Intrigued? Here’s what human design is all about, plus how to get a reading and what to look out for in your chart. That information would become human design as it is known today. He wrote of his experience in a book titled Rave I’Ching and spent the rest of his life sharing what he had learned. Since then, the practice has clearly resonated with many people, as it continues to get more attention around the world. According to human design expert Nikki Brafman, this birth information is like a snapshot of the cosmos at the moment you were born and three months before that when your brain is developing in utero. “Human design composites those two and layers them on top of each other and then looks at how [their] energy interacts,” she explains. Once you have your chart pulled up, you can analyze it on your own or seek out a professional reading. When you’re just starting off, human design can introduce a lot of concepts at once, so working with a pro might be helpful. “A reader can translate it into more actionable items,” Brafman notes, adding, “every reader has a different style, so find one that’s right for you.” “As we layer on each and every level [in human design],” Brafman adds, “we become not one of five, or 35—we become one of an infinite amount of different combinations and see ourselves as truly unique beings.” Things that don’t light them up, on the other hand, deplete that energy reserve. And as far as the difference between Generators and Manifesting Generators, Generators “tend to have an area of expertise, where Manifesting Generators like to have a wide, jack-of-all-trades style of being,” she notes. Their life theme is satisfaction, which will be achieved by “continually responding to things that are a ‘yes’ for them,” she explains. “They’re amazing leaders because they can curate situations based on the energy of the situation,” she says—the caveat being that they’re susceptible to giving unsolicited advice. They’re better off waiting for an invitation to weigh in. When they’re invited in to understand someone or someone asks for their knowledge, projectors can really shine. “A Projector’s work is to wait for recognition,” Brafman adds, and “in the meantime, elevate themselves and share things so people can understand what they’re all about.” The life theme for Projectors is success. This can result in a lot of burnout for Manifestors, as well as depression and shame when they can’t keep up with the demands of a consistent schedule. “Their energy is like a slingshot,” Brafman adds. “They pull back and then they catapult forward.” The Manifestor’s strategy is to inform, and the life theme of Manifestors is finding peace, which Brafman defines as a place where their initiations can start to roll freely. Their strategy actually requires a bit of patience; it’s called “waiting a lunar cycle.” “They’re supposed to wait those 28 days before making a decision,” Brafman says, “to collect a lot of data on multiple environments,” because it can be so difficult not to simply absorb whatever their current environment is telling them. The life theme for Reflectors is surprise. “Ideally,” she adds, “a reflector would always be in an environment that would continue to surprise [them], bring them joy, and help them understand the area that they’re in.” And again, as Brafman adds, as you’re digging through your chart, take notice of the qualities that perhaps don’t sound totally right. “In human design, I think the best nuggets are when things don’t resonate because it means we’ve been conditioned out of a natural state of being—so we can get curious as to why,” she says.
