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 Your Own Authority Authority A Beginner’s Guide to Human Design  Design   Dharmen and Leela Swann-Herbert © Copyright 2012 Secret of Being You, LLC All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. Jovian Archive Corporation is the International Rights Holder to the Human Design System, the Global Incarnation Index, Primary Health System and all knowledge derived from the teachings of Ra Uru Hu. Copyright Copy right 1992-2012 The Rave BodyGraph TM and Rave Mandala TM

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This book has become a reality due to the initiation of Ra Uru Hu. The Science of Human Design is a direct result of Ra’s personal encounter with the ‘Voice’, and any omissions or errors in the presentation of Human Design here in this text are a product of our own limitations. In a profound way we are grateful to Ra for being a visionary teacher and guide. Ra initiated this book project with us in 2007, and provided strategic direction to this development of this book. Over the years, this book has evolved, from its earliest versions with the valuable input of Sarah Krakower, Maurizio Cattaneo, Alissa Ferranto and Becky Markley; and to its current version due thedesign fruitful of Carolyn Davis and the to book andediting layout from Devin Ratheal. Everyone along the way has provided valuable commentary and feedback for the development of this book.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS FORWARD ................... ........................................ .......................................... ............................... .......... vii  CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Human Design ................... ....................... .... 1  Why Learn About Human Design? ... ....................... .................................... ................ 1  Decision-Making .......................................................... ............................................................ .. 1  The Mind and Conditioning .................... .......................................... .......................... .... 1  Fear and the Mind .................. ........................................ ........................................ .................. 2  The Mechanical Map .................. ........................................ ..................................... ............... 3  Elements of the Human Design System ................... ............................ ......... 5  Empowerment, Trust and Letting Go .................... ................................ ............ 6  Why Hasn’t This Been Taught Before?  Before?  ..................... ................................. ............ 7  A System for Our Time .................. ........................................ ................................. ........... 7 9-Centered Humans .................. ........................................ ..................................... ............... 8   CHAPTER 2 Fo 2 Form rm Intelligence and Binary Consciousness .. 9 

The Body is the Life and the Mind is Outer Authority ............. 9  Personality Consciousness ........................... .............................................. ................... 9 

  Design Consciousness .................... ......................................... ...................... . 9  Correct (Body) Decision-Making .................... ......................................... ........................... ...... 10 Experimenting with Binary C Consciousness onsciousness ....................... ....................... 11  Vehicle, Driver and Passenger: A Metaphor for Binary Consciousness ................... ........................................ .......................................... ..................... 12  The Observer Chang Changes es the t he Exp Experiment eriment .................... ........................... ....... 12   The Mind as Outer Auth Authority ority .............. ................................... ........................... ...... 15  Inner Authority, Decision-Making and Purpose ................ 17 

CHAPTER 3 Elements of the Human Design System ........ 18  The BodyGraph ............................... .................................................... ............................ ....... 18  Unconscious Design – What Others See ................... .......................... ....... 19  Personality – What You See .................. ........................................ ........................ .. 23   The Nine Centers ................... ......................................... ...................................... ................ 25  A Guide to the Nine Centers .................. ........................................ ........................ .. 26   Definition and Openness .................... ......................................... ........................... ...... 27  How Openness Op enness Influ Influences ences the Mind .................. ................................ .............. 29  Openness as a Gateway to Self-Reflected Self -Reflected Learning .......... 30  iv

 

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CHAPTER 4 Openness, Conditioning and the Not-Self Not -Self ..... 32  Openness and Conditioning ................... ......................................... ........................ .. 32  The Law of Attraction and the Not-Self .................... ........................... ....... 37  Not-self Strategies of the Open C Centers enters ................... .......................... ....... 39   The Open H Head ead C Center enter .................. ........................................ ............................... ......... 39  The The The The The The

Open Aj Ajna na Center ................... ......................................... ............................... ......... 40   Open Throat Center .................... ......................................... ........................... ...... 41   Open G Center ................... ......................................... ................................... ............. 43  Open Heart H eart Center ..................... .......................................... ........................... ...... 44  Open Sacral Center..................... .......................................... ........................... ...... 45  Open Solar Plexus Center ........ ............................. ............................... .......... 46 

The Center .. ...................... .......................................... ........................ .. 49 48   The Open Open Splenic Root Center ................... ......................................... ............................... ......... The Program: Life in the Homogenized World .................. 51  Homogenization Homogeniza tion and the Mind’s Authority .......... Authority  ....................... ............. 57  CHAPTER 5 Type and Strategy: Meeting Life through the Aura .................... .......................................... ........................................... ...................................... ................. 59  Overview on Type .................. ........................................ ...................................... ................ 59  The Manifestor Aura Ty Type pe ................. ....................................... ............................... ......... 64  Manifestor Mechanics ... ....................... .......................................... ............................ ...... 64 

Manifestor Strategy ............................ ................................................... ......................... .. 65  Famous Manifestors ....................... ........................................... ............................... ......... 68  Generators ........................... ................................................. .......................................... .................... 69  Generator Mechanics..................... ........................................... ............................... ......... 69  Generator Strategy ................... ......................................... ................................... ............. 70  Famous Generators................... Generators......................................... ................................... ............. 76   Projectors ........................................................ ...................................................................... .............. 77  Projector Mechanics ..... ......................... .......................................... ............................ ...... 77  Projector Strategy St rategy .............................. ..................................................... ......................... .. 78  Famous Projectors ... ........................ ........................................... ............................... ......... 85  Reflectors .................. ....................................... .......................................... ............................... .......... 86  Reflector Mechanics .................. ........................................ ................................... ............. 86   Reflector Strategy......................... Strategy............................................... ............................... ......... 87  Famous Reflectors ................. ....................................... ...................................... ................ 91   CHAPTER 6 Inner Authority .................... .......................................... ........................ .. 92  Decision-Making According to Your Own Authority ............... 92  Emotional Authority – Decision over Time ..................... ....................... .. 94  Sacral Authority – Decision in Response ................ ......................... ......... 98  Splenic Authority – Decision in the Now ................... ......................... ...... 102  Ego Authority – Decision of the Heart ................... ............................ ......... 105  v

 

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Self-Projected Ego Authority – Decision of the Heart’s Direction .................... ......................................... ......................................... .......................... ...... 106  Self-Projected Authority – Decision of the Self ................107  Mental Projector Authority Process – Decision in the Experiment .................... ......................................... .......................................... ....................... .. 109  Lunar Authority – D  Decision ecision in the Lunar Cycle ................ 111  CHAPTER 7 Experimenting with Human Design ............ 114  Seven Year Journey to Cellular Transformation ..................114  Are you ready to let go of mental decision-making? ........ 116  Glossary ................... ........................................ ......................................... ................................ ............ 118  Human Design System Re Resources sources ............................ ................................. ..... 126  About the Authors ..................... .......................................... ..................................... ................ 126  ~

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FORWARD There is a good chance that if you are reading this book, you have an interest in learning about Human Design. Perhaps someone has shared their experience of Human Design with you, or maybe you have stumbled upon a Human Design website, or you obtained a copy of your individual Rave Chart. But may mosthave of all, you may be wondering, “Ok, I want to know more about this, so now what?”   In this book you will meet the basic mechanics of Human Design. Mechanics Mechanics   are a common language, a symbolic, visual way of seeing. based upon logical principles which operate consistently throughout Human Design. By learning the mechanical fundamentals of Human Design, you can become empowered to experiment and prove the validity and value of these principles in your own life. Nothing in this book is meant to be taken upon faith or belief, rather, Human Design is meant to be tested and experimented with by every individual who meets this information. You will also be introduced to some new ideas and concepts about your life and how it works. Some of these may challenge long held beliefs, or theories that you may have adopted as

truth in your life. What is recommended for the duration of reading this book, is that you suspend the way in which you understand your life to operate, and be open to meeting something entirely new. It is not often that we get the opportunity to meet something that may radically challenge our cultural and collective beliefs about the way that life operates. It can be momentarily disorienting; the mind may want to turn away to find something less uncomfortable, something more familiar. It is challenging to be open to meeting something entirely new. You are encouraged to resist the temptation to give in to the fears of your mind, to have the strength to momentarily set aside what you know and what you believe you know, in order to be introduced to something new. Some of you are going to find that your mind has a comment for that youisn’t arefor reading. “Thismay doesn’t make Thiseverything is too weird. This me.”  That  That be true, butsense. what you may want to do for just a few hours as you read this book, is to set your mind aside. Let it talk, but don’t let it keep you from exploring this information. If you are looking for something more, or something that may be missing from your vii

 

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life; you owe it to yourself to at least take a look at this while suspending the judgment of your mind. The truth of Human Design is that no one benefits from simply reading about this information. Just reading about Human Design will not change your life. So you can re-assure your mind that you aren’t going to ‘do’ anything other than learn about something new for the moment. Learning something new or different may challenge the way you look at the world or at your life, or even the way the world operates. This is courageous work, and when you set aside the judgment of your mind, you can make the process of learning something new a whole lot easier. We have a vast potential that until now has been primarily untapped and unexplored. To use an analogy, human beings at one point had a hardware upgrade, and yet continued to run the same software. We have been running software that is faulty programming, filled with glitches and bugs, generation after generation; and we’ve been running it on hardware that can do more and be more. Old software, old programming doesn’t utilize all of the upgraded potential that is available to us as modern humans. Too often, we remain stuck in past programming, perhaps even turning to ancient software, in

order to try and yet again fail to make use of the advanced hardware we know is there. Scientists say that we may use only 10% of our brain’s potential. MostDesign of us know enormous unused resources. Human offers we us have the opportunity to access our more advanced hardware, our untapped resources. It is new information, advanced software for the utilization of our potential. Human Design, quite simply, is a new internal process of decision making. This has been the dilemma of seekers for thousands of years. Yes, the mind can become still. But what does the individual then use for decision making? The same mind that has been disciplined into submission? How do you stop the mind from taking over the life once again? The mind cannot both be silent, and the authority for decision making. Always the mind ends up coming back in, and running the life. The ancient Brahmins, Yogis, various Buddhists, Zen Masters, Gnostics and other mystics all knew that the mind, the software in our previous analogy, was the problem. They developed methods to control the mind, to harness the programming through meditation and other practices. They understood that viii

 

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the limitations of consciousness were connected to the limitations of the software, the limitations of the mind. However, they never could find a way to avoid using the mind for decision making. This is the challenge that has faced us for thousands of years – we can gain awareness through bypassing the mind, but then what do we use to make decisions? We are stuck with using the same faulty software that we’ve spent years learning to suppress, control, or observe. It is impossible to simultaneously break down the mind, while at the same time keeping it in its role as the authority, as the decision maker. Within these ancient practices the state of ‘no mind’ may be the goal; but when the mind is needed to make a decision, then the faulty software is activated all over again. Human Design offers an answer to this dilemma. By making use of our more advanced hardware, we no longer have to be stuck with outdated software. When we operate on our upgraded hardware, we aren’t trapped into operating with old, faulty software and relying upon the mind as the decision maker; instead we can discover the truth of living out our full potential, with highly developed hardware and software. Some of us may be seeking to awaken, and others of us would simply like to have our lives run more smoothly or to meet less

resistance as we move through life. Many of us would like to find greater meaning or a deeper sense of purpose in our lives. Some us want better relationships ourselves with others.ofMost of us would like to leadwith lives that areand free of resistance; lives in which we no longer find ourselves faced with frustration, bitterness, anger or disappointment. Some of us would love to discover a life that is not driven by nervousness, anxiety or fear. If you are completely satisfied with your life, if you aren’t looking for greater success or peace or even surprise, then learning about Human Design may not be for you. If you are searching for something more out of life, however, then you may want to take a closer look at the information i nformation in this book. We may have tried to change who we are. We may have explored various philosophies or religions looking for solace or freedom from the mind. We may have become a part of the human potential movement, gone deeply into therapy, or experimented with expansion of consciousness through yoga, meditation, or psychoactive drugs.

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Regardless of the process that we’ve explored up until now, if we are still seeking something else in our lives, chances are we have not yet discovered what we thought we were looking for. Some aspect of us, somehow, still remains unchanged, unfinished, unexplored. Something or someone is missing from our life. It is at this crossroads, that Human Design can offer a new perspective. Human Design is not a belief system. It is not a philosophy. It is not a religion. It is not meditation no norr is it therapy. Human Design is not about following a leader. It is a process that can provide you with the tools for your life to naturally evolve and change. This is not to say that Human Design is a panacea for every difficulty associated with being human. It does offer the possibility of personal discovery that is different for each individual. Through experimentation with its simple, effective tools for living, many people have found their lives changed in ways they could not have imagined. In this book we will explore in depth the tools that Human Design offers for a new internal process of decision making. It is not about turning your life over to the authority of others, or to the authority of your mind, but to discover the source of

your own inner authority. This is the empowerment that many of us have been seeking all our lives. Out of our own authority, we decisions that are of influence by others, are can freemake of mental motives andfree distortion. Decisions from that our own authority bring us our own unique life, a life filled with its natural purpose, not some idea that the mind has dreamed up. When we learn to access our own authority, we begin to tap into the potential of our advanced hardware. Each of us, have within us everything we need to live a fulfilling, satisfying, successful life. For some that is a life filled with relationships, for others it is discovering a more solitary, contemplative existence. The beauty of Human Design is that each person finds for themselves the unique life that is their birthright –  not the life that their mind has imagined, or that their parents wanted for them –  but the life that arises from your own authority. Knowing isn’t being. The benefits of Human Design are found in experimenting with its tools in your own life. Many people have  ‘studied’ Human Design, but failed to put the principles into practice. Consequently, they may not have found any x

 

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satisfying results in their life. This book will not only provide you with the information about Human Design, it will also provide you with what you need to begin to experiment with it in your life. It is through your own experimentation that you will discover if this information is of use to you, or not. It is through this experimentation that it becomes greater than simply ‘more stuff to know’; it turns into a process through which your life begins to come into its natural alignment. The natural alignment of your highly advanced hardware and software, to experience life at your unique potential, takes place through your own authority. ~

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CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Human Design Why Learn Learn A bo bout ut Huma Human Des ig n? Decision-Making Have you ever considered that all of your experiences are the result of a decision that you made? Decisions dictate the direction of your life including where you live, who you meet, your work in the world and your relationships. Even seemingly minor choices can have a profound impact on your life path. The life you are living right now  is   is the result of a sequence of decisions. Do you know how you make decisions? Most of us have been taught to use our minds to make decisions. Familiar recommendations include: “U se se your head, make up your mind, figure it out, think it through, and weigh your options.”  options.”   Consider the possibility that the mind is not your best tool for decision making. The Human Design System  System  describes a radical new process for decision-making. Human Design shows that we each

have an innate embodied capacity to make correct decisions for ourselves and in a way that is more clear and accurate than the faculty of the mind. For most people this innate decision-making capacity is under-utilized or might even be unknown to them. People who are experimenting with Human Design are reporting that this new way of decisionmaking eventually leads to experiencing life with ease and confidence, and that they are more often finding themselves in the right place at the right righ t time with the right people. The Mind and Conditioning The Human Design System points to a key revelation: the mind   is not the correct authority for decision-making. The true purpose and value of the mind has largely been misunderstood. Applying the logic of Human Design we can observe that the mind, despite all of its cognitive capacity, is easily conditioned by outside influences. This tendency of the mind to be conditioned makes it a limited and easily distorted mechanism for decision-making. 1

 

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Rather than for decision-making, the correct role for the mind is to witness and observe life. The mind is a remarkable research tool for observing and recording knowledge and experiences as memory; however as a consequence of deep social conditioning we assume that the mind is capable of directing our lives through its decisions. The mind is a vast data bank of sensory input and information accumulated over a lifetime; it overwhelms and confuses the personal decision-making process. The mind can’t discern what is correct for you because its ‘data storage’   comes from the deep conditioning it takes in from others. The mind internalizes answers, opinions, and ideas from various outer authorities including parents, teachers, religious leaders, spouses, politicians, and the media. Can you see how mental decision-making is based on the influence of these external authorities? With mental decision-making, decisionmaking, we’re all vulnerable to living out a homogenized version of life that has little connection to what is healthy, satisfying and uniquely correct for us. It’s likely that the conditions of your life right now are   a product of these conditioned influences. The mind is filled

with repetitive thought patterns which you may not even notice as conditioned thoughts because they are so familiar to you; they’re running as constant background commentary throughout your day-to-day life. Making mental decisions leads to unconsciously conforming to external expectations and/or following collective ideals and rules that you began identifying with in childhood. Life is robbed of real individuality; it often becomes a superficial facade of a socially-environmentally socially-environm entally conditioned concept of ‘normal’ . Living a conditioned life brings the experience of frustration, bitterness, anger or disappointment. Fear and the Mind When the mind is making decisions, it is pretending it knows what is healthy and good for you, often trying to manage and control your decisions through deception, distortion, and fear. Fundamentally the mind makes its decisions based on a deep fear about survival. Over time you can end up with a life that is built on so many fears and lies that you feel a constant, generalized state of anxiety. Is it any wonder that 2

 

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a large segment of western society consumes antidepressant medication on a daily basis? Is it any wonder that so many people today are unsatisfied with their quality of life? People are searching for meaning in a world which is built upon the illusion of mental control. Many are living lives filled with depression and anxiety, thinking that they are not good enough or that they will never succeed in the face of all the pressures of modern society. Many see that our lives are not fulfilling, but very few of us question our decisionmaking process or recognize that our lack of fulfillment is related to mental decision-making. The Mechanical Map The Human Design System offers a mechanism for breaking out of a mentally driven life. Through experimentation with Human Design you can discover the remarkable power of this simple, practical application of the knowledge. The entire Human Design System is vast and deep and there are many layers of information within it. However this book is designed to introduce just the basics of Human Design and it illustrates a simple, mechanical process for correct decisionmaking. The basics are all you need to discover the truth of

your unique life and to find the pleasure and ease of living life as your authentic self.

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The BodyGraph is the illustrative map which shows the genetic highlighting of an individual’s

design.  The Human Design System utilizes the BodyGraph BodyGraph   to express graphically the mechanics of each individual design. The BodyGraph shows what makes you unique, and from applying the tools of Human Design you can discover your unique attributes and see and experience how they get expressed in your life. a It’s importa important ntIt tois understand that Human Design is not philosophy. not a spiritual theory. It is not a belief system. The Human Design System provides a concrete map, via the BodyGraph, of the nature of each and every person on the planet. It provides the tools for seeing your unique self, and a logical process for making decisions which are free from the influence of the mind and all outside authorities. Human Design is not a type-casting system; it offers a mechanical methodology which brings to the surface each person’s individualized genetic genetic differences as represented in 4

 

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their design. In this book you will find a concise, practical explanation for each of the basic elements of your design. The map of your design shows how to begin your personal experimentation process. Your own experiment in your dayto-day life is the key to uncovering your unique characteristics and recognizing them within the context of your life. Human Design is built on simple mechanics which each person can validate for themselves. You can’t access what the system reveals just from studying the knowledge; it has to be applied in your life, tested, and validated or rejected through your own experimental process. Since Human Design is a logical system, it can be tested. This testing process is highly individualized. As you experiment with correct decision-making, decision-making, your body’s intelligence and your mind become aligned to their proper functions. The quantum of both becomes an integrated holistic expression of you. Uniqueness is not simply difference, rather the it isconcept beyond of compare. You before— may have heard words describing uniqueness before —however have you ever truly experienced the absolute individuality of your true being? This is our evolutionary potential. We are designed to differentiate; we are not here to live out a

generic, generalized experience of life. Does this introductory information interest you? If so, the next step is to begin your own experiment and see for yourself. Elements of the Human Design System The basic elements of the Human Design System are Definition, Type, Strategy  and   and Inner Authority . Each of these will be described in more detail later. There are four distinct human types, these are: are: Manifestor, Generator, Projector and Reflector . Through analysis of birth data between 1781 and our present time, we have found that each of these four types represents a statistically consistent percentage of the world’s population. population. Each type has its own strategy for correct decision-making. Remember correct decision-making is how we arrive at the right place at the right time and with the right people. Strategy for decision-making is a specific method for reducing resistance in your life. In other words, strategy helps you to align yourself with the natural flow of your unique life. Inner authority is the inner touch stone or 5

 

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source for correct decision-making and it is identified through the mechanics of the BodyGraph. Trusting your inner authority, you can navigate through life along your correct trajectory. The term trajectory  refers   refers to your unique geometry through space and time and it is commonly referred to as your path or journey in life. Strategy and inner authority are the most essential tools that Human Design has to offer. Through experimentation with these tools you can transform your experience of life and discover your individuality. Operating according to your strategy and inner authority you can see your life changing one decision at a time. Step by step, through each correct decision, your life can become a deeply satisfying expression of your unique self. Over time, you become more clear and confident about who and what is correct for you and eventually you become less vulnerable to the manipulation and control of outside forces and other people— people—no matter how well-intentioned be. Yourand lifechanges becomes beyond what you couldthey havemight ever imagined, in ways that are distinctly well-suited to you. When you are in exactly the right place at the right time, your life is transformed.

Empowerment, Trust and Letting Go It’s empowering to trust and surrender to your own authority au thority and let go of the mind’s control over your life. Empowerment is not passive. Some people have a misperception about what it means to surrender to the body’s intelligence and might m ight associate it with a form of  ‘giving up’. Truly all that is given up is the mind’s illusion illusion   of control, because practically-speaking, your mind cannot control life. This emerging sense of empowerment can challenge your beliefs about who you think you are or what your life should be. Initially this can be disorienting and uncomfortable for your mind. However over time you can rediscover the beauty of relaxing into the moment-to-moment experience of your life; a return to a sense of presence you likely experienced in early childhood. With the recognition of your own uniqueness, a growing self-love and appreciation for your life emerges. This is what’s possible when you 6

 

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experiment with following the simple mechanics for correct decision-making.

Why Hasn’t  This  This B een Taug Taug ht B ef efore ore?? A System for Our Time You may wonder: if the Human Design System is such a powerful method for decision-making, decision-making, why hasn’t this been taught before? Candidly, this is new information for our time. Every era of human existence has brought new knowledge contributing to each evolutionary step for humankind. Throughout themethods stages of development there have been tools and to human enhance and enrich human potential, each perfectly suited to their era. Teachings tend to be limited so that they can best serve the level of human development of their time. The Human Design System is being introduced now because as a species we have evolved to our present cognitive and physical development; we now have the capacity to practically apply this knowledge. Over the past 85-90,000 years our species has evolved a

vast array of attributes, skills and knowledge which lead to a significant increase in human population and enriched our developmental potential as well. Our earliest ancestors developed body awareness to increase their chances of survival. Then, beginning approximately 50,000 years ago with the emergence of speech, we began to develop our mental awareness. Our species developed sophisticated symbolic communication and a strategic mastery of survival through mind. According to the Human Design System, our most recent human evolutionary shift occurred in 1781. This shift was from the 7-centered human, as represented in the ancient Hindu chakra system, to the current 9-centered human being, as represented in thethe Human Design 7-centered being reached pinnacle of BodyGraph. what couldThe be achieved on the mental plane including mastery of strategic, linear, mental conceptualization and manipulation of the physical environment. Humanity’s Humanity’s potential has evolved beyond this mind-centric dominance and yet in the present 7

 

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day, the majority of people remain identified with this prior stage of development. 9-Centered Humans Our species has exhausted the developmental potential of the 7-centered mind and now has the opportunity to reach far beyond the cognitive, sensory and awareness capabilities of our 7-centered ancestors. As 9-centered humans we are here to explore living with a form of consciousness that is more advanced than mental awareness. We are designed to experience the realization of binary consciousness: consciousness: the quantum consciousness of mind and body simultaneously, meaning the conscious awareness of the body living the life and the mind observing it. Binary consciousness brings the moment-to-moment moment-tomoment awareness of the body’s intelligence as it makes decisions for the life. The mind resides as witness, observing the movement of embodied life. The correct and highest developmental potential of the mind is to observe life and to communicate those observations, when asked, for the benefit of others. As 9-centered humans we are born with the potential to live as holistic beings, beings, not just as an instinctual physical being or just as a strategic mental being,

but to live the full potential of our species at its current stage of development: to experience life as self-reflected witnessing consciousness uniquely embodied in form. Human Design is knowledge for our time. Humanity faces a rapidly changing world and is on the cusp of another evolutionary shift. Now we have the opportunity to learn how to live out our 9-centered 9- centered potential. We are approaching a new era when the survival of our species and its ability to thrive will depend on one’s unique ability to navigate through life without the protection and support of the social infrastructure and agreements which have previously held our world together. The Human Design System shows you how to explore at the leading edge of human development. Here is the opportunity to live as a unique individual, to live by the decision-making decision-making of your body’s inner i nner authority while liberating the mind to observe and be of service to the other. ~

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CHAPTER 2 Form Intelligence and Binary Consciousness The B ody ody i s the Life and and the the Mind Mind is Outer Outer A ut uthority hority Personality Consciousness In our current stage of human development, our species is primarily identified with the mind and therefore the mind is the dominant source of intelligence. Generally speaking, the mind is not aware of the body’s consciousness as it is focused on and absorbed in its mentally constructed world. Through early socialization and behavioral repetition people have learned to identify with the mind, to assume that it is the controlling authority in our lives, and to believe the mind is who we are. The Human Design System describes the consciousness which functions through the medium of the mind as personality as personality consciousness. consciousness. The mind makes decisions from a limited, conditioned view of life and this constructed view is actually like an overlay or filter which distorts and even hides what is actually happening in life. The mind as an authority for the life can

control decision-making, but are those decisions correct and healthy for the individual? Mental decision-making is based on subjective data and it is highly influenced by deep fears about survival. The mind does not have access to nor can it perceive the vast interconnected, synchronistic movement of events, people, places and circumstances which ultimately brings each of us to our uniquely uni quely correct life experiences. Design (Body) Consciousness Consider that every cell of your body has its own intelligence and its own memory capacity. Imagine if you had to mentally direct, regulate, interpret and report on every system within your body. Your mind would have to orchestrate billions of bodily functions with precise timing to simply maintain life. What if the mind had to regulate digestion, body temperature, elimination processes, endocrine secretions, and neurologic activity? Without the body’s consciousness consciousness and its intelligence, the mind would 9

 

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have to direct about 50 trillion cells to perform countless activities every moment until the end of life. It is beyond the capability of the mind to manage the body. The human body’s intelligence mechanically sustains s ustains the continuation of life for approximately 84 years— years —  growing, repairing and sometimes replacing damaged parts. Since human beings are primarily identified with the mind and experience life through the mind, most of us take the body for granted. We treat the body like a beast of burden whose purpose is to fulfill the mind’s wants and demands for work and pleasure. For the majority of us the body is a means to fulfill the dictates of the mind. Our body consciousness is designed to direct all aspects of the life including navigating and moving us to our correct experiences in life. A true break-through of the Human Design System knowledge is that it shows mechanically and graphically within the BodyGraph the location inner authority and it explains how inner authorityof guides decision-making in life. The body is not aware of the mind; it functions elegantly without it. The body does not need the mind, actually operates innocent of the mind’s strategies,

and often in spite of the mind s agenda. The bo dy is quite literally life itself. We each have a unique intelligence within our physical form and in Human Design terms this intelligence is called design consciousness. consciousness. Correct Decision-Making On its most practical level the Human Design System shows us how to transfer control for decision-making from the mind to the inner authority. Design consciousness contains the source of each individual’s inner authority and this intelligence is in communication with life at all times. It operates with acute sensitivity reading and interpreting the environment and recognizing the decision-making moments which intofor theawareness correct movement for what your life. The mind istranslate a medium but it is not actually lives the life, the body is is the  the life. When your body is trusted to live your life according to its intrinsic inner authority then the mind is no longer tasked 10

 

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with trying to control life. The mind becomes the observer of the body’s decision-making decision -making process. You may discover that the form’s decisions decisions are at times contrary to what your mind thinks it wants. Eventually your mind can learn to relax into its role as observer and over time come to see that the form’s decisions are indeed correct for your life. Releasing the mind from the function of decision-making can be both liberating and challenging. Free from the task of decisionmaking, you’ll notice a decrease in mental pressure, anxiety and fear which is quite relaxing and pleasurable; you begin to see the natural beauty, ease and flow of your life. The challenge is in letting go of your patterned, habitual identification with the mind and the fear that you will suffer and die if your mind isn’t controlling your life. Experimenting with Binary Consciousness We have these two consciousnesses which are mostly not aware of each other and therefore experience life separately. Since the majority of human beings are identified almost exclusively with their mind, it takes a process of experimentation with decision-making through inner authority to learn to recognize binary consciousness. consciousness. The evolutionary advantage of our time is this gift of binary

consciousness and from your own experimentation you can discover that design consciousness can be trusted for decision-making and that it is perfectly designed to navigate you through your life. The personality consciousness is designed to witness experiences in life, to see in a very specific and unique way, and to share that unique perspective with others. The mechanism which holds these two consciousnesses together within the human being is called the Magnetic Monopole.. The existence of the Magnetic Monopole was just Monopole recently discovered by the scientific community and its function within the context of human life is not yet fully understood outside Human of the Human Design System knowledge. However through Design we recognize that the Magnetic Monopole has a direct connection with inner authority and that it functions like a sophisticated GPS navigation device guiding the movement of life through its relationship with the quantum of binary consciousness. With 11

 

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astonishing accuracy the Magnetic Monopole navigates your form through space and time. Vehicle, Driver and Passenger: A Metaphor for Binary Consciousness One way to understand how the Magnetic Monopole functions in relation to binary consciousness is to use the metaphor of the the   vehicle, the driver and the passenger . Imagine that the body with its design consciousness is a vehicle; a comfortable, state-of-the art method of transportation like a limousine. The personality consciousness is the passenger sitting in the back seat of the vehicle. The Magnetic Monopole is the driver and the driver knows exactly where to go, how to get there, how long to stay, and where to go next. The personality in its proper role as passenger is free from the duties of transporting or navigating and rests easily in the back seat of the vehicle looking out the windows and watching all that transpires on the journey. The vehicle moves through time and space carrying its passenger and the driver determines the correct navigation for the vehicle. Prior

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strategy and inner authority, the passenger or personality consciousness is busily involved with driving the life and as a result it can’t can’t really see anything at all. Fully occupied with the role of driver, the mind is actively trying to figure out where to go, what to do, who to be with, and all the while making decisions as it tries to anticipate and control life. Before exploring the Human Design experiment, most of us assume that the passenger drives the vehicle and that the vehicle is supposed to move wherever the mind directs it to go. Ironically, the truth is just the opposite, and this becomes vividly clear as you experiment with the power and perfection of binary consciousness. The Observer Changes the Experiment Are you ready to try a brief exercise exploring the relationship between the passenger (mind) and the vehicle (body)? To begin, sit in a comfortable position and observe 12

 

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your body breathing. Notice that the act of breathing is not controlled by the mind. As you observe your breath, do you experience the expansion and contraction of the rib-cage? Can you feel the push of the diaphragm downward and upward against the solar plexus as well as the movement of your belly against your clothing? Do you notice the sound of the breath as it enters and exits your nose? Can you feel the movement of the air in your nostrils? As you watch your breath, do you see how your observation is subtly changing the rhythm and pacing of your breathing? The natural pattern of your breath changes from the simple act of observing it. Observation can change the depth, shape and the timing of the breath. There are other aspects of breathing that you cannot observe. For example, you cannot observe the breath moving into the lungs; you can only have the external experience of the ribs expanding to accommodate the lung movement. You cannot sense the transfer of the oxygen into the lung capillaries and into the blood stream, nor can you sense the movement of the spent carbon monoxide from the blood stream back into the lungs. Yes, the mind can imagine what is going on inside based on what you may have learned about how the body functions. However these breath

movements are not directly observable. The point is that the mind is not situated inside the body although its point of view is typically associated with the head. It is a common perception that the mind is positioned somewhere inside the head and that it looks out through the eyes. The actual location of the mind can be better understood through the metaphor of a web camera device mounted above a computer display. In this example, the web camera actually resides outside of the computer and it captures images of sensory data which are then transmitted to the hard drive of the computer and the data is processed and interpreted by software running on the computer. Like the web camera, the human mind is an observational mechanism located outside of the form fo rm and yet it doesn’t record an exact image of what it is observing like a camera. Instead the mind, through the act of observation, changes 13

 

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what is observed. As we discovered with our breath exploration, the breath pattern was influenced and changed from its natural movement through the act of observing. The mind does not purely reproduce what it sees. Are you starting to see how the connection between the mind and the body is limited? The mind does not run the body and yet it has been conditioned from birth to think that it should be running the life of the form. The Human Design System makes clear that the authority for the life belongs to the form. And with this shift of authority the mind finds its genuine fulfillment as the observer of life. Continuing with the metaphor of the passenger and the vehicle, we can see that the personality has very little understanding of the actual operation of the form. The passenger can sense the movement of the vehicle when it travels across a bump in the road, it notes the vibration of the engine, and its perception shifts as the vehicle turns a corner— corner — but it cannot directly perceive the movement of the pistons in the engine. The passenger can only look out the windows of the vehicle and observe the passing scenery while having some sensory observations of the vehicle and its functioning.

Although the mind has its observations and it can talk about them, it literally has no access to the design consciousness that operates your body and moves you in your life. Although Althoug h it’s common to assume that the mind controls the physicality of your being, in actuality the body moves and operates with an unconscious, instinctual intelligence that is often mistakenly credited to the intelligence of the mind. As radical as it may seem, consider that the mind is not designed to initiate actions, to make decisions, or to navigate you through your life at all. The mind is designed to experience life through its observations, to store information, and to share the personality’s unique perspective. The mind is designed to be the medium through which the passenger consciousness experiences the body’s ride through life.

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The Mind as Outer Authority When the mind is free from the conditioned role of decision maker and learns to relax in the passenger seat, it becomes a witness to the life. Through passenger consciousness your mind is like an explorer visiting an interesting and exotic world. We consciousness each have this extraordinary to experience in form. This is the opportunity privilege of our evolutionary time; to experience this earthly plane through the life of the body with the mind comfortably observing what it is to be a human being on planet earth. Recognizing, accepting and embracing passenger consciousness is a gradual process and eventually the mind can experience great amusement and delight from seeing what actually happens in life. Initially the mind may resist its true role as observer because for most of us the mind has been socially indoctrinated into expecting life to be stressful, fast-paced and chaotic. The mind as observer may sound boring relative to the conditioned role of mind as controller, decision-maker and doer. The conditioned mind is like a computer with a multitude of tasks to process. It can easily get overwhelmed which is like triggering the hourglass sign on a computer indicating: “Wait, processing data, can’t

handle another task right now”.  now”.   This is the limitation of the mind. It has a narrow capacity for attention and when its attention is focused on decision-making it cannot see life as it is in the present moment. Your mind may complain, “I can’t just sit and watch what my body is doing for 18 hours a day.”   The truth is that the body moves, has sensory experiences, interacts with people and places each day bringing a whole variety of stimulation for the mind to observe. Observing the body moving in life is not just about watching what your individual body does, it’s also about watching the whole movement of life as it arises all around you and observing the inner dialogue of the mind as it arises in response to the external stimulation. Retraining the mind to be observer is a process and it can take some time. When the mind accepts its place as the passenger, initially you can expect it to resist this passive role while it continues to try to drive from the back seat. The mind easily slips from passenger watching the view out the 15

 

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window to trying to make the life go a particular way. The mind recognizes it’s not in control and since your identity has been attached to your mind throughout your life and you’ve assumed your mind is all of who you are, it can feel disorienting as if you’re losing control. This is just a phase in the process. Design consciousness knows how to keep you safe and ensure your survival and has functioned this way throughout your entire life. Many fears can come up for the mind including the fear of not being valuable and of not being loved. This is a big one— one —the mind confuses being in control with love. Being in control is not love, but it is what the mind believes. When passenger consciousness is allowed to take the role of the observer, the mind gradually stops interfering with the life of the body. The mind becomes witness to the life. And out of the observations of the passenger, it becomes aware of its unique point of view. And from this unique point of view it discovers that it has something to share, something that is of value to the other. As 9-centered beings, we are designed to uniquely filter life and to share our individual perspective of consciousness with others through communication.

This unique filtering only happens if you are in the right place at the right time. Do you see that if your movement isn’t correct, you won’t see what you are uniquely designed to see and understand in this life? You cannot reach your full cognitive potential if your point-of-view is distorted and you’re looking in the wrong direction. Being in the correct movement of your life is simple; if you make decisions according to your strategy and inner authority, authority, you’ll find yourself in the right place seeing what’s correct for you to see. Then you truly have something unique to offer others— others — your unique point of view. Strategy and inner authority align you to your true direction. From thisand correct movement youpleasure. discover However, less resistance in your life increased ease and moving in the correct direction doesn’t guarantee that the mind is observing as your body moves through life. The mind residing as observer is like a muscle that needs to be trained 16

 

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and strengthened. At any time the mind can suddenly reassert control and flip back into strategizing, planning, trying to figure out what it should try to get you to do and making decisions. When you see that the mind is trying to control again, in that very moment of observation, you have returned to witnessing, to passenger consciousness. This is the cyclical learning process. When you truly recognize in your own experience that the mind is not responsible for life, you can see the true beauty of life here on earth —which includes the full spectrum of whatever life brings. When the mind stops trying to make make   life, you can appreciate how extraordinary life already is as it naturally arises. When you stand in your andothers no longer seek to manipulate your own life orauthority the lives of with your mind, what you then have to share is your truth, not the the Truth,  Truth, but rather your  truth.  truth. This is your outer authority . Inner Authority, Decision-Making and Purpose You exist on a planet moving through time and space at just over 487,000 miles per hour. And yet the fform orm knows exactly where you should be and what is correct for you to be engaged in every moment of every day. As driver, the Magnetic Monopole is a highly sophisticated mechanism and

is receiving a continual information stream through its connection with the filter of binary consciousness. Inner authority operates from the singularity of your unique form intelligence. You have a specific singular line of navigation through space that is rooted in your design, rooted in the relationship between your vehicle’s intelligence and Magneticpath. Monopole and it is correctly along yourthe individual The form a part guides of theyou material earthly plane however the mind is not. When you make decisions through your inner authority your life moves along its correct trajectory on the material plane. You don’t need to figure out or try to find your life purpose. When you are on your correct path in life you spontaneously meet your purpose; it emerges as a part of the natural movement of your life and out of the unique geometry derived from the decisions of your inner authority. ~ 17

 

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CHAPTER 3 Elements of the Human Design System The BodyGraph The BodyGraph provides a specific mapping of individual genetic imprinting. No two people are born exactly the same; each is a composite of genetic inheritance and genetic imprinting derived from the collective potential fixed at the moment of birth. From the mystic to the scientific, no prior system has offered offered a genetic map of the individual’s specific attributes and potential with the precise detail available through the Human Design System.

Through the mechanics of Human Design we can see the genetic imprinting of each individual. The two sets of data in the Rave Chart  are   are illustrated within the BodyGraph. One set details the genetic imprinting of the form and is colored in red; this is the design data. data. The other set details the imprinting of the personality at birth and is colored in black; this is called the  personality data data.. These two sets of data combine within the BodyGraph and provide a diagram of the individual’s unique genetic highlighting. Each BodyGraph is comprised of 64 gates gates which  which correspond with the 64 codons of human DNA. How these gates connect 18

 

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to one another within the BodyGraph illustrate the genetic potential of the 9-centered human being.

Definition in the BodyGraph emerges out of the two sets of data from the Design and Personality calculations shown in the Rave Chart . The design calculation is taken approximately 88 to 89 days prior to birth and corresponds with the start of the last trimester of pregnancy; it signals the moment that the form or body has reached sustainable maturity and is ready to receive the personality consciousness of the baby. The personality is imprinted with its genetic highlighting at the exact moment of birth, the moment when the baby is

separated from the mother s body. Unconscious Design – What Others See The design data represents your genetic heritage from your ancestors; this is what you inherited from your parents and grandparents. It is your unconscious hardwiring. What is represented red can best be described as howunconscious others see you and whointhey recognize you to be. These attributes are what you cannot see in yourself. The Human Design System gives you a way to understand and relate to these traits, you can become aware of them even though you cannot see them until they get expressed. The unconscious aspects of your design operate as your design consciousness. Referring back to our metaphor of the passenger, vehicle and driver— driver—  the unconscious red data represent the exterior of the vehicle.

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In red is the design information which is transferred from the data wheel to the Rave Chart and illustrated in the BodyGraph. To better grasp this unconscious aspect of your design, imagine sitting high upon a hill overlooking a road below which passes the intotunnel a tunnel thenohillside. road runs through youincan longer Where see it, the although you are aware that the road continues on and you can see where it exits the tunnel on the other side. In the individual’s experience, the unconscious operates like the hidden aspect of the road within the tunnel. You cannot see

what is taking place within the tunnel; you can only see the road going into and out of the tunnel. You only see how the unconscious aspect of your design operates after it is externalized. In other words, until those aspects emerge from the tunnel of your unconscious— unconscious — you can’t see them.  them.  

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The BodyGraph of business mogul Donald Trump shows a  personality that is consciously aware of its capacity for expressing logical organization and materialism. In the example above we see the design of a person with a

defined unconscious Solar Plexus Center . The Solar Plexus is the center  associated  associated with emotions and in this BodyGraph it is defined by gates 59 and 6 connected as a channel with a red line; as well as gate 35 and 36 with a red line. These red lines indicate an unconscious connection to Solar Plexus, which is the emotional center. This person is probably perceived as emotional and others may even remark, “Y ou ou are so emotional,”  and   and yet this person does not see it. This is someone who probably routinely has a fairly even experience of life and then suddenly, seemingly out of nowhere, experiences strong emotional intensity. It can be confusing. This person wonders: “W hy hy am I being so emotional? Where did all of that come from? ”  ”  A person with an unconscious Solar Plexus connection doesn’t identify with being emotional and can only onl y see their emotions clearly after the experience is over through reflection. Someone like this could spend years and years in therapy trying to get in touch 21

 

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with an emotional nature that is never going to be part of their conscious awareness. When someone with an unconscious connection to their Solar Plexus sees this aspect of their design, it can be quite a revelation. This is the kind of insight available to each one of us. you Years of self-criticism and confusionhow canyou dissolve when come to accept and appreciate were away born and the limitations and gifts of your unique design. For the unconscious Solar Plexus person, their emotional nature is hidden as if in a tunnel; however the unconscious aspects of their design are not hidden from others. Others can see the emotional quality of this person clearly because their unconscious form is simply living out its emotional way of being and the form is readily observable to others.

The design view of Donald Trump’s BodyGraph Trump’s BodyGraph has two unconscious defined channels. They are the design of a Jack of all Trades (gates 35 59 andand 36)6)and the in design of intimacy and mating (gates which his design is unconsciously seductive.

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You have no idea how and when your unconscious traits might emerge from the tunnel. Your experience is that they are suddenly ‘just there’   when you can observe them expressed. This can make the mind very uncomfortable as these traits can seem so mysterious. The design consciousness operates independently at all times without the even the design, knowledge the mind. red control aspectsor in your youof may comeSeeing to a these new understanding about yourself. You may come to understand why people describe you a certain way and yet you never see that about yourself. Although you don’t have conscious access to these aspects, with the knowledge of the Human Design System you can know and accept them as a part of who you are. With self-acceptance of your unconscious traits you begin to fulfill what it is to be your unique holistic self .

In black is the personality information which is transferred from the data wheel to the Rave Chart and illustrated in the BodyGraph the BodyGraph. Personality – What You See The black data in the Rave Chart represents the Personality. It shows the consciousness of the passenger in the vehicle. What is represented in black describes how you see yourself and this information is readily accessible to you. Relating this to our road and tunnel metaphor, the personality information is the visible road. It is easy to see the open road from that hilltop. These attributes are not mysterious 23

 

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for you. However these are the very aspects of you that are not   visible to others! It can be quite surprising when you discover that others do not see you the way you see yourself.

The BodyGraph of actor and humanitarian Angelina Jolie has five defined channels. Notice that in some places both red and black gates meet to form defined channels. The personality is the conscious aspect of who you understand yourself to be. Often we identify almost exclusively with this part of ourselves not realizing that it is the unconscious form which others interact with and see. The personality activations represent your own private view and the way you think about yourself. Prior to experimenting with your design and learning how you are designed to meet life,, the personality is ‘who you think you think you are’ . life After seeing the black data in your BodyGraph you may find that you strongly resonate with those attributes. However, due to the perceptual distortion called the not-self which characterizes life prior to entering the Human Design 24

 

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experiment, it’s also possible that you may not recognize your personality traits or only see glimpses of them on occasion. The not-self is explained in detail later in this chapter. The Nine Centers There are nine centers in the BodyGraph. The center concept is related to the seven-centered Chakra system of ancient mystical teachings however as a species we have evolved from our seven-centered past into our current nine-centered model. The seven-centered Chakra system was based on the influences of a seven planet solar system. Beginning in 1781 and correlated with the discovery of the planet Uranus by Herschel and subsequent discoveries of the other outer planets relative to Earth, the mutation of the nine-centered form emerged in the human population. It is estimated that by the 1860’s 1860’s the last of the seven-centered seven-centered beings died out and the entire population was then comprised of ninecentered humans. One way to understand the centers of the BodyGraph is to look at them as communication hubs within the body. Although they do not translate directly to our human anatomy each of the centers does affect and influence the

organs and systems of the physical body. Some centers are strictly mechanical in function and others are mechanical and also have awareness. Several centers are called motors because of their ability to produce vast amounts of energy or power within the being and some act as pressure centers, and pressure is distinct from the motor quality.

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Humans today are nine-centered beings with a greater  potential for self-reflected consciousness than our 7centered ancestors. A Guide to the Nine Centers

Head Center Thepersonality center of mental pressure and the seat of the consciousness, and inspiration, associated with the grey matter of the brain. Ajna Center The center of mental awareness, the seat of the design consciousness, the source of conceptualization and associated with the neo-cortex area of the brain. Within the Human Design System, the Head and Ajna Centers combined represent the physical brain and the mind. Throat Center The center of action, manifestation and communication, all of the BodyGraph gate circuitry leads to the Throat center; it is the most complex of all centers, associated with speech, metamorphic and thyroid functions. G Center The center of identity, love and direction, the seat of the Magnetic Monopole and associated with the liver function.   function. 26

 

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Splenic Center the center of intuition, instinct and taste, this is humanity’s first and most primitive form of awareness. Associated with the Spleen, the lymphatic and immune systems; brings our sense of well-being and the awareness of danger and safety. Heart Center Thethis center ofmotor ego and will, associated with the heart function, is the of will power. Sacral Center The center of reproduction and associated with the sex organs. The Sacral Center is the generative motor in the BodyGraph and is the source of human lifeforce energy. Solar Plexus Center The center of emotion, feeling and sensitivity and the origin of our emerging emotional awareness, associated with the kidney function, it is a motor that moves in a wave from hope to pain and back again. Root Center The center of physical pressure and stress and associated with the adrenal function. This is the most powerful motor center and it provides the fuel for much of the circuitry in the body.  body.  Definition and Openness

In most BodyGraphs one or more of the nine centers are colored-in and others are white. The centers in the BodyGraph that are colored-in, as well as the gates and channels connected to the colored-in centers, point to what is fundamentally reliable within the design and this is called definition.. These are the consistent and fixed aspects of your definition design. The defined areas represent the essence of what you are created to live out each moment of your life. The BodyGraph illustrates how your genetic material is configured in a way that is unlike anyone else on this planet. This is your unique imprint.

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Our understanding of openness emerges within the quantum field of the BodyGraph. Discovering your uniqueness begins with the design and personality calculations of the Rave Chart and transferring the red and black data into the BodyGraph; this reveals definition. What’s interesting is that when the data is transferred into the BodyGraph a third thing emerges, which is the white spaces or openness openness.. Openness is where you

have no live definition and yet areitnot Openness influences how you your life, hasfixed. little to do with your fixed nature. Openness is one of the most profound contributions of the Human Design System BodyGraph. The design and personality data are calculated separately and can be understood distinctly, however definition and openness only emerges within the visual field of the BodyGraph. Perhaps the most powerful influence in our human experience is openness. Where you are open is where you can be pulled away from being your unique self. Understood mechanically, where there is openness in the design is where there are receptors that are genetically designed to seek out connection. Every place that is open in your design has an inherent quality of attraction. Imagine each open 28

 

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place is like a fishing pole with a hook casts its line out trying to catch anything that will fill inand theitopenness. How Openness Influences the Mind Your particular openness is yet another unique aspect of your design; these open places relate to the open channels, open centers and the undefined gates in your BodyGraph. Your colored-in gates are magnetically attracted to anyone carrying the colored-in gate situated on its opposite end of the same channel. Together your gate and the gate of the other hook up and create a temporary channel connection while the two of you are in close proximity. The dynamic of openness is what attracts you to others who are different from you. Through the experience of your openness your mind imagines that you are lacking something, as if something is wrong with you. The mind becomes driven to seek out the missing attributes of your openness in an effort to become ‘filled‘filled-in’ and ‘complete’ . This attraction dynamic related to openness is called conditioning conditioning.. Openness does not mean empty, rather it shows you where you are easily influenced by others in your environment. The mind, when stimulated by your openness can drag you away from the aspects of your self that are fixed and consistent in

your and can pull youattributes toward people andinherent situations in an design, effort to get whatever are not in your design. It’s important to understand that there is nothing empty or missing in you. As you can see the mind is directly connected to your openness. Your mind makes decisions based on what it imagines will provide what it  perceives  perceives you  you are lacking. The mind compulsively tries to answer the questions: questions : “How can I be whole? How can I get what I am missing?”  This  This is a major confusion of the mind. Nine-centered humans are not designed to have their openness filled in as a consistent and permanent state of being. With its origins derived from our ancestor’s 77-centered design, the mind’s decision-making objective is to attract and keep consistent conditioning present for all of your open receptors. Over time these mental conditioning patterns become deeply ingrained reflexes, habits, and coping mechanisms; all based on the 29

 

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pervasive mental demand to getrelationship what the mind believes is is lacking. The mind’s conditioned to openness the root of self-hate. Openness as a Gateway to Self-Reflected Learning The good news is that openness for us as 9-centered beings is a natural, beautiful aspect of being human. When operating as a healthy, correct nine-centered being through strategy and inner authority, your life becomes more interesting, educational and enjoyable because because   of your openness. You do not need to improve yourself or change yourself to satisfy sati sfy the mental drive to become ‘all things’ . Your open centers do not need to be filled. The truth is that you are designed to take in people and their energies as experiences through your openness and to learn through this process. When you let go of mental striving to fill in your openness it frees your mind to bring its attention to seeing who you truly are, and to recognizing what is fixed and reliable about you and how those unique attributes operate in your life. As you live out your uniqueness through strategy and inner authority, openness is no longer the motivation for decisions and instead it operates as responsive receptors bringing a

diversity life experiences to be you witnessed through passenger ofconsciousness. Eventually can learn to appreciate and resonate with who you are. This happens effortlessly out of trusting your design consciousness for decision-making through strategy and inner authority. As your life becomes aligned with your authentic self, you’ll discover that your mind relaxes into its role as witnessing observer and it becomes less and less fixated on trying to make decisions to fill in the openness. You were born as your unique self –  your authenticity is always present, however it becomes hidden through the mind’s mi nd’s distorted self-image and through repetitive conditioned mental decision-making based on that openness. You are designed to be open in certain aspects of your design to experience experience   stimulation and variety in life, but not to literally try to be be   everything in life. Can you see the difference? When you are not mentally driven to seek a 30

 

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particular kind of connection through you can let your open centers be like open conditioning, windows where the breeze of life passes through but doesn’t get stuck. Open centers are where you can truly become wise about life and about the ways of the world through observing the variety of experiences that come to you through your open receptors. The places where you are designed to be open are where you can meet and understand others. Where you are defined is where you can experience your own consistent nature. Your holistic self is a unique combination of defined, fixed patterns and awareness. The pleasure and fascination of life comes from the varied experiences taken in from the outside through your unique structure of openness. Each nine-centered human being is as unique as the myriad of stars in the vast universe. Human beings live in a world of duality— duality —of what we are and what we are not. Openness provides the contrast that makes possible the awareness of your unique definition. ~

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CHAPTER 4 Openness, Conditioning and the Not-Self Openness and Conditioning Each design carries a unique life force frequency. This frequency radiates outward andout is called the aura or energy field. A human aura extends approximately two arm lengths in every direction from the center point of the G Center. Whenever two or more auras connect the impact of conditioning occurs. Moving through daily life you are continually coming into contact with the auras of people around you. It’s important to understand that conditioning is not ‘bad’ or ‘wrong’ –  –   it is simply a product of auric interaction with others. The precise way that you are conditioned by others is easily seen through the mechanics of design. Attractions, repulsions and various kinds of connections fluctuate between people all the time as we move through life and usually these connections are not consciously recognized. Conditioning is a mechanical product of human existence. The negative consequences from conditioning occur when the mind identifies with the conditioning and makes decisions for the life based on these influences.

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Whenever you are within two arm lengths of another you are in the conditioning condition ing field of that person’s aura.  aura.  

Mental identification with conditioning increaseswhose substantially whenever you are within the aura of someone design connects with your specific open gate receptors. The conditioned interaction that occurs between you and others is a natural aspect of being alive and each variation brings with it a different way to experience yourself and life. The trap occurs when the mind becomes attached to the source of the conditioning and identifies with the conditioned state as who you are reliably and consistently. When it does, the mind may try to manipulate life events and circumstances in order to keep particular people around on a regular basis. The mind tries to direct and control life to ensure consistent and familiar conditioning for the openness. These conditioned connections can become so familiar and habitual that you may come to believe you are the person you experience yourself to be when conditioned. It can be very confusing. 33

 

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The experience of conditioning comes from your first parents and siblings or whomevertypically is in your immediate environment as an infant and young child. A template for future relationships is based upon the way these people connect with your design. Most of us go through life unconsciously seeking out relationships with people who provide familiar conditioning patterns related to one parent or the other. Equally common is the tendency to reject relationships that closely resemble the conditioning pattern of challenging and uncomfortable parental or sibling relationships.

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Together two gates of talent. 48th  gate these has great depth,form it isthe thechannel well from which The all creativity arises, and it is attracted to the gate of skills on the other side. With a hanging 48 th gate, this is the design of someone whose mind drives them to develop skills and to be attracted to others who have skills.

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the connection between Lennon’ s 48th gate and McCartney’s McCartney’s 16th gate, which join together to form the conditioned Channel of the Wavelength, a design of talent.

When Lennon and McCartney were in each other’s aura,  aura,   they formed the conditioned Channel of the Wavelength, a design of talent.

In this composite, the sum of depth and skills together brought a talent not accessible to each of them as individuals. John Lennon carried the depth and Paul McCartney the skills. Individually John Lennon had an open Throat Center, yet when they were together their depth and skills became a talent thatascould expressed through conditioned Throat Center well be as McCartney. The twohis of them formed the songwriting duo as well as performed as a part of the band The Beatles  Beatles  which remains the top selling band in history. Lennon and McCartney’s  McCartney’s  specific quality of talent and its expression was conditioned as a result of their connection and it was temporary since it dissolved when they were apart. The mind can become attached to the experience of a particular attribute that arises out of auric togetherness. The 36

 

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mind develops strategies to make this connection permanent or it seeks a similar source for that kind of conditioning or compensates for its absence through acting out behaviors. The presence or absence of conditioning becomes the basis for mental decision-making. Over a lifetime, this mental strategy repeats itself again and again until it becomes a constant habitual method for decision-making. The Law of Attraction and the Not-Self We all have aspects of ourselves that are fixed and reliable, which are represented by what is defined in the BodyGraph. Ironically these aspects are often not seen, understood or appreciated in ourselves and when these same aspects are encountered in others, they typically aren’t very attractive to us. There is no genetic drive to live out how you are uniquely designed. The genes drive you to find and connect with those who are the most different  from  from you. Your unique definition is fundamental and always present, but it doesn’t carry thereliable compulsive seeking ofque openness. The areas of fixed, definition are quality your unique uni gifts. The Law of Attraction is Attraction  is firmly established within our current era of human evolution since the majority of people are identified with the mind. The mind is attracted to difference and seeks what it is not. The Law of Attraction supports the genetic imperative  imperative  to reproduce, which is the basic drive of

all species. The most viable offspring are produced through the greatest genetic variation. Genetic variety enhances the survival potential of the child and furthers the development and expansion of the human gene pool. The genetic imperative and The Law of Attraction ensure the survival of the species, but they do not support or cultivate individuality, personal fulfillment or self-realization. The genetic imperative protects the species as a whole without regard for the inevitable loss of individual fulfillment, as well as quite literally the loss of many individuals in the process of sustaining the species. The genetics game is built on variety and what better way to ensure variety than to instill a biological imperative to be attracted to what you are not? For countless generations this is how our ancestors insured their survival, and it still 37

 

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operates just this way today. Your genes drive you to seek out difference. This drive to seek difference is the inescapable circumstance of being human. As your mind follows The Law of Attraction seeking what you are not, you are living out the programmed myth of lack. In truth, you are inherently a holistic being. Most of us believe we are not whole and live in fear that we will never be enough and this keeps the mind engaged with The Law of Attraction. All of these fears— fears —  money fears, health fears, fear of authority, fear of the past, fear of tomorrow, fear of failure, fear that we won’t survive— survive —all of them are basically the fear of not being enough, of not being whole. Out of this essential fear arises the search for something or someone that will make us feel complete. The mind through the open centers and gates drives the search. As you take in conditioning through your openness, it’s easy to become mentally identified with the conditioned state while it is present, and then experience lack when it goes away. Mental strategies are then created to deal with the vulnerability of openness and the confusion that arises from the experience of energies that come and go. The mind applies strategies that are correlated with the specific imprint each of the open centers and uses System them asuses the basis forofdecision-making. The Human Design

the term not-self   to describe the mind which is identified with openness and makes decisions for the life. The mind can look backward and forward endlessly. The tragedy is that the mind can seldom exist in the now because it’s too busy looking at the past, projecting proj ecting into the future, and generally obsessing over what to do with the life. The mind isn’t aware that the form has a consciousness that keeps it alive. The mind thinks it is responsible for the life. The mind constantly thinks about and applies various strategies based on its past experiences and its projections about the future in the hopes of ensuring survival. As long as decisions are controlled by the mind, your experience of life lacks the joy and contentment of the present moment. The mind operates out of lack rather than out of the 38

 

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wholeness of who you are. When authority for your life is surrendered to the inner authority of your being, the not-self mind begins to let go and gradually you can see for yourself that your design consciousness very effectively and efficiently navigates you through your unique life. Not-self Strategies of the Open Centers Each center of the BodyGraph has a particular not-self mental strategy for decision-making. The Open Head Center Approximately 70% of humanity an openThe Head Center, the center of mental pressure andhas inspiration. not-self is conditioned by this open center to focus on thoughts that don’t really matter for you as an individual and to think they are important. An open Head Center takes in the thoughts of those around it, the openness operates like a radio receiver. The confusion comes because the mind perceives these thoughts as one’s own. The not-self not -self mind can be motivated by the open Head Center to make decisions based on the perception that the questions, images, or mysteries that it receives are important and personally relevant. The not-self mind can become obsessive about these mental pressures. The not-self mind of a person with an open Head Center can

get lost in mental confusion, doubt and suspicion and become pre-occupied with thoughts absorbed from or triggered by the environment, and thinking that they are personally important. The mental pattern goes something like this: “I’m so confused, I   have to make sense of this; I have to know more about this, I have to figure this out; I have so many questions about this, I have some real doubts, I’m suspicious about this; this ; I have to do something with it or about it, so what should I do?”   The not-self mind uses this open head center pressure as a motivation for decision-making and taking actions in life.

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The BodyGraph of mystic Georges Gurdjieff shows an open Head Center. The not-self with an open Head H ead Center can become focused on things which do not truly matter and think that they are important, and then use these thoughts as the basis for decision making. The Open Ajna Center

Approximately 49% of humanity has an open Ajna Center, the center of mental awareness and conceptualization. The not-self mind with this open center is conditioned to believe it is certain about its ideas, thoughts and opinions. The notself mind with an open Ajna Center is motivated to make decisions with the perception that its beliefs are firm and its opinions are certain and right. It can be argumentative and determined to prove its theories and concepts are correct whether logical proof or substantiation is available or even possible. Some examples of open Ajna thoughts are: “T his his is right, I’m sure of it; I believe in this, this is the right way; this is the answer for our future, I’m convinced convin ced of this; I knew this already, I know this is true.”  true. ”  Thoughts   Thoughts connected to the not-self Ajna center try to convince oneself onesel f (or others) 40

 

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that the position taken is correct and that one is certain about it. It’s ironic that Sigmund Sigm und Freud, who contributed many ideas and theories about the mind, had an open Head and Ajna Center.

Thenalysis’  BodyGraph BodyGraph ofan Sigmund Freud, ‘father ‘father of The  psychoa  psychoanalysis’   shows  shows open Head andthe Ajna Center.

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Center makes decisions based on whether the action will or will not attract attention. Examples of the open Throat Center thought pattern include: “I’m not sure what to say; I need to rehearse it before I say it so I say it right; listen to me; look at me; what I have to say is important; you have to understand what I’m saying; I’m going to do this and then you’ll see. see.”  ”  

The BodyGraph of world renowned mime artist Marcel Marceau shows an open Throat Center. The not-self Mind of a person with an open Throat Center can be driven to attract attention or it can be shy and afraid to use the voice. Marceau once performed 17 different silent roles in one film. He was responsible for many innovations in pantomime including his famous routine, ‘Walking Against the Wind’,  Wind’,   which is cited as an inspiration for Michael Jackson’s Moon Jackson’s Moon Walk.

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The Open G Center Approximately 54% of humanity has an open G Center, the center of love identity and direction of the self. The not-self mind is conditioned by this open center to literally look for love in all of the wrong places. Someone with an open G Center can be mentally obsessed about finding love, feeling lost, looking for their place in life, and trying to discover who they really are and the mind makes decisions based on these motivations. The not-self mind of a person with an open G Center tries to answer questions like the following: “I f I do this, will I be loved? Where will I find love? I f I don’t do this, will they love me? Where is my place in life? What should be spend when aI lifetime grow up?”    With Center, a  person Ican trying to an findopen out G ‘who am I?’  and ‘where should I go?’   and never arrive at a consistent answer.

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The Open Heart Center Approximately 65% of humanity has an open Heart Center, the center of will-power and the ego. The not-self mind is conditioned by this open center to prove or improve. People with an open Heart Center can be mentally driven to show how worthy they are by trying to prove themselves over and over. They can be highly competitive and over-achievers. These people make unrealistic promises and therefore usually break them; they can damage their physical heart by trying so hard to keep promises. The not-self mind motivates the open Heart Center person to make decisions based on whether or not they will prove their worth. For example, the not-self of road a person withto andecide open which Heart Center arrives at a forkmind in the and tries way to go and thinks thoughts like these: “I will go left, because I can prove I’m a great person if I go left; I will go right, because I promised I would go right, and even though I real ly ly don’t want to go right, I can’t quit now, I have to show that I’ll do what I promised to do.”  d o.”  

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The BodyGraph of J. Edgar Hoover, the first director di rector of the FBI, shows an open Heart Center. The not-self not -self mind of a  person with an open Heart Center can be conditioned to make promises it cannot keep and to constantly try to prove its worthiness. The Open Sacral Center

Approximately 30% of humanity has an open Sacral Center, the source of sexuality, creativity, fertility, the life force itself. The not-self mind with this open center is conditioned to nevereasily know exhausted when enough enough. These people can become fromisbeing driven by the not-self mind to overdo just about everything: food, sex, sleep, work, exercise, etc. The not-self mind of a person with an open Sacral Center is conditioned to never know when enough is enough and it distorts and amplifies sexuality, fertility and the creative Sacral energy of others. The notself mind with an open Sacral Center is motivated to make decisions based on how to get more and keep going. Examples of the thought pattern for the Open Sacral Center include: “I’m going to ___ all night; use it or lose it; why 45

 

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wait, let’s do it now; I feel so energized around you; I want to keep going; quitters never win and winners never quit.”  quit.”  

The BodyGraph of actor, singer, model and sex-symbol Marilyn Monroe shows an open Sacral Center.The not-self mind of a person with an open Sacral Sa cral Center can be conditioned to never know when enough is enough.

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acting out the emotions of others in an extreme and distorted manner. Before discovering the Human Design System, someone with an open Solar Plexus Center might experience themselves as an extremely emotional person and their emotions as frighteningly chaotic. It can be quite a revelation for the open Solar-Plexus person to discover that they are conditioned to amplify the emotions of others. Defensive mental decisions to avoid confrontation and truth are attempts to be protected from strongly amplified emotions and to keep the emotions of others at a distance. The notself mind of a person with an open Solar Plexus can hide from the truth and keep a ‘stiff ‘stiff upper lip’  about   about situations in order to not upset people. Typical not-self thoughts include: “If I say something about this someone this someone might get upset, so I won’t say anything; I’ll sacrifice what I really want to keep the peace; the last time I did that we had a fight and I lost my temper so badly I thought I’d gone mad so I’m never going to do that again.”  again.”  

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The BodyGraph of singer, actor and model Whitney Houston has an open Solar Plexus Center. The not-self mind of a  person with an open Solar Plexus Center can be conditioned to avoid confrontation and truth.  The Open Splenic Center

Approximately 47% of humanity has an open Splenic Center, the source for instinct, taste, intuitive awareness and sense of well-being. The not-self mind of a person with an open Splenic Center is conditioned to try to hold on to people, projects or substances that they thinkupon will make them feel good. They can become dependent relationships or habits in an effort to try to feel consistently safe and good. The not-self mind motivated by the open Splenic Center makes decisions based upon whether or not the result will make it feel safe or not and it can cling to relationships long after they have ceased to be healthy and constructive. The not-self mind thinks: thinks: “If I do this, it will feel good, so I’ll do it; if I do that, she might leave me and I can’t make it without her, so I won’t do that; no matter how badly he treats me, I know he really cares about me.”  me. ”   48

 

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The BodyGraph of singer Amy Winehouse shows show s an open Splenic Center. The not-self mind of a person with an open Splenic Center tends to hang on to relationships, substances or situations which may no longer be good g ood from them.   The Open Root Center

Approximately 32% of humanity has an open Root Center, the source of adrenaline, stress and physical pressure. The not-self mind is conditioned by the open Root Center to constantly be in a hurry so it can be free of stress and may experience great to getand things done in the a hurry, not rest until the pressure work is done, to feel that work to is never done. The not-self mind with an open Root Center can be addicted to the adrenaline high from activity and stress and tends to ignore the need to relax and unwind. The Open Root Center pressures the not-self mind to make decisions based on how quickly it can relieve the perceived stress and the thought pattern is like this: “I f I do this quickly, then I can move on to the next thing; if I just get one more thing done, then I’ll be able to relax and rest.”   49

 

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The BodyGraph of actor and social activist Elizabeth Taylor shows an open Root Center. Taylor acted in her first film at age nine; she married eight times to seven husbands, the first marriage at age 18 lasted only nine months. The not-self mind of a person with an open Root Center can feel under pressure to get things done in a hurry.

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authority you actually bypass the mind s conditioned method for decision-making. This is a way to mechanically break the mind’s control over your life, not by trying to stop it, but through transforming it. It’s impossible to think your way out of the mind’s control. When you allow decision-making decision -making through the inner authority of your form, the mind naturally loses its hold. The mind won’t stop trying to tell you what to do, yet you can stop being influenced by its conditioned motivations for your decision-making. The process of deconditioning deconditioning   the mind’s identification with openness is often described in Human Design terms as  ‘living your design’   and it’s a seven year experimental process. Deconditioning the and body occurs naturally through experimenting with strategy authority. It is a journey of deconditioning on a cellular level through each decision made by your inner authority. Decision by decision, the life naturally comes into alignment with your correct path in life. Along the way, you gradually becomes aware of the openness in your design that has been in control of the notself mind, and it can be released. It is awareness which brings healing to your life. Through this process you release yourself from the distorted, distorted, conditioned personality or ‘who you think you think you are’  and   and you begin to discover your unique self. The mind eventually lets go of trying to manipulate, strategize and control situations in order to fulfill the open center conditioning. That’s not to say the conditioning messages will ever entirely go away, mental

conditioning influences are built into your genetics and memories, but you are no longer moved to make decisions based on the conditioning. The Program: Life in the Homogenized World Life is filled with potential conditioning influences. As previously described, based on your connections with others, the mind adopts conditioned not-self strategies for decisionmaking. There is another powerful source of conditioning that impacts all refers of humanity dailyProgram. basis and theProgram Human Design System to thison asaThe Program . The provides a continuous, cyclical conditioning influence upon humanity and it manipulates the mind through openness in the design, reinforcing the use of the mind as the decision51

 

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making authority. The Program is created by the daily movement of the planets in their orbits around the solar system. According to the Human Design System, it is not the planets themselves which have an influence on our lives, but their cyclical, orbiting trajectory influences the data-stream which permeates all of existence, and this data-stream, which is filled with subatomic neutrino particles, is the very intelligence of the universe. The Program is a global conditioning force which consistently influences all of us, and yet it impacts each individual differently according to the unique structure of your openness. The Program is also the source of the design data which imprinted your form 88-89 days before your birth and of your personality data imprint at the exact moment of your birth.

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To illustrate how The Program influences openness, consider an individualth who has an open Throat Center with an st activated 45   gate, an open 21   gate on the other side of the channel, in an open Heart Center. For a few days each year the Sun transits through the 21st  gate, and when it does, it temporarily brings activation to the 21 st  gate. This temporary activation of the 21 st  gate connects with the th

person’s activated 45   gate to form a conditioned channel between the Throat Center and the Heart Center. The confusion arises when the mind identifies id entifies with the temporary conditioning of this channel. The mind experiences the attributes of this conditionally defined channel and it can make decisions motivated by the influence of the conditionally Center. willful, Under this conditioning influence thedefined mind Heart can become controlling and possessive; and make decisions to willfully express thoughts and ideas through the conditionally defined Throat Center. Since these decisions and expressions are conditioned, they can be damaging to this person and to others.

The image on the left is the chart of Judy Garland, with the 45th gate activated in an open Throat Center; the design of someone who could never be sure if she would have control over her voice, or if it would support her materially. The image on the right is the chart of the th e conditioning brought by The Program on a specific day. It shows the sun transiting the 21st gate – the gate of material control.

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When Judy’s 45th gate was conditioned by the 21st gate brought by The Program, it created a conditioned sense of being in control of her material mat erial life, and conditioned her throat expression with willpower. The not-self can become identified with the conditioning provided by a planet’s temporary definition.  definition.   The mind’s perception becomes distorted by its identification with The Program’s Program’s conditioning. Now, consider the earth’s population of over seven billion people, each with a not-self mind running their life according to the transitory

mind running their life according to the transitory conditioning influences of The Program. Once again, let’s look at the example of the Sun’s transit tr ansit of the 21st gate, for those several days that the Sun’s  Sun’s  21st  gate may condition the open Heart Center and Throat Center for millions of people with an activated 45 th  gate. Millions of people suddenly expressing willfullness, making decisions to be in control, jumping into action; only to find a few days later that the surge of willpower was temporary. Each day The Program creates an illusionary, collectively distorted view of the world. According to the Human Design System, this distorted environment is called the homogenized world , and for most of humanity this is i s considered to be ‘normal life’ .

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As each planet moves through its orbit, it cycles through and

activates each of the 64 gates of the BodyGraph. Similar to the hands of a clock moving around the dial, with varying speed each planet moves around the wheel of the 64 gates. The Moon will activate each of the 64 gates every 28 1/2 days, the Sun activates each gate in the period of one year, and the planet Pluto takes 285 years to complete the cycle of all 64 gates. Consequently, the length of time that each planet activates a particular gate is different. Consider planets with longer cycles, when the activation can last for several months or even years, under these long-term cycles the mind can easily become identified with this conditioning influence and come to believe that this temporary condition is a fixed aspect of who they are. Here’s another example which demonstrates global conditioning. 50% percent of humanity has an open Solar Plexus Center, the center of emotions. The Program may move into a slow-moving outer planet which results in global Solar Plexus Center conditioning for months or years at a time. When this conditioning influence begins, half of the people on the planet suddenly feel very emotional and instead of the usual not-self strategy of avoiding confrontation, they begin to act on their feelings. Since this emotional conditioning from The Program in this example persists for a long time, open-Solar Plexus people now think that they have somehow changed, gotten in touch with their true feelings, or suddenly learned how to express their emotions. These people may end up making decisions based

on this heightened emotionality, not realizing this is simply a temporary conditioning influence. Some people may fall in love, get married, end relationships, quit their jobs, or make any number of life-changing decisions based on how they feel and their new-found energy for confrontation and truth. Eventually the planets move on and the Solar Plexus Center conditioning goes away. One day these people wake up and find that all of that emotionality is gone and they once again think that they should avoid confrontation at all costs. Open Solar people why number they gotofinvolved in a torrid Plexus love affair, or may why question they did any things that felt so right to them when their mind was temporarily

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conditioned by the transit that may have lasted two or three

years and then moved on. Millions of people can be affected by one parti cular planet’s transit of a single gate. However The Program is more than  just one planet, it includes the influences of all the planets of our solar system, as well as the nodal positions of the moon. There are a total of 13 potential influences each day. These can create multiple forms of conditioning in the BodyGraph and can result in global conditioning of centers which can affect up to 70% of the population at one time. The concepts of ‘group think’ and ‘gr ‘ great eat minds think alike’   arise from the homogenizing and conditioning influence of The Program. It’s the powerful homogenizing influence of The Program that makes the attachment to mental decision-making so strong. Imagine how easy it is for people identified with the not-self mind and living their lives in this homogenized mental field to become great believers in the authority of the mind and its predicative capacity. The Program continually cycles through the 64 gates bringing repetitive daily, monthly, yearly or generational patterns and this repetition reinforces belief in the mind’s ability to predict outcomes and make sound decisions. This belief arises out of collective conditioning. Often what you see and hear in the media or from friends mirrors the conditioning that is going on in your own life. How many times have you walked down the street or entered a social-networking site online and heard people talking about the same topics, seemingly having the same

kinds of thoughts at the same time? This is a function of the homogenizing influence of The Program.

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The homogenized world is an illusionary, collectively distorted view of the world which is commonly experienced as ‘normal life’ . Homogenization and the Mind’s Authority  Authority  When the not-self initiates a decision for the life there is no guarantee that the decision is correct or that it will bring a sense of fulfillment. In fact, how can it? The mind doesn’t know what is correct for your life, it is literally making stuff

up based upon the conditioning influences in any given moment. As long as the mind is the authority for the life, you are hooked and enthralled by an illusionary mentally contrived version of life and distracted from the clarity of the present moment. When the not-self mind runs the life, instead of bringing you to a life filled with uniqueness, you may find that your life looks more or less like anyone or everyone’s life. Instead of showing you the beauty of who you are, the mind keeps driving you to be ‘normal’ . Instead of discovering your intrinsic value, the mind drives you to seek approval and acceptance from others. Ironically, the not-self mind brings 57

 

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much pain and suffering even while promising happiness,

success, and love. The cost of mental decision making and initiation takes its toll on the body. The mind doesn’t consider the body when making its decisions. The not-self mind can literally run the body into the ground for the sake of its goal. The mind doesn’t careburden about of the trying body until the body breaks down from the to accomplish the mind’s objectives. Imagine the vast amount of untapped human potential that is wasted because most people are trying to be someone they are not, trying to get life to work the way the mind thinks it should work, and subjecting the body to the whims of the mind. The modern world is filled with the frustration, bitterness, anger and disappointment from countless lives trapped in the illusionary fabricated world of the not-self mind. ~