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what is Strategy in Human Design?

Sarah Lynas — Mon, 04 Mar 2024 11:34:00 GMT

Human Design is a blend of modern science and ancient wisdom, bringing together astrology and quantum physics, chakras, the Kabbalah & and the Chinese I-Ching. It’s the ultimate profiling tool, giving us full permission to be ourselves. It offers a user manual for each of us, showing us how to be who we’re designed to be, how to work with our energy and how to make great decisions that are just right for each of us.

We can find our purpose, our ideal environment & our superpowers on this map. And we can journey through it to heal ourselves, our relationships & our work. If you’d like to find out more, download your free chart here or book a chart reading with me here

Human Design appears to a complex system, but it can be beautifully simply to integrate into your life, so I’m going to demystify it for you here in a series of posts; this one is all about Strategy.

What is Strategy in Human Design?

Strategy is how you are designed to interact with the world, how you’re designed to receive messages from the universe and, used with your Authority, get into alignment so that your energy flow is smooth and flowing.

Often we can find ourselves conditioned from a young age to interact in a way that just does not work for us, so that things feel hard, and we end up acting from fear or hurt, creating unhelpful beliefs about our worth and our safety. This is the ego taking over - it can be useful to have around, but not when it’s in charge!

On the flip side, using your Strategy and Authority (which is your body) to interact and make decisions is a healthy non-ego way to move through the world.

To find out your Strategy before you read on, click below to get your free chart from my website.

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The Strategies by Type

Each Type has its own Strategy, it’s useful to know your own as well as those of your family, friends & colleagues or collaborators.

Manifestors: To initiate & inform

You’re here to initiate, that’s your purpose; receiving creative sparks of energy from the universe and acting on them (if your Authority says yes of course), and so your Strategy is not to wait for external clues or invitations, it’s to go ahead without permission from anyone.

My Manifestor clients find this uncomfortable at first because they’ve become used to checking in with someone else and not trusting their own body, and so I suggest that they approach this as an experiment* “I wonder what will happen if I just go ahead and don’t ask or look for external clues?”

*honestly, the whole of human design should be seen as an experiment, because we are all unique and you have to figure out what is right for you!

When you initiate, you inspire others. Others need you!

And although I said you don’t need to ask anyone if you can go ahead, it’s great for you to inform people what you’re doing “hey, here’s what I’m doing” this stops them interfering or worrying and leaves you free to do your thing.

Generators: to respond

Your Strategy is to respond to something external of you. It can be anything; watching a flock of birds, listening to a podcast, talking to friends… and your response might be unrelated. The important thing is that it’s your Sacral that’s doing the responding, not your mind.

When I talk to Generator clients at first they want to resist this waiting to respond, and go ahead with fresh creative urges; we’re often told to “go make things happen” - well, we can, when we’re in response! I promise them that when they do it this way round the results are so much better.

The Sacral response is key for Generators, it is saying either “yes you have the energy” or “no you don’t” - learning to access this response will be life-changing for you. The thing clients notice most is having more time and feeling more relaxed as they’re not ‘trying hard’ in the wrong direction.

You might also have Sacral as your Authority; find out more about that just here.

Manifesting Generators: to respond & inform

Your Strategy is the same as for Generators, waiting to respond with that reliable Sacral.

Plus, you should inform, like the Manifestor. This clears the way for you to move fast! Others might want you to slow down or explain what you’re doing, so the informing (not explaining) is an important part of making it easier for you to go ahead and take your action.

Projectors: wait for the invitation

As a Projector you have so much wisdom to share, and it’s best received when you are invited to share. It will fall flat if you share it without being invited. To get the right invitations you need to feel healthy self-worth, so look within first, where do you need to heal or rest? Or be more playful?

When there are no invitations coming for my Projector clients, I remind them that this is a sign to take time for themselves, not go out seeking, offering solutions or initiating - this is permission to put yourself first.

Reflectors: wait a lunar cycle

What? Yes, as a Reflector your Strategy is to wait a 28 day lunar cycle. With no consistent Centres defined, you need to feel how things are in your body for the whole month as the moon shifts through your chart; this is where you find consistency.

When you first discover this, you’ll probably feel like my Reflector client, resistant, overwhelmed and confused. Here is a place to really lean in and follow the experiment “I wonder how I feel different during the moon cycle?” perhaps logging how your body feels each day about a particular topic and looking for patterns the following month.

I get it, this can feel big. Go steady with it and play around, there’s no right or wrong, and I’m right here if you’d like support figuring this out.

When you’re ready to find out exactly what all this means for you, it’s the perfect time to treat yourself to a 1-1 Chart Unpack.

👉 book your Unpack here

Or if you’re already to go deeper, let’s connect on a discovery call to talk about how you can embed human design into your life and learn to live, love and lead as YOU.

Sending love & courage ✨

Sarah xx

Hey I’m Sarah, human design & confidence coach. I guide women during times of change, helping them to build their foundation self-belief and giving them full permission to be exactly who they’re designed to be, living and working with ease and flow. If this sounds like you, I’m inviting you to book a 1-1 session with me here to get started on our journey together, or take a first step by downloading your free human design chart here.

More in the Human Design Resource Library:

The 5 Types
Strategy
The 7 Authorities
The 9 Centres
Profile Lines
What is Incarnation Cross?
The 64 Gates (coming soon)
Channels
Family charts (coming soon)
The 4 Arrows (coming soon)
Definition (coming soon)
Get your human design chart here...

Human Design: the 9 Centres

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 12:06:24 GMT

What are Centres in Human Design?

The Centres are evolved from the chakra system you might know very well, except you might notice there are 9 instead of the 7 you might be expecting… in Human Design the Heart Chakra is in two parts, the G or Identity centre and the Heart / Ego / Will centre. And the Solar Plexus is also in two parts, the Solar Plexus (SP) and the Spleen.

To find out the pattern of your defined and undefined Centres before you read on, click below to get your free chart from my website.

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What does defined vs undefined mean?

Where you have a centre that’s coloured in (no matter what colour, different charts might have different colour ways) it is defined centre. This means it has a full coloured in Channel connecting it to another centre. You’ll have a consistent way of expressing the energy of this Centre.

Where you have a centre that is white, it’s undefined. This means it’s not connected to another centre, even if you have half a Channel coloured in going from the centre. White centres with no half-Channels at all are referred to as open, or completely open. You won’t have a consistent way of expressing this Centre’s energy.

Your Gates are what make the Channels and half-Channels.

The Centres and Conditioning

The Centres are a useful place to look for conditioning and start to release it - we can be conditioned in defined or undefined Centres as we grow up, and I often start here with clients who are ready to live in their full self. Read more here about exploring your design.

If you’d like to talk about how coaching can look before diving in, do book a virtual brew with me to find out.

The Head Centre

The theme of the Head Centre is inspiration, and as it’s a pressure centre it’s always under pressure, particularly to answer questions. Shadow tendencies can include trying to answer other’s questions, or being overly critical with yourself.

The Ajna Centre

The theme of the Ajna is dealing with information, and it’s an awareness centre. An undefined Ajna will likely be open minded and have different ways to process; a defined Ajna is reliable and more fixed in how it operates. Shadow tendencies include trying to be sure, and using the mind to make decisions.

The Throat Centre

The theme of the Throat is communication and manifestation. All energy in the Bodygraph is trying to reach the Throat via defined Channels. An undefined Throat may feel under pressure to speak and be unpredictable but holds great wisdom (and can definitely be a public speaker, ignore any suggestions to the contrary!) - a defined Throat speaks with the theme of other Centres it’s attached to. Shadow tendencies include ignoring Strategy and speaking to get attention, or speaking too much.

The G / Identity Centre

The theme of the G is love and direction and is thought to be where the soul is found. An undefined G will see the direction of others & give them insight (often healers & coaches have this, including me) and it’s key to be in the right place. A defined G knows who they are, and is here to give love. Shadow tendencies include feeling unloveable, taking on others identities and suppressing the self.

The Heart / Ego / Will Centre

The theme of the Heart is willpower. It’s one of four motor centres too, and needs to be recharged. An undefined Heart (the majority of us) has deep wisdom and no willpower! A defined Heart has consistent access to willpower, and needs to rest after periods of work. Shadow tendencies include taking on too much to prove something and expecting too much of others.

The Solar Plexus Centre

The theme of the Solar Plexus (SP) is emotional; it’s the second of the four motors with waves of emotional energy. An undefined SP (around half of us) can be highly empathetic when they understand this centre (it can be very uncomfortable if not, especially for children, so taking a look at your family’s charts can be very useful) - a defined SP will experience emotional waves and should learn these well as they make form your Authority. Shadow tendencies include avoiding conflict and making emotionally driven decisions.

The Spleen Centre

The theme of the Spleen is intuition and survival, based entirely in the now. An undefined Spleen may have a sensitive immune system that notices subtle bodily changes easily, a defined Spleen is designed to be in the moment, with a knowing of what’s correct now, Shadow tendencies include not being able to ‘let go’, unrealistic feelings of fear and inadequacy.

The Sacral Centre

The theme of the Sacral is work and life-force energy. It’s the third of the four motors and is the only one with consistent energy availability. An undefined Sacral is not designed to work a typical ‘working week’ (my clients often experience a ‘crash’ around the age of 40 as they can no longer sustain the pattern & come to me as they try to figure out why, and what to do next) and it suits you better to find flexible options. A defined Sacral is here to work, specifically doing what lights you up (you are a Generator after all). Shadow tendencies include not knowing when to stop, and taking on too much.

The Root Centre

The theme of the Root is adrenaline and it’s the second of the pressure centres. It’s also the fourth of the motor centres, a pulse that is either on… or off! An undefined Root may enjoy experiencing adrenaline and craves freedom from pressure, a defined Root may feel immune to adrenaline, and operates with a natural cycle of energy. Shadow tendencies include trying to finish to feel free of pressure, or working outside the natural rhythm of the Root energy.

Here are some other ways to learn about human design 🌟 listen to the podcast 🌟 read the archives 🌟 treat yourself to a 1-1 Chart Unpack.

Or you are always so welcome to press reply on an email, or post a comment with questions or tell me if this resonates, I’d love to chat further about my favourite topic with you!

Sending love & courage ✨

Sarah xx

Hey I’m Sarah, certified Human Design coach, qualified life coach & Master NLP Practitioner. I guide women during times of change, helping them to build their foundation self-belief and giving them full permission to be exactly who they’re designed to be, living and working with ease and flow.

I created The Human Design Resource Library to offer a starting point on your journey, and a reference point to return to as you travel It’s my interpretation of the knowledge, based on in-depth training, research and time with clients, but I want you to know that not everything you read (here or anywhere) will resonate, because you are 100% unique!

To go beyond the generic knowledge, a 1-1 session is the perfect way to discover exactly how the Human Design knowledge applies to you, and how you can live as you’re designed to. Or to discover your design, take your first step by downloading your free chart here.

More in the Human Design Resource Library:

The 5 Types
Strategy
The 7 Authorities
The 9 Centres
Profile Lines
What is Incarnation Cross?
The 64 Gates (coming soon)
Channels
Family charts (coming soon)
The 4 Arrows (coming soon)
Definition (coming soon)
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what are the 5 Types in Human Design?

Sarah Lynas — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 10:52:00 GMT

Human Design appears to a complex system, but it can be beautifully simply to integrate into your life, so I’m going to demystify it for you here in a series of posts starting with Type.

What is Type in Human Design?

Type is a simple way of gathering together all the charts with the same ‘Strategy’ and it’s a useful entry point to Human Design, handy for introducing yourself to others, and knowing how they might appreciate being approached.

However, I’ll show you how it becomes less important the more you know your design, and why you may not resonate with the memes and one-liners about your Type.

To find out your Type before you read on, click below to get your free chart from my website.

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An overview of the Types

There are 5 Types, and they fit together as if they’re designed that way…!

The Manifestor Type are here to provide the spark to get things started, this inspires the Generator & Manifesting Generator Types who are here to build and create from this initial spark, creating and using energy as they move around doing the work. The Projector Types are here to guide the direction and how that energy is best used. And the Reflector Types are here to reflect back the health and potential of people and the planet.

So you can see that every Type has a clear purpose… but often as we’re growing up, we are conditioned to try and act like a different Type, perhaps to fit in with expectations that ‘we should all be the same’ or because some Types are ‘a bit much’ or ‘not energetic enough’. Once we see the world through the lens of Human Design, it opens us up to embrace who we are designed to actually be, not who we were conditioned to be.

A quick word on Centres…

You’ll find an in depth post on Centres just here in the Library, but as I share more on Type you might want to refer back here to see which Centres I’m talking about. When centres are defined they are coloured in (like the Sacral below) and when they are undefined they are white. When it comes to establishing Type (and therefore Strategy), it’s the defined Centres we are looking at.

The Manifestor Type

You know you’re a Manifestor if you have either a defined Solar Plexus, Ego or Root connected to the Throat Centre, but no defined Sacral. Those first three centres are motor centres, and having one of these connected directly to the throat (where we manifest from) is key to you inspiring new action in the world. You know you’re in alignment if you’re feeling peaceful; on the other hand anger is a sign you’re out of alignment.

Your purpose is to inspire and initiate others, be very much yourself and be guided by source, spirit, the universe; wherever you feel inspiration comes from for you. You’re not designed to DO all the doing though, so have Generators and MG’s around to pick up the work of creating from your initial spark.

Manifestors have a huge aura and can be ‘too much’ for some people - often my Manifestor clients tell me that they were asked to ‘be less’ while growing up, and learned to tuck themselves away to make others more comfortable, often leading to dis-ease. And at just c.10% of the population, Manifestors can also feel like they're different from most people, with their need to move fast & not explain themselves. Understanding their purpose is essential to feeling comfortable being themselves.

A healthy Manifestor will feel free to express themselves and initiate when the desire comes, and feel independent too, even in close relationships.

If you have a Manifestor in your life, don’t tell them what to do! Let them initiate, give them space to work things out and reach their own conclusions.

Signature & not-self themes

You’ll know you’re in alignment when you feel peaceful.

And the sign you’re out of alignment somewhere is anger.

Discovering what moves you back into alignment is key.

These two charts are both Manifestors, but the pattern of their lit-up Centres, their Gates and their Arrows are all very different, so you can start to see that, of course, not all Manifestor are the same!

The Generator Type

You know you’re a Generator if you have a defined Sacral, and no motor centres attached to the throat. The sacral is the only consistent motor centre, delivering consistent reliable energy for the right things. You know you’re in alignment if you’re feeling satisfied; on the other hand frustration is a sign you’re out of alignment.

Your purpose is to create life-force energy for the planet, by doing work you love and being lit up. Once inspired into action by the Manifestors around you, you are here to create and build, bringing things into reality. You have lots of energy so it can be tempting to take on other’s work, and they can be tempted to load you up too, it’s important to be aware of this as it can lead to burnout. Your Sacral is the key to knowing what’s right, as it will tell you YES or no… listen to it!

When I meet with Generator clients who are burned out and not finding new opportunities, it’s often because they have taken on too much that just wasn’t right for them, not lighting them up and instead draining their energy. I encourage them to declutter all round, including work projects, people and stuff, only keeping what lights them up. This frees up their energy and their aura to attract more of the good stuff to them.

If you have a Generator in your life it can be useful to ask them yes/no questions instead of wide open ones - their Sacral centre just knows if it’s a Yes or No, so use it!

Signature & not-self themes

You’ll know you’re in alignment when you feel satisfaction.

And the sign you’re out of alignment somewhere is frustration.

Discovering what moves you back into alignment is key.

And just as the two Manifestor charts were very different, you’ll see the two here are very different too, these two Generators will show up differently in the world and likely be conditioned in different ways too.

The Manifesting Generator Type (MG)

You know you’re an MG (or ManGen) if you have a defined Sacral and one of your motor centres is connected to your Throat centre. You know you’re in alignment if you’re feeling peaceful and / or satisfied; on the other hand anger and / or frustration is a sign you’re out of alignment.

Your purpose is similar to the Generator, to be inspired, to build, create and be lit up. You are also here to shake things up and will likely move fast and make mistakes; this is just right for you and is actually showing us the short cuts. The world can feel slow by comparison to an MG. Again similar to the Generator, you can get caught up in doing things that aren’t right for you, which can lead to burnout.

My MG clients often tell me they’ve been told to slow down and concentrate on one thing; I remind them that they are here to live non-linear, multi-passionate lives. They also have a very big energy which may have been ‘too much’ for others at some point and they may have surpassed themselves to fit in; you’ll know by reading this far that I go ahead and give them permission to be entirely who they are designed to be; it’s a clear theme in my work!

If you have an MG in your life, allow them to just be all that they are, fast and messy and full of energy!

Signature & not-self themes

You’ll know you’re in alignment when you feel satisfaction and / or peace.

And the sign you’re out of alignment somewhere is frustration and / or anger.

Discovering what moves you back into alignment is key.

Above are two examples of MG’s with different charts, the common theme is that complete channel from a motor to the throat. The one on the right has three motors connected, the one on the left has two, this is just one way they’ll show up differently.

The Projector Type

You know you’re a projector if you don’t have a defined sacral, and you have no motor to your throat. Some Projectors have more motor centres than others, this will impact how much energy is available to you when you’re alone (ie not drawing from other’s energy)

Your purpose is to guide the Generator Types especially in their use of energy. They make up c70% of the population so it’s essential they are heading in the right direction! Projectors are around 20%, and you bring a lot of wisdom which needs to be shared with the right timing to be effective.

Most of my Projector clients don’t feel appreciated in the way they’d like, I remind them that they need to build healthy self-worth first in order to be seen and their wisdom called out. This can look like resting and playing, feeling lighter, and healing any trauma. And then a Projector with healthy self-worth is magnetic! They need to be especially aware of when they are ‘borrowing’ sacral energy from Generators, and release this before trying to rest.

If you have a Projector in your world, invite their wisdom and let them know you see and appreciate them.

Signature & not-self themes

You’ll know you’re in alignment when you feel success for you or the people around you.

And the sign you’re out of alignment somewhere is bitterness.

Discovering what moves you back into alignment is key.

Here are two Projector examples. On the left are no motor centres - on the right are three motor centres, so this person would have more energy available, albeit not the consistent energy of a sacral.

The Reflector Type

You know you’re a Reflector if you have no defined centres at all, they are all white as below.

Your purpose is to see potential in people and the planet, and reflect back the health of the population. You are connected to energy and are able to bring the unconscious into consciousness, showing us where we’re really at, and maybe able to predict how the energy in a room will play out. Without your own consistent defined centres, be careful not to get lost in relationships where you become dependent on their consistent energy.

My Reflector client (I have just one so far, at just 1% of the population they are rare!) finds that she needs to take time to rest in her own aura each day and release the energy that’s not hers - the more re-conditioning work we do around her centres, the more she will find it easier to let go those energies, and eventually not pick them up in the first place.

If you have a Reflector in your life, encourage them to rest and take time on their own each day.

Signature & not-self themes

You’ll know you’re in alignment when you feel surprised

And the sign you’re out of alignment somewhere is disappointment.

Discovering what moves you back into alignment is key.

These two Reflectors look similar at first glance but you’ll see they have very different Gates lit up, different profiles and different arrow numbers, so they’ll bring varying themes and show up in their own unique way.

When you’re ready to find out exactly what all this means for you, it’s the perfect time to treat yourself to a 1-1 Chart Unpack.

👉 book your Unpack here

Or if you’re already to go deeper, let’s connect on a discovery call to talk about how you can embed human design into your life and learn to live, love and lead as YOU.

Sending love & courage ✨

Sarah xx

More in the Human Design Resource Library:

The 5 Types
Strategy
The 7 Authorities
The 9 Centres
Profile Lines
What is Incarnation Cross?
The 64 Gates (coming soon)
Channels
Family charts (coming soon)
The 4 Arrows (coming soon)
Definition (coming soon)

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Human Design: what is Incarnation Cross?

Sarah Lynas — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 08:37:00 GMT

To find out your Incarnation Cross before you read on, click below to get your free chart from my website.

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What is the Incarnation Cross in Human Design?

The Incarnation Cross has been described as the “job description of your aura” and it’s something that the world receives from you when you’re living in alignment.

So, it’s fascinating to know about and spot in yourself as you move through the world, but I always remind clients that this is something you’re here to BE not DO. In other words, you shouldn’t try to do your cross!

In short, your Cross is a combination of your 4 top gates, the gifts of your personality sun and earth combined with your design sun and earth.

You can see mine here, gates 56 and 60 on my personality side, and gates 3 and 50 on my design side. This combination is the Right Angle Cross of Laws and for me, this is about gently challenging and reimagining the rules we live by, through evolution, not revolution. I can look back and see a flavour of this throughout my life!

And why is it called a Cross?

If you’re anything like me, you’ll want a visual to see exactly why it’s a Cross!

Maybe you’re familiar with your natal or birth chart in astrology? As HD is based on astrology you can also get a version of your chart that looks like this. You’ll see on it how the planets are not in zodiac signs this time, but rather in Gates, from 1 through 64, albeit they’re not in a ‘logical’ order.

You can see on my chart that my personality sun and earth gates (56 and 60) are directly opposite each other, and my design sun and earth gates (3 and 50) are opposite each other too, 90 degrees around the mandala. Hence, a cross!

How many Crosses are there?

There are 112 Crosses, and a total of 768 variations! They can be Right Angle, Left Angle or Juxtaposition, which tells you if you have a Personal Destiny, a Transpersonal Destiny or a Fixed Fate.

What is a Cross Quarter?

Depending which quarter of the year you were born in, you’ll have a different cross quarter. February - April is quarter 1, May to July is 2, Aug to Oct is 3 and Nov to Jan is 4. Each has a different theme for the way you bring your Cross to life and fulfil your purpose.

My Cross, the Right Angle Cross of Laws 2 as my birthday is July. Quarter 2 is all about bringing things to life in the material plane. My four gates are in this order 56 - 60 - 3 - 50, leading with the 56 energy. The Cross of Laws in a different quarter will have a different order of gates and lead with a different gate energy. Quarter 1 is about mental clarity, thinking and planning. Quarter 3 is about relationships and Quarter 4 is about upgrade and transformation, bringing us back to Q1.

Where to find out more about Incarnation Crosses

You can google your Cross and read a selection of different interpretations. As you get familiar you might want to create your own interpretation.

There is a wonderful book by Brynja Magnusson which is available in the UK on Kindle (but otherwise tricky to get hold of in print) which describes each Cross and also offers a ‘dinner party question’ for each of them. I can share yours with you in an Unpack if you’d like to play with this fun element of your Cross!

And since you’re in my world, you might like to know that the question that I ask via my aura is “what rules are you ready to break? where are you being held back?” so this is the energy people get from me, and often answer this question just from meeting me. I love how perfectly it fits my work… and then I realise that I’m designed to do this work, so of course it’s perfect!

Here are some other ways to learn about human design 🌟 listen to the podcast 🌟 read the archives 🌟 treat yourself to a 1-1 Chart Unpack.

Or you are always so welcome to press reply on an email, or post a comment with questions or tell me if this resonates, I’d love to chat further about my favourite topic with you!

Sending love & courage ✨

Sarah xx

More in the Human Design Resource Library:

The 5 Types
Strategy
The 7 Authorities
The 9 Centres
Profile Lines
What is Incarnation Cross?
The 64 Gates (coming soon)
Channels
Family charts (coming soon)
The 4 Arrows (coming soon)
Definition (coming soon)
Get your human design chart here...

Human Design: the Profile Lines

Sarah Lynas — Mon, 01 Jan 2024 12:13:00 GMT

What are Profile Lines in Human Design?

Profile is the two digits in your chart that look like this… 4/6 or 1/3 or 5/2 - these are your two Profile Lines. Profile is how you show up and meet your purpose, and it’s what the world wants from you. It’s been described as the costume of your purpose.

Below you’ll find the themes of each line.

The first number is ‘conscious’ and comes from your Sun gate on your Personality side, and the second number is ‘unconscious’ and comes from your Sun gate on your Design side. How your two numbers come together depends on which is first. This combination also tells you if you are here to have a journey that’s all about you, or all about others.

To find out your Profile Lines before you read on, click below to get your free chart from my website.

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Line 1

The official name of the Line 1 is Investigator. If you have a 1 in your Profile, you were born with a fear that you ‘don’t know’ so you’ll always want to be finding out more, creating safety because the more you know the less you fear; you may find yourself researching, data-gathering and aiming to become an expert. Alone time will be valuable for you, which may seem self-focused and you may need encouraging to speak out. In the shadow you may always look to an expert instead of trusting yourself.

Line 2

The official name of the Line 2 is Hermit. If you have a 2 in your profile you will be naturally talented, and you often don’t need help to master that gift. You may not always see it yourself, or your value, but others will invite it out into the open. You likely love your own space to nurture yourself and your gifts, hence the name ‘hermit’. Be aware that you may express emotion outwards not always aware of it’s impact, so learning empathy is important.

Line 3

The official name of the Line 3 is the Martyr. If you have a 3 in your profile, this is all about the energy of trial and error, having your own experience rather than being told what works, challenging what is not true and role-modelling what needs to change. You have a leadership energy that enjoys attention and in the shadow you might walk away rather than stick at it, or seek others’ validation rather than trusting yourself.

Line 4

The official name of the Line 4 is Opportunist. If you have a 4 in your profile you need stability in friendships and community, to feel safe and trusting, and you’ll serve your community with your natural influence. Quality of life for you will equate to the quality of your connections, and you’re here to change the way people feel about others. In the shadow you will reject others if you sense you might be rejected, and pretend you’re fine when you’re not. (this is my profile line and I can say for sure that this shadow is so true, do look for it if you have a line 4, and lean in before you lean out… you are a wonderful people-person!)

Line 5

The official name of the Line 5 is Heretic. If you have a 5 in your profile you are here to heal yourself and help others heal, teaching what is in your chart. You might find that others are drawn to you, sensing your line 5 can ‘save them’ - use your Authority to know who is right for you to heal. In the shadow you may be in a victim state before you heal.

Line 6

The official name of the Line 6 is Role Model. If you have a 6 in your profile you have a 3-part path to follow. This line stands apart from the others and is here to give others permission to be themselves entirely (hello! I have this line and I know this is my path… that’s why I’m here sharing this after all 😘).

From birth to c.30 you’ll be very much like a line 3, all about learning from your mistakes. From c.30 to c.50 you’ll be called to retreat, heal and make sense of all your learnings, and probably raise children and settle in this phase too. From c.50 onwards you’ll be called back out into the world to be the role model, and it’s more important for you to BE than to DO.

Intrigued by the age ranges? c30 is your first Saturn return and c50 is your Chiron return!

To find out more about profile lines…

To learn how they combine together and also how we can use them in marketing, treat yourself to an Unpack or Coaching session with me.

Here are some other ways to learn about human design 🌟 listen to the podcast 🌟 read the archives 🌟 treat yourself to a 1-1 Chart Unpack or coaching session..

Or you are always so welcome to press reply on an email, or post a comment with questions or tell me if this resonates, I’d love to chat further about my favourite topic with you!

Sending love & courage ✨

Sarah xx

More in the Human Design Resource Library:

The 5 Types
Strategy
The 7 Authorities
The 9 Centres
Profile Lines
What is Incarnation Cross?
The 64 Gates (coming soon)
Channels
Family charts (coming soon)
The 4 Arrows (coming soon)
Definition (coming soon)

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Human Design: what are Channels & Circuits?

Sarah Lynas — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 11:08:00 GMT

What are Channels in Human Design?

You’ll see a 'defined Channel’ where you have 2 lit up Gates that come together to colour in the path from one centre all the way to another - you’ll express these themes consistently. Where the paths in your chart half-coloured-in or white, these are themes you may experience around other people or as the planets move round the sky, however they’ll be inconsistent for you. You can find out more in Family Charts just here.

To find out your defined Channels before you read on, click below to get your free chart from my website.

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The Channels & their Themes

There are 36 Channels in the Human Design Bodygraph and they are how energy flows from one Centre to another. Each gate brings it’s own energy and where a pair of gates meet in a defined Channel they create an additional energy or theme.

For example the defined Channel in my chart above is called the Channel of Preservation (27-50) and combines gate 27 (meeting the needs of the group) with gate 50 (upholding values and bringing harmony) to create a tribal energy that’s all about nurturing, and at its most primal specifically nurturing from birth to adulthood, providing all that’s needed for a human to thrive and instilling values along the way. This means I consistently have the energy & drive to nurture others and create harmony, and it’s very much a theme of my life as I reflect.

It’s useful to know that the Channels have a shadow (or not-self) theme just as the Gates and Centres do. In the shadow of the 27-50 I might be smothering, rescuing and trying to either control or abdicate all responsibility for the tribe.

Channels & Circuits

The Channels are grouped in Circuits & sub-Circuits, which also bring their own themes to the party. Where you have Channels in more than one Circuit you might feel some push / pull! To find out more about your specific Channel energies we can go deeper into your chart during coaching or exploring sessions.

The Individual Circuit - if you have Channels in this circuit you’ll be doing things your own way and thinking about your self (this isn’t selfish) and your experience. This energy is designed to be different (and so can feel uncomfortable) because you’re designed create change in the world based on your own experience. Empowerment is the theme of this Circuit, including inspiring others through your ‘weirdness’!
The Tribal Circuit, where the learnings from Individual Circuitry are brought to help the Tribe evolve - if you have Channels in this circuit you’ll be focused on supporting the tribe, through resource management, agreements and structures for growth and wellbeing. You may feel called to be part of a larger whole, guiding, providing and nurturing. Support is the theme of this Circuit.
The Collective Circuit - where the Tribal learnings are taken out to the wider world - if you have Channels in this circuit you’ll be learning from the past and projecting into the future, learning through repetition and creating institutions to move humankind forward. Sharing is the theme of this Circuit.

Here are some other ways to learn about human design 🌟 listen to the podcast 🌟 read the archives 🌟 treat yourself to a 1-1 Chart Unpack.

Or you are always so welcome to press reply on an email, or post a comment with questions or tell me if this resonates, I’d love to chat further about my favourite topic with you!

Sending love & courage ✨

Sarah xx

I created The Human Design Resource Library to offer a starting point on your journey, and a reference point to return to as you travel. It’s my interpretation of the knowledge, based on in-depth training, research and time with clients, but I want you to know that not everything you read (here or anywhere) will resonate, because you are 100% unique!

More in the Human Design Resource Library:

The 5 Types
Strategy
The 7 Authorities
The 9 Centres
Profile Lines
What is Incarnation Cross?
The 64 Gates (coming soon)
Channels
Family charts (coming soon)
The 4 Arrows (coming soon)
Definition (coming soon)
Get your human design chart here...

Human Design: the 7 Authorities

Sarah Lynas — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 12:18:00 GMT

What is Authority in Human Design?

Authority is how you are designed to make decisions that are correct for you, using body wisdom instead of the ego-mind. The ego wants to make logical decisions, but so often they are completely wrong for us, leaving us wondering why we ‘can’t make good decisions’ or why things aren’t going the way they want. Using your Authority helps to recondition and heal unhelpful beliefs.

To find out your Authority before you read on, click below to get your free chart from my website.

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Why are there different Authorities?

Our Authority is not related to Type at all, rather it comes from defined Centres, and follows a hierarchy, or order. So if you have a defined (coloured in) Solar Plexus, you will have emotional Authority, no matter what else you have defined. If you have an undefined Solar Plexus and defined Sacral, you’ll have Sacral Authority, and so on… Maybe that makes sense, maybe not… let’s read on! I’ll keep this simple.

Solar Plexus / Emotional Authority

When it comes to making decisions, it’s important to make them in an emotional neutral, not a high or a low. Start to watch your underlying emotional wave and get to know it. Don't make decisions in the moment, instead if for example friends invite you on holiday tell them you’ll “sleep on it”.

Sacral Authority

Your Sacral is quick and accurate at making yes / no decisions, and it tells you if you have the energy for something in this moment; it may change tomorrow. Because this is so simple, you might want to jump in with logic, don’t be tempted! If you aren’t finding anything that feels like a yes, you need to rest or heal. Be playful and patient.

Splenic Authority

Your Spleen is quiet and fast, only telling you something once unlike the Sacral. It has instinct and knows what is healthy for you, and can take practice and trust as you learn it’s subtle voice.

Ego Authority

Your Ego centre is like a bank of energy, which you build and use up in cycles. Your Ego Authority tells you if you have the energy for something and to hear that energy you need to speak aloud, not asking for permission or advice, but to hear your own voice (and yes, you can talk to the dog!) - talking about yourself might seem selfish, but it’s not, it’s just how you figure out your energy for something and the key is not to judge yourself.

Self Projected Authority

Your Self Projected Authority comes from the G Centre, and is about direction. With this Authority you should also speak out loud, again not for permission or advice, simply to hear yourself and know your correct direction, without letting your mind take over.

Mental Authority

You will be a Projector if you have this Authority, also known as sounding board authority. You need to talk things through with a trusted person who can hear what are really saying, including tone, body language and the un-said words; they will help you know your truth. You must find someone who won’t project their own stuff onto your thoughts for this to be effective.

Lunar Authority

You will be a Reflector if you have this Authority. With no Centres consistently defined, your consistency comes from the moon moving through your design every 28 days, so for big decisions you will want to observe how your body feels throughout that cycle to know if it’s correct to go ahead. It helps you in your decision making to feel good in your environment and with the right people.

Here are some other ways to learn about human design 🌟 listen to the podcast 🌟 read the archives 🌟 treat yourself to a 1-1 Chart Unpack.

Or you are always so welcome to press reply on an email, or post a comment with questions or tell me if this resonates, I’d love to chat further about my favourite topic with you!

Sending love & courage ✨

Sarah xx

More in the Human Design Resource Library:

The 5 Types
Strategy
The 7 Authorities
The 9 Centres
Profile Lines
What is Incarnation Cross?
The 64 Gates (coming soon)
Channels
Family charts (coming soon)
The 4 Arrows (coming soon)
Definition (coming soon)
Get your human design chart here...