Key Components of Human Design:

1. The BodyGraph
   The central visual tool in Human Design is the BodyGraph, a chart that shows your unique energetic makeup. It includes:

   • Nine Centers: Represent different aspects of life and energy flow (similar to chakras, but with nine instead of seven centers).

   • Channels and Gates: Pathways and energy points connecting the centers, which represent specific talents, traits, and tendencies.

2. Type
   There are five Human Design Types, which describe how your energy operates:

   • Manifestor: The initiator, designed to start and inspire action. (~9% of the population)

   • Generator: The builder, with sustainable energy for work and creation. (~70%, including Manifesting Generators)

   • Manifesting Generator: A hybrid type, combining Generator's endurance with Manifestor's initiating power.

   • Projector: The guide, designed to lead and advise others effectively. (~20%)

   • Reflector: The mirror, reflecting the health of their environment. (~1%)

3. Strategy
   Each Type has a specific Strategy for interacting with the world:

   • Manifestors: Inform others before acting.

   • Generators: Respond to life rather than initiating.

   • Manifesting Generators: Respond, then act and refine.

   • Projectors: Wait for invitations to share their guidance.

   • Reflectors: Wait through a lunar cycle (28 days) for clarity.

4. Authority
   Your Authority is the decision-making mechanism best suited to you. Examples include:

   • Emotional Authority: Waiting for emotional clarity over time.

   • Sacral Authority: Trusting gut responses in the moment.

   • Splenic Authority: Following spontaneous intuitive hits.

5. Profile
   Your Profile combines two numbers (e.g., 4/6, 3/5) that describe your personality and life theme. These numbers correspond to archetypal roles like teacher, investigator, or experimenter.

6. Definition
   Indicates which centers in your BodyGraph are connected and consistently active (defined) and which are open to external influence (undefined).

7. Not-Self Theme
   Each Type has a warning signal when they're out of alignment:

   • Manifestors: Anger

   • Generators: Frustration

   • Projectors: Bitterness

   • Reflectors: Disappointment

8. Signature
   The emotional state that reflects alignment with your design:

   • Manifestors: Peace

   • Generators: Satisfaction

   • Projectors: Success

   • Reflectors: Surprise

Purpose of Human Design

The system aims to help individuals:

• Align with their natural energy flow.

• Make decisions in harmony with their true self.

• Understand and embrace their unique strengths.

• Build harmonious relationships by appreciating different designs.