Human Design: Type, Strategy, and Authority
Human Design is a guide, another tool to help us understand ourselves and others better. A self-knowledge system.
We’re going to briefly go over 3 of the basic understandings of the Human Design Type, Strategy, and Authority.
We call the Human Design System an experiment because it’s NOT meant to be a ‘follow it all or nothing’ type of thing. It’s NOT a belief system.
Human Design is a guide, another tool to help us understand ourselves and others better. A self-knowledge system. Becoming aware of how we can put our best foot forward according to our unique energy life force.
Have you ever explored the Human Design System? There’s a lot of FREE information on the internet to explore about your personal chart. Get your free human design chart from MyBodyGraph.com or GeneticMatrix.com among others.
You’ll hear it a million times within the Human Design community to follow your Strategy and Authority. Your Strategy is based on your Type and your Authority is based on your defined Centers.
There’s so much to discover on this journey of experimentation with the Human Design System. However, the first thing to explore is which of the Four Types you are according to your Bodygraph chart. So, let’s begin there.
Type
All chart analysis begin at the level of Type which is expressed through our Aura. The four Types are grouped according to their ability to consistently generate or initiate energy, or not.
The two energy Types are called Manifestor and Generator. There’s also a sub type called Manifesting Generator. The two non-energy Types are the Projector and Reflector.
The Manifesting Generator is considered a Sub Type of the Generator but has the same core genetic design as the Generator Type.
Some of the characteristics of each of the Types:
Manifestor – Acts independently, initiates action, and impact others.
Generator – Born to work and to love the work they do.
Manifesting Generator – Holds both the Generators & Manifestors characteristics.
Projector – Focused and absorbing others at a deep energetic level, here to guide others.
Reflector – Amplifies/reflects/mirrors the energy of others back to them.
Strategy
Our Strategy reflects each Type’s unique Auric Mode.
This is referring to our way of being in the world without resistance based on our Type. How we enter into opportunity. A way we are genetically designed to operate accessing the unique ways our energy is designed to flow. Determining the way our health, relationships, and our life purpose plays out.
Some of the characteristics of each of the Types Strategies:
Manifestor – To Inform (Closed and Repelling Aura)
Generator – To Respond (Open and Enveloping Aura)
Manifesting Generator – To Respond (Open and Enveloping Aura)
Projector – Waiting for the Invitation (Focused and Absorbing Aura)
Reflector – Waiting a Lunar Cycle (Sampling Aura)
My Experiment Example:
For my Projector Type, my Strategy of waiting for recognition and an invitation means that as I’m waiting; I’m studying my craft, possibly putting myself out there a little bit in the direction I want to take, and doing the back end of things to prepare for the recognition and invitation. I’m learning that it’s best to wait for the question before I give any insight.
I protect my energy with whom I choose to accept invitations by listening to my Authority. Invitations can be for jobs, relationships, moving, etc. I haven’t always been good at this, but am learning by slowly going through my deconditioning process.
My Focused and Absorbing Aura as a Projector Type, shows up by interacting with people at a deeper energetic level. Absorbing and energetically tasting the energy of others. Recognizing the talents and gifts of others and bringing people together.
Authority
Our Authority is how we make our decisions and is our unique authentic truth. We can be conditioned to seek approval and authority outside of ourselves. Making decisions from the mind rather than listening to our inner Authority.
When we intentionally practice our Strategy (according to our Type) and Authority (according to a particular Center that’s defined), we align with our unique geometry/our genetic makeup. Thus, being better equipped to express our true self.
There are different Authorities depending on what Centers are defined in your chart.
The Hierarchy of Authority:
Solar Plexus (Emotional Authority)
Sacral (Sacral Authority)
Heart (Ego Authority)
G (Self Authority)
Environment (No Inner Authority)
Moon (Lunar Cycle)
My Experiment Example:
My inner Authority is the Heart/Ego.
The decision making process from my Heart/Ego Authority comes from my will to do something. When I receive the correct recognition and invitation (my Projector Type’s Strategy) for something, I listen to my will. Do I have the will to sustain, participate, and/or move forward with such an invitation? If it’s a strong yes, I’ll accept the recognition and invitation.
There’s so much more to go into about the Human Design System and I’m excited to share it with you, but absorbing the basics is the best first step.
Just having this awareness about myself has already impacted my life and how I interact within our chaotic world.
Self-Care is such a buzz word, isn’t it? There are so many tools out there to remind us how important it is. I say explore them all until you find the ones that work for you.
References: The Definitive Book of Human Design. The Science of Differentiation. by Lynda Bunnell and Ra Uru Hu
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What’s your Human Design Type, Strategy, and Authority?
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