Human Design Glossary

Aura

Your aura is the energy field surrounding your body. Your abilities reside here. Normally, it's about two arm's lengths wide. For example, when someone is within arm's length, your auras are in communication. Everyone's and everything's aura is constantly interacting with each other. Through this, and with planetary movements, you might be able to borrow certain abilities to advance your potential. Also, for example, when you see someone and think, "Something doesn't quite feel right, something seems off," through aura interaction you can sense whether that person is living according to their design, or whether it's good for you.

Energy Type

In Human Design's body chart (bodygraph), the most fundamental, important, and indispensable information is your energy type. Your energy type shows the main way your system works. It reveals how you are designed to live, how your system designer to function, where you might stumble, and how you maintain your compass – these are the core details.

Each energy type has a strategy, a method for activating the system in the most effective way.

In addition , there are feedback mechanisms specific to each energy type. Through these, you can see how life communicates with you regarding whether your current direction is nourishing or if you need to move in a different direction. These are the Signature and the Not-Self themes.

In Human Design, all information is used both metaphorically and literally and is applicable to every area of ​​your life. It's not just about work or relationships; it describes your authentic nature.

Strategy

It shows the way you take action. The strategy gives this information: Are you taking action with an inner urge, or by reacting to something, or by waiting for an invitation, or by the lunar cycles?

Signature

The signature gives you a message of confirmation. It means this path is right, this person is right, this job, this project is right, this relationship is good for you. Your signature is the feeling that you are designed to experience and also to increase around yourself as a service of your existence.

Not-self theme

The non-self theme is life's way of saying, "This place, this person, this project, this environment, etc. are not for you." As you keep experiencing your not-self theme, you also spread this feeling around yourself.

Authority

In Human Design, authority dictates how you make decisions.

Human Design suggests that around the 17th century, we underwent an evolution, and our decision-making mechanisms shifted to bodily sensations. Since then, the mind exists only to share knowledge. We call these bodily sensations “authority.”

We always consider authority in conjunction with your strategy.

Profile

Your profile describes your role in this life, your behavior, what people expect of you, and how you see yourself. Human Design says the unity of these two aspects creates your profile.

Incarnation Cross

The Incarnation Cross comes from "en-carne," meaning the main theme you embody in this life. You always want to use your talents for this purpose, in this direction. In other words, the Incarnation Cross describes the flavor of your culinary skills.

Energy Centers

Energy centers show your main gifts. It tells you which talents you have constant access to, in which areas you have karmic tests, in which areas you are here to become a sage. In short, the colored centers in your chart are like owning a restaurant, you are strong and good in that field; white centers are like eating at different restaurants, becoming a food critic with experience and eventually everyone comes to consult.

Definition

When you see your body map as a circuit system, definition reveals the unity or fragmented structure within it. Definition tells you whether you move more freely and agilely, or whether you need time or socialization to process information, or whether you are designed to progress by giving yourself more time.

Gates

Gates reveal your DNA. They describe the abilities you possess in your aura. Each gate represents an ability.

Channels

When two opposing gates are active, they form a channel, creating a sense of wholeness. Channels represent your dominant abilities on your bodygraph.

Variables

The arrows at the top of the Human Design bodygraph provide information about your cognitive design. We can see a lot of information about your mind design, body design, digestive system design, the environment that nourishes you the best, your dominant sense, your general motivation and awareness style, and your overall perspective – how you are designed to see things – through these variables.

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Remember, Human Design is an "Experiment." All this information and tips are suggestions. Ultimately, you can experience them in your own life and see the real results.

Stay with pleasure,

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