Human Design

1. Human Design: A Revolutionary System for Self-Discovery

"Human Design is where science meets spirituality, a system that intends you to be loved, accepted, and understood for who you are."

A fusion of ancient wisdom and modern science. Human Design combines elements from astrology, the I Ching, the Kabbalah, and the chakra system with quantum physics and genetics. This unique synthesis creates a comprehensive map of an individual's energetic makeup, providing insights into their true nature, strengths, and potential challenges.

Personalized blueprint for life. The system uses a person's birth data to generate a Life Chart, which visually represents their energetic design. This chart reveals:

• The individual's decision-making strategy
• Their most effective way of interacting with the world
• Inherent strengths and potential challenges
• The unique role they play in the greater scheme of life

By understanding and aligning with one's Human Design, individuals can live more authentically, make better decisions, and find greater fulfillment in their relationships and life pursuits.

2. The Nine Energy Centers: Understanding Your Inner Workings

"These nine centers assimilate and distribute life-energy around our physical body to determine how we interact with one another."

The foundation of Human Design. The nine centers correspond to major areas of human experience and function:

1. Crown: Inspiration and mental pressure
2. Mind: Thoughts and conceptualization
3. Throat: Communication and manifestation
4. Self: Identity and direction
5. Heart: Willpower and ego
6. Sacral: Life force and sexuality
7. Splenic: Intuition and well-being
8. Emotions: Feelings and awareness
9. Root: Adrenaline and stress

Defined vs. undefined centers. Each center in a person's chart can be either defined (colored) or undefined (white). Defined centers represent consistent, reliable energies within an individual. Undefined centers indicate areas where a person is more open and flexible, but also potentially more vulnerable to conditioning from others.

Understanding the interplay between defined and undefined centers helps individuals recognize their innate strengths, areas of potential growth, and how they interact with and are influenced by others.

3. Five Types of Human Design: Identifying Your Core Nature

"Your type depends on which of the nine centers are in color. It reveals some of the most insightful information about you — and others."

The five types and their core strategies:

1. Manifestors (8%): Initiate and inform
2. Generators (37%): Respond and satisfy
3. Manifesting Generators (33%): Respond, then initiate
4. Projectors (21%): Wait for invitation and recognition
5. Reflectors (1%): Wait a lunar cycle for clarity

Understanding your type's strategy. Each type has a specific way of engaging with the world that aligns with their energetic nature. For example:

• Manifestors are designed to initiate actions and inform others of their intentions
• Generators and Manifesting Generators are meant to respond to life and follow their gut instincts
• Projectors need to wait for recognition and invitation before sharing their wisdom
• Reflectors benefit from waiting a full lunar cycle before making major decisions

By following their type's strategy, individuals can reduce resistance in their lives, make better decisions, and align more closely with their authentic selves.

4. Making Decisions: Harnessing Your Unique Authority

"Authority is the ability to take charge of your life. It allows you to trust your decisions, removing hesitancy and installing confidence."

Beyond mental decision-making. Human Design posits that the mind is not designed to make decisions but to process information. Instead, each person has a specific "authority" - a reliable inner guidance system for making decisions.

The seven authorities:

1. Emotional: Wait for emotional clarity
2. Sacral: Trust your gut response
3. Splenic: Follow immediate intuition
4. Ego/Heart: Do what you desire
5. Self: Be true to yourself
6. Mental: Use logic and reason
7. Lunar: Wait a full moon cycle

Aligning with your authority. By recognizing and trusting their unique decision-making process, individuals can:

• Reduce stress and anxiety around choices
• Make decisions that align with their true nature
• Experience greater confidence and satisfaction in life

Learning to differentiate between the mind's thoughts and one's true authority is a key aspect of living in alignment with one's Human Design.

5. The 36 Channels: Exploring Your Energetic Connections

"These thirty-six channels, inspired by the ancient wisdom of the Kabbalah, act as conduits between the centers, running life-energy back and forth."

Energy pathways of the design. Channels are the lines connecting different centers in the Human Design chart. They represent consistent themes and energies in a person's life when activated (colored in).

Key aspects of channels:

• Each channel is defined by two gates at either end
• Channels can be conscious (black), unconscious (red), or a combination
• Active channels create defined centers and influence a person's type

Examples of significant channels:

• Channel of Inspiration (1-8): Natural leadership and empowerment
• Channel of the Prodigal (13-33): Storytelling and experiential wisdom
• Channel of Surrender (26-44): Business acumen and material success

Understanding one's active channels provides deeper insights into personal strengths, challenges, and life themes.

6. The 64 Gates: Unlocking Your Genetic Potential

"These sixty-four gates are inspired by the sixty-four hexagrams of the I Ching and stand at either end of a channel, each representing a trait, emotion, or tendency that you are conscious of (when colored black), that's a hidden characteristic (when colored pink), or that you are both aware and unaware of (when colored black and pink)."

Genetic archetypes. Each gate corresponds to a specific human trait or potential, aligned with the 64 codons in human DNA. When activated, these gates represent consistent qualities in an individual's personality and life experience.

Key aspects of gates:

• Gates can be conscious, unconscious, or both
• They form the basis for channels when connected
• Understanding active gates provides insight into personal strengths and challenges

Examples of significant gates:

• Gate 1: Self-Expression and Creativity
• Gate 20: The Now (Presence and Contemplation)
• Gate 31: Leadership and Influence

By recognizing their active gates, individuals can better understand their innate gifts and potential areas for growth.

7. The 12 Profiles: Revealing Your Life's Purpose and Interaction Style

"Your profile completes the picture. It is the icing on the cake. It depicts how you interact with life and other people."

A snapshot of your life's journey. The profile is determined by the lines of the personality (conscious) and design (unconscious) sun gates in a person's chart. It provides insight into one's life purpose and how they interact with the world.

The 12 profiles:

1. 1/3: Investigator/Martyr
2. 1/4: Investigator/Opportunist
3. 2/4: Hermit/Opportunist
4. 2/5: Hermit/Heretic
5. 3/5: Martyr/Heretic
6. 3/6: Martyr/Role Model
7. 4/6: Opportunist/Role Model
8. 4/1: Opportunist/Investigator
9. 5/1: Heretic/Investigator
10. 5/2: Heretic/Hermit
11. 6/2: Role Model/Hermit
12. 6/3: Role Model/Martyr

Understanding your profile. Each profile represents a unique combination of traits and life themes. For example:

• A 1/3 profile is about laying foundations through trial and error
• A 4/6 profile is focused on building networks and becoming a role model
• A 6/2 profile often experiences three distinct life phases

Recognizing one's profile helps individuals understand their life purpose and most effective ways of interacting with others.

8. Living Your Design: Embracing Your Authentic Self

"When you truly understand and accept yourself, you can create the world you have always dreamed about."

A journey of self-discovery and alignment. Living your Human Design involves:

1. Accepting your true nature
2. Allowing yourself to follow your innate strategy
3. Awakening to your authentic self
4. Exercising authenticity in your way of being

Practical steps for living your design:

• Understand and honor your type's strategy
• Make decisions according to your authority
• Recognize and leverage your defined centers
• Embrace the wisdom of your undefined centers
• Explore the themes of your active channels and gates
• Align with your profile's life purpose

Benefits of living your design:

• Reduced stress and resistance in life
• Improved decision-making
• More fulfilling relationships
• Greater sense of purpose and authenticity
• Increased overall life satisfaction

By consistently aligning with their Human Design, individuals can experience a more authentic, fulfilling, and purposeful life.

Last updated: August 8, 2024