of love. Here, the liver regulates the volume and flow of blood, and hence the flow of life force and behavior through the body. Located in the center of the bodygraph, the G center offers us our correct geometry and direction in life.

For the defined G Center, there is a consistent sense of self and identity, a fixed experience of behavior or direction in life. There is often a reliable sense of "this is who I am, and this is what I love." The defined G Center has a fixed internal direction, and can provide direction for others.

The chameleon-like undefined G center potentially recognizes consistent identity in others, and those who have an innate sense of direction. Extraordinarily sensitive to place, and taking on the shape of its container, like a chameleon it can be deeply adaptive to or impacted by the environment - including public places, where one lives and works, or the people around them.

Without a consistent internal sense of direction and identity, the open G center may wander and feel lost, or become an artful “collector of places.” Are you still looking for love and direction? If undefined here, you might consider that you won't find it in the G center, but by following your strategy, and your own authority.

The Ego Center

Here we come to the Ego Center - the center of willpower. The Ego center is where we find courage, control, the ability to stomach life and assert oneself. Here, we come to the heartbeat, the realm of wanting, a sense of ownership, competition, the ability to sell, to deliver, or fight to be the best. There is energy here to work, but only when it has the will, only when it wants to in the way it wants to, with the proper conditions.

The defined Ego can commit itself to task, and has the impetus to follow-through on its promises. It can be stubborn and competitive, maybe even seen by others as pushy. If you have a defined ego, are you pressuring others to prove themselves? Are you meeting resistance with your assertive or forceful nature? It's important to ensure healthy agreements are in place, with plenty of room to proceed according to will, and let others have their process. You might find that others easily become competitive with you, or try to prove themselves in your presence.

The undefined Ego Center is not here to make promises, to be competitive, or to be on the wheel of self-improvement. They tend to overcompensate for insecurities by overcommitting and always trying to prove (or improve) themselves, leading to more problems with their sense of value and self-worth. Are you making promises you can't keep? The undefined ego can learn from the will of others, and become wise about who is trustworthy. Their own value is apparent when they follow their strategy and authority.

The Splenic Center

We come to the Splenic Center, the ancient body-centered awareness of primal survival instinct, immune response, intuition, taste, sound, and smell. Here we find the biological correlation with the lymphatic system, the way the body recognizes health and wellbeing, or a sense danger - hairs standing on end, “hearing” with the whole body.

A defined spleen talks through the senses, through the skin, through immediacy of the moment. "Don’t do that." This is the center that says "I knew it," after the fact. Are you ignoring your instincts?

An undefined splenic center holds on tightly, or doesn't know what to hold onto. It can feel insecure in the world, inconsistent in its own ability to discern what is safe or not in the moment. It can recognize who is healthy and feels good, or cling to the security of others, even if that other is not good for them. If this is you, you might ask yourself, "Are you holding on to things that are not good for you?" Experimenting with gentle and holistic approaches to health can be helpful for the person with an undefined splenic center. Even though you may never have that consistent “feel good” in your own body, by trusting your inner authority you can align with what is uniquely safe and healthy for you.

The Sacral Center

The Sacral Center - the home of great power and life force, the power to generate energy, to build, to sustain, to work hard and go to bed tired and satisfied. Here we find the energy and organs of mating and reproduction, the rhythm of life itself, the resources to invest in a particular direction, the energy for going through cyclical experiences, or the availability for focused determination. Step-by-step, or busy in motion. The Sacral Center responds to life and provides the energy to care for its creations.

The defined Sacral Center's humming energy envelops others, and takes them into its aura. A center that is not inherently self-aware, it produces the raw, pure energy to sustain once it says "yes," and can get deeply frustrated and exhausted when it engages the wrong kind of work, leading to quitting or burning out. Are you regenerating, or degenerating? Are you satisfied?

The undefined Sacral doesn't know when enough is enough. It takes on the energy of the sacral world and goes on overdrive, without an internal mechanism to signal completion or fatigue. You can recognize who has the energy, and access it through them, but are you addicted to it? You're not here to keep up. Do you know when to stop?

The Solar Plexus Center

Ah, the Solar Plexus - the emotional wave of the human experience. Sensuality, romance, drama, passion, emotional sensitivity, expectation, the place of needs and desire, or unrequited love. The Solar Plexus houses the chemistry of emotion, and the biology of the nervous system, the lungs, the kidneys, the bladder, the pancreas, the prostate. It is one of the places where we experience the elements of water and fluidity, of wind and breath. Here we find the desire and drive for new experiences. The need for progress and change. The solar plexus moves in waves, and it requires time to process its ups and downs, and to come to clarity. It can be social, or antisocial, open or closed, hot and passionate, or closed to intimacy and touch - depending on the mood.

In the defined Solar Plexus lives the wave. It emits the frequency of its process, consciously or not, setting the mood, setting the stage. If defined, it is the decision-making authority. It requires time. There is no truth in the now, as the scenery is always changing. Wait for the wave to settle and it will serve you well.

The undefined Solar Plexus has no consistent way of processing emotion. It absorbs and amplifies the emotional experience, taking on the mood of the people in proximity, sometimes unaware that those feelings are not its own. An indication of an empath, those with an undefined emotional center may have learned to lie as a protective mechanism, avoiding confrontation and having a hidden world inside, walking on eggshells. Are you hiding the truth? Are you avoiding conflict and confrontation? Your authority can safely guide you into those conversations you need to have, and when to have them.

The Root Center

At the bottom of the bodygraph, we come to the Root Center, the function of drive and stamina. Here we have the hunger for experience, and the need to feed and fuel the body, or to stand up and fight for life, or a worthy cause. The root provides the pressure to respond to crisis, and to hurry when we need to. Biologically, here we find the adrenal glands that rest above the kidneys, producing the steroidal hormones of adrenaline, and cortisol. We come to the way the body deals with stress.

A defined root, when healthy, has a consistent way of dealing with stress, internally regulated and able to move between states of rest and activity, fight or flight, or a state of ease. If defined here, are you repressing your determination, or your drive for activity? Are you pressuring others to hurry?

An undefined root can see those who carry vitality, ambition, and stamina. It feels the driving pressure from others, and hurries the body to get things done as quickly as possible to expel the pressure. If you have an undefined Root Center, are you feeling rushed? Do you recognize how to slow down? How to delegate? Are you in a hurry to be free?