Projectors often encounter significant challenges concerning their energy levels throughout the day. Unlike Reflectors, whose aura processes energy differently and helps prevent feelings of overwhelm, Projectors are particularly vulnerable to feeling drained. It’s also important not to confuse Manifestors with Projectors. Although both have an undefined Sacral center, Manifestors possess a motorized throat, which gives them a considerable amount of energy.
Projectors possess an aura that allows them to perceive the energy fields around them, granting them deep insights, but also making them vulnerable. Their primary purpose is thought to be maintaining the planet’s subtle energy body and clearing away the accumulated debris of collective energy. Over time, in addition to managing their own lives, Projectors can become extremely exhausted from handling this extra energy.
The Projector Design was established after the discovery of Uranus in 1781. The bodygraph transitioned from seven to nine centers, creating the Projector template and enhancing the awareness of sovereignty and free will across all types.
A Projector possesses a strong sense of their own sovereignty. Their unique aura allows them to be particularly attuned to the individuality of others and the fundamental right of each person to pursue their happiness, fulfillment, and overall well-being. However, a Projector’s well-being can suffer if they become too available, take on too many social and professional commitments, or work excessive hours.
Culturally, perceptions, paradigms, and expectations regarding self-sustainability often stem from the Generator’s capacity to access a consistent energy source, referred to as the defined Sacral. However, the assumption that physical energy is universally available in the same manner for everyone is a misconception, particularly when it comes to Projectors. This misunderstanding often results in unfair judgments, labeling Projectors as lazy, lost, or incapable of making commitments.
Currently, this perception prevails; however, the good news is that a significant shift in the design of the bodygraph is expected in February 2027. This change is known as the Solar Plexus Mutation (SPM). However, only individuals born after that time will possess the new bodygraph.
The consciousness brought about by the Solar Plexus Mutation will take time to develop its humanitarian and life-sensitive perspective and philosophy. The focus on extreme productivity and long working hours will eventually be recognized for its damaging effects on our bodies, minds, and creativity.
The Solar Plexus Mutation will also lead to significant changes in how we view other aspects of life. For instance, it will promote the respect of animals’ rights to live peacefully, rather than being hunted for sport or trophies. Animals will be recognized not merely as “food” but as sentient beings on their own evolutionary journeys.
Furthermore, our understanding of relationships will undergo substantial evolution. This will include new definitions of marriage, deeper insights into gender, and a greater recognition of employees as individuals who make significant contributions to a business. We will begin to invest in people rather than viewing them solely as labor. These transformations represent only a fraction of the changes that the Solar Plexus Mutation is expected to bring about.
We have a lot to look forward to, but we must also address our current challenges while we work towards a more progressive vision and practice. Although we may begin to see the early effects of the Solar Plexus Mutation on politics and culture, its influence will take time to establish deep roots. We can help accelerate this process by actively participating in models that respect all forms of life and by advocating for their protection.
As a Projector, it’s essential to evaluate your current commitments and activities to determine if your energy can support them all. If you find that it cannot, you need to consider what you can let go of. Projectors are not able to maintain the schedules typical of Generators, especially if they’ve been following one for too long. I’ve known several Projectors who bravely push forward, believing that determination and focus will yield better results and restore their energy. However, this approach rarely works. Many end up completely exhausted and need to be metaphorically, or sometimes literally, carried out on a stretcher.
Not every Projector experiences fatigue. Some rare Projectors have more energy, similar to Manifestors or Generators, but these cases are unusual. Still, all Projectors should pace themselves due to the lack of a defined Sacral Center or a motor connected to the throat.
When you expand your heart beyond its usual boundaries, you create space for the needs, concerns, and even the wounds of others, or even an entire group. However, how can you do this without also taking on their wounds yourself? First, it’s important to recognize that the purpose of expanding your heart is not to heal wounds that are not your own. By opening your heart and offering that space to others, you’re essentially creating a safe environment where they can rest, free from judgment or resistance. In this space, all the pain associated with their experiences—whether from their own actions or those of others—is allowed to exist and be expressed in its full intensity. This process helps release that pain, allowing it to evolve into a new state or form. This is how holding space can assist others in their healing journey.
You might wonder how the heart is able to 1) expand and 2) bring others into that expansion. We aren’t referring to the physical heart itself, although it is indeed the center from which this expansion radiates. As you know, all forms and their components are vibrantly alive as energy, infused with the life force of creation. At its core, form is pure potential and can be shaped by intention. When you direct your intention toward this pure potential, filling its formless state with the contents of your imagination, will, and desire, you initiate a shift in its fundamental energy. You create an expansion into a specific identity that reflects your original intention. It takes practice and belief to achieve the results you seek. The main idea here is to illustrate that, with intention alone, you can infinitely expand the energy of your heart.
You can direct your expanded energy to embrace those who seek solace and acceptance, inviting them into your heart. By doing this, your heart opens to love, allowing a direct connection to form between you and those you support. This is how you can maintain a safe space for others without harming or exhausting yourself. It’s not solely you who is providing this support; it is Spirit, embodying Love, that facilitates this connection. You are merely volunteering to be the facilitator or link, using your heart as the mechanism to connect both yourself and those you support to Source.
Offering your heart to others has tremendous benefits, not only for them but especially for you. Consider the analogy of volunteering at a soup kitchen. You have direct access to all the ingredients needed to create a substantial meal for those in need: spices, vegetables, grains, and proteins. As you chop, sauté, and blend various foods into sauces and stews, it’s your responsibility as the chef to sample portions of your meal as it progresses toward completion. This way, your service in nurturing others also nurtures you.
The call to be of service begins with serving oneself, which is a reflection of self-love. You cannot genuinely serve others without first offering that same love and service to yourself. It is essential to learn how to hold space for yourself; without experiencing deep self-love, your efforts to help others—even with the best intentions—will be incomplete, much like a soup that lacks sufficient sautéed onions and salt. You won’t know how to elevate a bland and mediocre soup to greatness.
However, it’s important to note that when you embrace your desire to be of service, you also open yourself to enhancing the quality of that service. Over time, you will become more skilled and develop mastery in the ways that resonate with you. This growth occurs because you have expanded your capacity to understand what truly makes your service effective, allowing you to deliver it from a well-anchored and secure place.
On my second Saturn return, I was laid off from my job as a paralegal and blindsided by my boyfriend’s unexpected breakup with me (because he was going to Ireland and needed to be free). The loss of my job and the end of my relationship caused me considerable anguish, but this was not the first time I had faced challenging circumstances without immediate or foreseeable resolution.
I had a mortgage to pay and six beloved cats to care for, two of whom required costly veterinary intervention, which I was now unable to afford. The reality of ageism that often hinders employment prospects for women my age was very much on my mind.
For many years, my spiritual perspectiveguided me to be diplomatic, kind, and patient. At work, I did my best to apply my skills. I had been an understanding and accommodating girlfriend. My commitment to aligning my actions with my words exemplified my belief in living a righteous life, as I understood that.
I know that despite earnest efforts to lead a virtuous life, the unexpected will always come knocking. However, I firmly believe in our right to pursue a meaningful and fulfilling life. I understand that difficult circumstances can present as an opportunity to cultivate resilience, and navigating between the proverbial rocks can even encourage a certain bravado for embracing the unknown. Honestly, what other choice is there? I sought solace in the belief that my challenging circumstances were not insurmountable, but could become stepping stones for growth. I fostered a mostly brave mindset and reminded myself to remain curious. I was not an entirely passive observer, however. I did try to be an active participant in my life, even as I knew that re-establishing stability would require the cooperation of others.
II
Unable to find another job, I experienced the loss of my ailing cats. I sold my home for below market value. Filled with profound sorrow, I left Boulder, Colorado. It was my home for over three decades. This beautiful State had been my sanctuary, and I never anticipated leaving it. I was heartbroken.
I eventually found myself in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where I took a studio apartment in a non-profit, cooperative-in-name-only housing complex that also barred pets. (This was a huge red flag.) Since I no longer had an income, I took early social security, thus reducing for life the amount I would receive. To keep my cats, I obtained a letter from a physician stating that I required their emotional support. I needed my cats (and all cats) like I needed air, and without them, I would have been inconsolable.
Despite my tireless efforts (I submitted 300 resumes), I was unsuccessful in procuring another job. My last law firm job in Colorado was my last formal job. It became an early retirement that was not planned for or wanted.
In Albuquerque, I soon encountered abandoned cats suffering the ravages of homelessness. They hung out in the apartment complex, unwelcome. Some hid under cars, and others found their way to the nearby arroyo, where they were chased by unleashed dogs and had rocks thrown at them. Deeply moved by this feline crisis and not knowing I would face significant backlash, I embarked on a mission to save them.
Fortunately, the Grantline Channel arroyo ran immediately beside the complex. The City rarely checked on their arroyos, so I established feeding stations and shelters. They say you can’t herd cats, but all I had to do was tell one cat that sustenance was available in the arroyo, and soon others followed. Despite my meager social security check, I regularly spent some of it to buy food and shelter materials. After a year, a resident who had loudly professed his hatred of cats was moved by my persistence and offered to subsidize the cost of their food.
The arroyo was also a thoroughfare for the homeless and drug dealers. It was not the safest place for the cats or me. My first three years in Albuquerque I cried every morning, shaking my fist at God and cursing He/She/It/They/Them and any other shameless entity or deity that could have helped but didn’t, that had done nothing to prevent my separation from Colorado and the job I needed to stay there, and which resulted in my descent into this hell of poverty, not to mention, the extraordinary unsavoriness of the arroyo and its giant roaches.
Each morning for three years, I stood in the arroyo, screaming at God and standing in sundry garbage smeared with the retch-inducing proliferation of dog and human feces. By the fourth year it was clear that no deity was moved by my angst and didn’t give a shit about my grievances, so I ended my screaming despite the satisfaction I had derived from it.
My efforts to save the cats continued to backfire, and included threats to my life and the cats’ lives. My adversaries refused to recognize the urgency of the cats’ plight, and many didn’t care. They mistakenly viewed my intervention as perpetuating the “cat problem.” Despite relocating the cats from the complex to the city-owned arroyo with which it unfortunately shared a border, some residents went out of their way to destroy my shelters and feeding stations. Their pronounced opposition to live-and-let-live was dispiriting, but I was damned if I would break my commitment to keeping the cats safe and getting them rehomed.
Despite my neighbors’ harmful interference, I continued to educate them on my mission. Over and over, I repeated my plan to emotionally and physically rehabilitate the traumatized cats to prepare them for placement in either the private or city shelter. Until they were deemed handleable, they would not be accepted at either shelter. My explanation of this reasonable and doable plan fell mostly on deaf ears. Despite the opposition, I continued to rebuild the shelters and feeding stations each time they were destroyed. I believed that helping these innocent creatures was a task of paramount importance. Their beauty and grace move me and bring joy to my heart.
During the five years I lived in Albuquerque, I continued to see abandonment of pet cats from the surrounding apartment complexes. By the end of that time, I had successfully rehomed every cat that came to my feeding stations. There were a few ferals, and one in particular became attached to me. Except for him, I took the ferals to a sanctuary located in another city. When I left Albuquerque for Taos, the friendly feral came with me. I knew that cats would continue to be abandoned in Albuquerque and was deeply saddened, knowing that I would not be there to help them. But I needed to keep following the unfolding direction of my own life. Truth be told, I was worn down by what it took from me financially, emotionally, and physically to save these cats. I also knew that had I stayed, I would have continued to rally for the cats until I couldn’t.
III
After living at the complex for a short while, I became aware that the needs of many residents were not being met and that many aspects of the complex’s infrastructure required repair, including, but not limited to, the deteriorating roofs and the ancient transformers that supplied electricity to the entire complex. The concrete on the sidewalks revealed dangerous cracks and holes. These were difficult for elderly residents to navigate. I knew that to address these problems, I needed authority.
At the very next annual meeting, I campaigned for one of the open seats on the Board of Directors. To prepare, I articulated my vision for a revitalized infrastructure and inclusive community. I promised I would create open communication between residents and the Board. This was a tall agenda, but a crucial one that had been neglected for years. Despite the opposition and resentment from those who disagreed with my efforts to save abandoned cats, I hoped I would prevail.
I was elected. With this newfound position of power and authority, I felt I could create meaningful change. However, my responsibilities were considerably larger than what I realized they would be. The complex had no formal property manager. The residents had refused to vote to pay for hiring one. In the absence of a property manager, I, along with my fellow Directors, was thrust into the role of overseeing the complex’s property management, office, and maintenance staff. The work required was equivalent to a full-time job, but without pay. I took phone calls at night from residents. In the meantime, I continued to care for and rehabilitate the cats. Eventually, I placed them in shelters where they were subsequently adopted, one by one.
Despite the additional Board responsibilities, I embraced my role as a Director. I knew it was critical to take the bull by the horns and firmly establish a system of effective management. We badly needed to address the complex’s infrastructure issues. I went online to learn the requirements of property management, and the Board eventually hired a part-time property manager who assisted us with budget preparation, employee management, and vendor negotiations. I worked collaboratively with the property manager, staff, fellow board members, and a few interested residents to develop new policies to manage the complex. Using my legal background, I wrote many of the policies.
The Board was frequently challenged by residents who did not truly understand the needs of the complex. Beyond that, there was disagreement among the Board about how to address the many issues. Some Board members were domineering and aggressive and not concerned with how their anger and lack of cooperation affected morale. As a result, the Board lost some members — historically, it always did. I remained in my role as Vice President, along with the remarkably stalwart and blind President. There was much to do. Together, the two of us made a formidable team, and we became the complex’s primary leaders.
The complex had previously experienced the resignation of an entire Board of Directors, and the fallout from that was almost catastrophic. With no one in charge, the office staff quit, and bills went unpaid. The truth was that every Board had faced significant challenges. Instead of creating new, relevant policies, approving budgets, and holding a vision for how the complex could genuinely become a cooperative, the Board also had to manage every aspect of running the entire complex. It was a common occurrence for Directors to exchange insults and create drama before walking out. The President and I were determined that we would not abandon the complex even if we were the last Directors standing. At the end of our tenure, that was very nearly the case.
IV
How does this personal narrative exemplify, however unique to me, the relentless and even oppressive force of the second Saturn return? Saturn demands a sustainable foundation for all, one that sustains you as you continue living your life. The rehabilitation of the complex and the cats is a literal illustration of that principle. Saturn cuts your crap — debriding what misaligns. And you don’t have to agree or grant permission. It’s DFY! When Saturn takes center stage, some or perhaps all of our personal or professional identity will be restructured if these are no longer relevant or authentic to who we must become.
By the time we reach our 60s, we should know who we are and what we are made of. We should be familiar with our strengths and talents and be able to let go of those things, connections, projects, and dreams that aren’t ours. We should be able to let go of expectations to be this or that because they don’t align with our inherent design, that is, our authentic selves. If we don’t know who we are, what we need, and what we want, we will have a great opportunity to discover that.
During a major astrological transit such as this one, we can expect our lives to undergo a rite of passage. It could be the best thing that ever happened to you. Or not.
The context of our lives will assist us (or not) with this major life cycle shift. The more our lives do not align with our values, interests, and skills, the more difficult this transition will be. It is also true that if you are caught with your money pants down, your financial stress will be greater. And if you relied on yourself alone to keep body and soul together, God bless you.
When the second Saturn return arrives at your door, if you have the resources to ride out the changes, your life will be considerably less stressful. I am not suggesting that if you are not ready for Saturn, it’s your fault and you should have known better. Sometimes it’s just the luck of the draw that placed you at ground zero when the waters began to rise.
Saturn is Saturn, and human beings, who collectively and individually express the best or the worst of Saturn, are not always kind to their neighbors. They can view with suspicion the “shining” stranger; i.e., someone not from their tribe, who is equally attractive and repulsive. My situation at the start of the return was not conducive to ease, but I made the best of it. I was unwavering in my values. Because my heart remained open — and caring for the innocent cats helped with that — I could cooperate and even collaborate with Saturn, rending at times as it was.
In the year 2349, humanity’s reach stretched across the solar system like a constellation of outposts. Colonies thrived on Mars, Venus shimmered with cloud cities, and even the icy moons of Jupiter pulsed with human life. The galaxy had begun to open its doors to exploration. Technology was at its zenith, yet for all the brilliance of human achievement, there remained mysteries the stars still guarded.
One of those mysteries was the Second Saturn Return.
Astrologers, scientists, and mystics alike whispered about its power. Some claimed it offered transcendent wisdom and crystalline clarity. Others said it only brought upheaval, chaos, and destruction. None could fully explain why, but all agreed that the Second Saturn Return was inevitable.
Mara was a space explorer who had just completed a mission to the edge of the galaxy. She was a seasoned adventurer, having traveled to more planets than anyone else in history. But there was one thing that still eluded her—the Second Saturn Return. She had heard rumors of its power, but she had never experienced it herself. That was about to change.
Mara learned that the Second Saturn Return was just a few weeks away. She knew she had to be there for it, to witness its effects firsthand. She arranged to return to her home planet of Saturn, where she could study the Return and document its influence.
When Mara arrived, the planet was in chaos. The normally peaceful planet was in a state of turmoil, and people were on edge. Mara knew this was the effect of the Second Saturn Return, and she had never seen anything like it. She was, after all, only 26.
Over the next few days, Mara observed the planet’s inhabitants, taking note of their behavior and interactions. It seemed that the Second Saturn Return was having a profound effect on them, but she could not fathom by what mechanisms.
Then, on the exact day of the Return, while Mara’s gaze was fixed on the planet’s rings as she pondered the mystery of Saturn, she saw a bright light in the sky. At first, she thought it was a meteor, but as it got closer, she realized it was something else entirely.
It was a spaceship unlike any she had ever seen before. It was sleek and silver, with smooth curves and no visible engines. It seemed to be floating effortlessly through the air, and as it approached, Mara felt a strange sense of excitement.
The ship landed a few hundred feet away from Mara, and the hatch opened. Out stepped a figure, tall and slender, with skin the color of midnight.
The alien approached Mara, and they exchanged greetings. He spoke in a language she had never heard before, but somehow, she understood it. The alien, who introduced himself as Zayden, explained that he had traveled from a planet on the other side of the galaxy, drawn by the energy of the Second Saturn Return.
Zayden told Mara about a powerful artifact on Saturn, one that had been left there by an ancient civilization. The artifact was said to have the power, via its unique frequencies, to bring balance and harmony to any planet, especially one under the influence of a Second Saturn Return. However, no one had ever been able to find it.
Mara knew what she had to do. She set out to find the artifact, using all her knowledge and skills as an astronaut and mathematician. Zayden told her he would wait for her return in his spaceship, as he knew how to activate the artifact.
Mara was determined to find it and help her people. She knew that time was of the essence, as the energy of the Second Saturn Return was extremely potent and the extent of its ramifications was unknown.
Mara traveled across the stars, battling a hundred-year space storm and fending off a group of hostile aliens who were also searching for the artifact.
As she pressed on, Mara herself began to feel the effects of the Second Saturn Return. She had a sense of clarity and purpose unlike anything she had previously experienced. Her mind was sharper, and her instincts were heightened. She knew that this was the power of the Return, and it was both exhilarating and terrifying.
Days passed, and Mara grew tired and discouraged. She had searched everywhere and found nothing. One evening, as she was half asleep, she had a vision. In the vision, she saw a strange symbol. It glowed with an otherworldly energy, and she knew that it was the key to finding the artifact.
Mara awoke from the vision, feeling invigorated and determined. She knew that she had to find the symbol and follow it to the artifact. She probed her memory, trying to recall where she had seen it before. Then it came to her. She had seen its likeness as strange markings in a cavern in a remote area on Titan. She had once explored Saturn’s largest moon, but only casually.
Mara set out for Titan, hoping that her memory was correct. When she arrived at Titan, she searched in earnest and found it—the symbol from her vision. She knew then that the artifact really was somewhere inside the dark reaches of Titan’s caverns.
Mara carefully examined the labyrinthine passages in Titan, some of which were extremely narrow with many sharp protrusions. She avoided strange creatures who seemed just as intent on avoiding her. Finally, inside a massive chamber, she spied a faint glow beneath a pile of rocks.
The artifact was unlike anything Mara had ever seen before. It was a large crystal and glowed with intense energy. Mara felt awe and reverence. She believed this was the key to bringing balance and harmony to the planet.
Mara sped back to Saturn, and when she arrived, Zayden was waiting for her.
Mara presented him with the crystal, and he again explained that it had the power to neutralize the negative energy that was causing Saturn’s inhabitants so much emotional and psychic distress. Zayden activated the crystal, and Mara felt a shift in the energy around her.
Soon, the people of Saturn emerged from their homes and looked around in wonder. They still felt the energy of the Second Saturn Return, but now it was peaceful and serene.
Mara thanked Zayden for his help and still marveled that he had appeared unexpectedly to deliver crucial information that would ease the profound effects of the Saturn return. Zayden showed her how to work with the crystal, and before she could ask him where he came from and how he knew about the crystal, he was gone.
II
Mara knew that there were other planets and civilizations in her solar system also struggling with their Second Saturn Returns, and she felt called to help them.
The Second Saturn Return was a powerful force, one that could bring chaos or harmony. Mara had witnessed both sides of its power, and she knew that it was up to individuals to use that power for good. She vowed to use her newfound clarity and wisdom to make a difference, to help bring balance and harmony to all planets experiencing polarization and violent divisiveness. These negative qualities had their basis in the inability or unwillingness of millions to access the potential for righteousness that could be found in their hearts.
Mara packed the crystal, along with supplies, into her ship. Planning for a long trip, she set a course for Earth. There she encountered turmoil and chaos. The planet was in the midst of a global crisis, with wars raging, democracy under siege everywhere, climate change disasters occurring at an unprecedented rate, and tremendous fear and mistrust among the people.
Mara knew that the Second Saturn Return, when surrendered to without fear, could help bring balance and harmony to Earth, just as it had done for Saturn. She activated the crystal, and in combination with her newfound wisdom, she brought healing to Earth.
Mara traveled far and wide, offering her assistance in critical situations. She worked with environmental organizations to combat climate change, volunteered with refugee groups to help those displaced by war and conflict, and advocated for peace and understanding between different cultures and religions.
As she worked tirelessly to make a difference, Mara continued to feel the effects of the Second Saturn Return. Her intuition was strong, and her connection to the Universe more profound. She knew that this was her calling, and she embraced it fully.
Years passed, and Mara became a beloved figure throughout the solar system. Her wisdom, compassion, and fearless leadership inspired countless others to take action and make a difference in their own communities. She continued her efforts to bring balance and harmony to the world around her.
As she approached her own Second Saturn Return, Mara felt a sense of completion. She knew that her journey thus far had been a long and challenging one, but given a choice, she would not have changed any of it.
III
On the day of her Second Saturn Return, Mara sat in meditation, reflecting on her life’s journey thus far. As she closed her eyes, she felt a surge of energy, stronger than anything she had ever felt before. It was as if the entire Universe was speaking to her, congratulating her on her achievements and urging her to continue on her path.
Mara opened her eyes, feeling renewed and invigorated. She knew that there was still much work to be done, and she was ready for whatever lay ahead. She stood up, feeling the power of the Second Saturn Return coursing through her, and set out to continue her journey.
Mara was not alone. The energy of the Second Saturn Return was always with her, guiding and empowering her every step of the way. She knew that there were more challenges and obstacles ahead, but she also knew that she was more than capable of facing them.
Mara felt a deep sense of peace and contentment. She was grateful for the lessons and experiences of the past, but she was also excited for the adventures that lay ahead. With the power of the Second Saturn Return on her side, there was nothing she couldn’t accomplish.
As Mara continued her journey, adventure never failed to find her. Her strength and courage were tested, but she remained stalwart.
One day, while traveling through a remote desert region, Mara detected a hidden lair. She sensed danger, and her heart raced as she cautiously entered the dark cavern. To her surprise, she discovered that it was the base of a group of alien beings who were intent on taking over the Earth and enslaving its inhabitants.
Mara knew that she had to act quickly to stop their evil plans. She drew on the power of the Second Saturn Return and prepared herself for battle. As she made her way deeper into the lair, she encountered the alien leader, a formidable opponent.
The two battled fiercely, exchanging mighty blows. Mara’s enemy was redoubtable, but she remained focused and determined. She knew that the fate of Earth and its people depended on her success.
Finally, after much intense fighting, Mara emerged victorious. The alien leader lay defeated at her feet, and the rest of the aliens fled in terror. Mara breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed to the ground, exhausted but triumphant.
As she caught her breath, Mara realized that this was just one battle of many to come. She knew that other beings out there posed a threat to her solar system and beyond, and she was determined to stop them.
Over the years, Mara traveled to the far reaches of the galaxy, encountering new civilizations and cultures along the way. She fought against powerful aliens who sought to steal and control the vital resources of other planets. She was frequently joined in battle by the planet’s inhabitants.
Through it all, the power of the Second Saturn Return sustained her. It gave her strength when she was weak, courage when she was afraid, and wisdom when she was unsure. Mara knew that she was not invincible, but she also knew that she was capable of great things.
IV
As she approached her Third Saturn Return, Mara felt a rush of fulfillment and accomplishment. She knew that she had made a difference, and she was proud of the life she had lived.
On the day of her Third Saturn Return, Mara sat in meditation once again, reflecting on her journey and the lessons she had learned. As she closed her eyes, peace and contentment washed over her. She knew that her time was coming to an end, but she was ready for whatever lay ahead.
When she opened her eyes, Mara saw a bright light before her. It was as if the Universe was calling to her, beckoning her to come forward. Mara nearly wept with joy and anticipation. She stood up, feeling the power of the Third Saturn Return, and stepped towards the light.
In that moment, Mara knew that her journey was not over. Saturn was now part of her and would guide and empower her as long as she breathed. She knew that she had been blessed with an incredible gift, and because she had surrendered to that gift, she had learned to wield it mightily. She was now an Elder of great compassion, enduring strength, and extraordinary wisdom.
The Uranus Opposition is a significant life cycle event that occurs between the ages of 42 and 44, when transit Uranus is opposite the natal position of Uranus in your chart. Uranus represents freedom and, when activated, it prompts a reevaluation of the status quo, encouraging necessary changes. During this transit, you may feel a strong urge to break free from limitations and make transformative changes in your life. This drive for change can be intense enough to impact various aspects of your existence, though not all changes will necessarily be disruptive. As the planet of innovation and transformation, Uranus’s opposition can lead to unexpected events and sudden shifts, some of which may not be entirely under your control.
One of the key themes of the Uranus opposition is the need for greater personal freedom and a stronger desire for deeper individuation. It is a time when we feel compelled to break free from the constraints of society and tradition, as well as from the limitations imposed by our current lives and conditioning. We strive to discover and forge a path that will allow us to identify and express our authentic selves. This new path can take many forms, such as a desire to change careers, relocate, end a long-term relationship, or pursue new opportunities. Once this desire is acknowledged, our journey unfolds.
The opposition of Uranus marks a time of significant change and transformation. We are compelled to confront our deepest fears and insecurities. While this period can be challenging, it also presents an opportunity for growth and self-discovery.
The nature of Uranus suggests that its global events can trigger significant changes. Feelings of extreme restlessness and dissatisfaction with the current state of affairs, which have been building for some time, surface during this period. It is a time when authority and established norms are questioned, sometimes even violently.
Protests, revolutions, and other forms of social upheaval are often timed by Uranus, especially when it is aspecting Pluto or Saturn. During these periods, particularly when there are transiting contacts between Uranus and Pluto (such as conjunctions, squares, or oppositions), we witness major historical turning points that lead to lasting changes in dominant cultural paradigms. Events involving Uranus and Pluto typically lead to revolutionary movements, technological advancements, and significant shifts in social and political structures.
The Uranus opposition is a significant astrological event that brings about change, disruption, and a strong desire for personal freedom. During this time, obstacles can be removed, paving the way for new experiences. Although it can be challenging, this period also offers tremendous opportunities for growth and self-discovery. It’s important to embrace these changes and maintain an attitude that allows you to adapt to new circumstances as they arise. By doing so, you can allow your life to flow in a new direction rather than resisting these shifts.
Quantum Astrology is a field of study that combines the principles of quantum physics and astrology to explore the connection between the cosmos and human consciousness, and to create a more holistic understanding of the universe and our place within it.
Quantum physics, which deals with the behavior of particles on a subatomic level, tells us that the universe is made up of tiny particles called quanta that exist in a state of constant flux. These particles are connected in ways that cannot be fully explained by classical physics, and their behavior is often described as “quantum entanglement.” Quantum entanglement suggests that we are immersed in a vast network of energy and information. Classical physics deals with the macroscopic world that we can see and touch, while quantum physics deals with the microscopic world of atoms and subatomic particles.
Astrology is the study of the movements and relative positions of celestial bodies and understands that they have an influence on human affairs and natural phenomena.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Quantum entanglement is the phenomenon that occurs when a group of particles are generated, interact, or share spatial proximity in a way such that the quantum state of each particle of the group cannot be described independently of the state of the others, including when the particles are separated by a large distance. The topic of quantum entanglement is at the heart of the disparity between classical and quantum physics: entanglement is a primary feature of quantum mechanics not present in classical mechanics.[1]
An entangled system is defined as one whose quantum state cannot be factored as a product of states of its local constituents. In other words, they are not individual particles but are an inseparable whole. In entanglement, one constituent cannot be fully described without considering the other(s).
Therefore, a key principle of Quantum Astrology is the idea that everything in the universe is interconnected and that energy flows between all things. This means that the energy of the stars and planets at the moment of our birth affect our energy field and influence our thoughts, emotions, and behavior, including shaping our personality and influencing our destiny.
Astrology has long held that the unique configuration of celestial bodies at our birth moment shapes our personality and influences our destiny. Quantum Astrology suggests that the quantum entanglement of particles in the universe is connected to the movements of celestial bodies, and that we are an inextricable part of this larger field of entanglement.
Another key principle of Quantum Astrology is that our thoughts and emotions play a crucial role in shaping our reality. According to this principle, our thoughts and emotions are like waves of energy that ripple out into the universe, creating a feedback loop that shapes our experiences.
Quantum Astrology believes that the positions and movements of celestial bodies act as triggers for these thoughts and emotions. For example, the movement of a certain planet into a specific astrological sign may correspond with a shift in our emotional state or a change in our thoughts.
This idea that the positions and movements of celestial bodies as they spin and revolve in their orbits can influence our thoughts and emotions is not new. Astrology has long held that the positions of celestial bodies can influence our lives. Quantum Astrology takes this idea one step further by positing that the energy and formation of celestial bodies respective to each other also influences the energy of our own bodies.
One practical application of Quantum Astrology is in the field of healing. By understanding the connection between our thoughts, emotions, and the positions and movements of celestial bodies, we can use astrological information to help us access and release stored emotional energy, promoting healing and personal growth.
Quantum Astrology brings these two seemingly disparate fields together by positing that the universe is interconnected, and that the energy and information of celestial bodies, as well as the energy and information of our own bodies, are all part of the same network. We are part of a vast matrix of consciousness.
To reiterate, Quantum Astrology combines the principles of quantum physics and astrology to explore the connection between the cosmos and human consciousness. It suggests that the alignment of celestial bodies at the time of our birth has a significant impact on our lives, and that by understanding this connection, we can gain insight into the potential outcomes of certain events in our lives so that we can make better decisions.
As our understanding of the quantum universe continues to evolve, it is likely that Quantum Astrology will play an increasingly important role in our understanding of the cosmos and our place within it. By embracing the principles of uncertainty, entanglement, and consciousness, we may be able to unlock new insights into the evolution of human consciousness and our relationship with the wider universe.
Image: Astrology and Human Design charts for Michel Gauquelin 1
The following discussion is not intended to cover every feature of astrology and Human Design charts. This overview aims to provide a comparison of each system’s primary components.
The astrological birth chart and the Human Design chart are both created from the placement in these charts of the planets’ positions at the moment of your birth. The Human Design bodygraph would be empty without planets!
The astrology chart and the Human Design chart are systems that offer profound insight and information through their unique architecture and language. Note that each system provides interpretations for individual birth charts, as well as for events, mundane or personal.
Each system is based on astrology. Simply put, astrology is the study of the influence of the stars and planets on human behavior and life. These celestial bodies influence individual psychology and initiate life-changing events through shifts in planetary cycles, including Solar Returns, Saturn Returns, the Uranus Opposition, the Chiron Return, and others. Shifting life circumstances are also triggered by transits and progressions that are unique to the individual’s astrology chart. Planetary (or Life Cycle) charts, transits, and progressions can be read through the lens of Human Design or astrology charts. The influence of the stars and planets also affects global shifts of various kinds, including weather patterns, technological advancements, scientific discoveries, legal developments, conflicts that lead to war, cultural trends, and societal evolution.
While Human Design and astrology are distinct systems, the meanings and natures of the planets remain consistent in both systems.
In astrology, planets sit inside houses. There are 12 houses in the astrology chart or horoscope wheel. Each house has a unique meaning, and so the combination of the planet with the meaning of the house it is located in lends itself to a particular interpretation. In addition, each planet is in a specific sign at the moment of your birth.
Traditional astrological interpretation combines the meaning of the planet with the meaning of the sign it occupies, as well as the meaning of the house in which it resides. It also includes the aspects that natal planets make to each other. Planets in signs and houses, plus the aspects they make, tell us how a natal planet expresses. Again, the essential nature of a horoscope planet is influenced by the sign it is in, the house it is in, and the aspects that it makes to other planets, asteroids, or to the angles of the horoscope (astrology chart).
In the Human Design chart, planets sit inside gates instead of houses. There are 64 gates in the Human Design system. The gates are based on the I Ching’s 64 hexagrams, so it is helpful to have an understanding of these. However, each gate in Human Design has an assigned meaning, which is less complex and more succinct than the contemplations of the I Ching. In Human Design, we blend the meaning of the gate with the meaning of the planet. And we add the meaning of the line the planet occupies.
Each gate contains six lines, and each line has its own specific meaning. In Human Design, we combine the meaning of the planet associated with a gate with the line within which it resides. Given that there are 12 planets, two nodes, and an assortment of asteroids that one can choose to include, the permutations for combinations of planets, nodes, and asteroids with 64 gates and six lines are myriad.
The Human Design planets do not make aspects to each other the way planets in the astrology birth chart do. Still, it is their arrangement in the bodygraph that gives you your energy Type — Projector, Manifestor, Generator, Manifesting Generator, or Reflector. Your Type comes with a specific Strategy as well as Authority. In addition, the complex of definition and openness in the chart will give you your unique personal Design.
There’s more: the placement of your planets in the Human Design chart will fall into circuits. There are three primary circuits in Human Design – collective, tribal, and individual, and each of these contains sub-circuits, which I won’t go into here. Circuits and their sub-circuits add further layers of meaning to the interpretation of an individual’s Human Design chart.
I must also mention that the Human Design chart contains the all-important Incarnation Cross, which represents the energy frequency and the storyline of the Life Purpose. This Cross is comprised of four gates: the Conscious and Unconscious Sun, and the Conscious and Unconscious Earth. It is said to constitute 70% of the energy of your being.
As you can see, each system has a unique structure and lens of perception. Each offers excellent information about your essential makeup and temperament. Use these complementary systems to take you on a deep and intriguing exploration to discover and validate your many gifts, traits, and the tools that were given to you at the moment of your birth.
1 Michel Gauquelin (1928-1991) was a French psychologist and astrologer who, together with his wife, Françoise, also a psychologist, conducted rigorous research over a period of thirty years that demonstrated certain astrological phenomena held true to a high degree of statistical validity.
Human Design teaches us to use our energy for the right things and avoid the wrong ones. We often decide with our minds and bypass our body’s unique intelligence. The mind can explore interesting ideas, and we enjoy reflecting on them. This is a correct use of the mind. However, our minds are not made to know what is right for us. In Human Design, mindfulness is not about the mind.
Mindfulness comes from the body’s intelligence. Human Design says the mind is like a car passenger. The mind’s proper role is to sit back, enjoy the ride, and not fight your body’s wisdom for the steering wheel. Human Design’s tools—Strategy and Authority—help the mind stay comfortable in the back seat.
Human Design doesn’t tell you your level of consciousness or awareness. It won’t define your moral compass, values, or politics. However, it will reveal what motivates you. It highlights the themes that run consistently through your life. These themes are the areas you’re compelled to explore because that’s where your gifts lie. Your Human Design chart is a map and blueprint of your true way of being. By following that map, you are practicing mindfulness; that is, you are being aware of who you are meant to be.
In the practice of mindfulness, we purposely bring our attention to the present moment, without judgment. We see ourselves as we are. This is what Human Design does: it shows you your Design, and there is no judgment!
How Human Design Supports Mindfulness
The Human Design system – its very structure – reveals that we are designed to use our lives to serve the evolution of humanity. It shows that we are intended to honor the integrity of our bodies so that we can be more and give more. We are designed to care for each other and to make peaceful agreements that allow others to be more and give more. We are designed to live in integrity with who we truly are and with one another.
This state of mindfulness about how to live as individuals and in community keeps us healthy and thriving. We are meant to experience a more beautiful world when we honor the power of well-being for ourselves and others.
As has already been mentioned, we do not use our minds for decisions in Human Design. We rely on mindfulness, which means being present with the body’s wisdom.
How To Access Your Body’s Wisdom
The primary mindfulness tool is Strategy, or being present to body wisdom. Strategy is unique to your Type and matches your Type’s energy flow. It gives key information about the right choices for you. Each Type has a Strategy: Projectors wait to be Invited, Manifestors Inform, Generators and Manifesting Generators use their Sacral Response, and Reflectors wait at least one Lunar Cycle.
A secondary tool that supports mindfulness is Authority. It flavors the way you use your Strategy. There are seven kinds of authority:
Your Authority is used in conjunction with your Strategy. Authority assists you with the timing of entering into a new commitment of your energy. Timing is directly related to waiting for an intuitive sense or feeling of the correct moment to move forward.
In Human Design, Mindfulness means that we remember to:
Love ourselves
Trust ourselves
Stand in our power
Stay deeply aligned with our authentic selves.
Make the choices that are correct for us.
Move forward with our true story, and not sit in old stories that aren’t worthy of us.
Take care of our bodies and our spirits so that we stay energetic and vital.
Work on our sense of value so that we can allow ourselves to receive what we need to fulfill our purpose and mission.
Understanding how you are ‘wired’ is the beginning of self-knowledge. We discover how we are wired by witnessing what we instinctively move towards. We naturally move towards what fascinates us, towards what we find interesting and exciting. We may or may not stay with what we find interesting, but this is neither here nor there. The point is to get to know what is interesting to you and to stay with that until you no longer find it interesting. What happens is that you will spend more time with those interests that resonate with your wiring; i.e., your essential nature. In other words, with who you are. You will inevitably develop skills in those areas you stay with. The longer you stay with something, the more mastery you have. Mastery makes you potent and desirable.
Trust that your next step will become apparent. Take the step that brings you the most excitement — this is always your cue for the right direction. Taking the next step on behalf of your joy is much better than not moving at all. If you find yourself losing your joy, then correct your course to reconnect with it. When you follow your joy, how you live your life will gradually come back into congruence with your purpose. When you follow your joy, what is right for you will find you.
Life always offers us more than one platform (or opportunity) to live and work from. We may not always get paid for what we love, but we can immerse ourselves in our bliss while we take care of what needs to be taken care of, and do what we need to do to maintain our physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, and economic integrity.
We often think that life has to look a certain way by a certain time, but that is not what life is about. For each one of us it is important to stay the course until the work is complete. Work left undone must be finished. All things will be addressed and healed when the timing and flow of energy is also aligned with your strategy. Then you will know that now is the time for moving forward with something. Opportunities that belong to you will show up in correct timing. In the meantime, take care of your incomplete transactions.
It is important to have faith that your life is unfolding as it should — not as you think it should, or as others think it should. There is a larger context which you cannot see from where you are, but which is dynamic and compelling, and which will take you to where you need to go, so that you can continue to evolve into who you are. Resisting the intelligence of the design and deeper intention of your life will only keep you turning in circles.
By following your bliss while you take care of your infrastructure needs you will maintain emotional balance. If we only spend time keeping body and soul together, we can become cynical, and even depressed. That is because we forget what makes us come alive. Do those things that make your life worth living! This will keep you grounded and connected to Life. As long as you have something to love, including working with causes dear to your heart, life will always be meaningful and filled with purpose. And with purpose comes joy.
Purpose is found in your experiences of the moment, in expression as well action, and it is not just one thing. Purpose is not defined as an end-goal or a product launch. Your understanding of purpose, and your purpose specifically, evolves over the course of your life as you expand in self-awareness.
While purpose can be expressed through a vocation or vocations, the vocation actually provides the CONTEXT for the expression of one’s purpose. In and of itself a vocation is not your purpose, although some vocations will be beautifully aligned with your purpose.
Think about your purpose as the pursuit of your excitement and curiosity — which always includes following your heart — rather than as something that is easily contained or defined by a business or job or career. The reason is: purpose is ultimately about finding and staying connected to all those things that will support the continued expansion of your consciousness and your joy.
Live your life at a pace that is always consonant with your energy levels. Be aware of your level of vitality so that you don’t push when you are tired. When you are tired, it is time to slow down. It is time to restore yourself. Body, mind, and heart. This means eliminating tasks that do not support your sustainability and saying no to commitments that will demand time, energy, and interests that you don’t have.
Take stock of your talents and interests because the clues to your purpose are here. Your talents and interests will become skills if you invest time and energy into them. Your skills are the specific tools given to you by design to help you discover your purpose, and to support it. The more you use your skills, the more your purpose will unfold.
Before we can feel at ease with the world, we need to feel at ease with ourselves. Being at ease with oneself involves feeling physically well, emotionally balanced, and intellectually engaged. Being at ease with oneself consists of accepting oneself as one is. Being at ease with oneself means truly caring for who we are. It means we love ourselves, always, and no matter what!
If we want to make changes, we start from where we are. We do not criticize or put ourselves down. I cannot overstate how important it is to feel well in the body before you can feel at ease with anything. That means plenty of rest and eating the foods that support you. It is so important to rest your nervous system. This means avoiding conflict and negative thoughts. This means that your relationships are mutually respectful and supportive of each other.
When we feel at ease with ourselves, we are available to be of service. Then we can do our part to make a positive change in the world. Most importantly, living righteous lives will help us feel at ease with the world. Righteous lives seek the greater good for all, but never to the exclusion of self. A righteous life has an open heart, but is never a victim. A righteous life means believing in yourself and recognizing that all beings have the right to thrive.
Astrologers love to look at the charts of significant moments to see what the planets were up to (e.g., sign placements, conjunctions to angles, velocities, and more), and how they were interacting with each other. Each moment is filled with information and effect, yet not all moments are explosive. Most are ordinary.
When we look at the charts of collective events, like those of earthquakes, invasions, or historical decisions, we sometimes wonder if it was that particular configuration of planets that caused something to happen, if perhaps the event was created from a cumulative buildup of energies that made a particular moment noteworthy and inevitable.
Or perhaps the cumulative buildup is made from protracted human stress and trauma, and these energies, having made their way into the quantum field, get picked up by those celestial configurations that are best able to give those energies a voice and comprehensive release.
And perhaps the planets themselves are also giving expression to a significant moment of their own evolution.
But we don’t definitively know. What we have are the charts of significant moments that we can dive into to analyze the character of the significant moment and to understand, to the best of our interpretive skills, the needs it expresses, the message it delivers, and what it might indicate about how the nature of the event could evolve over time.
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Significant Aspects of the Astrology Chart of the Supreme Court Decision that Overturned Roe v. Wade
The Midheaven, highly visible, and considered to be one of the four power points in a chart, is flanked by Uranus from the 9th house side and the North Node from the 10th house side. Uranus and the North Node each conjunct the Midheaven, and conjunct each other. This is an aspect that heralds change. Uranus is not subtle, and the extent and manner of its impact is not predictable. Uranus is an iconoclast whose mission is to take things apart so that we can reconstruct a situation to meet real needs. We can expect that its conjunction to the North Node will create discomfort. The North Node pulls us into the future we have been creating with our actions. That future is tangled with forces that have opposing intentions. We are in a life and death tug-of-war to decide which future will win. Where will North Node-Uranus take us?
The fixed star Algol is also conjunct the Midheaven. Algol is considered to be a star that brings misfortune and violence. Its mythology is associated with the Greek Gorgon Medusa who had the ability to turn anyone who looked into her eyes to stone. It is important to note that Medusa was not always a Gorgon with writhing snakes for hair. She was an Oracle Goddess who was transformed into a monster by Pallas Athena, who was furious that Medusa broke her vow of celibacy through an affair with Poseidon. Medusa’s rage at her forced transformation was dangerous and powerful, and so she was further injured with decapitation.
A deeper understanding of the great rage of this archetype must bring us to consider that the life Medusa had chosen was forcibly removed from her by someone more powerful, causing her to suffer physically, spiritually, and emotionally. Her grief and rage were relentless. Her rage became a weapon, even after her decapitation.
Algol-Medusa is no stranger to the depths of suffering wrought by invasive and unjust intervention into the trajectory a life. What Women need for their stability and safety has been abruptly removed. The decision of the Supreme Court took a heinous approach that symbolically transformed Medusa from a Goddess into a monster, and then cut off her head, removing the right to sovereignty over her own body.
While the effects of this decision are misfortune and violence to women, in this chart there is also the ability to push back that misfortune. In this chart Pluto trines Algol-Medusa. Pluto cannot be trifled with, and in a trine aspect, transmits tremendous support while also amplifying the power inherent to the planet, or in this case, the Star. This tells us that the chart already contains the ability to challenge and reverse this decision.
The Moon is also part of the configuration of conjunctions (a/k/a stellium) to the Midheaven, as it is conjunct Uranus and the Midheaven. A configuration that includes Uranus, the Midheaven, the North Node, the Moon, and the fixed star Algol is complex, and not open to quick and easy interpretation. The Moon in this position represents the public. The Moon is also our emotions. The Moon is Women. It is the place where we give and receive nurture, and where we can also be emotionally wounded. In this chart the Moon occupies a Gauquelin culminating zone, imbuing it with story-telling abilities, psychological and spiritual insight, heightened sensitivities, and a need for beauty.
Uranus and the North Node abruptly pull us into the future that has been brewing, causing shock to our sensibilities and emotions with the accompanying sense of destiny gone wrong. Yet this destiny, given current circumstances, appears to have been inevitable.
Saturn, which is angular via its conjunction to the descendant,squares the entire configuration of Moon, Uranus, Midheaven, North Node, and the fixed star Algol. It is noteworthy that the astrology of Roe v. Wade Overturned contains the Saturn-Uranus square which began in early 2021, and which will remain in effect through early October 2022. A square is a 90° angle between planets, and is an aspect of tension. It is difficult to resolve the tension of a square because the planets’ goals are not aligned. Saturn-Uranus squares influence societal and personal change through great pressure by creating instability, chaos, and upheaval. Historically, among worse case scenarios, this influence has manifested in civil unrest, economic recessions, violence, and war. The changes that hard contacts between Saturn and Uranus bring unfold over decades. This square has been in effect for some time, and we have seen its influence unfolding. The overturning of Roe v. Wade is a paramount expression of that unfolding influence.
When Saturn’s job to maintain the status quo overreaches to work against the evolving needs of humanity, systems that have been in place are undermined. Saturn’s systems and rules are meant to ensure the safety and well-being of communities, but when those traditions are reversed in a way that violates the needs of groups and individuals, Saturn becomes the oppressor rather than the protector.
Astrologically, Saturn rules judges and the judiciary system. It is obvious to everyone that this system has overreached, with potentially destructive consequences.
Saturn squares the Moon, the Midheaven, the North Node, and the star Algol-Medusa of this complex conjunction-stellium. The Midheaven and the Moon in this chart represent the majority, and the North Node points the path towards the future that we must create to serve the majority. The energy of Algol-Medusa is focused on justice. It is an energy of righteous intensity that should be heard and is crossed at great peril.
Additional Planet Influences in the Astrological Moment of the Supreme Court Decision
Mars is Perihelion, meaning that it is at its hottest and traveling at its fastest, making this an intense and egocentric condition. Mars is not that focused here; it is fiery but combustible, which means that it does not have staying power. But while it is perihelion it can express the toxic masculine.
Mars’ dynamic in this chart indicates that the Court’s assertion of power was self-righteous, aggressive, and narcissistic. Its Opinion is heavily spun with the beliefs and values of a Minority intent on forcing the Majority to conform to those values. There is nothing inherently absolute about those values, the truths of which are entirely subjective, and which do not reflect or conform to the needs of the Majority. The values that the Court has chosen to impose on the rest of us work against the needs of the collective, and of evolution. As such, they will not hold.
Neptune is Stationary. Stationary Neptune is about the Mythos of a collective. Mythos is expressed at the local, regional, national, and worldwide levels. A Mythos encapsulates the core ideology, including the beliefs and values, of a particular community. Those values impart identity and belonging.
A functioning Mythos creates a sense of greater purpose for an entire community. The Mythos for the particular community of women that have been harmed by the overturning of Roe v. Wade is the right to exercise sovereignty. Of their bodies. The position of Neptune indicates that the concept of Mythos is both highlighted and challenged by other aspects in the chart, but its stationary condition tells us that the Mythos is active and on alert.
The Evolution of the Roe v. Wade Overturned Chart
Astrologers understand that although the moment of an event is fixed, the planets that form that picture are not static. They will continue their revolutions around the Sun, creating transits and progressions to the originating event chart. In other words, we can expect that there will be movement.
Pluto and Uranus will begin a powerful trine in June 2026, and that aspect is exact in July 2026, but it will be felt as soon as July 2025. This is a long-term aspect that begins separating in April 2029. The tearing down of infrastructures that a supercilious judicial system has wrought will be reconstructed under the Pluto-Uranus trine. This trine is a long-term influence, and there are battles ahead. We know from the history of how the Pluto-Uranus trine works that there will be a rebuild, and what we lost will be restored. However, while timing is unable to be predicted, given the recovery needs of deep shock from the decapitation of our fundamental rights, my sense is that we will see change sooner than later.
Significant Aspects of the Human Design Chart of the Supreme Court Decision that Overturned Roe v. Wade
The Human Design chart for this decision is a Manifestor type with a 6/2 profile and the Incarnation Cross of Prevention.
What do we know about the Manifestor? The life purpose of the Manifestor is to initiate action and creation. The Manifestor is about leading change by sharing new ideas, pushing people beyond their comfort level and empowering them to do things in new ways. The Manifestor initiates others into the frequency of creativity. This chart tells us that creative thinking and action is required to push back against the Supreme Court’s decision to remove our right to make our own personal decisions.
Defined Channels of the Roe v. Wade Overturned Human Design Chart
In Human Design, we also look at the defined channels to understand the overall purpose of the chart. There are three defined channels in the Roe v. Wade Overturned chart. (Channels are given their Quantum Human Design TM names and definition as re-described by Karen Curry Parker.)
The Channel of Innovative Thinking, the 43-23
This channel is about the ability to think out of the box. This energy is knowing, inventive, innovative, mutative, and imaginative. Here we have the capacity to push past assumptions about both the nature of a problem and how it may best be solved. Transformative, unconventional thinking can come to the rescue.
The Channel of Self Assurance, the 10-20
This channel is about the ability to organize others around higher ideals rooted in the energies of self-love and self-empowerment. This channel gives us the power to speak words that can change the narrative and direction of our lives by installing higher concepts which show us how to connect to the possibilities that open to more empowered and authentic lives.
The Channel of the Threshold, the 36-35
This channel has the ability to incorporate new experiences that show us how to push back against limits of the story we are told about how we should live so that we can create an empowering narrative of how we want to live our lives.
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The 6/2 Profile is the Adept/ Responder in Quantum Human DesignTM, and in traditional language, the Role Model/ Hermit. The 6th line is a transpersonal profile that serves as an example or role model to others of what is possible when you are true to yourself. The 6th line is deeply mission-driven with a strong sense of destiny. As well, with the 2nd line, there is the need to take alone time to discharge excess energy and to stay connected to inner guidance.
Most importantly, the Incarnation Cross of this Chart is the Cross of Prevention. This Cross holds Guardian energy, and it will steer us away from harm. It guides us to follow paths that heal and to avoid paths that cause harm. The Sun in Gate 15 is about love of others. The energy of this Cross is about empowering others to do what they need to do to be the stewards of their own lives. This Cross is very clear about which behaviors and dynamics do not serve our needs and purpose. It offers instruction and correction to get us back to our right path, and gives us the ability to recognize what empowers us.
Central Themes of the Charts of Roe v. Wade Overturned
As stated earlier, a configuration that includes a stellium of Uranus, the Midheaven, the North Node, the Moon, and the fixed star Algol is complex, and not open to a quick and easy interpretation. These charts speak to the complexity and intensity of the moment, and of the implosive consequences of the decision of the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022.
The core of this decision, and as seen in the charts of the moment, 10:05 AM Eastern time in Washington, D.C., is the profound travesty that was enacted against women. The archetype of Algol-Medusa is startingly apt as women have been dishonored and deeply disrespected. But the astrology chart also contains the ability to push back with the Pluto trine to Algol-Medusa. Pluto transmits its inimitable support and amplifies the collective power exemplified by this fixed Star. We have the power and ability to challenge and reverse this decision.
Astrologically, Saturn rules judges and the judiciary system. Saturn’s legal systems are meant to ensure the safety and well-being of communities, but when those systems are violated, Saturn becomes the oppressor rather than the protector. Then we have an inversion of Saturn’s job and purpose. For now, Saturn has been hijacked by the judiciary, but it cannot permanently hold a position which operates against its fundamental nature.
There is no community without a Mythos because every community creates its own — naturally, and from necessity. A Mythos encapsulates the core ideology, including the beliefs and values, of a particular community. A functioning Mythos creates a sense of greater purpose for an entire community because it represents its fundamental and enduring values. Stationary Neptune tells us that the Mythos is alive and well in the consciousness of the community of women who will fight for the right of sovereignty of their bodies. Stationary Neptune also tells us that a community’s Mythos has been called to attention.
The Manifestor aspect of this chart lets us know that we will need to lead the charge to claim what is ours. We will organize ourselves around our ideals and pursue creative solutions to push back against the boundaries that seek to control our bodies. We are mission-driven to manifest our right lives.
The energy of the Incarnation Cross of the Human Design chart is about empowering others to do what they need to do to be the stewards of their own lives, and that includes being aware of the behaviors and dynamics of others — as well as our own — that do not serve our needs and purposes.
We look forward to the Pluto-Uranus trine that promises a revolution and rebuild, including a restoration of what was stolen from us.
It’s always an interesting endeavor to compare a particular moment in time through the lens of different systems. Each system has its own set of mechanics, language, and basis for understanding how it works and how to interpret it. And each system offers a unique portal to understanding any moment.
Every chart is a picture of a moment in time. Any part of a Human Design or astrology chart can be expressed beneficially or detrimentally. The parts are the mechanics; the possibilities of how these are expressed are dependent on the psychology of the human beings who express them. There is also the timing of events or “acts of God” that can occur when there are difficult aspects between the more challenging planets. However, much of the good and most of the damage visited on this planet is the result of human action or inaction, and it is human intervention that can always repair damage from both mundane- and human-induced events.
The Human Design bodygraph would be completely blank without the placement of planets inside its gates. It is the astrology of the moment that gives the Human Design chart its one-of-a-kind design. Comparing and contrasting an astrological moment through the lens of both Human Design and astrology adds layers to the information and insights that may be gleaned from understanding the central energies of a moment.
The Summer Solstice—occurring this year on June 21—marks the day when the Sun is at its northernmost or southernmost arc along the celestial equator. This is the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, but winter begins in the Southern Hemisphere. The Sun is directly above the Tropic of Cancer in the North and makes the longest day of the year. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is the shortest day and longest night.
Seasonal changes occur quarterly and their influences last at least until the next season’s ingress, but there are no solid demarcations because influences wane over time.
On June 21, 2022, the Sun enters 0° Cancer at 5:13 AM Eastern Daylight Time. I am using the location of Washington, D.C., as it is the Capital of the United States and as such, represents this country’s collective experience.
Significant Aspects of the Solstice Chart
The following selected aspects affect both the individual and the collective. These aspects, with the exception of the angular placement of Saturn, are universal for the moment of Solstice. Note that the aspects discussed here are the highlights as I have identified them, and that there is always more that can be explored.
The Sun is in Cancer, an energy that is emotionally sensitive and vulnerable, and which needs true Home. We seek to create a solid foundation that will support our needs for safety and security so that we can comfortably anchor our lives. We also look forward to the colors and exuberance of Summer.
Saturn is conjunct the Midheaven of the 2022 Summer Solstice Chart. It is angular, and as such, is considered in traditional astrology to be powerful. Saturn also occupies a Gauquelin culminating zone. Gauquelin’s decades of duplicatable research discovered that certain planets, when rising or culminating, are especially powerful in their expression.
What does Saturn’s placement in an angular and culminating zone in the Solstice chart mean? This is a hard-working, practical, and realistic energy. It is responsible, organized, and oriented to problem-solving and getting results. It keeps the wheels of civilization turning by maintaining the infrastructure that supports the well-being of the collective. This energy is no-nonsense, focused, and self-sufficient. Because Uranus is also conjunct the North node (discussion is below), we can be grateful to have access to Saturn’s serious and purposeful nature. We will need it.
Mars is conjunct Chiron, suggesting that we are open to working on current issues (wounds) and those from the past that continue to plague our ability to move forward. We want to find resolution, or at least work towards that. Mars is in its home sign of Aries and is focused on taking care of what’s on our plate. While Aries is an adventurous, independent energy eager to get moving and attain its goals, it is also transparent and vulnerable. Aries does not hide its intentions and can at times be easily conned.
Jupiter and the Moon are conjunct, suggesting that we seek emotional well-being. We also need room to move, and seek to make our living spaces more comfortable, and even expansive. Jupiter-Moon conjunctions seek abundance and expansion in all arenas. At the individual level, we work with what we have to create more spaciousness in our surroundings, and are more open to the needs of the collective.
Pluto trines Venus, potentially offering social connections, companionship, and enhanced financial status. While Pluto is an energy that seeks and reveals depths, in its benevolent aspects it brings opportunities to experience the gold inherent in Pluto, and its trine relationship to Venus can create financial opportunities through investments and job offers. This energy can also offer us intimate connections and reveal the inherent beauty and joy of being alive.
Uranus is Conjunct the North Node
This is an aspect that will bring change. Uranus is never subtle, and the extent and manner of its impact is not predictable. Everything is up for being rearranged and reconfigured! Why? Because Uranus is an iconoclast; its mission is to not just stir the pot, but to break it. We can expect that its conjunction to the North Node is going to create discomfort. The North Node pulls us into the future we have been creating with our actions past and present. On the individual level, adjustments will happen, whether we think we need them or not, or want them, or not. We may also find that what we thought we needed was really more of a luxury item rather than a requirement for our sustainability. Uranus changes everything so much that instead of perceiving we have lost it all, we can also realize that we are now free to start over.
At the collective level, we will continue to see major shifts in the arenas of current controversy. In the United States these include, but are not limited to, abortion rights, voting rights, the right to unionize, the right to a living wage, truth in information, and gun laws. As well, we are all affected at some level by the catastrophes of wildfires, drought, famine, flooding, and the current wars unjustly waged in many parts of the world, with the most publicized being the shocking invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
In the United States, laws will be made to our detriment, or not. We will continue to experience conflict before solutions are arrived at, as polarization in politics is not going away any time soon. Neither is inflation or the overall condition of our national economy. We can always hope that there will be improvement and relief because any potential the planets offer us can be positive or negative depending on the condition of collective consciousness. And perhaps most especially on the goals and visionary capacities of those who have the power to call the shots on the decisions that affect the rest of us. Bottom line, the common denominator for how and how far we evolve is dependent on our willingness to move out of conflict and willingly work together to create solutions that repair and heal, and that provide for and care for all life, everywhere. The direction that things take for the foreseeable future will be revealed over the course of this quarter and through the end of the year.
The Human Design Chart for Summer Solstice 2022
The Human Design chart for this Solstice is a Generator type with a 2/4 profile and the Incarnation Cross of the Vessel of Love. The Cross of the Vessel of Love is in direct contrast to some of the difficulties of the Solstice astrology chart. (Note: We are not concerned with location in the casting of this chart because the planets for this moment all fall in the same gates, regardless of longitude and latitude.)
An Incarnation Cross is comprised of the four gates occupied by the: 1) Personality Earth and 2) Sun, and the 3) Design Earth and 4) Sun. Each of these four planets makes a unique configuration that creates a specific Incarnation Cross. The Cross identifies the overarching purpose of the Human Design chart. The 2022 Solstice Human Design has the Incarnation Cross of the Vessel of Love. This Cross is about the love of the Body, love of Spirit, love of Humanity, and love and appreciation of Self.
The four Gates of Crossof the Vessel of Love are the 46, the 25, the 15, and the 10. In the 46 we have the love and appreciation of being in a human body so that we can give our spiritual purpose form and manifestation; in the 25 we remember that the reason we do anything is because of our reverence for, and gratitude to, Source; in the 15, we remember our love of humanity and our need for connection to community, and in the 10, we remember to love ourselves. Human beings flourish when communities are built on love, which in practice means that we create societies that support everyone to thrive. Each quarter we are reminded that this is always an option.
What do we know about the Generator?
In the words of Karen Curry Parker (KCP), the Generator is designed to dance responsively with life. It is not the job of the Generator to figure things out, but to allow opportunities and experiences to show up and then follow the ones that feel good and correct. They are here to do the “work” of the world and build the new infrastructures that will support the sustainable and equitable approaches needed for a thriving civilization and planet.
The Quantum Purpose of the Generator, per KCP, is to physically manifest creativity and express through devotion.
This Solstice brings us the tireless capacity of the Generator to work on the structures for what support humanity, and to courageously attend to the work that needs to be done.
The 2/4 Profile, the Hermit Opportunist. We all need time for unhurried isolation, for that is where we experience our deepest peace. Inside relaxation and silence we can explore, without interruption, our creativity and musings. We can re-connect to ourselves. This profile is about the need to retreat to aloneness to find one’s inner guidance, and to integrate what we have gathered. And then it is time to return to connection, for that is where we thrive.
Defined Channels of the 2022 Summer Solstice Human Design Chart
In Human Design, we also look at the defined channels and the circuits they are part of, to understand the overall purpose of the chart. There are four channels in the Solstice chart. (Channels are given their Quantum Human DesignTM names.)
The Channel of Innovative Thinking, the 43-23
This channel is about the ability to think out of the box. This energy is knowing, inventive, innovative, mutative, and imaginative. Here we have the capacity to push past assumptions about both the nature of a problem and how it may best be solved. Transformative, unconventional thinking can come to the rescue.
The Channel of Higher Purpose, the 25-51
This channel is also individual and mutative, and has the ability to see the higher purpose in something despite and because of disruptive conditions that cause one to look for their deeper meaning. This energy has the capacity to initiate us into understanding the riches inherent in unexpected turn of events, and it can also reveal how to mine those riches.
The Channel of Progress, the 14-2
This mutative channel gives us the ability to respond to authentic opportunities to create life-sustaining resources. When we activate its potential for abundance we can support others as well.
The Channel of Intimacy and Connection, the 19-49
This tribal channel is about creating intimate and emotional connections with others. We are not meant to be alone. It is also sensitive to the needs of animals and the environment.
The Central Message of Summer Solstice 2022
This Solstice’s astrological energies include the ability to focus, work hard, and find responsible and enduring solutions to our issues. We take ourselves seriously. We take what is happening on the world stage seriously. In addition, we recognize our need for personal well-being, including the courage to finally confront old wounds in order to heal them to the extent we can, and then to release them completely so that we have renewed strength and capacity to move forward.
This Solstice cycle we can expect deep change to occur because the tension and instability of polarization is ripe for implosion. The difficult and challenging conditions of national and global politics will give way to irrevocable changes, and whether those changes contribute to furthering chaos or to the beginnings of constructive dialogue and action that repairs, heals, and creates opportunities to thrive, is up to human beings.
The potential for a higher approach to the entrenched problems of our global civilization is inherent in the energies of the Human Design Solstice Chart. The Incarnation Cross of the Vessel of Love offers an outpouring of profound compassion and consideration for the upleveling of all conditions that support life. This Cross connects us to what we all have in common, and to the understanding that we are all connected through Source, through our beginnings.
The Generator aspect of this chart tells us that we have the energy and desire to work for solutions that create well-being for each one of us, and that includes all of us. The defined channels in the Solstice chart offer us the ability to think transformatively and creatively to bring in needed solutions to our very challenging circumstances. We are able to see through disruption to a higher purpose rather than giving in to despair, and we can find the resources that will assist us in creating what we need to bring renewal and abundance in the measures we need to provide lasting material support.
And the work that must be done at this time is to be done by working in ensembles as well as in larger communities where there is a shared vision. We take our vision and values from the Cross of the Vessel of Love. Of course, this is a choice, and though many of us are tired, we are still willing to commit to the long haul.
Twin, triplet, and quintuplet charts deepen our understanding of how Human Design manifests uniquely in real lives. Even with identical charts from the same birth moment, each individual expresses their Design differently. This unique expression is at the heart of Human Design’s value. Why does this happen? Keep reading!
Our Design, as defined by our unique Human Design chart, describes how our energy is meant to flow. It shows us our best tools for applying our energy, choosing appropriately, identifying our greatest strengths, and what we will be drawn to. The direction in which our energy flows is intended to show us where and how to carry out our life plan and soul purpose. That is because our energy naturally flows towards what we are supposed to be doing, being, and learning.
Our Design energies express themselves through our creativity, our relationships with others, our sense of place in the world, the kinds of vocations that interest us, and how we find meaning and fulfillment. In other words, our Design is the map that leads to the highest expression of our purpose. Above all, your Design is intended to serve your continuing evolution.
However, the Chart is not the Soul. Human Design offers a framework for understanding our energy, but core individuality goes beyond the chart. This distinction is essential to Human Design’s purpose: illuminating your unique expression rather than prescribing an identical outcome.
Although twin charts—whether fraternal or identical—share themes, each twin uniquely expresses them. Each person is born with a unique agenda or soul contract. We are all shaped by many influences beyond Human Design, including psychology, astrology, numerology, sociology, genetics, and upbringing, to name a few. Even twins in the same family have different perceptions. Each part of the Human Design chart has a range of expression, from reactive (lacking awareness) to aware (understanding responses and their impact). Everyone, consciously or not, chooses how to express their Design.
Most importantly, we each have a unique soul trajectory that describes where we’ve been and who we’ve been, including how we have treated others, how others have treated us, and how we may have impacted collective history, for good or ill.
Our soul history affects the purpose and direction of our current lives. In other words, the dharma, or life purpose, which we incarnated to express and explore, and the karma we came to restore (karma meaning the law of cause and effect, where past actions influence current experiences), is influenced by our previous lives. Karma is inevitable, as all actions must be brought to balance. Dharma is necessarily woven into the fabric of our lives.
This is because the direction of the Universe evolves towards higher consciousness. Higher consciousness is about unity; it is not about exclusion. Exclusion always results in imbalance, inequity, suffering, and the continuing creation of karma. The agreements or soul contracts we’ve made help us connect to our dharma and bring us to the karmas that seek resolution.
Your life is woven into a complex tapestry of evolutionary intentions, spanning from the personal to the collective. This field is nurtured inside the boundless consciousness of the Universe, which any one interpretative modality or combination cannot fully express. Its breadth appears immeasurable, its beginnings shrouded in mystery.
The bottom line with how any Design will express has everything to do with the Soul that took it on for that lifetime. Again, souls are at different stages in their evolution — we have different histories; some longer, some shorter. Some of us are younger souls, while others are older. All of these influence the unique goals (dharma) and different obligations (karma) for your life.
As you become more aware of who you are and what you came here to do, your discernment about what choices are correct for you also increases.
This is why even those who share your exact Design will lead dramatically different lives—the soul’s uniqueness determines the lived expression of any chart, underscoring Human Design’s true power.
So, what does this reveal about Human Design’s value for self-discovery? Its power lies in helping you understand your unique soul’s purpose, despite identical Designs.
Because different people can be born with the same chart, does it render our Design meaningless? Does it mean we can’t use our Human Design to identify our uniqueness and purpose, and to help us anchor into that purpose? Of course not.
You give your Design its meaning and direction. Human Design is a tool; your soul determines its purpose in your life.
Your Design offers valuable information and points you in the right direction. It is up to you, the unique soul living that Design, to express it as you intend. You are more than your Human Design, but you can use it to find your path and purpose.
Even if you do not believe that the Soul creates intentions or has a trajectory shaped by previous lives, you are still driven by unique yearnings that compel you to create an authentic life.
I leave you with this: follow your Soul’s (or your authentic) intentions because therein lies the direction for your life.
How smart I am? If I’m pretty? If I’ll be rich? If I’m talented? (Oh, and which talents?) If I find the love of my life? What kind of profession I should go into? What kind of personality I have? Well? What does it say? PART II
It teaches you how to live authentically and how to recognize and follow the natural flow of your personal energy and the energy of the world around you. In this way, you are working with your nature and can see where you’re going. This means that you are making choices and decisions that support your best self and your highest truth. Wow, really? PART III Yes, and when you are being yourself, living authentically, you will feel brighter, prettier, and more talented. Additionally, when you’re content with your life and comfortable with who you are, you will attract your ideal companion. It’s a matter of frequency matching frequency. When you’re happy, your personality becomes even more attractive. And when you know who you are, your right vocation won’t be such a mystery. Getting your Human Design chart and having it read by a specialist is one of the best things you can do for yourself. Ever. PART IV
Will getting my chart read change the world?
It’s a start! What validations did you receive from your reading? Do you feel more confident about your gifts and interests? If so, consider how you want to express and apply them to your world. Where can you exert your influence? Where do you want to exert your influence? We all have free will, and others will do as they please, regardless of how much self-knowledge and integrity you have. Your fellow human beings will believe as they do and act on those beliefs, irrespective of how much you understand and accept yourself. But knowing who you are and understanding how you can contribute to uplifting the world, and then acting from that, is the beginning of changing the world for the better. We live in a world where leaders often prioritize their own interests over those of the people they were elected to represent. We are currently experiencing economic and ecological crises, and many people lack access to the basic services that could significantly improve their lives. Imagine what our world would be like if everyone lived from their authentic selves and took their rightful place as leaders of what they are truly called to be. Imagine what our world would be like if everyone were living from a desire to serve by using their gifts in the ways most appropriate for them. This is exercising true power, and it is not selfish, and it is never about elevating yourself over others. It is about acknowledging that we each have a unique role to play, and those roles are interdependent, collaborative, and cooperative in nature. Authentic leadership, that is, leadership that comes from a desire to do the right thing, creates equality and sustainability for all. This is why it is so vital that you know who you are and act in accordance with the specific mission the Universe gave you. Don’t worry about failing your mission. The Universe gave you all the right stuff to do and be who you came here to be and to do what you came here to do. Considering how many people do not act from authentic leadership because they don’t know who they are, does it matter if I understand myself better through my chart? It becomes even more critical for you to know yourself. As I indicated above, as long as we are unclear about our purpose, we will not be able to change the way things are, let alone ourselves. The amount of self-knowledge and self-acceptance you possess, and the strength of your conviction in your right to be here and live your life, will make all the difference for you and others. Continue to seek your destiny and engage with it as you find it. When you know who you are, you will also be clear on what you are supposed to be doing. Take a ferocious stand for your life, no matter the circumstances, because it will make a difference, not just for your own life, but for the lives of others. Some of you have destinies that will take you to the front lines, while others will actively support those who are already there. PART V
Does my Human Design Chart limit me in any way? Does it limit my potential for success? Your chart is a blueprint of the themes you are here to work with. Your unique bodygraph, with all its gates, channels, centers, and circuits, hums with potential. It is up to you to bring that potential to life. You will not know what you are capable of until you try. The potential of your chart is revealed to the extent that you are willing to live it. You will come to know your potential when you commit to your life.
When a client inquires about money, they are often in financial distress. They want to know what their design, astrology, or cards indicate regarding their future, their ability to earn or possess money, or when their hard times might end. Sometimes, they even wonder whether their situation is karmic—such as losing their job or facing eviction—or whether they made a poor decision that led to their current circumstances.
This brings us to a central question: As facilitators, consultants, counselors, guides, or mentors, can we truly provide definitive answers about money or destiny—either for our clients or for the world?
Having enough money means you have sufficient resources to meet your basic needs. It allows you to have a stable place to live without fear of eviction. You can pursue your education and earn degrees and certifications. You have the means to start your own business. With enough money, you can afford therapy, medical care, and other expert advice or interventions when needed. Additionally, having financial stability brings you respect and helps you avoid the blame often associated with poverty. Ultimately, having enough money can alleviate many forms of suffering caused by economic hardship and enable you to help others in need.
We can discuss the client’s soul curriculum as outlined in the chart’s defined parts. These consist of the consistent themes that we will primarily focus on, especially through our relationships and connections with others. These themes include money markers, health markers, markers for the right brain (sensing circuit) and left brain (logic circuit), markers for the individual circuit (both brain), relationship markers, markers indicating specific talents and interests, among others.
What if a client inquires about their ability to earn money, their financial destiny, or their capacity to make and receive money effortlessly, yet has only one official money marker — or none at all? Does this indicate that they are destined to be without money?
Do we, as facilitators, believe we can provide definitive answers to these questions for our clients or the world?
Questions about money, health, love and romance, career, and opportunities are natural because we are human. We ask these questions of each other, consult experts who offer services and hope, and seek answers from God or any invisible allies that may be listening. We inquire because we are mortal, and while breathing is essential for life, it isn’t enough to fulfill all our needs. However, it is a crucial starting point.
Questions about money are fundamentally questions of value and our worthiness to survive and thrive. These issues run deep, touching on our history, culture, and beliefs about who deserves what, who holds power, and who gained access to resources first. They are intertwined with perceptions of intelligence, beauty, and talent, as well as issues of gender and race. As individuals, we are called to forge our own paths to reach our goals and become who we are meant to be, utilizing what we have. However, unexpected challenges and others’ choices are bound to intervene in our journeys, exposing our blind spots.
How we interpret these interventions can go one of two ways: 1. We may see them as interference—unwanted and disruptive, leaving us feeling that our plans have been thwarted. Despite these setbacks, we seek to make the best of our situation because, ultimately, we want to live and achieve our potential. Yet we often find ourselves consumed by basic needs, such as hunger, and securing food can overshadow everything else until we are satisfied. 2. Alternatively, we might view the interference as a deliberate roadblock, perhaps one we unknowingly permitted, designed to test our resilience.
These challenges can help us discover our deeper resources and emerge wiser, albeit somewhat battered. In either case, our journey involves navigating these complexities on our way to wholeness.
None of us operates in isolation. We don’t live our lives on our own separate planets. Instead, we are part of a community—whether it’s a town, a city, a state, a nation, or the world. We constantly interact with one another. There are assumptions, expectations, traditions, outdated laws, and entrenched perspectives that resist change brought about by ideas such as equality, sustainability, and fairness.
Many jobs pay poorly, and countless people work in those positions. They face financial struggles that are often beyond their control, leading to issues of personal worthiness tied to circumstances they did not create. But who is in charge of maintaining such low minimum wages? It’s those who hold the power.
What can we say to those with limited opportunities about what their Human Design indicates, if it provides any insight at all? Additionally, how much influence do money markers truly have over people’s lives? The world is a vast place. I understand that many people are choosing not to return to these low-paying jobs, but it’s essential to be realistic and acknowledge that they cannot sustain this indefinitely. At some point, the need for economic support will become dire.
It’s not just about your Design. We all exist within a larger context that predates us and has deep roots. Some of us come from more comfortable backgrounds, and this has been the case for a long time. To fully realize the potential of your human design, certain conditions must be met. First and foremost, we need to ensure our basic security needs are met. We must also prioritize our health. Most importantly, we need to believe in ourselves and have a strong sense of our own value.
Many factors influence the flow of money, both on a universal scale and specifically in our individual lives. Ultimately, the area where we have the most control is over our mindset. We must refuse to surrender our destinies. I came to realize that I need to take a strong stand for my life, regardless of the circumstances—and especially because of them. Everything flows from this understanding. Photons, neutrinos, desire, passion, love, and the divine essence within us are influential creators—these are ours to harness.
I frequently reflect on the cards I’m holding. These cards will change over time as fortunate synchronicities and unfortunate events occur. As long as we are alive, something is always happening. We can expect the unexpected, along with routine interruptions and surprises. In the meantime, what we do with the cards we have at any point in our lives is crucial. Our choices in handling difficult circumstances will determine whether we stand firm or succumb to despair.
Once you start discussing the mechanics of the chart, your client will engage with you. They will elaborate on your words, inspired by the ideas you present. Your role is to create a space for this dialogue and guide the process. Listen actively, reflect on what you hear, and share a relevant story if it feels appropriate. Engage with the dynamic of the conversation and trust the insights that emerge. Pay attention to the themes that arise, as those often reveal the core issues that matter most to your client.
There is no formula for the perfect Human Design money conversation; individual circumstances guide these discussions. The inspiration and focus should stem from the client’s current needs. Your role is to support your client, and those intentions are always valid. Remember, you, your client, and all of us are made from the same fundamental essence. The implications of this are significant.
Positive thinking can help bring out the best in your Human Design. When you are optimistic, it is easier to access your innate gifts.
A positive mindset clears emotions and keeps fear out of your decisions. It helps you see options and opportunities. When you are not weighed down by resentment or unfairness, it’s easier to access the gifts of your Human Design.
Optimism helps you succeed. While positive thinking can’t change your Soul Intentions or your Design, it can support them. Your optimism can’t create wealth, fame, or extraordinary talent, nor can it transform your appearance. However, it can help you become trustworthy and keep you on track to express your Design at its best.
Your Soul Plan was Decided Ahead of Time. Your Human Design supports your Soul Plan. You arrive with a complex, interconnected Plan. You may make new agreements here; these can replace or supplement those that don’t manifest.
Becoming an author or speaker requires specific agreements and talents. You must inspire others and choose your words wisely. If you want to be a best-selling author or speaker because you are passionate and believe in justice, take some time for self-reflection. Check if you are designed for those platforms. Using your talents and following what calls you aligns your life with your Design and agreements.
When you use your gifts and your interests, you align with your Intentions and Design. Life is more complicated when you try to become someone you are not meant to be or when you lack the agreements that would help you. Agreements move you along: mentors, introductions, employers, and teachers. In arenas without established agreements or personal and professional strengths, you will struggle to gain recognition and support.
Follow the Unfolding of Your Soul Plan to See Where it Takes You. Over time, you discover your Plan. If you’re not interested in fame, it’s not a matter of laziness or failure; it’s a matter of personal preference. If your work doesn’t appeal to a broad audience, it may not be your mission, or it could mean you’re not meant for celebrity status.
Please don’t assume that a humble life has no impact. Your unseen actions may support those with big missions. You may never know how many benefit from your words and deeds.
You will be happier being yourself, not chasing achievement for validation. Your Soul Plan doesn’t require grand gestures unless these are intended. How do you know if your life is “big” or “small”?
Follow Your Heart. Follow your passions and interests. Consider your resources—physical, emotional, and financial—and those who support your calling. Remember that rest and nourishment matter. Health supports what you do and helps you feel good about your life, even if you relax and enjoy your surroundings. Sometimes, inspiration strikes when you least expect it.
The Summer Solstice—occurring this year on June 20th—marks the day when the Sun is at its northernmost or southernmost arc along the celestial equator. This is the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, but winter begins in the Southern Hemisphere. The sun is directly above the Tropic of Cancer in the North and makes the longest day of the year. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is the shortest day and longest night.
Seasonal changes occur quarterly and their influence lasts until the next season’s ingress. Even so, there are no solid demarcations with influences waning over time, similar to the way a radiant full moon eventually attenuates into darkness.
The Astrology of Summer Solstice 2021
On June 20, 2021, the Sun enters 0° Cancer at 11:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time. I am using the location of Washington, D.C., as it is the Capital of the United States and as such, represents this country’s collective experience.
Although Solstice planetary house placements in a chart will vary with location, universally the astrology for this moment has extremely noteworthy conditions. Not one, not two, but three planets—Mercury, Jupiter, and Neptune—are stationary. What this means is that each one of these planets has slowed down considerably to change direction. Jupiter stations to go retrograde on the 20th, Mercury stations to go direct on the 22nd, and Neptune stations to go retrograde on June 25.
Stationary influences are felt four-five days out on either side of the station. Therefore, we are looking at a Solstice that begins under the influence of the Mercury, Jupiter, and Neptune stations. This dynamic will continue at least into the Fall Equinox, as all energy formations are interconnected and overlay each other as they wax and wane.
A stationary planet has a somewhat different meaning than a retrograde planet. During a retrograde, we have the opportunity to review and reconsider thoughts and actions that we engaged in before the retrograde so that when the planet stations to go direct, we can take needed actions to amend and course-correct.
When a planet’s velocity is at (or close to) 00°00′, the planet is said to be stationary (or “stopped”) in its motion. The symbolism of a stationary planet is like that of a guide who has stopped her journey with the express purpose of witnessing a particular event or person. There is something both mystical and penetrating about the station. This quality of witness is highly focused and stamps its unique energies into the event or person, encoding it with aspects of its own nature. The station is a time for us to stop in our tracks, as it were, and witness with depth and deliberation what we truly need. If we have taken detours from addressing our fundamental needs, from what our hearts really want to explore, and what our gifts really want to express, we can now reconnect to those.
Let’s Look at the Meaning of a Mercury Station
There is an additional dimension to consider with this particular Mercury station. Summer Solstice 2021’s stationary Mercury is aphelion, meaning that its orbit is at its farthest point from the Sun. This is a moderating influence for Mercury, known for its trickster tendencies. When it is closest to the Sun, Mercury is at perihelion and moves fast with [symbolic] impatience and a burning desire to release tension and make something happen. The trickster archetype is far more prominent at perihelion.
Stationary Mercury does not have the shrewdness or ambition of Mercury at normal “cruising” velocity or when it is perihelion. When stationary, Mercury is more accommodating and diplomatic. Communication is more transparent, and agendas that take everyone into account are supported.
This Solstice’s Mercury has the ambitious ego of Mercury with the stationary’s sense of destiny moderated by the aphelion position. There is egotism but it’s modulated; there is partisanship but it’s tempered; there is passion, but it’s not that intense. We still have the shrewdness and ambition of Mercury, but the obsessive fire is tempered, and at times that’s for the best. This is a more accommodating and diplomatic version of Mercury. It is as if Mercury is masked. This configuration is more like the Mercury you read about in astrology books: curious, intelligent, efficient, and a little bit devoid of feeling. There is greater detachment with this aspect. Still, even beneath these conditions (stationary + aphelion), Mercury’s core nature remains, and any skeletons that lurk in its closet are still there but quieted for now.
What Does It Mean When Jupiter Stations?
Let’s review the essential meaning of astrological Jupiter. Jupiter’s qualities are warmth, friendliness, and an easy-going nature; it’s adventurous, has a drive for leadership, and enjoys networking. It desires to win friends and influence others. Jupiter is an energy that feels very at home in groups and it wants to participate in all the good things that life offers. It’s a big, wide, wonderful world, and Jupiter wants to experience as much of it as possible.
When Jupiter stations, its core qualities of expansion and connection contract. Rather than sharing its wins with others, it tends to make itself into a hero, romanticizing its past, exaggerating its successes, and finding enemies for its failures. It can turn both allies and enemies into larger-than-life figures and make daily struggles into events of historical proportion. “Normal” Jupiter is already prominent energy, and when this energy is turned upside down, it can mythologize itself into a kind of lone ranger who is the only one fighting on behalf of justice.
At the station, Jupiter can have identity issues and as such, express volatility. It can become obsessed with telling its story of winning over great odds to an audience that recognizes and appreciates its heroism. Instead of being content with having a unique role within a group, stationary Jupiter needs to be center stage to avoid social hierarchies.
Stationary Neptune
The astrological Neptune is a symbol of faraway realms. It also represents intuition, psychic abilities, and inspiration from the higher realms. Compassion, spirituality, and empathy are high expressions of Neptune, but Neptune can also represent illusion and addiction.
Stationary Neptune is about the mythos of a collective—it could be local, it could be regional, and it could be national, or worldwide. A mythos encapsulates the core ideology, including beliefs and values, which everyone in a particular community – families to countries to nations to the world – can embrace, and which imparts identity and belonging. There is a need to belong to a collective. It anchors communities into a sense of purpose and a meaningful relationship to their culture. Stationary Neptune also represents the ability to speak a universal language that everyone understands. This is because when stationary, Neptune acts as a cultural conduit which is able to tap into energies that are floating in the air.
Stationary Neptune longs for feelings and experiences that the current environment can’t provide, and so it seeks to create them through a collective experience. It is interested in the broader culture, in social issues, cultural mores, writers, artists, musicians, politicians, but especially perhaps, in writers and musicians, which can provide the emotional tones and psychological depths that a purely intellectual view of life cannot.
The Saturn-Uranus Square
The astrology of Solstice 2021 also contains the mighty Saturn-Uranus square. A square is a 90° angle between planets. Because both Saturn and Uranus are outer planets, they move slowly, which makes their effects powerful and lasting. While their impact is personal, the changes they make to the collective are enduring.
This is an aspect of great tension, where the energies of the two planets assert their influence without cooperation or compromise. Saturn-Uranus squares, and other mathematical aspects of tension, influence societal and personal change through creating instability, chaos, and upheaval, including wars, genocide, and economic recessions (to name a few) as worse case scenarios. Civil unrest is also often accompanied by violence. Historically, the changes that hard contacts between Saturn and Uranus bring will unfold over decades. (Note that hard aspects between Saturn and Pluto will have similar impacts).
This happens when Saturn’s job to maintain the status quo overreaches, and works against the evolving needs of humanity. Traditions, systems, and rules are in place to ensure the safety and well-being of communities. But when those traditions and the established way of doing things fail to keep pace with the real needs of groups and individuals, Uranus eventually intervenes to exert tremendous pressure that breaks the dynamics of prevailing sacred icons that are preventing meeting even the basic needs of a community. Undue restriction and oppression will eventually be brought down. There is tremendous pressure to overhaul unworkable structures and beliefs. In my opinion, humanity doesn’t need to go to such extremes. If we are keeping pace with the needs of our world, there is no need to resort to destructive tactics to return to balance.
The square began in February 2021 and is in effect the entire year, with exact aspects on February 17, June 14, and December 23. The square continues into 2022, finally separating on the second week of November 2022.
Other Celestial Influences
Solstice 2021 is just coming out from under the influence of the May 26 total lunar eclipse at 5° Sagittarius 26.’ Lunar eclipses signal a time to declutter and let go of what did not come to fruition despite our efforts and to focus on what we need to bring in.
Mars opposes Pluto from about June 4th through June 8th. This aspect repeats the signature tension of the intensity and confrontative issues of these times. Push and shove are one way to express these, but if we understand what these energies are telling us, mastery of their high expression can create transformative solutions.
On June 10, we have a Solar eclipse at 19° Gemini 47.’ Solar eclipses are times to be forward-looking and visionary—and it is necessary to wrap up the unfinished business brought to our awareness under the lunar eclipse before we can move forward freely.
The Full Moon is at 3° Capricorn 28′ on June 24. The Sabian symbol keynote for 4° Capricorn is the ability to use natural resources and basic skills to achieve a group purpose.We can achieve a great deal when we work cooperatively with a shared universal purpose.
In addition to the influences described, there is a dramatic Mars-Saturn opposition building up towards the end of June.With Saturn stationing as Mars enters into opposition, the conflict between these two planets is intensified. At the same time, Mars squares Uranus, exerting additional pressure on the already tense Saturn-Uranus square, with Uranus at the apex of this configuration. July 4 could turn out to be especially incendiary. Mars’ square to Uranus begins to wane after the 4th, but tensions continue through the end of that week. This exacerbating influence will highlight the basis behind the conflicts of the Saturn-Uranus square occurring at this time in history. The tension symbolized by this square is of course, worldwide, and it covers the entire territory of misappropriation of power and lack of planetary stewardship. Our individual and collective destinies are intertwined but that does not seem to be well understood. Perhaps these transits will assist us to gain a deeper understanding of this.
Overview of the Central Energies of the Planets
Astrological Themes of the Stationaries: Mercury is more accommodating and diplomatic; Jupiter’s normally warm and expansive nature is in reverse. It is testy, having lost its sense of community and connection. Now it needs to be acknowledged as being special rather than being one of the crowd. Neptune seeks a mythos that will address broader cultural and community issues where everyone can get behind a vision and a set of values that creates belonging and bonding.
Saturn-Uranus square: There is the conflict between adhering stubbornly to tradition for tradition’s sake and the need for radical adaptation to meet current needs. Dramatic head-butting has the potential for violence. Under this square, it is difficult to hear the other side. The Mars-Saturn opposition aggravates the existing square, bringing the core issues to light where everyone can see them and even get a better idea of what is going on for them personally.
The overriding planetary themes center on discomfort and agitation. Current values, rules, and infrastructures are failing to meet the needs of real people as well as the needs of an evolving civilization. At the same time, we are aware that if we can collectively agree to a vision that everyone can embrace (because its implementation will address everyone’s basic needs and create benefits for all), we can put an end to spinning our wheels. Working together cooperatively we can achieve a great deal. But will we do it?
The upside of so many stationary planetary influences is that we are given the opportunity to step back from business as usual. We can take the time we need to re-evaluate the worthiness of our goals, their impact on ourselves and others. We have the time to make new intentions and create goals that are truly worthy of serving humanity.
The Human Design Chart for Summer Solstice 2021
The Human Design chart for this Solstice is a Manifesting Generator with a 2/4 profile and the incarnation cross of the Vessel of Love. The Cross of the Vessel of Love, born of the architecture of celestial positions in specific gates, will soften the agitation of prevailing planetary energies, and in conjunction with the stationary period, give us pause from acting and induce a calmer frame of mind.
An Incarnation Cross is compromised of the Personality (Conscious) Earth and Sun, and the Design (Unconscious) Earth and Sun. Each of these four planets occupies a gate, and the unique configuration of those gates creates a specific Cross. Crosses identify our overarching purpose. The Solstice chart has the Incarnation Cross of the Vessel of Love. This Cross is about the love of the body, love of Spirit, love of humanity, and self-love.
The four gates of Cross of the Vessel of Love are the 46, the 25, the 15, and the 10. In the 46 we have the love and appreciation of being in a human body so that we can give our spiritual purpose form and manifestation; in the 25 we remember that the reason we do anything is because of our reverence for, and gratitude to, Source; in the 15, we remember our love of humanity and our need for connection to community, and in the 10, we remember to love ourselves. The effect of these celestial events will be long-term; thus we continue to work on creating community. Human beings will flourish when communities are built on love, which in practice means that we create societies that support each one to be able to thrive. At each turning of the seasons we are reminded that this is still an option.
What do we know about the Manifesting Generator?
The Manifesting Generators’ life purpose is about doing things over and over again in various ways so that they can achieve mastery and find the shortest path to doing anything. They are here to do the “work” of the world and build the new infrastructures that will support the sustainable and equitable approaches needed for a thriving civilization and planet. Manifesting Generators are designed to cut to the chase and find shortcuts and the most efficient ways to accomplish any goal.
The Quantum Purpose of the Manifesting Generator (per Karen Curry Parker) is to physically manifest creativity and speed up the quantum process and linear time.
This Solstice (and beyond) we benefit greatly from the tireless and indomitable capacity of the Manifesting Generator to launch the foundation for what will support humanity, and to be able to address, at the same time, the many facets of the work that needs to be done.
The 2/4 Profile, the Hermit Opportunist. We all need time for unhurried isolation, for that is where we experience our deepest peace. Inside relaxation and silence we can explore, without interruption, our creativity and musings. We can re-connect to ourselves. This profile is about the need to retreat to aloneness to find one’s inner guidance, and to integrate what we have gathered. And then it is time to return to connection, for that is where we thrive.
The Solstice Sun is in Gate 15. In the I Ching, on which Human Design is also based, it is known as the Gate of Humility. In the translation by Deng Ming-Dao in The Living I Ching, we are told that humility is akin to compassion “in the sense that true compassion means extending one’s energy and talents on behalf of others.”
Humility is the corollary to compassion. The I Ching tells us that humility exists only in the wake of arrogance. And yet, not everyone chooses to step aside from arrogance and open their hearts to suffering, their own, and others.
What do the concerns of humility and compassion have to do with the Summer Solstice 2021 charts? Pretty much everything, and here’s why. I don’t have to tell you that no matter what category you consider, what catalog or newspaper or newsletter or Instagram or Facebook post and so on, we are alerted in no uncertain terms that we face grim realities. The political and ecological challenges (some are breathtakingly steep) are enormous. Our congresspeople are slow to create legislative solutions. Grassroots environmental groups struggle for financing. I’m fairly certain that not all those who hold seats of power are aware of the vast or multitudinous quality and quantity of suffering. If they are, their bellies have gone cold and remembrances of passion to do the right thing are memories lost in the ideological annals and given over to expediency.
The Central Message of This Season
The moment when the Sun enters Cancer in the tropical zodiac contains a tangled hierarchy of energies. Some of these energies clash; some are friendly to each other. Each has its arena of concern and its take on things. Similarly, we are not all gathered together to do the right thing, and yet, there are enough of us that know what that is. We can make a difference. We can get the Titanic turned around.
Let’s review the prominent energies of the astrology of this time. Three planets have come to a station. The symbolism is impressive. There is a major signpost telling us how to take advantage of what we are currently immersed in. To reiterate:
The symbolism of a stationary planet is like that of a guide who has stopped her journey with the express purpose of witnessing a particular event or person. There is something both mystical and penetrating about the station. This quality of witness is highly focused and stamps its unique energies into the event or person, encoding it with aspects of its own nature. The station is a time for us to stop in our tracks as it were, and witness with depth and deliberation, what we truly need. If we have taken detours from addressing our fundamental needs, from what our hearts really want to explore, and what our gifts really want to express, we can now reconnect to those.
Each of the stationary planets – Mercury, Jupiter, and Neptune, have their concerns. They are each uniquely gifted in navigating their territory. Although some of these energies can be prickly and fussy and not always grounded or inclined to be of service, we can nevertheless take their core intelligence and use these to break new trails. Mercury is perceptive and strategic, Jupiter has sociability and courage, and Neptune is intuitive and compassionate.
Admittedly, there is more than enough conflict to go around with the current interactions of Saturn, Uranus, Mars, and Pluto. We have all seen the ugly aftermath of releasing these energies through the path of least resistance. But if we understand what these energies are telling us, we will also see that mastery of their high expression is what will lead to transformative solutions. Yes, I know; easy to say and hard to do. However, we are not on our own, so let’s act like we believe this!
Although we may tremble, we are all called to be the guides who look deep into the well of the human condition and from its murk perceive what patterns need to be disrupted. We may not know what the new process will be, but we have faith that the answers exist and that they will come.
The Cross of the Vessel of Love reminds us once again that we have the power—through our love for ourselves, for others, and for these bodies (without which we cannot make meaningful change)—to bring in the new patterns. We are also reminded by this Cross that we are here to achieve mastery through courage and dedication and that unless we sit inside of compassion and humility, we will become arrogant and forget everything we knew about the right thing to do.
In 1957, Michel Gauquelin published his first statistical study of astrology. Using horoscopes from thousands of French professionals, including athletes, actors, doctors, and scientists, he found measurable correlations between specific planetary placements and professional success. Gauquelin then replicated his results with German, Italian, Belgian, and Dutch professionals. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, his studies consistently produced statistically significant associations between certain planets and particular professions.
Gauquelin’s work approached a significant milestone in astrology, as validating astrology’s claims would represent a fundamental shift in long-held scientific perspectives.
Members of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP) understood this and were obsessed with disproving Gauquelin’s findings. Founded in April 1976 by 25 “humanist” university professors and one magician—the Amazing Randi—the CSICOP’s stated goal was “to not reject on a priori grounds . . . any or all such claims, but rather to examine them openly, completely, objectively, and carefully.”
While CSICOP’s stated intent was to conduct objective investigations, critics argue that the organization’s actions often focused on debunking paranormal claims, and Gauquelin’s research became a primary focus for scrutiny.
What is interesting is that Gauquelin himself had begun his work as a skeptic. Although he had loved astrology as a boy, making so many predictions that his classmates called him “Nostradamus,” when he entered the Sorbonne, he became ashamed of those interests. He staged elaborate tricks to make believers appear foolish. He once, for example, put an ad in a newspaper, “Get a free horoscope,” and then asked those who responded to rate how accurate the reading was. The overwhelming majority responded “very accurate” or “extremely accurate” when, in fact, every single person had received the same print-out, which was based on the birth information of a serial killer.
This approach mirrored some methods associated with CSICOP. Gauquelin stated that his initial goal in data collection was to test and evaluate astrological claims rigorously.
But unlike the leaders of the CSICOP, Gauquelin truly wanted to examine the facts ‘openly, completely, objectively, and carefully.‘ Even after he got results that contradicted his hypothesis, he dared to publish them. However, it must be made clear that Gauquelin did not prove the astrology you see in newspapers or astrology texts. He did not prove the validity of signs, houses, aspects, or other traditional techniques. Indeed, his tests of those factors were negative. What he proved was that, in the charts of prominent professionals, certain planets had either just risen or just culminated, depending upon which profession was being studied. This is where his findings validated tradition. Mars, the militant planet, was prominent in the charts of athletes and military leaders. Jovial Jupiter was prominent in the charts of actors and politicians. Sober Saturn was prominent in the charts of doctors and scientists. The profound congruence of all this was one reason why the CSICOP was so intent upon crushing him. In the mid-1970s, they issued Gauquelin a ‘challenge.’
The Challenge was a classic control experiment: isolate the sports ability variable by comparing the Mars horoscopic positions of the champions Gauquelin had already collected vs. the Mars horoscopic positions of all other persons (non-sports champions)—the “control” group—born about the same time and place as the champions. If the control group exhibits the same hit-rate (a “hit”: being born when Mars resides in celestial Sector 1 or 4) as the champions, 22 percent, then clearly sports ability has nothing to do with the Mars Effect, which is thus revealed as merely a by-product of purely natural influences. This is what the top CSICOPs expected to happen.
However, when the results contradicted expectations, the subsequent handling of the data by CSICOP became a source of controversy. Although initial plans included publication of all results, some members expressed concern over how the findings were communicated, with member Dennis Rawlins publishing a critical analysis.
Some astrologers, including Dane Rudyar, were critical of Gauquelin’s work, primarily because while Gauquelin’s research supported a new approach—sometimes called “neo-astrology”—it did not find evidence for traditional astrological concepts. This led to differing responses within the astrological community.
Rudyar represented a traditionalist perspective, contrasting with the views of skeptics, both of whom interpreted Gauquelin’s findings through their preferred frameworks.
Proving astrology is tantamount to proving the existence of God.
The skeptics didn’t want God to exist. This is why they attacked Gauquelin so ferociously. What Rudyar failed to grasp was that astrology had won. It wasn’t his brand of astrology, but it had won. This meant astrologers were under a moral obligation to restructure their tenets, taking the new information into account. That’s how science works. You have a hypothesis, experiment, and adjust your description of reality based on the results. But astrology didn’t do this—there was no adjustment. Gauquelin had proven a particular kind of astrology, but most astrologers continued to practice the old, discredited kind.
And it wasn’t just old school apologists like Rudyar. It was everyone. Even the great scholar Robert Hand, the “Francis Bacon of astrology,” who had written that Gauquelin’s findings are “one of the strongest threats to mechanist-materialism in existence,” continued to use interpretations that fly in the face of reality. Here is Hand’s description of the 12th house:
The Twelfth House [signifies]. . . things like “self-undoing,” imprisonment, secrets in general, secret enemies, seclusion, and generally being withdrawn from the world, and it is usually regarded as being one of the worst houses in the chart.
However, those familiar with Gauquelin’s research note that the 12th house (and the 9th) appears as prominent placements in distinguished horoscopes, contrary to traditional views. Even recognized experts, such as Robert Hand, who acknowledged Gauquelin’s work, continued to reference traditional interpretations.
And he isn’t alone. Here’s what four modern astrologers, from four different websites, have written about Mars in the 12th house:
DANA GERHART: People with a 12th house Mars often have difficulty going after what they want.
THE ASTROLOGY PLACE: [Mars in 12th house people] find asserting themselves very difficult . . . The desire to put themselves first is lacking. . . . hide from confrontation . . . no reaction to conflict . . .
ASTRO CHERRY: take all precautions to avoid confrontation . . . unresponsive during conflict . . . experience trouble with force and assertion . . . lack the “me-first” desire.
CAFÉ ASTROLOGY: Energy stifled . . . afraid to assert themselves . . . defeated before they start.
If it sounds like these writers are imitating each other, it is probably because they are, but they are not just imitating each other; they are imitating the ideas of pretty much every astrologer in history, from Ptolemy to Dane Rudyar.
These interpretations differ significantly from the evidence provided by Gauquelin’s research.
In addition to his professional studies, Gauquelin conducted a series of keyword studies aimed at establishing a link between professional success and temperament. Here are the results for the 9th and 12th house Mars:
Professions showing High: Athletes, Military officers, Doctors, Businessmen
Professions showing Low: Artists, writers, musicians. Related keywords: Active, ardent, belligerent, brave, combative, daring, dynamic, energetic, fearless, fighting, lively, offensive, reckless, spontaneous, strong-willed, stormy, tireless, tough, valiant, and full of vitality.
Think about it: the most aggressive professions show rates above chance, and the gentlest professions show rates below chance—precisely the opposite of what tradition says—and the keywords bring the point home. Here are the results in a schematic:
Keywords for 12th House Mars
Gauquelin findings
Astrological tradition
Active, ardent, dynamic, energetic
Energy stifled
Daring, Combative
Hide from confrontation
Strong-willed
Lack the me-first desire
The two lists could not be more opposite. It’s like a car company whose Research and Development team has invented a solar car made entirely from hemp. Yet, the sales department continues to push metal gas-guzzlers. Astrologers should be using the Gauquelin data and forsaking outmoded techniques—it’s the only way astrology can move forward. It’s frustrating to see even great astrologers give such abominable interpretations, but in all fairness, there are good reasons for this.
1. Astrologers see mainly people with problems. It is often asked, “How can astrologers be so stupid? Don’t they have any powers of perception? How can they take the most aggressive aspect and say it’s a symbol of passivity?” First of all, it must be understood that most astrologers are counselors, most of their clients are unhappy, and unhappy people are generally unhappy because they can’t express their true selves. So, it’s quite possible that many Gauquelin Mars people do have “stifled energy” and are lacking in a “me-first attitude.” Still, it’s not because they have a 12th house Mars — it’s because they’re not expressing their 12th house Mars, and it’s the astrologer’s job to help them find their inner warrior.
2. Astrology offers a psychologically satisfying view of human nature. Traditional astrology is fun, it’s elegant, it’s visionary, it’s rich with symbolism, it provides a complete view of human nature; it draws on traditions that go back thousands of years, and once you’ve learned the symbols, you can apply them in an infinite number of ways. What’s more, you can read astrology books, attend astrology conferences, talk shop with other astrologers, and become part of a fascinating new world. Astrologers are friendly people. They’re fun to be around. And once you’ve experienced the brotherhood, it’s challenging to let it go.
3. The Gauquelin data are not presented in an accessible way. Astrologers want to read charts, and when they encounter something new, they immediately seek ways to apply it, but that wasn’t Gauquelin’s orientation. He presented his findings in scientific language. He could never have defeated the skeptics if he had talked like Dane Rudyar, but although it’s nice to know that many athletes have Gauquelin Mars, what possible use is that information to a client who is overweight, hates sports, and has just had a knee operation? Yes, Gauquelin’s findings are inspiring, but they are not helpful. Many intelligent astrologers would welcome interpretations based on Gauquelin if they existed.
Astrology is not a science. It could be. It should be. It can be studied in the same way sociology and psychology are studied, but it’s much more significant than sociology or psychology, because the implications are so much greater. Sociology and psychology involve the study of groups within the world, but if astrology is true, it means that human life is not limited to the physical world. We aren’t just a conglomeration of atoms and molecules; we are spiritual beings influenced by the stars, and looking at charts, if we look correctly, is like looking at God’s plan for the creation.
But we must look correctly. When tradition is wrong, we must discard tradition without regret, and when we get a glimpse of the truth, as Gauquelin did, we must dig like badgers to get to the bottom of it. The Gauquelin data is not the final answer. However, we must stop dispensing interpretations that contradict the facts. It’s not just thick-headed; it’s counter-evolutionary. It’s a failure to acknowledge our role in the creation.
[2] One science professor, upon evaluating Gauquelin’s “Mars factor,” was heard to remark, “He has certainly proved his point, but I wish it were Venus.” He meant this: The statistical validity of the Gauquelin data, although certainly compelling, represents only half its power. The other half comes from its eerie resonance with ancient symbolism—not the symbolism of the houses (which has been categorically refuted) but of the planets. Indeed, the data are making two statements: one, that astrology is statistically valid; and two, that those statistics are in accord with symbols that have been in use since before the birth of Christ. Gauquelin’s astrology is undoubtedly modern, but it has echoes of the ancient, which makes it that much more frightening to skeptics.
[4] It’s weird how history becomes distorted—and it makes you wonder who is doing the distorting—because when I looked up Dennis Rawlins on Wikipedia, his brief write-up contained this sentence: “In 1976, as the only astronomer on the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, he looked into and debunked the so-called Mars effect.” This is, in fact, the exact opposite of what happened. Rawlins did not debunk the Mars effect; he upheld it and exposed the hypocrisy of the CSICOP members who pressured him to lie. Rawlins tells the story in great detail in “StarBaby,” which is listed in the bibliography of the Wikipedia article. However, the Wikipedia author clearly never read it, or, if they did, they chose to ignore it. Such blatant distortions can easily lead one to a paranoid worldview. As Rawlins wrote in “starBaby:” “I USED to believe it was simply a figment of the National Enquirer’s weekly imagination that the Science Establishment would cover up evidence for the occult. But that was in the era B.C. — Before the Committee. I refer to the “Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal” (CSICOP), of which I am a co-founder and on whose ruling Executive Council (generally called the Council) I served for some years.”
Human Design doesn’t explain everything about your life. The bodygraph reveals your unique configuration of energies—how gates, channels, centers, and circuits interact to illustrate your energy flow and the themes of your life. A Human Design chart offers signposts for your purpose and serves as your personal map. But it doesn’t explain everything about your life—and it isn’t meant to.
Your Human Design chart won’t tell you the extent of your talent or discipline. It doesn’t reveal your appearance, intelligence, upbringing, health, or personal experiences. These are aspects that you bring to the table and are beyond what the chart is intended to reveal.
So, what does the Human Design chart reveal to me? Your chart highlights personal themes—your gifts, challenges, and the flexibility of each theme in expression. Every part of the Human Design chart has a range within which it can express itself. Outside factors and personal choices influence how each theme unfolds. No one can predict precisely how you’ll express your chart.
We understand how our personal themes move us through their intensity and direction. These same themes have different effects on different people. It’s determined by your soul’s intentions and the agreements made before birth. Still, everyone can use their Design to grow and empower themselves to meet their unique life circumstances with the least resistance and most satisfaction.
The foundation every must have, regardless of theme, is vitality. If you lack it, consider whether your actions drain your energy or ignore your unique strengths. Living out of alignment with your chart leads to difficulty and exhaustion.
If you lack the energy or enthusiasm, don’t do it. I mean significant energy commitments; saying no when something feels wrong builds your body awareness, helping you recognize when to walk away from tasks that aren’t yours and are ultimately harmful.
No one can tell you why you have the life you have.
Why some lives are more complex and more difficult than others is unclear—karma, luck, or choice may play a role, alongside cultural and outside influences. We may never know how much is our own doing or the result of external interference. Still, some people face more challenges than others.
Regardless, we must address what’s in front of us. Maybe you understand why your life unfolded a certain way, or perhaps you don’t. The key is to use every experience to affirm, identify, and accept your gifts and path. Whether or not you chose everything, each event helps reveal what is truly yours—what to do, and where to be.
Some individuals have a strong sense of purpose, while for many others, clarity about the direction of their lives develops gradually, shaped by experiences and the passage of time. While we may have an inkling of our potential paths, cultural beliefs and societal conditioning often distract us and prevent us from discovering what we are truly meant to do.
We are all born into a moment in time that is rich with various layers and forms of energy—representing different aspects of consciousness—each of which exists in potential within us, waiting to be shaped and expressed as we navigate our lives. These diverse energies can either encourage our curiosity or present obstacles to it. Sometimes, our ability to pursue our curiosity is unhindered and even supported, while at other times, we face roadblocks on the path we wish to follow.
Roadblocks and delays aren’t inherently negative; they can serve as valuable guidance, urging us to stay true to our values and to proceed with greater clarity and determination. Alternatively, they may cause us to pause and reconsider our choices, which can also be beneficial. Taking the time to reflect on our motivations and goals can help us determine whether our current path aligns with what we truly want to pursue.
We are all born with specific talents and interests. These guide and connect us to our unique path. Many people follow what excites them, even if they are unaware of their Human Design, astrology, or other systems that describe their unique nature. Our Human Design chart guides and influences how we express ourselves, even if we are not consciously aware of the system. However, this guidance is often obscured by societal, familial, and educational expectations, which can override our natural instincts. Without proper information, education, and experience, achieving self-actualization becomes difficult. True alignment occurs when we can distinguish our internal direction from external pressures. The Trusted Advisor plays a crucial role here: the Human Design Specialist’s responsibility is to guide clients toward their true selves. By building on the complexities and influences mentioned earlier, the Specialist engages in conversations that help clients reconnect with their own insights. This guidance enables clients to identify what is meaningful to them and to recognize the unique gifts they contribute to the collective. Human Design offers valuable insights into our identities, but it does not determine our talents or career paths. This important knowledge stems from what we bring to our charts—our desires, experiences, and self-awareness. It emphasizes that self-discovery is essential for living in alignment with our design. For instance,in the Incarnation Cross of the Sphinx 4, the Conscious Sun is located in Gate 1. The combination of the Sun and Gate 1 creates a powerful influence for self-expression, motivating individuals to discover their life mission. However, it does not explicitly define that mission for them. Identifying what inspires us to express ourselves unfolds through our experiences, helping us reveal our unique gifts, the areas we wish to explore, and, on the flip side, what we prefer to avoid. We can further deepen our understanding of our purpose through reflection and conversations with others. It is clear to me that our purpose is where we feel most at home with life.
In Part I (HUMAN DESIGN: SAME CHART, DIFFERENT SOULS, PART I), I offered my working reflections on how the same Human Design chart can express itself so differently in two different people. I examined the various aspects that different souls bring to their human design, including their soul trajectory, unique dharmas, karmas, and life purpose.
In Part III below, I demonstrate how the twins’ design charts reveal their soul or life purpose, which is central to understanding why identical Human Design charts express themselves differently. Soul purpose and life purpose are, for my purposes, interchangeable. Human incarnation serves as a vehicle for the soul’s purpose, highlighting that the Human Design chart is not the soul itself.
The Chart is not the Soul. Your Human Design is not your Soul.
To illustrate the main argument, it is crucial to understand that the chart is not the Soul: each Soul is fundamentally unique. While twin charts may share the same Human Design themes, those themes will always express differently, owing to each individual’s unique foundation and multiple influences such as psychology, astrology, numerology, and upbringing. Some of these influences are shared, but the soul remains the differentiating factor.
We each have a unique soul trajectory.
More importantly, our unique soul trajectory encompasses our history, experiences, and the impact we have on others, for good or ill. Dharma and karma come into play in this context.
Our soul history affects the purpose and direction of our current lives. In other words, dharma—defined here as your soul’s goals and purpose for this life that you incarnated to express and expand on—and karma—defined as what you came to resolve or restore based on prior actions—both influence each lifetime. The agreements we’ve made also direct our path and our purpose. All of these are part of what I refer to as the soul contract: the overall focus for our lives and a list of experiences and accomplishments we intend to achieve in this incarnation.
Human Design charts have flexibility in how they express
Even with identical charts, Human Design themes express differently because the soul’s intentions guide expression. Free will and personal sovereignty shape how gifts are used. The main argument is that the chart’s highest expression aligns with and supports the unique purpose determined by the soul.
Each part of the chart has themes that create a particular focus. The Soul chose these specific themes to guide them on their path and to fulfill their purpose. Therefore, our Design naturally guides us to seek out particular experiences and also helps us to express our unique desires and interests.
When searching for Life Purpose, the first thing to consider is your Human Design Type.
When searching for a life purpose, the first thing to consider is your Human Design Type. Each type has a different way of being in the world because the highest expression of a Type’s energy is directly tied to the strategy of that Type. In Human Design, strategy refers to the approach we use to make a decision that is correct for our Type. Strategy circumvents second-guessing oneself. (Second-guessing is to be avoided at all costs!) The twins in these essays are Generators, so we know that they have an overarching life purpose of finding the right work and mastering it. Family will also be very important. Generators are born to respond and see their right work in the context of connection with others. They are builders who contribute to the advancement of human civilization through their right work. Because they have sustainable energy, they are relied on to be actively engaged in working towards maintaining and building the infrastructures that support the well-being of humanity. However, the work that Generators engage in must honor their special interests and talents. They need to love their work and then dedicate themselves to fulfilling their calling. In this way, they derive deep personal satisfaction from their chosen vocation or from creating products, services, and information that others need and value.
We also look at the Profile for an indication of purpose.
We also look at the Profile for an indication of purpose. In Human Design, the Profile represents a combination of two numbers that describe a person’s character and life approach. The twins’ Profile is 2/4, known as the Hermit Opportunist. The primary focus of this Profile is balancing periods of connection with others and time for solitude. It describes a person who is drawn to working in groups but also requires alone time to recharge. This Profile is characterized by a natural talent that often requires others to recognize and acknowledge it. While there can be shyness or unawareness of their gifts (from the Hermit, line 2), line 4 (the Opportunist) requires close connections with friends or trusted associates. It is through these close personal networks that the 2/4 Profile finds its work opportunities and relationships. Ultimately, their purpose is to engage with the world by contributing to a specific, familiar community.
The Incarnation Cross is a significant indicator of life or soul purpose.
The name of the Incarnation Cross is not available on the chart image; however, it is the Right Angle Cross of Planning (4), one of the variations that this Cross expresses, depending on the quarter of the year. The Right Angle Cross of Planning is here to work with its correct community to support the needs of that community. This Cross can see the details that must be addressed (and not overlooked) to create a successful outcome with a particular project. To understand the focus of any Incarnation Cross, we look at the gate placements of its four points: the conscious and unconscious Sun, and the conscious and unconscious Earth. Respectively, these placements are in gates 9, 40, 16, and 37. The 40-37 is a channel focused on establishing sustainable agreements for the peaceful management of resources and energy. Gate 9 teaches us to prioritize our energy so we can stay focused and on task. At the same time, Gate 16 gives us enthusiasm for life and teaches us to hone that enthusiasm through preparation and study so that our creations can be successful.
The Moon, Chiron, and Neptune are also important indicators of life or soul purpose.
To gain a greater understanding of the life purpose, we also especially consider the gates the Moon is in, as well as the gate placements of Chiron and Neptune. In the twins’ charts, we see that the Moon is in gates 44 and 49. In gate 44, we can identify patterns that aren’t working and learn how to transform them so that our patterns align with our purpose. Our awareness of what’s possible shifts when we break free from the old patterns or paradigms that have kept us stuck in our thinking. In gate 49, there is a tendency to hold on too long to situations that don’t honor us, and at the same time, the gift of this gate is knowing when to let go. In letting go of what does not honor us, we recognize and honor our value, and make commitments that value who we are. The Moon in these charts refines the life purpose of working in community settings by enhancing the level of well-being within that community through identifying commitments to projects that directly support it.
Chiron in these charts is in gates 38 and 54. In gate 38, we can identify what’s worth committing to and fighting for. At gate 54, we serve as a conduit for divine inspiration, learning to wait for the right timing before taking action. Neptune is in gate 19, which enables the ability to sense the emotional needs of others and the community. We can see from the placements of Chiron that the overarching life purpose of working in a supportive and leadership capacity within a community is enhanced by the awareness of making the right commitments at the right time. Gate 19’s heightened sensitivity to the feelings and needs of others ensures that the community will receive the right kind of support for its continued sustainability.
Different professions for the twins
Despite identical charts, twins often tend toward different professions due to their unique personalities, inclinations, and soul histories. This diversity strongly supports the main argument: souls come with pre-existing talents, interests, and backgrounds that determine how a chart’s themes and purpose are expressed. Each twin’s evolving path affirms the Human Design chart’s flexibility while upholding its foundational themes.
What we can deduce about the life purpose of the twins is that they will want to be involved with specific communities —communities that feel like home to them and recognize their unique gifts —where they will find fulfillment and meaning in the work they do. This is where they can contribute their unique skills and talents in ways that demonstrably raise the capacity of their communities to experience well-being and sustainability.
In summary, to identify the life or soul purpose in the chart, we examine the Type, Profile, and the Incarnation Cross. We give special consideration to the gates the Moon is in, as well as the gates for Chiron and Neptune. To be sure, every planet in its gate also influences the purpose of a particular Design, but I’ve touched on the most important markers for life purpose.
A reading of life or soul purpose would include all attributes of the Human Design Chart, including the open places. While definition focuses us, those places that lack definition invite us to experience a range of expression or what’s possible for that gate, channel, or center. Also, a thorough review of the chart requires consideration of an individual’s unique talents and interests. Our purpose unfolds when we fully utilize the gifts that we were given, applying those according to the Type and Strategy of our Human Design, and also incorporating the themes of the chart to refine and focus our purpose.
Again, the bottom line in how any Human Design chart will express has everything to do with the Soul that took it on for that lifetime. Souls come in with different agendas. We have specific goals (dharmas) and obligations (karmas). The more we become aware of what we came here to do, the greater access we have to the wisdom and gifts of our Design.
We are all of us living through catastrophic changes. *
Although there is much that is uncertain and terrifying, we also have the opportunity to reflect on what is truly important and listen to what our hearts are telling us.
In this time of great uncertainty, significant change, and enormous challenge, we can still create a new life with new habits and remain open to new possibilities. Now is the time to express the truth in our hearts and begin to organize our lives around bringing in what is most needed and desired. What we most need and desire. This is a good time to imagine new dreams about where you want to be and what you want to do. Our job is to actively and fearlessly dream.
Not everything is yours to do or belongs to you. You are designed for certain things, and you came into this world with a specific agenda and purpose (dharma) for your life. It is this dharma that will help you identify what you are here to do and give, even now, as we shift. Even if we didn’t see this coming, and didn’t plan for it. Here’s some good news: how you live your life and fulfill your dharma is very flexible and adaptable.
No one would deny that the shift we’re in is gigantic. We are being drawn towards the Solar Plexus Mutation of 2027, when the Human Design bodygraph will be reconfigured, establishing a new energetic platform. This new platform lays a much-needed foundation for the advancement of human civilization, offering new opportunities to draw upon the values, vision, and strategies that will support life going forward.
2020 is deeply distinguished by the Capricorn Council of Jupiter, Saturn, and Pluto, of which the Saturn-Pluto conjunction, a celestial phenomenon that happens every 35 to 38 years, but only once every 500 years in Capricorn, has come together not just once, but multiple times. Each time a conjunction repeats, the energy it brings to the material plane becomes increasingly grounded, adding nuance and increasing the likelihood of a positive outcome.
The key to navigating this transition is to recognize that aspects of what we are undergoing are part of a larger natural cycle and to surrender to it. The unnatural part, which was created through ignorance and neglect, can be healed when we turn away from separation and have compassion for our great mistakes. We are in new and scary territory, but having crossed that threshold, we must leave behind and renounce what does not serve or belong to us. It is not easy, but it can be done. We already have the map and the compass to guide us.
All transitions come with an ending, and the endings we are living are supra-normal and overwhelming. During this time of disorientation and despair, a new beginning will emerge. That is inevitable. What that looks like depends on us. Let us be patient and kind to one another. We cannot force the outcome, and we do not know the outcome, but we do know this: the shape of the outcome will be determined by what we choose and how we choose it.
These many endings are fraught with grief and confusion. Despite the many things we’ve had to let go of and the many deaths we’ve experienced, both symbolically and literally, we can still hold onto this truth: with every ending, there is a new beginning.
With every new beginning, an opportunity follows. Hints of the new direction may not be immediately apparent. They are often subtle and initially come with only an inner knowing. Nevertheless, it is essential to understand what is emerging within and flow with it until we know what is required of us.
Many of us feel powerless to effect much change. Very few of us came into this world with an agenda to be a world leader, with a powerful platform to create change. What is essential is to mind our relationship with the global community and to work locally from our base. We can bloom where we are planted by minding our soul contract.
Your ability to be and do what is needed is inherent in your soul contract. No matter the disappointment or the terrible, unexpected events that force us to throw out our routines and re-invent ourselves, we still have important cards to play. We still have access to our very own super-powers. They are the contents of our soul contract.
I want to remind everyone that our soul contract is the most sacred thing we possess. It houses the blueprint of our talents and our yearnings. Our yearnings will inevitably lead us to our right experiences, places, and people. Your soul contract contains the precious seeds of who you can become.
These words are not intended to make you believe that things are not as bad as they are. These words are to remind you that you were created for particular experiences and a purpose that has many layers, some of which are mysterious. You also have access to a great deal of creativity; there is more than one way to express what you carry in your soul.
This is where your power is! The more you allow the rich content of your contract to express, the more passion you will feel for creating your life. Your soul contract completely supports your Design. And if you work with your Design, you will be supported to develop your most fulfilling life.
Your job for these times, according to your Human Design Type:
Manifesting Generators, we need you to apply your tireless reserves of energy and creativity to find the solutions that will save humanity, and to identify the shortcuts that will speed up the process for finding our best outcomes; Generators, we need your devotion to life force, and we need your tireless reserves of energy and creativity to build the new safe spaces; Manifestors, we need you to show us how to stretch the boundaries of what’s possible for the human story through your courageous initiating; Projectors, we need you to hold the energy template of what needs to be created and to clear the vibration of collective fear, and Reflectors, we need you to identify those habits and practices that no longer support the advancement of humanity, and transmute them so that you can reflect what is possible when we come from a higher consciousness.
Have patience and trust your process. Let the process lead you. Be guided by your feelings, by your intuition, and by the synchronicities that magically appear to show you the way. Do not commit to projects that do not appeal to you. Embrace what feels right for you and shun what feels like an obligation. This is not the time to feel obligated or guilty. This is the time to take your gifts and expand them to the levels where they can meet the needs of these times. Walk without fear and bring your friends, your sense of adventure and curiosity, and most especially, your love for life and all things living, with you.
*In 2025, the changes we are living through are much beyond what most of us foresaw or expected. Here, the unexpected has assumed a role that is incomprehensible in its magnitude and impact. Catastrophic events are overwhelming, yet we must still attend to the tasks we have been given and will continue to receive. We are responsible for taking care of what is ours to care for. Stay open and curious for the information and connections that will revitalize you. Bravery is called for in these times. Stay anchored to the truth, and be honest about the actions that are correct for you to take. Identify what is yours and yours to do, and remember to stay in your lane.
What makes it June Solstice? The June solstice—occurring this year on the 20th—marks the day when the Sun is at its northernmost or southernmost arc along the celestial equator. The June solstice is the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere. The sun is directly above the Tropic of Cancer in the North and makes the longest day of the year. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is midwinter—the shortest day and longest night.
The Astrology of Summer (June) Solstice 2020
On June 20, 2020, the Sun entered 0 degrees Cancer at 5:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time. I am using the location of Washington, D.C., as it is the capital of the United States, and as such represents this country’s collective experience. Let’s take a look at the symbolism of this hour of the day. At 5:43 PM Eastern Time, the Sun and Venus were in the third quadrant (houses 7, 8, and 9). The Sun is in the third quadrant between noon and sunset. At this time of day there isn’t as much enthusiasm to get things done as there was in the morning. It becomes harder to concentrate on being productive. We need a change of pace.
The symbolism of the setting sun. The Sun is no longer at its zenith, and there is an urge to re-evaluate agreements that were made from a different state of mind in different conditions where it seemed reasonable to go about business as usual. There is also an ‘energy’ of restlessness urging us to shake things up and take a break from business as usual. We may not feel as committed or driven to “get it done.” Sometimes we seek change for the sake of change, but radical philosophies and insights that question prevailing norms can also be born inside of this energy. A good way to expand our thinking and inspire solutions that are off the beaten path is to give ourselves permission to play with ideas that push social and intellectual boundaries. While we may not agree with everything about the devil’s advocate stance we’re trying on, it can be mind-opening to do so. This role-playing can be helpful for getting clear on who you are and what you want, regardless of what others think.
The Astrology of the ‘Ring of Fire’ Annual Solar Eclipse 2020
This year, a rare event takes place — an Annual Solar Eclipse occurs at 2:41 AM EDT, just 9 hours after the Solstice. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun, blocking sunlight on Earth. This solar eclipse won’t be total; instead, a magnificent annular ‘ring of fire’ will be visible around the Moon. (“Annulus” means “little ring” in Latin.) An annular solar eclipse that falls on the summer solstice won’t happen again until June 21, 2039. The last time was in the summer of 1982. This year the Sun will line up perfectly with the Moon’s orbit and the Eclipse will last for around 3 hours, 20 minutes.
I am again using the location of Washington, D.C. to create the horoscope for this Solar Eclipse. At 2:41 AM EDT, the Sun is between midnight and sunrise. This is a time when the village is dark and most of the world is asleep. There is a special social atmosphere surrounding the sleeper. How safe do they feel? How secure? If they are a child, they need to feel protected from the monsters of the night. If they are an adult, they need to be able to turn off their conscious mind, forget their problems, and trust. Whether child or adult, they cannot be worried about burglars. To sleep well, they must feel safe in their physical and psychological surroundings. They must feel they are among people they trust who will not harm them while they sleep.
The symbolism is about creating safe communities that are insulated from the dangers of the night. Consider also the significance that the Solstice and Eclipse Sun is in the sign of Cancer, the sign of home, roots, and community. Our sense of community includes a belief that we are cared for by a benevolent consciousness, a Mother-Father-God who ensures the safety and well-being of her children. To feel healthy, whole, strong and complete, a community must embrace a mythos — a lofty idea or high ideal. This ideal is also often represented by a deity or religion. The ideal is always larger than each individual life, yet everyone can relate to it. Despite the diversity inside each community, everyone can get behind the same idea because the mythos holds and represents everyone’s highest ideals. As an example, let’s look at a mythos of the United States. Here, the population is widely diverse in creed, culture, and national origin; still, the mythos of ‘land of the free, land of equal opportunity’ is an ideal that millions can embrace. We are still striving to bring that mythos into manifestation.
There are strong tribal impulses that create community — a belief in an over-lighting consciousness that holds the stories of humanity’s past and humanity’s dreams for the future. The community must also work together if they are to create their dream for a sustainable way of life. Life must be sustainable for everyone, or as history and recent events have shown, it is sustainable for no one. There is calm, sanity, and truth in this acknowledgment. When the mythos finally becomes a universal reality, there will be nothing to rebel against as everyone is looked out for and their needs are met.
The Annular Solar Eclipse Sun is conjunct the June Solstice Sun. Solstice events are harbingers of what we can look forward to for the next quarter of the year, and the influence of an eclipse is said to begin six months before they occur, and six months after. But this influence can begin earlier and last much longer! An eclipse is powerful because it catalyzes change, and keeps it going. A solstice that takes place in tandem with an eclipse is given additional power and range of influence, and is also flavored by the nature of the eclipse.
These charts have noteworthy astrological conditions in common. In both the Solstice and Eclipse charts, Mercury and Neptune are stationary. What this means is that each one of these planets is within a day or two of changing direction, with both Mercury and Neptune stationing to go retrograde.
A stationary planet has a somewhat different meaning than a retrograde planet. During a retrograde, a planet is symbolically reviewing and remaking territory that it has passed over and that it will pass over again as its motion turns direct. When the motion to turn retrograde or direct is at its slowest velocity, the planet is said to be stationary, or stopped, in its motion. The symbolism of a stationary planet is that of a silent witness who has stopped its journey with the express purpose of watching a particular person being born, and for the rest of that person’s life, the planet takes a Godfather-like interest in them. Something new is being born in our world culture, and we ourselves are bearing witness to it.
Stationary Neptune is about the mythos that an entire collective has in common — it could be local, it could be regional, and it could be national, or worldwide. Stationary Neptune is about the need to belong to a collective where everyone shares a core ideology which connects and sustains everyone. Stationery Neptune also represents the ability to speak a universal language that everyone understands. Stationary Mercury does not have the shrewdness or fiery ambition of Mercury; the stationary is a more accommodating and diplomatic version. Communication with transparent agendas that take everyone into account is supported.
The Human Design Charts for June Solstice 2020 and the June 2020 Ring of Fire Solar Eclipse
This year the Human Design type for the June Solstice is a Manifestor. Recall that the astrology for the Solstice is about expanding our thinking to initiate new ways of how we do things. It has an energy of breaking away from conventional thought to bring in another perspective, one that can see beyond tradition. Thus, the Manifestor type is the perfect archetypal representation of initiating a new way of behaving which can lead to breakthroughs. The internal, non-verbal creativity of the Manifestor is directly connected to divine inspiration. The influence of the Manifestor in the chart of this celestial event is to pioneer the way that breaks free of old patterns and takes down paradigms that do not support the nurture and advancement of human beings and human civilization.
The Human Design type for the June Annular Solar Eclipse is a Projector. The astrological theme for the Eclipse centers on creating community and connection. This theme is repeated in its Projector chart. Projectors are here to guide and direct others and to serve in a leadership capacity. Because of their ability to read energy, they have unique insights and wisdom regarding how to best manage the flow of energy so that everyone benefits. It is the Projector’s undefined Sacral that gives them the capacity to read the energy of others, in addition to the unique penetrative capacity of their aura. But because they do not have a defined Sacral, the Projector does not have continuous access to energy. However, this does not mean that Projectors are not energetically available to Life! On the contrary, they need to be with the right people — those who value and honor their gifts — and their energy will flow and they can guide with vitality. Again, the astrology for the Eclipse is about community and connection.
Both the Solstice and Eclipse charts have the Channel of Awakening. This Channel can organize people around ideas and concepts that are rooted in the energies of self-love and self-empowerment. It can speak words that inspire the imagination to see what is possible when we change existing narratives, and teach us that it is possible to write a new narrative! New words with new ideas can change the direction of people’s lives and the communities they belong to. In its high expression, this Channel has the power to lift us to a higher awareness and expression of self-love. Self-love powers courage, confidence, and vitality. It empowers us to be more than what we have been, and to bring our best efforts and ideas to strengthen our communities. However, as we have often seen, in its unbalanced expression, this Channel can become “The Verbal Gunslinger,” where language is used to disempower and hurt others.
Both the Solstice and Eclipse charts have the Cross of the Vessel of Love. Each Human Design chart has an Incarnation Cross, made up of the Personality (Conscious) Earth and Sun, and the Design (Unconscious) Earth and Sun. Each of these four planetary points occupies a gate and a line. The unique configuration of the Conscious and Unconscious Sun and Earth placements creates a specific cross. The Cross of the Vessel of Love is about the power of love to transform — everything.
The four gates of Cross of the Vessel of Love are the 46, the 25, the 15, and the 10. In the 46 we have the love and appreciation of being in a human body so that we can give our spiritual purpose form and manifestation; in the 25 we remember that the reason we do anything is because of our reverence for, and gratitude to, Source; in the 15, we remember our need for connection to community, and in the 10, we remember to love ourselves. The effect of these celestial events will be long-term, thus we continue to work on creating community. Human beings will flourish when all communities are built on love.
What is being empowered with the conjunction of the events of this Solstice and Eclipse? The Solstice energy brings a restlessness to change things up and to question the way things have always been done. There is a desire for new thinking, born from the awareness that the traditions and structures and philosophies that keep those in place are no longer adequate. And they are not just inadequate, but created from the belief that some people are better than others and this gives them a right to more resources and opportunities. We are currently riding the eruption of a volatile and fiery drive to restructure ingrained perceptions to expand the parameters of what it really means to be a community. A community looks out for each of its members, and everyone needs to be looked after! The need to belong and to be part of something greater than oneself seeks to be reformed in thought, word, and deed. The need to create a truly inclusive community is supported and represented in these celestial events. A new mythos is being born, and the first clue to its coming manifestation is the great resetting heralded by this Solstice Eclipse.
Have you lost your mojo, your energy, passion, and sense of purpose in life? This feeling of emptiness and lack of excitement that you may be experiencing is often a sign of burnout—a state that touches every aspect of our being. Many of us face periods when nothing seems enjoyable, rewarding, or worthwhile. If you’re feeling stuck or disconnected, you’re not alone.
No mojo means you’re burned out. Burnout has multiple origins and affects every aspect of our being: we become physically tired, emotionally exhausted, unfocused, and spiritually depleted. When burned out, nothing appeals, and questioning your purpose is easy. Disconnection from meaning, purpose, and oneself can leave you feeling cut off from life. Burnout can last for a brief period or persist for years. It can block your ability to see alternatives and find solutions to reclaim your life. This mindset convinces you there’s no way to turn things around, so why try? Now that we’ve identified what burnout can look and feel like, let’s examine what might be behind it.
Causes of burnout:
Investing your energy in unfulfilling projects.
Committing to things without genuine interest or out of obligation.
Chasing a dream that may not be your dream.
Overdoing it and not enough rest.
Losing a loved one, including pets.
Did you move somewhere you didn’t want to be?
Did someone betray you?
Did you lose your job?
Do you secretly feel not good, talented, or smart enough?
Or not attractive enough?
Do you hide your feelings of inferiority with extra effort?
Is your food nourishing you?
Have circumstances changed suddenly and unexpectedly?
Have you forgiven yourself?
Have you forgiven?
When was the last time you saw beauty?
Have all the things you tried to get unstuck yielded zero results?
Have you given up on getting meaningful change?
Recognizing possible causes is the first step. Let’s talk about how you can move forward.
Take time to do some serious resting. Take a break from expectations about who you should be or what you should have accomplished. Pushing yourself now will only worsen burnout. Without clarity or focus, seeking solutions will exhaust you further and may seem pointless.
The dark seduction of burnout is believing there’s no hope or solution. Review your track record—remember when your talents benefited others. Much of what we think is important is superficial or untrue. Identify where these myths trap you. Free yourself. Walk away.
Focus on rest. Nurture yourself with what brings you joy—nature, pets, music, poetry, or art. Tend to your basic needs and release pressure to feel better immediately. Patience is key; your desire for change is the crucial first step.
Commit to reclaiming your life. Despite difficulties, you remain in control and have the power to advocate for yourself. You are valuable as you are, and every decision should serve your best interests. Write yourself into a new story.
You can tune into your desires for the future. Let your choices serve the life you want, the way you want to look and feel, the people and experiences you seek. Be patient and kind to yourself. Many who survived the holocaust found comfort in memories and dreams of a better future.
Beyond rest, there are practical steps to help reignite your enthusiasm:
Put on music. Dance. Get your energy flowing again.
There is something you’re passionate about. Reconnect with it!
Believe in yourself. Choosing to do so will create your own personal movement.
Trust your intuition. Don’t second-guess yourself.
Focus on what is working, focus on your strengths. Focus on what makes you feel happy.
It’s okay not to know the outcome, the answers, or how you will get from here to there. Let your creativity unfold and lead the way.
Surround yourself with beauty. Yes, there is still beauty! Create beauty.
Could you write your story the way you want it to be?
Treat yourself with love and respect.
Get out of your head. Stop overthinking and second-guessing yourself.
Create rhythm and consistency in your life.
Enjoy being YOU.
You can reawaken your mojo by moving toward what calls you and taking small steps to feel alive again. Life holds enormous possibilities. While you are here, there is much to explore and enjoy. But first: rest, let go of demands and expectations, and surrender to life’s flow. There is another vision for you. When ready, take action and live as yourself.
After taking steps to recover your energy, go deeper: identify your core essential truth. It is indefatigable and primal, helping to get you moving. Something endures at your core, unchanged by time or place. This is revealed when everything else is stripped away. Your life anchors in this truth—it is steadfast. Stay connected, and it will sustain you.
What do you need to do to release, heal, and align to reconnect with your core essential truth?
It’s human to experience isolation, depression, and loss of hope or focus. This can happen when we ignore our needs or what’s around us. We often fall to rock bottom and must find a way back up. Many have fallen and recovered. Don’t see what happened as permanent. Every event is just a point in your life’s journey. As long as you say yes to life, more follows.
Even if your original plans fail, don’t give up. Your soul still finds ways to realize its agenda, even if the helpers and timing have changed. Because you have a purpose, the force behind it persists. Despite obstacles, your soul strives to create the experiences intended for you.
As long as you are alive, change will happen, and new opportunities will arise. Keep your heart open, and when a hand reaches out to pull you up, take it. Say YES to life!
One of the most significant challenges with any system, including Human Design, is the vocabulary and jargon used to describe its components. Often, this leads to important aspects being overlooked, and it is then up to the students of the system to ask questions that foster deeper reflection and greater honesty from the system.
Many Human Design students often feel disempowered and inferior based on the description of their type. In our society, the “doers”—comprising the energy types (Manifesting Generators, Generators, and Manifestors)—are often viewed as more important and powerful than the “be-ers,” or non-energy types, the Reflectors and Projectors. This perception, where tangible results of action are valued more highly than the invisible processes of insight, compassion, and imagination, can make Reflectors and Projectors feel like outcasts. However, it’s important to note that the belief in productivity being more valuable than process originates from broader societal views rather than the Human Design system itself.
Your Human Design type explains how your energy flows and interacts with others and the world around you. It represents your aura and the characteristics that arise from this energy flow. However, your Human Design does not encompass the entirety of who you are. It is just one perspective, one way to understand your psychological, physical, and even spiritual profile. We are made up of many different attributes, and no single system can fully describe us, as we draw from various sources. We are complex beings with multiple layers of complexity. When we refer to ourselves as a Reflector, Projector, or Generator, we are specifically talking about how our energy operates and what it requires to help us thrive.
To uncover the gifts you were born with, you need to explore your personal Human Design chart more deeply. It’s essential to remember that our Human Design chart does not solely define us; we possess many attributes that various systems can reveal.
Here’s a fascinating truth: who we are is our core consciousness, and that is our Soul. Our Soul is not part of any system or modality that we use to understand ourselves; instead, it utilizes those systems to help us know who we are and to keep us on our path — our life purpose, or our dharma. Our choice of Human Design type, astrology, and psychological profile, among others, orients us to behave in specific ways and to be interested in certain things. These attributes and profiles also equip us with the talents and aptitudes necessary to fulfill our purpose, guiding us in specific directions to achieve our goal.
Please don’t feel limited by your Type. Who you are meant to be and what you should focus on is guided by your Purpose, with your Type playing a supportive role. Your true power, like that of every Type, originates from your Soul—your core consciousness. You already have everything you need, including your Human Design, to create the life that is right for you. If any of us holds power, it is in fully utilizing all the tools and resources we have been given.
What makes it Spring Equinox? It’s the astronomical moment when the Sun crosses the celestial equator, moving from south to north. Technically speaking, the equinox occurs when the sun is directly in line with the equator. For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, it marks the beginning of spring, with daylight hours continuing to lengthen until the summer solstice in June. For those south of the equator, it’s the beginning of autumn.
Spring Equinox is about new beginnings. It is about new life. It is a time to grow the dreams we planted as seeds at the Winter Solstice. It is a time to not just remember, but to recapture the magic of life and being alive. It is time to embrace the possibilities that only being alive can offer. In this space of rich opportunity, we are called to be creative, and to create. And at this time in our history, we are called to be innovative and patient. We are being asked to let go of routine and normalcy. Now we have the opportunity to permanently smash the old icons and paradigms that weren’t working anyway — those assumptions about how life should look, how it should be lived, not just individually, but collectively, as a society. As a world.
Our way of life has instructed us to be concerned with only ourselves and our loved ones. We are supposed to take personal responsibility for lives, right? But what is really going on here? Could it be the insidious and silent inoperative myth of rugged individualism? The individualism that says all you need to do to succeed is pull yourself up by your bootstraps and suck it up.
This thinking is deeply woven into the psyche of our civilization. It is seductive because it presents itself as universal truth. It insists that each individual is wholly responsible for his or her circumstances, good or bad. If misfortune befalls — if you lose your job, if you become ill, or some other life-disrupting misfortune occurs — it is up to you to bail yourself out. You probably created it in the first place, so you need to take care of it without complaining or asking for help. This is a culture that essentially says when you are facing a challenge, you’re on your own. If you don’t have reserves or resources, it’s your fault.
This is the dark psychology that informs our social norms and that weaves itself into our waking lives. There is the pervasive threat of punishment should we fail to keep our act together. Loss of resources through unemployment, illness, or other ravages are all failures of own your making.
As a result of this pandemic that has come to us all we actually have a unique opportunity to look deeper at the structure of our society and acknowledge that the foundation this country has long stood on is that those that have will keep most of it and eventually take the rest, and those that don’t have, will get less and less. We have a system that empowers those already in power, and those who do not have power (financial or political) have virtually no voice to make their needs and ideologies heard. This was supposed to be a civilization where everyone had equal access to those things that ensure everyone thrives and can become their best selves, with talents maximized and contributions to others likewise enhanced.
But we know that’s not the case. Maybe we haven’t wanted to believe it. Maybe we can still point to enough examples of those who “made it” to convince ourselves to keep subscribing to the myth that opportunity and equal access (to: education, health care, financial well-being, right career, etc.) is universal. But when millions of people and generations continue to flounder, we have to consider that our structures just might be woefully inadequate, and really don’t support equal opportunity, and do not actually meet the needs of the many. How many homeless live among us? How many have been unemployed for how long? How many have no health care? How many have no access to the education that could make a difference in their destiny?
It is time to get on with the business of re-building our civilization. But how are we going to do this?
The Astrology of Spring Equinox 2020
On March 19, 2020, the Sun entered 0 degrees Aries at 11:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time. I am using the location of Washington, D.C., as it is the capital of the United States, and as such represents this country’s collective experience. Let’s take a look at the symbolism of this hour of the day. At 11:50 PM Eastern Time, the Sun and Venus were in the second quadrant (houses 4,5, and 6). The Sun is in the second quadrant between sunset and midnight. The symbolism of this time of day is that the official work day is done, and now your time is your own to do with as you please. During this time, most people are with their families, or they’re out with their friends, or they’re playing music, reading a book, sitting around a campfire, or studying the stars. It is a time when people are doing things that they like to do, that they want to do. These are usually activities that bring them closer to their loved ones, things that make them laugh and weep, or give them a sense of wonder.
Because we are staying in place and practicing social distancing we may not be spending as much time with others. But the energy of this time is about focusing on your creativity, on doing what lifts you up, on what engages your imagination and speaks to who you are. The astrology of Spring Equinox 2020 tells us that this is the time to cultivate our gardens. What do you want to grow? What do you want your garden to look like? This is the time to plant what we wish to harvest later this year. What is that for you? What have you been wanting to make, to get your hands into? There is time now to do many of the things that have been calling to you, that you’ve had to put off because of the endless routine of commitments that consensus workaday life demands of us.
The astrology of this Equinox also says this is a good time to focus, to practice a discipline and to quietly master a craft. It is time for quiet thinking and remembering who you are. Now is a great time to process not just the current experience, but to allow other experiences that have been held back because of no time to reflect, to float up into your consciousness. There are aspects of your life that have opportunity to be resolved now, without hurry.
Reflect on your history. How did you get to where you are now? Where do you think you might want to go, now that things are different? The Equinox astrology also points to a desire to live more simply and to reconnect with self and with nature. Now we can recover the many lost pieces of ourselves by taking the time to connect all aspects of our consciousness, from the physical to the emotional to the mental to the spiritual.
Through quietly rebuilding ourselves, we begin to rebuild civilization. We have seen that we cannot rely on our elected leaders to include the needs of the collective in ways that are actually meaningful and that make a difference. It is up to us to create new systems that subscribe to a different understanding, a new myth that says who our parents are doesn’t matter; that how much money we don’t have doesn’t matter; that our ancestry and genealogy don’t matter; that the country our people come from doesn’t matter; that the language we speak doesn’t matter; that the color of our skin doesn’t matter; that our gender preferences don’t matter; that how much education we have doesn’t matter; that our age doesn’t matter; that our looks don’t matter; that our religion doesn’t matter…that what matters is that we recognize we all come under the same exact inheritance. The Law of One applies to all. Rebuilding who we are is clearly not an overnight process, but we have plenty of time to begin revisioning what we want our new civilization to look like. And we have plenty of time to experiment, to practice, and to dream of what is possible, and to turn the old myths upside down. It is time to demonstrate that an evolved civilization includes the needs and desires of the many.
The Human Design Chart for Spring Equinox 2020
This year the Human Design type for the Spring Equinox is a Generator with a 2/5 Profile and the Incarnation Cross of the Vessel of Love. What do we know about the Generator? Generators are the people who provide continual power and life-force energy to the world. These are the people with staying power. The Sacral Center in their body is the key to their power. It creates the vital life-force energy required for action, for living life, and creating.
Generators have the capacity to persevere and work hard. They have the life force energy and the psychology to hang in there and do it over until they reach mastery. True, they can get frustrated when they don’t see progress, but they have the innate ability to get back to it and hang in and not give up. They enjoy committing long-term sustained effort to the right projects. It is clear that Generator energy is what we need to keep us going and to get us through difficult times.
We are being gifted with the Generator capacity to dig in and find solutions to our current situation. Life as we knew it is turned upside down, and we know that sustained effort will be required to find our way through this. We will need to be creative and patient. And it will take time to rid ourselves of the old ways of thinking about how to do things. We will find our way through innovation, experimentation, and imagination. Like the Generator, we need to learn to trust our gut and not override our actual response to a situation. Our body has wisdom that our minds don’t. And we will be successful when we understand that we all arrive at our destination together, or we don’t arrive at all.
The 2/5 Profile. We all need to have time for quiet isolation, for that is where we experience our deepest peace. Inside relaxation and silence, we can explore, without interruption, our creativity and musings. We can re-connect to ourselves. The Profile for the Spring Equinox chart is the 2/5, the Hermit Heretic. This profile is about the need to retreat to aloneness to find one’s inner guidance, and to integrate what we have gathered. There is a need in the 2/5 profile to intentionally build in alone time, for that is where regeneration occurs. This is a time of going inward and gaining insight and coming back together to share our discoveries.
The Cross of the Vessel of Love. Each Human Design chart has an Incarnation Cross, made up of the Personality (Conscious) Earth and Sun, and the Design (Unconscious) Earth and Sun. Each of these four planets occupies a gate and a line. The unique configuration of the Conscious and Unconscious Sun and Earth placements creates a specific cross, a cross that speaks to your purpose. This Spring Equinox has the Incarnation Cross of the Vessel of Love. This Cross is about the power of love to shatter what does not support life, to heal what is broken, and to restore balance in all the places that need them. Spring Equinox 2020 is a big opportunity to remember that we are in this together. Most of us are feeling this reality very deeply. The flip side of this is that we can continue to live as though we are separate beings, taking what we need at the expense of letting others go without.
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The Solar Plexus Mutation is Upon Us
We are always inside of global cycles, and cycles within cycles, all the way to the cycles that impact each one of us personally. We are living the astrology of our times. We have had some powerful celestial events this year that include a Full Moon lunar eclipse on January 10, and on January 12, a Saturn-Pluto conjunction in Capricorn. This last conjunction in Capricorn took place about 500 years ago. Saturn and Pluto make a conjunction approximately every 34 years. Saturn has a 29.5-year cycle, and Pluto takes 248 years to make one revolution around the Sun.
The Full Moon lunar eclipse took place at 20 degrees of Capricorn, with Sun and Mercury at 20 degrees Capricorn, and Saturn and Pluto at 22 degrees of Capricorn, within minutes of exact contact. On January 12, Saturn and Pluto were exactly conjunct at 22 degrees of Capricorn, and the Sun was also at 22 degrees, with Mercury at 23 degrees. The Sun calls for new leadership and Mercury for transparent communication.
When Saturn and Pluto travel together, their influence challenges the prevailing paradigms around all structures generally, of our notion of norms and morés, of government, statehood, styles, and customs. There is always a breakdown (destruction) which is eventually followed by the creation of systems and structures that are in alignment with what is needed for civilization to thrive, as we understand it in those times.
These two planets, Pluto and Saturn, are karmic — when they show up, it is to address imbalance and injustice. Their influence is inescapable and will be felt.
• In 1517, Martin Luther writes the Ninety-Five Theses challenging Roman Catholic clergy practices: Saturn and Pluto quickly coming to a conjunction in Capricorn
• World War I: Saturn and Pluto conjunct in Cancer
• World War II: Saturn square Pluto (Taurus-Leo)
We are currently under the influence of a powerful Saturn-Pluto conjunction in Capricorn. Structures and systems are breaking down. They have not been of universal service to all people, and now we see the myth of the rugged individualist exposed for what it is: a lie. You can pull yourself by all the straps and boots you want, but if you have no job, shelter, or opportunity for same, it doesn’t matter how many pairs of bootstraps you own. The truth is, bootstraps (synonym for available resources) are also a fiction.
How does the Human Design solar plexus mutation of 2027 fit into this conversation? The Human Design chart of the mutation will have the Incarnation Cross of the Sleeping Phoenix. We will have entered a new cycle of 400 years. We are pulling out of the Cross of Planning where the concerns of humanity were very tribal and not as concerned with the needs of the collective. The new gates for this Cross are 34, 20, 55, and 59. We are redefining power with Gate 34; we are changing the way we create, organizing around making and sharing sustainable resources with Gate 59; we are doing the work of compassion with Gate 55, seeing others as part of our extended family because we understand that we are all from the same Source; and in Gate 20 we acknowledge that each person has value and a unique contribution to make.
The new energetic platform is already here. What is that platform? It is about a new shift in consciousness, a shift that will open our awareness to our connection to each other, and to this planet and all its beings. We have the possibility of creating a civilization that will support all life. We can create a society where everyone’s needs are met. As we know, meeting basic human needs is paramount to establishing justice. Meeting basic human needs is paramount to creating peace as well as joy. We must understand that it is imbalance that creates war, crime, and misery for all living beings.
Personal creativity and global problem-solving can increase by leaps and bounds if we open our hearts and recognize that we are not separate. It is the belief that we have no responsibility for each other because we are separate and different that has created untold eons of grief and cruelties that never needed to happen. The truth is that Universal Consciousness recognizes that we only exist in relation to others, and that others are part of our existence. When we actively work from this truth, we will manifest our highest potential as human beings. We have the opportunity now to do this. To actually get started. It will not be easy. We will fumble and we will struggle to find the correct solutions, but we are not doing it alone. We must not give up or pass over this opportunity. It is time to run our best race ever!
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Instead of struggling to identify a specific vocation, focus on what matters to you. What did you love to do as a child? You can look there for clues. What excites you? What feels adventurous? What makes you eager to start your day? These are hints to your vocation. Activities and topics you feel drawn to can highlight your next career. Follow your instincts, and your most fulfilling way of engaging with the world vocationally will follow.
• What do you love to do? You want to enjoy your work, so think about activities that make you lose track of time.
• Which specific activities or situations make you feel so happy and engaged that you lose track of your problems and time?
• What did you once love to do, but have essentially forgotten about or given up on because it didn’t work out at the time or simply made no sense? Or did you not receive much support for it? Revisit it. Re-engage it. These things, whatever they are, are yours. These are your gifts. They are to be used in service to others and for your own continuing development.
• What are you really good at? Again, what you’re good at is also what is fun and meaningful for you.
• What are you really passionate about? Where do your yearnings lead you? Your passion will get you over humps, writer’s block, self-doubt, waiting for an invitation, pretty much anything that rears its ugly little head and tries to talk you out of embracing your natural design. Or, put another way, your inclinations and your yearnings.
• What are you passionate about sharing or teaching others? If you don’t think these points point to your vocation, think again.
• What have you acquired much knowledge in just because you enjoyed going there? In other words, what have you really been training for all your life?
• What are you really good at? Take stock here. What you’re good at is more than a hint of where you should put your time, energy, and attention. What vocations does this translate to?
Having said the above things, consider whether your passions and yearnings best express themselves through a single vocation. Or even as a standard, conventional vocation.
We have been enculturated to believe that one’s talents and passions can best be expressed — or only expressed — through a particular vocation. That may not be the case for you. You may not be here to do “normal” or conventional work or specialize in just one area. Maybe you are here to explore, experiment, and do many things! Your passions and talents will likely connect naturally to several types of vocations or careers. Still, it is best to steer clear of thinking that what is out there in the ordinary workaday world will necessarily be your perfect match. What is important is that you put your attention and energy into what calls you. Follow that, and you will make the ‘career’ connections you need. In other words, you can find the right path for your gifts.
Understand that it is not uncommon that what you do for a living does not always require or ask for the highest expression of your gifts. Your official job may not be as fulfilling for you as a “hobby” in which you find a lot of joy, and where others also benefit. Our way of thinking is that what we do for a living should align with what brings us the most joy and where we have the most significant impact. This is actually not true; in real life, such jobs are not always easy to obtain, although it may work out that way. What is important is that you create the space to use your gifts, even if you are also working a regular job. In this way, you continue to cultivate your unique presence in the world, and most importantly, be your most effective self. You will also have the peace that comes with knowing you are being and doing all you can.
What is the magic that creates the Winter Solstice? It’s the astronomical moment when the Sun enters the Tropic of Capricorn. In the Northern Hemisphere, this is the moment in the year when we have the shortest day and the longest night. The Solstice marks the official start of winter. Because of the angle of the earth’s tilt, the Sun appears to stand completely still during the Winter Solstice. The word “solstice” comes from two Latin words: sol, meaning “sun,” and sistere, meaning “to stand still.” Winter is the season of standing still, of going within.
The Winter Solstice is a time for contemplation. It is time to get quiet and go within. It is time to enter the silence and be still. It is time to enter, both metaphorically and literally, the darkness that nurtures deep and restful sleep. In this space of silence and stillness you can dream. What do you truly care about, what calls to you? What do you want your life to look like? What is the work that you are to be about? Allow the answers to unfold in their own time, without expectations or demands.
The Winter Solstice is an excellent time to review the year. Giving yourself the space to reflect, without judgment, leads to energetic re-balancing and renewal. It is from this space of quiet that we can release what has made us tired and worn us down, and what is no longer ours to do. At this time we do well to allow the quiet gathering of all the pieces that will bring in new life to come. Now we review what needs to be released, healed, aligned, and brought to our attention, so that we can deliver our purpose to our right places and right people.
How long do we remain in quiet contemplation? On December 25th, the Sun appears to start moving again, symbolizing that letting go and re-visioning is a process begun in stillness, and one that evolves over time, in the same way that light begins its return. This re-visioning and evolution is unique to you, to your internal timing. The light of insight and ideas increases gradually as the days increase in length, as the Sun takes up more and more of day. As the balance of dark and light tips, we move towards new life, increasing warmth, and the coming of Spring. If we are truly taking advantage of the meaning and symbolism of the Winter Solstice, we are also moving into a deeper understanding of our purpose, a purpose that we will nurture through the time of growing light.
The Astrology of Winter Solstice 2019: the Significance of the Time of Day
Time of Day. The Sun entered 0 degrees Capricorn at 11:20 PM Eastern Time. I am using as the location Washington, D.C., as it is the capital of the United States, and as such represents this country’s collective experience. Let’s take a look at the symbolism of this hour of the day. At 11:20 PM, Eastern Time, the Sun and Venus were in the second quadrant (houses 4,5, and 6). The Sun is in the second quadrant between sunset and midnight. During this time, most people are with their families, or they’re out with their friends, or they’re playing music, reading a book, sitting around a campfire, or studying the stars. It is a time when people are doing things that they like to do, that they want to do. These are usually activities that bring them closer to their loved ones, things that make them laugh and weep, or give them a sense of wonder.
The second quadrant is about feelings and freedom. That doesn’t mean there is no sense of responsibility or duty – because there is – but the domain of interest has shifted. The sense of duty is no longer to the world; it is to the heart. The question is no longer, “What can I do to be rich and successful?” but “What can I do to be happy?”
The second quadrant is about being true to yourself It’s about trusting your inner voice, allowing yourself to play, to see God in other people, in the rocks and trees, in all of nature — and in yourself. It’s about breaking free of convention and following your bliss. It’s about joy and inspiration.
The essence of this energy is about simplicity. It’s about living a simple life and having a circle of friends that accept you. It’s about being true to your real feelings, your passions, and your calling. Often this means veering off the main road and seeking your destiny on the road less traveled. Again, this is the time to release what is not yours to do or be, but to allow what is yours to make itself known. Let go of all those identities that are not you! From this space of newness and new beginnings, we can hear the heart speak. Your heart will set you on your right path.
The Human Design Chart for Winter Solstice 2019
This year the Human Design type for the Winter Solstice is Projector with a 2/5 Profile and the Incarnation Cross of the Vessel of Love. This Profile and Cross also showed up in the chart of the Fall Equinox. We are being given additional opportunity and time to integrate what these energies offer us!
What do we know about the Projector archetype? Projectors are here to guide and direct others, and to serve in a leadership capacity. Because of their ability to read energy, they have unique insights and wisdom regarding how to best manage the flow of energy so that everyone benefits. It is the Projector’s undefined Sacral that gives them the capacity to read the others’ energy, in addition to the unique configuration of their penetrating aura. But because they do not have a defined Sacral, the Projector does not have continuous access to energy. However, this does not mean that Projectors are not energetically available to life. On the contrary. They need to be with the right people — those who value and honor their gifts — and their energy will flow. Projectors are here to allow energy to move through them in service to their purpose.
The Quantum Purpose of the Projector (per Karen Curry Parker) is to hold the energy template of what’s to come and to clear the vibration of the collective consciousness. Projectors are constantly cleaning the energy of the planet, and holding the subtle body template of the planet together. The Projector continually scrubs the planetary grid to help its energy to flow unimpeded.
The 2/5 Profile. We all need to have time for quiet isolation, for that is where we experience our deepest peace. Inside relaxation and silence, we can explore, without interruption, our creativity and musings. We can re-connect to ourselves. The Profile for the Winter Solstice 2019 chart is the 2/5, the Hermit Heretic. This profile is about the need to retreat to aloneness to find one’s inner guidance, and to integrate what we have gathered. There is a need in the 2/5 profile to intentionally build in alone time, for that is where regeneration occurs.
The Cross of the Vessel of Love. Each Human Design chart has an Incarnation Cross, made up of the Personality (Conscious) Earth and Sun, and the Design (Unconscious) Earth and Sun. Each of these four planets occupy a gate and a line. The unique configuration of the Conscious and Unconscious Sun and Earth placements creates a specific cross, a cross that speaks to your purpose. This Winter Solstice has the Incarnation Cross of the Vessel of Love.
Putting it All Together
This Winter Solstice is a big opportunity to reconnect with who we are, who we need, and what we need to be happy, all of which connects us to our purpose. The stillness of the Solstice brings us closer to our center. It is here that we can get an intimate look at what we value, what we believe, and what we believe in. This Winter’s Solstice was born in the time between sunset and midnight, placing it in the second quadrant. The second quadrant is about being true to yourself. It’s about trusting your inner voice and following your bliss. This Winter’s Solstice moment of ingress into Capricorn also gives us the human design type of Projector. The Projector’s unique abilities to read and recognize energy allows her to orchestrate its flow so that it can be articulated into specific form. This is your opportunity to get your energy flowing in your right direction. The Projector has the sacred task of keeping the subtle body template of the planet aligned, anchoring it to the physical, making sure it’s strong enough to hold whatever is coming next. When you are anchored by your truth, you have the resiliency to handle the unexpected. The 2/5 profile gives us the space of stillness and quiet, so that we can connect to our deeper truths.
This season we have special access to the power of love via the Incarnation Cross. It is my wish that you avail yourself of the highest expression of this healing energy, and that it continues to unfold in your life throughout this next year.
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There is nothing more important than carrying out your soul contract because in doing so, everyone benefits. Your gifts are meant to be shared. They are part of an intricately interwoven matrix where each one’s gifts and callings are interconnected. Each time someone agrees to do what they came here to do, all of life is lifted up, and the healing and evolution that happens for everyone, including the Cosmos, is beyond measure.
Your life centers on fulfilling your purpose. Your agenda, or soul intentions, reside in your soul contract. You agreed to complete many tasks, both large and small. Each soul contract contains your primary mission—your dharma—and unresolved matters seeking balance, known as karma. How do you discover them?
Review where you have invested your time, energy, and attention. What have you been driven to pursue? These actions reveal your soul’s true interests. Your actions, shaped by your desires, point to your dharma and karma—what you are here to work on. How you pursue your desires also highlights your gifts and where to serve.
The most straightforward way to uncover your soul contract is to follow your strongest motivations. Early in life, we may not know our purpose, but we can learn about it. Each of us has natural gifts the world needs. Your talent may be humor, connection, cooking, handling complex ideas, organizing, or supporting others. Everyone has significant gifts—often many—and they are meant to be used in the service of your life’s purpose, bringing deep fulfillment.
So, how can you truly know what your soul contract contains?
Imagine God and your Higher Self helped design your life, then sent you to enact your soul contract. What would they point you toward?
Would it be about embodying kindness and goodness?
Would it be pursuing a specific career path or developing a particular talent?
Would it be reaching the top of your profession?
Would it be about becoming famous?
Would it be giving back through generosity and service?
Would it be creating art to inspire the world?
Would it be helping others using your abilities?
Would it be a peacemaker?
Would it be a civil rights activist?
Would it be to solve humanity’s problems with innovation?
Would it be animal rights?
Would it be teaching and inspiring others to have confidence and courage?
Would it be healing of the mind, body, or spirit?
Would it be to create communities that meet the needs of their members and, in turn, serve the greater good?
Would it be about becoming a visionary leader?
Would it be amassing as much money as you could so you could buy nice things?
You were put here for a reason; your task is to discover and fulfill it. You possess a range of skills and interests that can lead to numerous further opportunities. When you engage directly with your soul contract, you’ll find contentment and a deeper understanding of your life.
Your soul contract is meant to bring you joy. When you feel joy with certain things or experiences, you’ve found clues to your soul contract. The most important thing is to fulfill your purpose. Are you listening to your soul contract? Are you answering its call?
Carrying out your soul contract is paramount. Sharing your gifts uplifts everyone and connects us all. When someone fulfills their purpose, all life rises and healing spreads throughout existence, even the Cosmos.
P.S. It doesn’t matter how old you are, or if you feel that you haven’t made much headway. If you are alive, now is the time to act. Today, take at least one step, no matter how small, toward fulfilling your soul contract.
Fall is a season of remembering. We are reminded that life is always moving forward, that everything changes, and that we cannot hold on to anything forever. Our memories of what once was are now especially poignant. If it is nothing else, Fall is the time to remember that we cannot take anything for granted.
When I think of Fall, I picture brilliant golds and reds, falling leaves, and orange pumpkins. I reflect on my progress, what I’ve lost, let go of, and what I now welcome.
In the Northern hemisphere, we are harvesting what we’ve sown, both recently and long ago. Some yields are good, while others are not. Fall is a season of remembering. We’re reminded that life moves forward, everything changes, and nothing lasts forever. Memories are especially poignant now. Above all, Fall reminds us not to take things for granted. What we cherish will eventually leave us, so we must often show love and appreciation for what and who matters most.
This is the season when we cross into the darkening light. The symbolism is about deepening; we move into a more profound aspect of our psychospiritual selves. Fall invites reflection on our values and dreams that have been set aside. Even delayed, these dreams still exist—perhaps now is their time.
Having explored the deeper meanings and emotional invitations of Fall, we now turn to the astrological context of this season.
The Astrology of Fall Equinox 2019: the Significance of the Time of Day, the Moon, and Saturn
Time of Day. Fall began as the Sun entered Libra at 1:51 AM Mountain Time. Let’s explore the symbolism of this hour. The village is dark; most are asleep, surrounded by family. It’s about loyalty, devotion, and protecting our communities from the dangers of the night. It’s also a time to set aside our problems and trust in something bigger. This mystical hour invites us to connect with Spirit, longing, and dreams. It’s a time for dreaming and nurturing those dreams.
The Moon. At 1:51 AM Mountain Time (adjusted for other time zones), the Moon occupies a sector that supports its core qualities. Its placement in the 1st sector of the 4th quadrant (the 12th house) emphasizes romance, connection, and companionship. There is a longing to return to simplicity. This is a time to release what no longer serves us, both in tangible and emotional ways.
We are more vulnerable and sensitive now. The Moon amplifies these emotions. It’s a chance to open our hearts, let go, and accept what is—even if it hurts. This season offers deeper self-awareness, mission recall, and stronger connections. Dark emotions surface and can be healed. It’s also a time to deepen intimacy by releasing what isn’t true for us.
Saturn. As we end the main astrological factors for the season, note that the Fall Equinox Saturn is stationary—moving between 0.008 and -0.008 degrees per day. A stationary planet has stopped to witness a unique moment. There’s a mystical, parental nature. With Saturn, the focus is responsibility.
Saturn has 128 confirmed moons, a testament to its immense capacity for responsibility. Here, responsibility extends beyond paying bills or working hard. Saturn wants you to care for what’s truly yours. If you pay rent but neglect family or commitments, you dishonor Saturn and societal agreements. When Saturn is stationary, responsibility broadens; it’s about living the spirit, not just the letter, of the law.
The Human Design Chart for Fall Equinox 2019 This Fall Equinox features the chart of a Reflector, the rarest of the Human Design Types. Reflectors thrive in the right community and environment. When thriving, Reflectors express their skills and benefit the village. If not, their struggles mirror an unbalanced community. If the village pays attention, it can address this imbalance.
I’ve described the link between Reflector and the community in abstract terms, but it is illustrated by Greta Thunberg’s powerful speech at the U.N. on September 23, 2019.
The Reflector’s central needs align with this year’s Fall. Between midnight and sunrise, we sleep and dream, surrounded by our people for warmth and safety. This gathering fosters a sense of safety, identity, and a strong sense of belonging. Fall’s needs mirror those of the Reflector: a right community, connection, intimacy, and a sense of place. Shoring up these structures sustains our sense of self and purpose.
The 2/5 Profile. Many prefer solitude for deep peace. In silence, creativity and musings flourish. The Fall Equinox 2019 chart has the 2/5—Hermit Heretic—profile. This profile values solitude for inner guidance and the integration of knowledge. Alone time fosters regeneration and centering.
But there is a flip side. Both Line 2 and Line 5 like to hide. The community calls out line 2 because it needs to share privately gained knowledge, often unconsciously. Line 5 is noticed for its inherent magnetism; it promises to meet others’ needs, usually a projection. Line 5 also projects, engaging in an obscure process. Line 5 transforms known information, synthesizing it for the greater good. This Fall is rich with such alchemical energy and the chance to return with new stories.
The theme of retreating to dream and reconnect with ourselves is echoed in the 2/5 profile for this Fall. Personal integration comes through quiet deepening, allowing dreams to become practical. We also realize a more profound need to sustain connections—not just for socializing, but for the well-being of families, communities, and humanity.
The Cross of the Vessel of Love. Each Human Design chart has an Incarnation Cross, created by the Sun and Earth placements in both conscious and unconscious lines. This configuration reveals your purpose. This Fall Equinox features the Incarnation Cross of the Vessel of Love.
As such, a specific purpose of this Fall season, as revealed in its 2019 Human Design, is to express love. The four gates of the Cross of the Vessel of Love are the 46, the 25, the 15, and the 10. In the 46 we have the love and appreciation of being in a human body so that we can give our spiritual purpose viable form and manifestation; in the 25 we remember that the reason we do anything is because of our reverence for, and gratitude to, Source; in the 15, we remember our need for connection to community, and in the 10, we remember to love ourselves, so that we are always empowered to bring through our highest spiritual expression through our actions, and how we live our lives each day.
A summary of this Incarnation Cross: Since this season provides us with special access to the energy of love, we can be its messengers and activists. This season, we are especially empowered to wield the power of love to shatter what does not support life, to heal, and to restore balance in all the places that need them. We begin, of course, with tending first to our wounds, and to what needs to be loved in us by us.
This Fall, we seek to deepen our connection and companionship and to bring our dreams into reality. We continue to dream and to reach for what’s possible for us. We will review, revise, and invent the infrastructures that will ensure sustainability and thriving for our communities. We do these things because we are in touch with our deeper feelings and our deeper truths. We do these things because we remember that we are here only for a time, and so everything is that much more precious. We are open to the novel and the unexpected in solutions. We do what we do because we care and because we believe in the power of love for one another.
It is important to honor what aligns with you and to follow what feels right. Even if it doesn’t inspire anyone. What is important is for you to honor your energy.
What do you need to have your life be like at this time?
Feel into what that feels like.
Is it OK for you to be where you are right now?
It is important to honor what aligns with you and to follow what feels right. Even if it doesn’t inspire anyone! What is important is for you to honor your energy. Where you need to be right now is not where you will stay. The most critical thing for you is to be honest about what you need at this time and what you need to let go of. It is really all right to let go of the pressure to make something happen. It is necessary. When we push and nothing changes, there is information here for you. What you are doing is not correct for you at this time.
First things first: take the time to check in with yourself. Are you feeling emotionally and physically nourished? Are you feeling well-rested?
It is paramount for you to stay in touch with the flow of your energy. When we push, we lose power. We lose our ability to discern what is correct for us. When we push, we are out of alignment with ourselves and what we need to sustain ourselves. When we push, we lose connection to our center and our self-awareness. In this state, it is hard to tell if what we are doing is helping us get to where we want to go and giving us what we need. Worse case, we start to feel afraid that we are losing our grip on life, on our ability to remain in control.
Sometimes it is time to just stop, to retreat, rest, and renew. When you no longer feel joy and excitement, when you are out of ideas or can no longer get behind the ones you had, it is time to re-evaluate what you are doing and how you are doing it. Perhaps it is not so much that what you are doing is not correct for you, as it is a matter of timing and the availability of your energy.
Only you know how long you need to be in retreat and what will rejuvenate you. Retreating does not mean that you stop paying your bills. Do what you must to keep yourself together and do not take on any more. Please do not pressure yourself to be amazing or believe that you must do something right now to turn things around, ignoring the fact that you have been spinning your wheels for some time.
Your right plan of action will reveal itself when your vitality is restored and available to you. Your ideas and creativity will flow again.
We must always be our own advocates and allies; we are the highest authority for what is true for us at any time. Only you know what it feels like to be you and what you need. Find the pace that works for you at any given moment. It will shift from time to time and from project to project. Remember that how you do things and how fast you do them is unique to you and is influenced by how your energy naturally flows. You are not supposed to look like anyone else’s success or keep up with anyone else.
Please honor how you do things, and how you need to do them. You have a rhythm that is unique to you. How your energy flows is unique to you. It takes time and trial and error to truly know ourselves. Be patient with your process of discovering how you work and what works best for you. You will eventually find your personal rhythm of sustainability. You want to be in the flow that is your unique rhythm because this is where you feel good and where you are the most creative and productive. It is here that you are also at your most magnetic and radiant.
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Believe in yourself. Believe that you have a right to be here. You have as much right as anyone to be here and to find your right place in this world. When your world collapses around you, ironic as it seems, it is even more vital that you believe you have a right to be here. It will not help you to think of yourself as a victim, and neither will it help anyone else. Although you may be required to be even more dexterous than you were and to leap scary chasms, this does not mean your life has no value and has lost its purpose. On the contrary, it is even more valid.
In times of change and uncertainty, your skills and insights are needed more than ever. In times of change and uncertainty, your skills and insights are being called to upgrade. Complicated and challenging times, both personally and collectively, are when we have the opportunity to leap out of ourselves and become stronger and smarter than we were. The little caveat is that we have to be willing to face our fears so that we can expand beyond who we know ourselves to be and grow past what we believed were the limits of our abilities. It is time to deepen our knowledge and develop new skills. There is more to you than you know!
Many are feeling the call to draw from their souls a much deeper and richer understanding of who they are, and of their world. They realize they must become someone other than who they have been. When we have been initiated into the depths of an unexpected situation that goes much beyond the ordinary course of our lives, we know that business as usual is over. It is in these times that the soul of life itself is asking us to let go of who we were and to be willing to discover the new identity that will be formed as we respond with care and awareness to what life now asks of us. This requires a great deal of courage, and you will discover what you are truly capable of. This is also your opportunity to move towards the life you have been seeking. There is nothing to lose in leaving behind what is no longer you.
Push through your fears. Muster the courage to imagine your new story, your new life. Notice with tenderness and acceptance your grief and fear about letting go of those parts of you that no longer serve you. When you are ready, open the door.
Cultivate a higher state of consciousness. Cultivating a higher state of consciousness is about realizing the impact of your values and your lifestyle on your world. It is really important to understand this because what you believe (your values) and how you behave creates the legacy you will leave behind. A higher state of consciousness encompasses awareness of your connection to all things—past, present, and future. Here, you are aware of your greater responsibility to those who come after you. From this place, you can find the courage to embrace what is calling you now.
Get with your tribe. I cannot emphasize enough the importance of being with people who see who you really are and who love and respect you for that. It is too easy when we are alone to rationalize that we have no value and nothing to offer. Those who see your gifts, especially those who have benefited from them, will be the ones to pick you back up and remind you how much you are needed.
Focus on creating happy experiences. We need humor, friendship, play, self-care, and rest. Indulge in activities that bring you joy. Play with your family. Play with your pets. Write poems and stories. Share them. Write plays and produce them. Make paintings. Put a band together. Be in a choir. Sing robustly. Contribute your gifts for the well-being of others. Have fun in everything you do. Put your life force energy out there, in a big way. It will give you a big boost. And in between, don’t forget to rest as much as you need.
Never forget that Love is on your side. The following quote from a higher plane teacher is a reminder of what is possible when we believe in ourselves and remember the power of love:
There is no life in which human beings cannot give expression to unconditional love. There are no conditions, no matter how restrictive, that render love impossible. There is no factor in life that can destroy love. There is no fear so great that it can defeat love. Human beings can choose to deny love and to distort it. Human beings can choose to manipulate other human beings instead of loving without expectation. Human beings can choose to despise love, or hold it in contempt. But nothing in the universe is stronger than love, or more enduring. Love has outlasted fear of every sort, everywhere in the physical universe. Love has endured in the face of every sort of criminality, catastrophe, annihilation, or other comprehensive disaster known anywhere on the physical plane. The Tao is evolved and evolving perfect love from which all things come, and to which all things return.
Be grateful for your life! Appreciate your skills, gifts, talents, and the opportunities you’ve had. Reflect on what you’ve done with them and the creative and exciting things you will achieve in the future. How fun is that?
Embrace your current situation. Accepting reality will foster progress. There is beauty in the moments of your life, but don’t just take my word for it. Look within and discover for yourself.
Understand that your situation is constantly changing. Everything is temporary, and even when it doesn’t feel like it, energy is still shifting and guiding you to your next destination. When we face obstacles or encounter unpleasant or unexpected events, we often assume that these challenges are permanent. We may feel as though all our hard work has been for nothing. This can trigger a fight-or-flight response, leading to chaos and the potential loss of our original inspiration.
When unexpected situations arise, your role is to remain open and curious. Instead of trying to control the situation or direct it in a specific way, focus on following the energy of the moment. Remember that a higher intelligence is at work here.
You are part of a much larger picture. Allow yourself to step out of reaction and connect with the flow of life force energy that emanates directly from within you. This energy is powerful and will guide you toward your next steps.
Your ego isn’t in charge; it will try to convince you otherwise. Your Soul is. Surrender to its guidance, then apply and unleash all your glorious abilities in service to your purpose.
When we feel pressured by a situation, we often want to take immediate action to resolve it. When we anticipate the potential outcome of a current issue, we tend to problem-solve based on that expectation. For example, if I feel that I don’t have enough money coming in, I may worry that I will eventually lose my house. As a result, I might think, “I need to make a lot of money right now to prevent this terrible thing from happening!” This can lead me to work harder to get clients, ignoring my exhaustion and possibly coming across as desperate or unappealing. Alternatively, I might throw myself into a demanding job, hoping to push through without needing much recovery time until I achieve my breakthrough.
Ask yourself: Is this truly an emergency? Misinterpreting a situation as an emergency can lead us to act in ways that hinder the natural progression of events. Instead of allowing situations to unfold, we often intervene and push them in specific directions. How can you be sure that things will turn out as you anticipate? That’s your panic influencing your judgment. Taking action without a definitive need in the moment can lead to undesirable outcomes and result in losses that could have been avoided.
Our standard methods of problem-solving tend to be logical, masculine, and even patriarchal in nature. They often fail to recognize the many factors involved in any given situation. There are multiple strands of causation at play simultaneously, leading to a variety of potential outcomes and expressions. The traditional masculine approach does not acknowledge these complexities, nor does it trust intuition or recognize the natural flow of creativity. It overlooks the fact that there is a nurturing, yin process that requires time to develop. In contrast, the feminine approach to problem-solving is open, adaptive, and follows its own timeline.
The key is to avoid getting caught up in trying to predict uncertain outcomes. Instead, focus on imagining new possibilities. Accept that you may not yet know how you will navigate this situation, and you may not have all the information or tools available to you right now. The creative process requires continuous adaptation and will demand different approaches at different times. If you have been following your true calling, you understand this principle and can trust the process.
If something is truly an emergency, knowing how to act will come naturally and automatically. However, when it’s not an emergency, that beautiful idea or opportunity that wants to emerge requires your patience and trust. During times of uncertainty, it’s important to relax into the unknown. Let go of the need to have all the answers and the urge to force things to happen. While we serve as channels for our creations and manifestations, these ideas are entities in their own right, each with its own process and timing. When you honor and support that process, everyone involved is nurtured toward success.
You have a destiny, and to discover it, you must embark on your own hero’s journey. At the start of this journey, you will likely feel pressure from societal norms that promise conventional success if you follow certain paths and remain on them.
To become your true self, you must follow your own path. If you want to discover who you really are, you can’t stick to someone else’s predetermined route. Even walking down the yellow brick road might lead you to the wrong city, school, or teacher. However, when you choose the path that resonates with you—the one that calls to you—you will come to understand yourself and realize what you are meant to do.
You will discover who you are and what the world is made of through experiences, experiments, and the lessons learned from making mistakes. You won’t know your destiny overnight, so don’t worry about taking a wrong turn. This is a journey filled with many unknowns, and you will encounter situations that you may not know how to handle. However, when you pursue what is fulfilling, you will gradually learn to correct your path. You’ll become more aware when you’ve taken a detour.
It’s not always possible to predict the outcomes of our actions, but we can’t achieve all our growth solely through classrooms, books, movies, or conversations. There are some things we must do ourselves because that’s the only way to discover what is true for us, what feels right, and what brings us joy and fulfillment.
Each of us has been given a map and a compass. But what is this map, and where can you find it? The map is within you; however, it’s as if it were drawn with disappearing ink, and it’s your task to make that ink visible. You do this by following the direction that resonates with you.
If nothing calls to you, take a moment to rest and enjoy your surroundings. Be patient. If you still feel restless, it’s perfectly okay to get up and move—take one step at a time. Trust your inner compass. Please don’t give up, because over time, you’ll find that you are aligning with your map, and new paths will begin to reveal themselves as you continue on your journey.
When the energy around you begins to stagnate, meaning there is nothing more to offer you spiritually, intellectually, or emotionally, it is time to move on. You are still charting your path! It’s essential to explore different situations to discover who you truly are. Through these experiences, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of yourself by interacting with various environments and the people within them. You will learn the limits of what each situation can provide, as well as what you can tolerate and what inspires, motivates, and nourishes you. You are always learning what resonates with you, so embrace that journey.
Practice patience with your journey. Embrace the experiences that provide you with clarity. As you gain more experience, your understanding of your purpose will continue to sharpen. Trust that you are meant to pursue what inspires you, fulfills you, and brings you joy. Your task is to connect with those passions. You are on an exciting exploration, whether you are just starting or have been on this path for years.
At the end of your life, you will possess a unique map that reflects your experiences like no other.
The job of Consciousness is evolution. In this context, ‘consciousness’ refers to our individual and collective awareness and understanding. Its motivation is curiosity and desire. Its end goal is unity. Its product is agape, or universal love. A manifest aspect of evolving consciousness—meaning our increasing collective awareness—is just around the corner in the form of the Solar Plexus Mutation. The ‘Solar Plexus Mutation’ is a term used in this system to describe an anticipated shift in how humans process emotions and energy. It is said that the Mutation of the Human Design BodyGraph—which is a map of human energetic centers and functions—will be complete in 2027. This new platform will challenge everyone to gradually let go of old paradigms and embrace new values – values that honor everyone’s right to the tree of life. That includes all living beings! Even though we are some time out from this shift, we can see and feel the beginning of the changes it will bring:
• The nature of how we bond and mate will change. • How we share resources will change. • The emotional wave will be steadier so that we are not so subject to extreme highs and lows. • We will not operate from fear-based intuition; we will do what we feel/ know is the right thing to do. • We will actively seek peace. • We will actively find ways to bring peace. • Our relationship to the animal kingdom will change, moving towards compassion and honoring their rights as living beings. • Business values will change; the emphasis will not be so much about profit as about meeting real needs. This is a significant shift in values.
This shift in the Human Design BodyGraph—a concept that refers to a structured map of human energy centers and their interactions—will have a universal impact. The collective consciousness, which represents the shared awareness of humanity, will gradually recalibrate its focus because the energetic platform on which the material plane sits will have changed. It doesn’t mean that people will all of a sudden behave civilly and want the best for everyone, but the new energetic platform will be in place, and it will be compelling. It means that humanity will be more supported than ever to get on with the business of rebuilding civilization. We can look forward to the day when everyone’s needs are met. As we know, meeting basic human needs is paramount to establishing abundance. Meeting basic human needs is paramount to creating peace, joy, and acceptance. Personal creativity and global problem-solving will increase significantly. The truth is that Universal Consciousness recognizes that we only exist in relation to others, and that others are an integral part of our existence. When we actively work from this truth, we will manifest our highest potential as human beings.
IT’S NO USE! This remark comes from grief, from loss, from failure to change things so that life is better. Perhaps you feel that you’ve lost so much you can never fully recover. Maybe you are resigned to things as they are.
And perhaps you have supportive friends who don’t blame you for feeling that way. They may even commiserate with you and together you find solace in ‘this is just the way it is, how things are, how life is.’
But if you want the energy to live your life, and you are not ready to give in to things as they are, then a shift in what you believe to be true is needed. It is time to rebuild your life from a new perspective and with a new strategy.
Instead of being resigned to things as they are, surrender to them. In addition, let go of judging yourself for past decisions you regret. See them for what they are — why you made them at the time, and what you now know not to do.
Resignation believes things cannot ever get better. Therefore, there is no incentive to dust off your creative capacities to change things. Surrender, on the other hand, does not resist. When you surrender, you are available to see the possibilities and openings —subtle as they might be —for you to begin to move out of your situation. Surrender to what is as you start to create what will be.
Indeed, we cannot always walk away. But we can begin to change our lives by believing that we are in charge of our destiny and that we are the ones with the real power to redirect our lives. This may not seem to be anywhere near the truth, especially if we feel we are permanently caught in a situation that is far larger and stronger than we are.
And if we accept that, and do not push back, that will be the case. Forever.
The way out is to take a ferocious stand for your life. Decide that the only thing that matters now is taking back your life. Feel into the desires of your heart, mind, and body for the future you want to bring in. Embody these desires by making every choice in service to the future, to the life you want to be living, to how you want to look and feel, to the people you want around you, to the experiences you want to have.
From here on out, every decision you make, from the most apparently insignificant to far more important ones, must be in service to your best interests — to you, not to or for someone else. YOU ARE WRITING YOURSELF INTO A NEW STORY. Even if you have dependents —human, animal, or otherwise — you will serve them best when you are at your best. Now is always the time to let go of conditioning and programs that riddle you with guilt around who you are supposed to be in the world, what you are supposed to be doing, how you should live, how much money you should have, how you should look, to name a few, to be worthy, acceptable, righteous, obedient, humble, a good citizen, etc.
The only way to break out of conditioning and all the habits that are designed to undermine your flourishing is to take this stand for your life. You may never have done this, so you may need to find your courage now. You may wonder how exactly one takes a stand for their life. Begin by choosing yourself. Begin by saying yes to what calls you. You may not be able to leave your job right away, but you can uplevel your joy by focusing on what uplifts and getting rid of what brings you down. You may not be able to move a lot of territory initially, but the more pieces you move on your behalf, the more you will believe in your own advocacy. Every single small action that you perform on your behalf, on behalf of the life you truly want to live, will have a cumulative effect towards bringing in a future that supports, values, and honors you. This is a law of energetics — where you put your attention and focus is what you will grow. Believe that there is no greater cause than yourself, that there is no more sacred purpose than the life you came to live. This is YOUR life; it belongs to you. You are responsible for it.
Have compassion for yourself. Have patience with the process. There will be days when you feel you have failed. The thing is to get back up and keep going.
When you don’t have a defined Sacral Center, your energy is unsustainable, so it’s important to use it wisely. This means being aware of your personal energy boundaries. You need to recognize when you are using too much of your valuable energy and ensure that you get enough rest and restoration. It isn’t enough to just read about the limitations of a Projector’s energy or how to make the best use of that energy; you genuinely need to understand your own capacities and honor them.
1. Don’t push through your fatigue. When you’re already tired, you’ve reached the point where you should have stopped your activity. Continuing to push into your fatigue makes it harder to recover. I understand that it’s not always possible to halt what you’re doing, especially if you’re working for someone else. However, if you know you’ll be required to work long hours, it’s crucial to plan. This means getting as much rest as possible between assignments to maximize your energy. It’s also important not to take on extra projects when you know your energy demands will be high.
2. Don’t take your energy levels for granted. Projectors will experience days when they feel capable of taking on the world. This phenomenon occurs because the undefined Sacral energy absorbs and amplifies the energy of others. When this Sacral energy is heightened, Projectors can act like super Generators, feeling as though they can leap tall buildings in a single bound. When they have this surge of energy, it’s essential for Projectors to make the most of it wisely and be discerning. However, they should also remember that this energy will eventually diminish.
3. Remember to discharge your excess energy daily. Every day, Projectors absorb a significant amount of energy from their surroundings. This is natural for Projectors and contributes to their ability to read others’ energy. At the end of each day, make it a practice to release the energy you’ve accumulated. You can do this by standing barefoot on the ground, walking barefoot, sitting under a tree, or lying down in a private room. These actions can be very restorative. Listening to music that helps you forget the worries and stresses of the day can also help you reach a more peaceful state of mind. Feel free to experiment with different methods of discharging energy to find what works best for you, but the key is to let go of what does not belong to you.
4. Don’t work against yourself. A significant energy drain for a Projector occurs when they engage in tasks they don’t enjoy or that aren’t suited to them. When you focus on fulfilling work, you will feel energized. Engaging in activities that utilize your unique skills and creativity allows your energy to flow.
Ideally, a Projector thrives when their work is fulfilling. If you find that your work is not fulfilling, it’s vital to seek a way to change that situation. If you are unable to leave immediately, it becomes crucial to preserve your energy. This means refraining from taking on any additional demands on your time and ensuring you get as much rest as possible.
5. Seek out work that aligns with your true self and brings you joy. Projectors need to discover what works for them over time. This journey involves experimentation—trial and error. As you move forward, you’ll gain skills and deepen your self-awareness, helping you better understand what suits you.
No matter where you are in life, when you engage in activities that honor your unique qualities and talents, you will find increased energy available to you. Focus on jobs and projects that resonate with you personally—those that you feel compelled to take on. Explore the pursuits that genuinely attract your interest and inspire you.
6. Process the advice of others through your own truth filter. Projectors should engage in discussions with people they trust; this helps them discern what feels right for them. Rather than seeking advice in a traditional sense, you need to hear your own truth as you articulate your thoughts out loud. Conversations with others can be genuinely beneficial for Projectors, and you may have many discussions before you clearly identify what works for you. If you are unsure about what to do in a situation and choose to follow someone else’s advice (or truth), you may end up in an uncomfortable position. If something doesn’t feel right or your intuition isn’t giving you the green light, it’s best not to proceed. This may indicate that the situation isn’t suitable for you or the timing is off. Keep talking, even if those conversations are just with yourself.
A Projector benefits from having a few close friends to discuss ideas. Eventually, you will discover your next step. Remember, if it doesn’t feel right to you, disregard it.
7. Respect yourself. Understand your limitations and adhere to them. Don’t let others override what you know will work for you. Stand up for yourself and say no to requests that may place demands on you, which could be harmful if you try to meet them. Projectors are not meant to be martyrs for others. Sacrificing your energy undermines your ability to share your wisdom and insights and prevents you from living your life joyfully.
Negative Thoughts and Your Energy
We live in a world filled with many beings, each contributing their thoughts and actions. Much of this energy can be negative. To combat negative energy, it’s essential to discharge it daily and engage in activities that restore your mental state and overall well-being. Activities like dancing, walking, listening to music, reading, and watching movies can provide relaxation. You know which activities work best for you.
How others think and behave is their choice, but we can protect ourselves by creating healthy environments. We can choose to eat nourishing foods that honor our bodies. We can surround ourselves with beauty. We can treat others as we would like to be treated. We can refrain from judging others and accept our current circumstances while working toward the changes we desire.
We can learn to navigate situations that don’t meet our needs while actively seeking ways to improve them. Likewise, we can release unrealistic expectations about how we should look, how intelligent we should be, or how accomplished we ought to feel. You will be much better off when you relax and trust that you can achieve what you need to realize your potential fully. By connecting with the things that uplift us and support our development into our best selves, we can distance ourselves from negativity.
There will be moments when we feel like failures and face unexpected events that we didn’t anticipate. This occurs because others are exercising their free will. Such situations are a part of life on the physical plane, which can be unpredictable. The journey of the soul in the third density is both complex and challenging.
The best approach to life is to live with integrity. This means making choices that support your well-being. By taking care of your energy—such as resting and declining commitments that aren’t right for you—you’ll open yourself up to the opportunities that are meant for you. The reality of invitations is this: the more authentic you are, the more others will recognize your true self, and the right opportunities will naturally come your way.
Navigating your calling is filled with challenges. Choices can be unclear, and the intentions of others can affect us in ways we cannot control. These outside influences, while not always meant as lessons, still impact our journey. The central message is to stay focused on your inner purpose while remaining adaptive to changing circumstances.
The main principle for navigating your path is this: adopt openness, curiosity, and a willingness to seek help to learn from every experience. Not everything is a lesson or meant for your growth, but you must respond skillfully, manage responsibilities, and maintain accountability to yourself and others. Trust that larger forces are at work even when your way is unclear. Focusing on inner resilience allows you to adapt and move forward.
Building on this idea of aligning with larger forces, it is often easier to fulfill your soul intentions for your INNER life — what you are passionately drawn to, what stimulates your creativity, what pulls you with the force of a giant magnet — because these serve your evolution, and because this is who you are and you can’t help yourself. When you feel compelled to move towards something, it is often because that situation aligns vibrationally with your soul’s overarching purpose.
Our inner life—what we choose to read, study, make hobbies out of, or develop fundamental skills in—is often more successful in achieving its original goals. This is mainly because these pursuits are self-directed and do not require others for fulfillment, unlike a professional career. As we satisfy some of our purposes and yearnings through an active inner life, we experience a great deal of joy. Meeting these needs can compensate for many things that do not occur for us in the outer world. Yet our outer lives bring a different set of challenges and dependencies.
Fulfilling our “outer” lives through our professional and vocational pursuits is often highly dependent on honoring previously established agreements. Important agreements are established before our incarnation, but some are made subsequently to expand further the original agenda or as backups to failed primary contracts. For example, it could be a business partnership, a decision to date exclusively and be monogamous, take a job where your employer has agreed to pay you a certain salary, sign a lease, or be in a specific location by a date certain to meet — and the other party then breaks these agreements. When this occurs, the goals you were aiming for are delayed, and you must rely on your resourcefulness to find alternative pieces that will fill in the gaps.
Some goals can even become unattainable when they were dependent on a specific agreement. The loss of essential contracts can make it more difficult to implement your plans as initially conceived. As these losses accumulate, we can find ourselves living ad hoc lives, making things up as we go, and using what’s available to make our lives as agreeable and meaningful as possible, finding ways to compensate for having missed the boat.
When plans stray from their intended course, remember your soul always seeks new ways forward. Even if new pathways differ from what you envisioned or happen on a different timeline, your underlying purpose persists. Staying resilient and connected to your core intentions brings meaning, even during detours, and this focus is the heart of your journey.
Even when dreams are delayed or altered and the journey takes unexpected turns, trust that support is present. Embrace change and enjoy the unfolding journey, allowing new opportunities to inspire you. Let go of resistance, follow your calling, and remain open to the meaningful possibilities that come your way.
Finding your purpose comes from following what truly brings you fulfillment. I use the term fulfillment intentionally instead of success because success is often linked to social status, wealth, and power. While we might achieve “success” for a while, it can be exhausting and overwhelming if we are trying to be someone we are not meant to be.
Identifying the paths that lead to a life filled with purpose and personal fulfillment is not difficult. Simply follow your bliss, your curiosity, and whatever calls to you, and continue along that path. You will inevitably encounter forks in the road, but if you stay true to your curiosity, you will know which direction to take next. These forks challenge us to remain authentic and honest about what truly feels right for us. Even if we take a wrong turn, no experiences are wasted; every moment provides valuable information.
You will encounter some subjects that you study briefly, while others will become your main focus. However, if you pursue what excites you and follow your interests and passions, you’ll be living your purpose. In doing so, you’ll gather the knowledge you need to continue growing.
Purpose is discovered in your experiences of the moment, through both expression and action. It is not limited to a single definition or end-goal, such as launching a product. Instead, your sense of purpose evolves throughout your life as you grow in self-awareness.
Purpose can be expressed through specific vocations, but a vocation serves as the context for expressing one’s purpose. A vocation itself is not synonymous with your purpose, although some vocations may align closely with it.
Consider your purpose as a continual journey driven by your excitement and curiosity—always accompanied by following your heart. It is not something that can be easily confined or defined by symbols like a business suit, scrubs, a gavel, a hard hat, or an advanced degree. The essence of purpose lies in discovering and maintaining a connection to all the elements that foster the ongoing expansion of your consciousness and joy. This journey is infinite and without end.
Twin, triplet, and quintuplet charts deepen our understanding of how Human Design manifests uniquely in real lives. Even with identical charts from the same birth moment, each individual expresses their Design differently. This unique expression is at the heart of Human Design’s value. Why does this happen? Keep reading!
