Last week I did something new and opened up a chat thread* here on Substack for the Human Design Projectors in my world to come together and chat about their Type, share their experiences and challenges, and ask me questionsā¦
To join in with the other Type threads, click here ā¬ļø
Today Iām opening up the conversation for all my Generator friends! ā¬ļø psst, if youāre an ManGen and youāve got an urge to respond too, go ahead! plus Iāll be opening a specific chat for you next week :)
A little about the Generator Type:
š¢ Generators are here to do the work they love and to be lit up. They are also here to master their work, showing the world they can perfect each step of the process.
š¢ Generators have access to reliable, consistent energy when they are saying yes āin responseā to the right things. The Sacral is the key to knowing what to say yes to. Generators will feel a yes or a no in their sacral when faced with choices; do I eat this? do I work with this client? do I go on holiday hereā¦ or here? When they make decisions in this way, theyāll be able to stick at something without quitting; but many Generators make decisions using their mind, or through people pleasing and obligation, and then donāt have the energy to complete, often reaching burnout instead.
š¢ Generators will find ease and flow when they stop initiating (the role of a Manifestor) and instead learn to trust and be patient. That is when they will find things to respond to that feel like a strong YES, and this is how they know theyāre on the right path.
If youāre a Generator, or you have Generators in your family or team, Iād love to knowā¦
āHow do you feel about being a Generator? When did you first find out?
āHave you been experimenting with ārespondingā? How have you found it?
āWhat would you like to know about living or working with Generators? Ask me anything!
Iām a Generator so Iāll share my experience in the commentsā¦
Around 37% of us will be Generators, so if itās not you, youāll definitely know a few - do tag them in and see if they respond with a YES!
Sending love,
Sarah xx
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*How does this chat-space work?The chat takes place on Substack, on the web or the app if you have it. If youāre reading in your email inbox and youād like to join in, just click on the ācommentā bubble at the bottom of this email - youāll arrive on substack.com, or the app, where you can chat in the comments with each other and ask me questions!
So, I discovered I was a generator a few years ago and didnāt understand it at all! Then two years ago I rediscovered HD and had a strong sacral pull to do a deep dive, although I didnāt know thatās what it was at the start. I just kept following the breadcrumbs (the sacral yesās) to where I am now, fully trained in human design!
The deeper I got the more I knew it had to be something I shared with the world, and the energy it gives me to coach with HD is off the charts! I feel fully lit up by it, like HD is in my bones, shining out!
I love the simplicity of my sacral response.
I donāt like the frustration I feel when Iām out of alignmentā¦ but itās a great clue to shift something.
Iām a single definition generator so my energy moves fast, and I only have 3 defined centres, all of them āunconsciousā which means I feel a lot of other peopleās energy, for a long time I didnāt know what was mine vs theirs. Figuring this out has been game changing.
Hey Sarah I discovered I was a 1/3 Generator with emotional authority about four years ago. I find the whole wait to respond approach helpful because my conditioning is to be switched āonā all the time. My inner boundaries are strengthening day by day. Although itās still challenging for me and requires a certain amount of trust. Iāve been feeling out of alignment (frustrated) for a while now and recently took the bold decision to start a Substack, finish my book and get a part time job. Social media I became too noisy and it feels different here. It brought me freedom, and now Iām taking each day as it comes to follow the bread crumbs. Lovely to meet you here. I found you on here via Claire Venus āØ
Earlier this year I found out I was a Generator. I feel like my whole life I was raised as and pushed into the Manifestor role. I was a singer and theater kid who was steered into law school, hated being a lawyer, and am now a professor and writer, which makes much more sense for me. If I am intuitively and sacrally inspired by a project, I will work tirelessly and passionately, but I will procrastinate and dread the obligatory jobs that pay the bills!
My biggest challenge with being a Generator is letting go and trusting and seeing what will come of things. As I said, I was not raised that way, educated that way, or ever rewarded for that kind of mindset. I feel anxiety just thinking about it! š
Hey Annie! Wow, yes, thereās a lot of pushing for everyone to be Manifestors right? Itās a real challenge to then let go and trust, as you sayā¦ and it sounds like youāre finding some of the right things now, using the tarot is a great idea. I do use it a bit, just dipping my toe in really but starting to see how it can be a great support.
Are you sacral or emotional in your authority? ā¤ļø
Ah yes so you have Sacral authority - yes an Emotional Generator is a little different as they have Emotional authority :) There's so much to learn indeed and that's why I'm here š it's such a joy to guide people to their designs and see the empowerment it brings!
You can read more about the different authorities here https://quietlycourageous.substack.com/p/human-design-the-7-authorities - Sacral is a very simple authority, all about listening to what the sacral is saying, either yes or no, and then NOT overriding that with logic š because that's a sure path to burnout, ask me how I know š
Do you recognise the pull forward or the retraction of the sacral Annie?
Literally writing a newsletter about my current burnout as we speak! š Can't wait to read this - thank you Sarah! Martha Beck wrote about something that sounds a lot like sacral authority. She suggests that when we are feeling indecisive or lost, to ask if a situation, person, career path, whatever makes us feel like we have shackles on (bad sign) or like we have shackles finally coming off (good sign). My first reaction was OH COME ON SURELY IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE!? But maybe it kind of is....? ā£ļø
It is that simple for you, and me, with sacral authority! Thatās around 30% of usā¦
For others less soā¦ depending on their authorityā¦ but then thereās a lot of catch-all advice that, once we find HD, we realise isnāt catching us all after all!
So yes, for you, simply allowing your sacral to respond - yes or no - to the world, is how youāll find the right breadcrumbs for your journey š
So, I discovered I was a generator a few years ago and didnāt understand it at all! Then two years ago I rediscovered HD and had a strong sacral pull to do a deep dive, although I didnāt know thatās what it was at the start. I just kept following the breadcrumbs (the sacral yesās) to where I am now, fully trained in human design!
The deeper I got the more I knew it had to be something I shared with the world, and the energy it gives me to coach with HD is off the charts! I feel fully lit up by it, like HD is in my bones, shining out!
I love the simplicity of my sacral response.
I donāt like the frustration I feel when Iām out of alignmentā¦ but itās a great clue to shift something.
Iām a single definition generator so my energy moves fast, and I only have 3 defined centres, all of them āunconsciousā which means I feel a lot of other peopleās energy, for a long time I didnāt know what was mine vs theirs. Figuring this out has been game changing.
Hey Sarah I discovered I was a 1/3 Generator with emotional authority about four years ago. I find the whole wait to respond approach helpful because my conditioning is to be switched āonā all the time. My inner boundaries are strengthening day by day. Although itās still challenging for me and requires a certain amount of trust. Iāve been feeling out of alignment (frustrated) for a while now and recently took the bold decision to start a Substack, finish my book and get a part time job. Social media I became too noisy and it feels different here. It brought me freedom, and now Iām taking each day as it comes to follow the bread crumbs. Lovely to meet you here. I found you on here via Claire Venus āØ
Hey Lisa! Welcome and so lovely to connect with you š©µ it sounds like following your sacral breadcrumbs is working well for you?!
Substack really is different, and maybe itās giving you the right things to respond to instead of too muchā¦ socials can definitely be too much.
Keep trusting yourself, youāve got this! šāØ
Thank you šš
Hi Sarah! Thank you for this chat!
Earlier this year I found out I was a Generator. I feel like my whole life I was raised as and pushed into the Manifestor role. I was a singer and theater kid who was steered into law school, hated being a lawyer, and am now a professor and writer, which makes much more sense for me. If I am intuitively and sacrally inspired by a project, I will work tirelessly and passionately, but I will procrastinate and dread the obligatory jobs that pay the bills!
My biggest challenge with being a Generator is letting go and trusting and seeing what will come of things. As I said, I was not raised that way, educated that way, or ever rewarded for that kind of mindset. I feel anxiety just thinking about it! š
Working with tarot is helping me get better at that sacral flow and universal trust. Following those as yet inexplicable bread crumbs as you say. It can be quite magical and fun (if we let go and allow it to be!). š©·
Hey Annie! Wow, yes, thereās a lot of pushing for everyone to be Manifestors right? Itās a real challenge to then let go and trust, as you sayā¦ and it sounds like youāre finding some of the right things now, using the tarot is a great idea. I do use it a bit, just dipping my toe in really but starting to see how it can be a great support.
Are you sacral or emotional in your authority? ā¤ļø
Iām not sure! š My quiz said Iām a āSacral Generator.ā Is that different from Emotional Generator? I have so much to learn.
Ah yes so you have Sacral authority - yes an Emotional Generator is a little different as they have Emotional authority :) There's so much to learn indeed and that's why I'm here š it's such a joy to guide people to their designs and see the empowerment it brings!
You can read more about the different authorities here https://quietlycourageous.substack.com/p/human-design-the-7-authorities - Sacral is a very simple authority, all about listening to what the sacral is saying, either yes or no, and then NOT overriding that with logic š because that's a sure path to burnout, ask me how I know š
Do you recognise the pull forward or the retraction of the sacral Annie?
Literally writing a newsletter about my current burnout as we speak! š Can't wait to read this - thank you Sarah! Martha Beck wrote about something that sounds a lot like sacral authority. She suggests that when we are feeling indecisive or lost, to ask if a situation, person, career path, whatever makes us feel like we have shackles on (bad sign) or like we have shackles finally coming off (good sign). My first reaction was OH COME ON SURELY IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE!? But maybe it kind of is....? ā£ļø
It is that simple for you, and me, with sacral authority! Thatās around 30% of usā¦
For others less soā¦ depending on their authorityā¦ but then thereās a lot of catch-all advice that, once we find HD, we realise isnāt catching us all after all!
So yes, for you, simply allowing your sacral to respond - yes or no - to the world, is how youāll find the right breadcrumbs for your journey š