Part 1 of the Deconstructing your Human Design chart series.

So you’ve downloaded your chart and have no clue where to start. At least that’s how I felt. All this information could be incredibly valuable but we’re not meant to digest and process it all in one bite. After all this is about understanding your energetics and mechanics of how that energy moves and wants to be expressed! 

So here’s a hierarchy graphic to help you build your foundations as you expand into your chart. 

The first and main layer of Human Design is understanding and mastering your type + strategy + authority. That’s enough to start aligning your energetics, you don’t need to go deep and learn about all the nuances (unless you feel pulled to of course)

1. Your type:

There are currently 5 types. Each type fulfills a unique role, we’re like puzzle pieces that are part of a whole. There’s Generator, Manifestor, Manifesting Generator, Projector and Reflector

Manifestor

You’re the spark that initiates energy. You’re an innovator and trailblazer. Here to start things–and not necessarily finish.

Generator

You spread and amplify energy. You’re here to be lit up by what you do and in turn your energy lights up those around you.

Manifesting Generator

You magnify the energy around you. You’re here to initiate like a manifestor and be lit up like a generator. You have the energy to do the things that excite you.

Projector

You guide and alchemize energy. You’re a natural guide. Here to see others deeply and show a better way.

Reflector

You reveal and echo energy. You are open and receptive. Here to reflect back to us. You are a reflection of your environment.

2. Strategy:

Each type has their own aura (energy field). The strategy is about the nature of your aura and how it interacts with others.

Manifestor

To inform. Your aura is closed and repelling which means you push what’s not aligned to you. Informing will bring you the resources you need and remove resistance

Generator

Waiting to respond. Your aura is naturally pulling things towards you, you get to choose what excites you.

Manifesting Generator

To respond to life before initiating energy. it could also be helpful to inform after you’ve made a decision. Your aura has the same principles as the Generator aura.

Projector

Waiting for an invitation. Your aura is deep and penetrating but in order to guide properly it’s important that you’re recognized and given permission first.

Reflector

Waiting a Lunar cycle. Because of your openness you have a resistant aura that is designed to sample and reflect what’s around you. Waiting a lunar cycle will give you clarity to discern what’s yours.

3. Authority:

Your authority is your inner guidance, your intuition per se. It’s about moving away from the mind to make decisions and instead connect to your inner compass and process.

The Emotional Solar Plexus, Sacral, Splenic, Ego are all inner authorities.

There is also Lunar authority for Reflectors. And for some projectors their authority might be environmental or self-projected. (We’ll get into more details on these in the next few posts)

Find out more about authorities here

4. Not self and signature themes:

I included this as part of the foundation because they could be such a good indicator of whether you’re living by your design or not. The not-self emotions are unique to each type and same goes for signature theme. Human Design is to be experienced, there is no wrong! So even when you’re feeling the not-self signatures it’s an invitation to see what might be blocking the flow

Manifestor

Not-Self theme: Anger

Signature theme: Peace

Generator

Not-Self theme: Frustration

Signature theme: Satisfaction

Manifesting Generator

Not-Self theme: Anger + Frustration

Signature theme: Peace + Satisfaction

Projector

Not-Self theme: Bitterness

Signature theme: Success

Reflector

Not-Self theme: Disappointment

Signature theme: Surprise

Phew! I don’t know about you but that was quite dense. We’ll be going into details on how all these pieces connect.

How are you feeling about this so far? Is this helpful?