Learn Human Design
Your complete guide to understanding the system
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What is Human Design?
Human Design is a system of self-knowledge that combines astrology, the I Ching, Kabbalah, the Hindu-Brahmin chakra system, and quantum physics. Created by Ra Uru Hu in 1987, it provides a unique blueprint of your energetic nature based on your exact birth data.
How It Works
Using your birth date, time, and place, Human Design calculates the positions of celestial bodies at two moments: the moment of birth and 88 days before birth. These positions activate specific gates and channels in your BodyGraph.
The BodyGraph
The BodyGraph is your personal energetic map containing 9 centers, 36 channels, and 64 gates. Centers can be defined (colored) or undefined (white), showing where your energy is consistent or where you absorb energy from others.
How to Read Your Chart
Start with your Type and Strategy — this is the foundation. Then explore your Authority (decision-making tool), Profile (life role), and defined/undefined Centers.
Key Components
The main components are: Type (energy blueprint), Strategy (how to engage with life), Authority (inner decision compass), Profile (life role), Centers (energy hubs), Channels (energy flows), and Gates (specific themes).
HD Cheat Sheet PDF
2-page summary of the essentials: types, authorities, centers, vocabulary. Print it and keep it handy.
- • 5 types — strategies, auras, signatures
- • 7 inner authorities
- • 9 energy centers
- • Core vocabulary glossary
PDF · ~150 KB