The Field Guide
Learn Human Design
Everything we know about the system, organized so you can actually use it. Start with the basics if you're new, or dive into a specific lens.
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What is Human Design?
A 5-step intro to the system — the chart, the types, strategy and authority, and what to do with it all.
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The foundation
The 5 Types
Generator, Manifesting Generator, Projector, Manifestor, Reflector. Your type determines your strategy and signature.
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How you decide
The 7 Authorities
Emotional, Sacral, Splenic, Ego, Self-Projected, Mental, and Lunar. Your decision-making engine.
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Energy mechanics
The 9 Centers
Your defined centers are consistent. Your open centers absorb from the world. Every center has both sides.
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Your role in life
The 12 Profiles
From 1/3 Investigator to 6/2 Role Model — your profile describes how your life's theme unfolds.
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Go deeper
The Circuits
Individual, Tribal, and Collective. Every channel belongs to a circuit that tells you how the energy moves.The 64 Gates
Each gate is a specific flavor of energy, mapped from the I-Ching hexagrams. Your activated gates shape your design.Relationship Dynamics
How each type interacts with every other type. The strengths, the frictions, the electromagnetic pulls.Curious about your design?
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