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How to read your Human Design chart

A Human Design chart (the bodygraph) is calculated from two moments: your birth (the Personality, drawn in gold) and the moment about 88 days earlier when the Sun stood 88 degrees behind its birth position (the Design, drawn in rose). Each of the 13 planetary positions at both moments lands in one of 64 gates and one of its six lines.

1. Type and strategy

Your type comes from which centers are defined and how they connect. It suggests a strategy for engaging with life.

GeneratorGenerators have a defined Sacral center and no motor wired straight to the Throat. Their strategy is to respond, and their guide is the satisfaction of using energy on the right things.Manifesting GeneratorManifesting Generators combine a defined Sacral with a motor connected to the Throat. They respond first, then inform others, and often move fast and across many interests.ProjectorProjectors have no defined Sacral and no motor connected to the Throat. They are natural guides who do best when they wait for recognition and invitation.ManifestorManifestors have a motor center connected to the Throat and no defined Sacral. They are initiators who benefit from informing others before they act.ReflectorReflectors have no defined centers, making them the rarest type. Their strategy is to wait through a full lunar cycle before major decisions.

2. Inner authority

Authority describes the most reliable way for you to make decisions.

Emotional AuthorityEmotional authority belongs to anyone with a defined Solar Plexus. Clarity comes over time, so the guidance is to ride out the emotional wave before big decisions.Sacral AuthoritySacral authority is for Generators and Manifesting Generators without a defined Solar Plexus. Decisions come from an immediate gut response to a yes/no question.Splenic AuthoritySplenic authority is a defined Spleen with no defined Sacral or Solar Plexus. It is a quiet, in-the-moment intuitive knowing that speaks once.Ego AuthorityEgo authority belongs to people whose Heart center is defined and who have no defined Solar Plexus, Sacral or Spleen. Decisions come from honest willpower and what you truly want.Self-Projected AuthoritySelf-projected authority belongs to Projectors whose G center connects to the Throat. Clarity comes from talking out loud with a trusted sounding board.Mental (Environmental) AuthorityMental projectors have no defined inner authority center. Decisions come from discussing options with a range of people and noticing which environments feel right.Lunar AuthorityLunar authority belongs to Reflectors. Major decisions are tested across a full lunar cycle of about 28 days to see what stays consistent.

3. Profile

Your profile combines the line of your Personality Sun with the line of your Design Sun.

1/3 Profile: Investigator / MartyrThe 1/3 profile combines the Investigator, who researches until things feel solid, with the experimenter, who learns by trial and error.1/4 Profile: Investigator / OpportunistThe 1/4 profile pairs the Investigator, who builds a firm foundation, with the Opportunist, who shares what they know through a close network.2/4 Profile: Hermit / OpportunistThe 2/4 profile pairs the Hermit, who has natural gifts and needs time alone, with the Opportunist, who thrives in a close circle of friends.2/5 Profile: Hermit / HereticThe 2/5 profile blends the Hermit, a private person with natural gifts, and the Heretic, whom others expect to solve practical problems.3/5 Profile: Martyr / HereticThe 3/5 profile pairs the experimenter, who learns by trial and error, with the Heretic, who turns experience into practical solutions others rely on.3/6 Profile: Martyr / Role ModelThe 3/6 profile pairs the experimenter with the Role Model, a life that moves from trial and error toward perspective and wisdom.4/6 Profile: Opportunist / Role ModelThe 4/6 profile pairs the Opportunist, whose life runs through relationships, with the Role Model, who matures into an observer with perspective.4/1 Profile: Opportunist / InvestigatorThe 4/1 profile is the only juxtaposition profile, pairing the relationship-focused Opportunist with the Investigator's need for a firm foundation.5/1 Profile: Heretic / InvestigatorThe 5/1 profile blends the Heretic, whom others look to for practical solutions, with the Investigator, who backs answers with solid research.5/2 Profile: Heretic / HermitThe 5/2 profile pairs the Heretic, whom others turn to for practical help, with the Hermit, who has natural talent and needs time alone.6/2 Profile: Role Model / HermitThe 6/2 profile pairs the Role Model, who gains perspective over time, with the Hermit, who has natural gifts and needs time alone.6/3 Profile: Role Model / MartyrThe 6/3 profile pairs the Role Model, who matures into perspective, with the experimenter, who learns by trial and error.

4. Definition

Definition describes how your defined centers connect to each other.

No definition: No center is defined. This is the Reflector design: you sample and mirror the people and places around you, and your consistency comes from the roughly 28-day lunar cycle rather than from fixed definition.
Single definition: All of your defined centers join into one continuous whole. You tend to process on your own and at your own pace, and you do not need anyone to bridge a gap in your chart in order to feel complete.
Split definition: Your defined centers form two separate areas. People who carry the gates that bridge the gap can feel deeply familiar or completing. Taking a little time over big decisions lets both areas join in.
Triple split: Your defined centers form three separate areas. Variety helps: moving between different people and places lets your parts connect. Slow, unhurried decisions tend to serve you best.
Quadruple split: Your defined centers form four separate areas, which is rare. Processing naturally takes time, so give yourself plenty of it and enjoy a wide mix of company.

5. Centers

Nine centers. Defined centers are consistent energy; open centers take in and amplify what is around you.

6. Channels and gates

A channel is defined when both of its gates are activated. Explore all 36 channels and all 64 gates.

7. Incarnation cross

The four Sun and Earth gates form your incarnation cross, read as the overall theme of a life.

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