Center

The Spleen (instinct) center

Your in-the-moment instinct and your sense of what's safe for you and what isn't.

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Defined

What several sources agree on
  • It's your oldest compass, a survival instinct that reacts in the moment.
  • It speaks once, softly, and doesn't repeat itself.
  • Its fear is a one-off protective reflex, very different from worrying about tomorrow.

Open

What several sources agree on
  • This center is your oldest alarm system, and for you it speaks less regularly, depending on who's around.
  • A fear in the moment is a different animal from worrying about tomorrow, so learn to tell them apart.
  • When a fear of acting hides no real danger, it often points to what matters to you.
Defined (colored in)

You have fairly reliable instincts in the moment, a small voice telling you whether a situation is good for you. You often feel at ease, even on your own.

Open (white)

You may cling to people, habits or situations because they feel safe, even when they no longer suit you. The trap is holding on too long to what you should let go.

This center is defined when at least one of the channels below is complete. 11 of the 40 people in our collection have it defined.

Its 7 gates

Its 9 channels

Channel 10-57

Gut for the right move

In the moment, your body often knows how to act so that things go smoothly.

Channel 16-48

Mastery through repetition

Whatever you repeat with real enthusiasm, you eventually get very good at, and it shows.

Channel 18-58

The fixer's eye

What could work better jumps out at you, and improving it genuinely lifts your mood.

Channel 20-57

Spoken hunch

A gut feeling passes through and you say it out loud on the spot, often with uncanny accuracy.

Channel 26-44

Salesman's nose

You pick up on what people want, and you know how to frame things so they feel like saying yes.

Channel 27-50

Keeper of the clan

Looking after people comes naturally, and you make sure the group's rules actually protect everyone.

Channel 28-38

Stubborn for a reason

For what gives your life meaning, you will fight, and you do not let go easily.

Channel 32-54

Ambition that lasts

Climbing and growing appeal to you, and you have a good instinct for what has a future.

Channel 34-57

Body on instinct

Your body reacts fast and hard to the unexpected, with an instinct that often knows what to do before you do.

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