Strategy and Authority: The Foundation of Human Design
If there's only one thing to know from Human Design, it's your Strategy and Authority. These two mechanisms determine how to make decisions and interact with the world.
Strategies of the Five Types
- Generator — wait for sacral response. Don't initiate, but respond.
- Manifesting Generator — wait for response, then inform before acting.
- Projector — wait for invitation for major decisions.
- Manifestor — inform before acting.
- Reflector — wait a full lunar cycle (28 days).
Types of Authority
- Emotional — wait for the emotional wave to pass
- Splenic — trust the instant intuitive impulse
- Sacral — listen to the sacral response
- Ego — ask yourself "Do I want this?"
- Self-Projected — speak aloud and listen to your voice
- Outer — discuss with trusted people
- Lunar — wait 28 days
Why the Mind Is Not Authority
In Human Design, the mind is never the authority for personal decisions. The mind is a wonderful tool for analysis, but not for your own decisions. Mind-based decisions lead to the Not-Self.
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