Here’s what you need to know about Human Design – the increasingly popular system that empowers your authentic, true-self expression.
As someone who has an undefined Throat Center, I usually find dozens of different ways to explain what Human Design is. This being one of the main reasons why it took me soo long to finally get this foundational post out there. 🙂
So I hope you enjoy our journey together to what Human Design is, where it comes from and why it holds the potential to elevate your life.
What is Human Design?
Human Design is the science of differentiation. This self-knowledge system helps us to understand what makes each and everyone of us unique and what differentiates you from the other.
To give you some practical examples, here we speak about your innate talents, gifts, your aligned decision making process, your role in society, but also your needs, recurring life themes, strengths, self-perception, relationship dynamics and not to forget, your life’s purpose.
Human Design guides our awareness to who we truly are, once we strip away all the layers of conditioning resulted from beliefs like „I’m not enough“, „I’m too much“ or „I’d better be this way“.
Living in accordance to your unique chart makes you more mindful of what truly belongs to you and your authentic, expansive way of weaving life.
Human Design History
Human Design is synthesized of different ancient methods (IChing, Astrology, Kabbalah, Chakra Teachings) and modern sciences (Quantum Physics) and was brought to earth through an experience of Ra Uru Hu with what he calls «the voice». Back in 1987, Ra had a unusual, mystical experience where during 8 days and nights he received a transmission of information – the foundation of what is now known as Human Design.
Similar to what we know from Astrology, a chart is calculated based on your birthdata. If you wanna calculate your chart now before reading on, you can do so here. The so called Bodygraph looks like this:
True Self and Not-Self in Human Design
As a polarity system, Human Design offers guidance to live as ones True-Self. If one doesn’t follow their Design, they will automatically live as their Not-Self.
The True-Self is who you are at your core. It is who you came here to be. It’s the embodiment of your karma, your higher self, your life’s purpose or whatever you’d like to call it.
The Not-Self is made out of the masks you’re used to wear to fit in, to be liked, to cope with traumatic experiences and to keep you « safe ». It’s the good girl in you, the people pleaser, everybody’s darling– in short, your conditioning.
Are we really so different?
In reality, we can easily observe everyones uniqueness. I’m sure if you look around you, you’ll see it everywhere! A diet that suits one person, but makes another one sick; two sibblings share the same genetics, but are completely different in mind and body shapes; what is important to one person is not worthwhile for another and so on.
Although we share the same species, there are million of tiny little things that make us different. It’s mostly our conditioning not realising who we truly are and what a gift it is to be who we are.
Which, in turn, drives us to strive to be like someone else. The hope to find peace (and let me tell you, ultimately self-love) once we have the same following as this Soulfluencer on Instagram, the fortune like this famous billionaire or the flexibility like that girl from your yoga class.
Human Design sees your gift and good Human Design Coach and reader’s job ist o empower you in your uniqueness. Not to become someone you’re not, but to remember and finally live authentically. To finally contribute to this world, what you are here to give.
Your uniqueness matters!
Why on earth should each of us be unique? Seriously, for what?
I truly believe that the reason we are all unique is that each and everyones unique being is needed in this world. Why else would you have a unique configuration of innate energetic mechanics that no one else in the whole world shares?
In current societies we are encouraged to homogenise, but for me this feels like death to the soul (very dramatic, I know) and to the creative power of the universe – even if it’s seemily safer to «fit in».
But honestly, as long as we live guided by outher authorities, unhealthy productivity, one-fits-all-solutions or unaglined standards, it’s easy to fall into ignorance of our own unique power, beauty and purpose.
For me personally, Human Design was the tool that helped me truly accept and yes, even love myself. Not only for the good parts that flattered my ego but also for the ones that were really tricky to accept.
Since I experiment with HD, I feel more aligned, whole and sovereign. My clients share similar experiences, alongside satisfaction, confirmation, success, peace and effortlessness in life. But you know, that’s their journey. Don’t take my word for it. 😉 I’d rather recommend you to make your own experiences with it. Why not starting right now?
If you are keen to see what Human Design holds for you have a glance at the ways we can work together.
Wishing you a wonderful day,
Shanne xx
