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Human Design assigns Ajna conceptualization and, with Head, Mind. It is not an intelligence assessment.
- When defined
- Defined Ajna is traditionally described as a stable way of processing ideas.
- When undefined
- Undefined Ajna is traditionally discussed as openness in organizing ideas, not lack of capacity.
- When completely open
- Completely open means no Ajna activations and no completed channel in Atlas; no additional metaphysical claim is made.
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Word origin · etymology
Sanskrit loanword in a modern compound.
Ājñā means command, order, or instruction. The name is borrowed from chakra terminology into the system's chart vocabulary.
Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams lexical reference ↗Ra Uru Hu: The Rave BodyGraph, Centers and Streams ↗
How we know · epistemology
Symbolic center correspondence
This center is associated with concepts and mental processing in the teaching. Its definition is calculated from channels; it cannot establish intelligence, cognitive rigidity or the validity of a person's beliefs.
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