Welcome back to another exploration of Human Design and the Gene Keys!
Today, we journey into the deep waters of Gene Key 35, also known in Human Design as Gate 35: The Gate of Change. This energy holds one of life’s most universal longings—the desire for new experiences, growth, and transformation. But how we navigate that desire determines whether it becomes a source of wisdom or a trap of dissatisfaction.
Gate 35 is found in the Throat Center, connecting to the Emotional Solar Plexus via the Channel of Transitoriness (35-36).
This is the energy of storytelling, change, and emotional experience. When this gate is defined in your chart—or if we’re moving through its transit—you may notice a desire to speak your experiences into the world, to share, move, and evolve.
During its transit (usually around early-June), we all feel the collective push to try something new, to shake things up, or to shift direction. It’s a beautiful time to reflect on what you’re truly hungry for—and whether your hunger is coming from your soul or your wounds.
The shadow of Gene Key 35 is Hunger—a restless, insatiable craving for more. More pleasure, more purpose, more intensity, more healing, more transformation. It sounds noble on the surface, but underneath, hunger often masks a deeper discomfort with being.
Hunger whispers:
- “You’ll be happy once you finish this program…”
- “You’ll be enough once you have that relationship…”
- “You’re not doing enough… doing more will fix it.”
And so, you chase. Until you’re exhausted.
How the Shadow of Hunger Shows Up
🔹 Burnout from overdoing, overachieving, and pushing beyond your limits
🔹 Addictive behaviors that offer momentary highs but deepen long-term dissatisfaction
🔹 Emotional chaos—feelings of frustration, impatience, and restlessness
🔹 Comparison and envy, triggered by the illusion that everyone else is “farther ahead”
🔹 Escapism—overworking, binge-watching, scrolling, or even over-healing
This shadow can convince you that you need another course, another relationship, another location—when what your soul really needs is integration, embodiment, and presence.
Reflection Question:
- What are you truly hungry for beneath the surface? When you slow down, what longing do you hear?
The gift of Gene Key 35 is Adventure—not just skydiving or backpacking the world (though it can be that too). This kind of adventure is an inner orientation toward life. It’s the moment you say: “
This experience is here. Let me fully live it.”
Adventure isn’t about chasing. It’s about being open to whatever arises—joy or sorrow, expansion or challenge—without needing to escape or manipulate the moment.
Instead of “what’s next?”, you begin to ask:
✨ “What’s here for me now?”
✨ “What can I learn from this moment?”
✨ “How can I let this experience shape me?”
When you drop into the gift frequency, your hunger softens. Curiosity replaces grasping. You start to savor life instead of racing through it.
Reflection Questions:
- Can I meet this moment as an adventure?
- Am I living to escape something—or to deepen into something?
At the highest frequency, hunger dissolves completely. You no longer identify with the search for more—you become Boundlessness itself. This siddhi is about complete surrender to the now, no longer seeking but simply being. From this state, everything is enough. Every moment is complete.
Few reach this level consistently, but brief encounters with boundlessness—moments of awe, silence, or spiritual expansion—can deeply recalibrate your nervous system and outlook.
I see this theme of hunger for transformation all the time in my coaching practice. Clients come to me longing to feel better, to heal faster, to be more fulfilled. And I honor that! But we often discover that the deeper work is learning to slow down, to pause, to integrate. To live the journey instead of chasing the destination.
That’s why I created the
Uplevel Your Wellness program. It’s not another “fix yourself” plan—it’s an invitation to balance, wholeness, and embodied wellness across all areas of your life. Physical, emotional, spiritual, relational, environmental, financial, and more.
If you're ready to stop chasing and start living more fully—Gene Key 35 might be your invitation.
Journaling prompts:
- What do I think I need in order to feel fulfilled?
- Where can I bring more adventure into my day without needing to escape my life?
Affirmation: “I honor my longing, and I trust the unfolding of my path.”
Try breathwork or somatic movement to help discharge nervous energy.
If Gate 35 is defined in your chart or activated by a transit, you might:
- Feel called to break routines or start a new chapter
- Struggle with feelings of restlessness or dissatisfaction
- Experience a deep pull toward change, movement, or intensity
- Be asked to hold space for adventure without attachment to outcome
Rather than suppress this energy, channel it intentionally. Adventure doesn’t require a plane ticket. It can be as simple as seeing your morning routine with new eyes, having an honest conversation, or taking a walk in silence to hear your soul speak.
Gene Key 35 reminds us that life itself is the adventure. You don’t have to chase something big to feel alive—you simply have to be here for it. Let your hunger become curiosity. Let your desire become presence.
And when you align with the Gift of Adventure, you’ll find that every step, every emotion, every twist in the road is not something to fix or escape—but something to fully live.
Thank you for walking this path with me. Until next time, keep tuning into the wisdom within. 🌟
