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POSITIVE THINKING AND YOUR HUMAN DESIGN

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.

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HUMAN DESIGN: WHAT IT CAN AND CAN’T TELL YOU

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.

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CAN HUMAN DESIGN IDENTIFY YOUR RIGHT CAREER?

Some of us have a strong sense of purpose, but for many of us, clarity about our life’s direction develops gradually, shaped by experience and the passage of time. Although we may sense our potential paths, cultural dogma and social conditioning frequently distract and deter us from discovering what is truly ours to do.

All of us are born into a moment in time that is potent with many layers and expressions of energy — multiple aspects of consciousness — all of which are held in potential within us, waiting to be given shape and form as we live out our lives. These varied energies influence whether our curiosity is encouraged or met with obstacles. Sometimes our ability to follow our curiosity is unimpeded and even encouraged, and perhaps just as often, the path we wish to follow encounters roadblocks. Roadblocks and delays aren’t necessarily bad; resistance can counsel us to remain true to our values and to keep forging ahead with greater clarity and determination, or it can stop us in our tracks and make us second-guess ourselves. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Reviewing why we’re going where we’re going can help illuminate whether something is right for us and if we want to pursue it.

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 our expression, even if we are unaware of the system. Still, this guidance is often obscured by societal, familial, and educational expectations, which can override our natural compass. Without information, education, and experience, self-actualization remains out of reach. Accurate alignment happens when we distinguish our internal direction from external pressures.

This is where the Trusted Advisor comes in: it is the Human Design Specialist’s job to guide their clients to their truth. Building on the complexities and influences described above, the Specialist, through conversations that direct clients back to their own realizations, can help them identify what holds meaning for them and what unique gifts they bring to the confluence of all individuals.

Human Design provides insight into who we are, but it does not dictate our talents or career path. This crucial knowledge comes from what we contribute to our chart—our desires, experiences, and self-awareness—highlighting self-discovery as central to living by design.

For example, the Incarnation Cross of the Sphinx 4 has the Conscious Sun in Gate 1. The Sun and Gate 1 are a potent force for self-expression, pushing the person to discover their mission, but it won’t necessarily spell out that mission for them. Identifying what drives us to express ourselves unfolds through our experiences, revealing our gifts, what we desire to explore, and, conversely, what we don’t want. And we can deepen our understanding of our purpose through contemplation and conversations with others. What is clear to me is that, in the end, our purpose is where we find ourselves at home with life.

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HUMAN DESIGN: SAME CHART, DIFFERENT SOULS, PART III

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 II (HUMAN DESIGN: SAME CHART, DIFFERENT SOULS, PART II), I considered how different expressions can arise from the same definition.

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.

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YOUR POWER COMES FROM WHAT YOU WERE GIVEN

One of the most significant issues with any system, including Human Design, is the vocabulary and jargon used to describe its elements. Invariably, a bigger picture is left out, and then it’s up to the students of a system to ask questions that require deeper reflection and greater honesty from the system.

It’s a common problem that many Human Design students are made to feel disempowered and “lesser than” by the description of their type. In this world, the “doers,” who are understood to be the energy types (Manifesting Generators, Generators, and yes, Manifestors), are seen as more important and more powerful than the “be-ers,” or the non-energy types. In a society where the visible and palpable products of action are given higher value over invisible processes like insight, compassion, and imagination, Reflectors and Projectors are going to be made to feel like unwanted children. However, this perception that productivity has more value than process stems from the culture at large, rather than the Human Design system itself.

Your Human Design type describes how your energy flows and interacts with others, and with the world. It represents your aura and the traits that come from how your energy flows. However, your Human Design is not the entirety of who you are. It is one lens, one way of accessing your psychological, physical, and even spiritual profile, and there are others. We are composed of many different attributes that any single system cannot describe, as they originate from various systems. We are layers and layers deep. We are uniquely complex. When we say “I am a Reflector, or a Projector, or a Generator,” we are really referring to how our energy works, and how it needs to work so that we can thrive.

You have to dig deeper, into your personal Human Design chart itself, to uncover the gifts you were born with. As I mentioned, we are not just defined by our Human Design chart. We possess many attributes that various systems can highlight.

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 restricted by your Type – who you came here to be and what you need to focus on is going to be driven by your Purpose, and assisted by your Type. Your power, like every Type’s power, comes from your Soul — your core consciousness. Your brilliant Soul will use all the circuits that you are wired with, including your Human Design, to create your right life. If any of us has any power, it is the power that comes from fully utilizing all the tools and resources we were given.

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FALL EQUINOX 2019 THROUGH THE LENS OF ASTROLOGY AND HUMAN DESIGN: A TIME TO REMEMBER AND TO COMMIT

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.

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THE JOB OF CONSCIOUSNESS

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.

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HUMAN DESIGN: SAME CHART, DIFFERENT SOULS, PART II

In Part I (HUMAN DESIGN: SAME CHART, DIFFERENT SOULS, PART I), I shared my working reflections on how the same human design can manifest so differently in two individuals. I examined the various aspects that different souls bring to their human design, including their soul trajectory, unique dharmas, karmas, and life purpose.

Building on these reflections, in this conversation, I consider how different expressions can stem from the same definition.

Part II: Different expressions can emerge from the same basis
How does the same definition give rise to different expressions?

The Artisan Soul Archetype
Fraternal Twin #1 is extroverted, strong-willed, and argumentative. He takes a stand for his convictions and feelings, not always diplomatically, and sometimes in an offensive manner. He is creative and understands the mechanics of structure—how things are put together. He is interested in creating beautiful objects, both for their aesthetic appeal and functionality, and expresses himself through artistic and engineering pursuits. In his case, the drive for creativity and innovation directly impacts how his human design chart is expressed. Career-wise, he may be drawn to roles such as artist, inventor, writer, or athlete, where creativity and structure are central.

The Scholar Soul Archetype
Fraternal Twin #2 is introverted, avoids arguments, is studious, and keeps his feelings and opinions to himself. He is naturally inclined to seek knowledge and sees life as an experiment or classroom, constantly gathering and sifting information. This focus informs his self-expression in relation to his human design chart. Career-wise, he might be drawn to paths such as science, research, writing, mathematics, or academia, reflecting his inclination to study and observe.

By introducing the archetypes of Artisan and Scholar (among others), I aim to provide more food for thought on why the same chart can convey different meanings. Yet, our primary focus remains on utilizing our understanding of the human design chart as the basis for why Fraternal Twin #1 and Fraternal Twin #2 are so different.

With that in mind, remember that both Fraternal Twin #2 and Fraternal Twin #1 are very young. At age 12, they are children at the precipice of their lives and have many more experiences to incorporate, digest, and form beliefs and self-knowledge from. Therefore, who they will show up as later in life is far from solidified. In the meantime, we have a few evolving personality details and a permanent design to focus on.

Both fraternal twins, Fraternal Twin #1 and Fraternal Twin #2, demonstrate sensitivity and responsiveness to their environment. The 19-49 and the 39-55 Channels indicate high levels of sensitivity, creativity, and moodiness. Fraternal Twin #1 expresses his sensitivity defensively, and Fraternal Twin #2 expresses it by avoiding conflict. Fraternal Twin #2 also cries when conflict arises, again indicating his sensitivity to becoming easily imbalanced by external events in his environment. They have the 43-23, a channel known for its individuality, melancholy, genius, and sense of being an outsider. The 43-23 often finds it difficult to articulate their vision in a way that will be understood, and even better, supported by their community.

Variable Influence of the Centers
The open Head Center creates pressure to come up with answers to others’ questions, and to live out others’ ideas or inspirations. This can create confusion, especially in someone so young, about what they truly consider inspirational and what questions they are personally interested in getting answered.

Their open Identity Center leads to a fluid sense of self. They naturally adapt and may unconsciously take on others’ identities. It will take time for each to connect to a firm understanding of themselves. The open G-Center’s adaptive nature can cause outbursts (Fraternal Twin #1) or withdrawal (Fraternal Twin #2) as they struggle to establish their identity. At times, they may not recognize themselves, having drifted from a comfortable self-expression. At their age, trying out personalities is natural. Fraternal Twin #2 will likely research his interests and gradually understand himself. Fraternal Twin #1 will learn through his creations and how others respond to them.

Not much is noted in the information provided regarding how the 44-26 is being expressed, but what we know about these boys hints at, particularly in Fraternal Twin #1, the drive to take ideas and give them physical form.

The defined Will Center shows in Fraternal Twin #1 as defiance, tied to being right or proving himself, perhaps masking insecurity. Fraternal Twin #2 seems to express the not-self side—being more reserved about his value, possibly due to uncertainty. Fraternal Twin #1’s interest in creating material things also suggests business talent.

The Impact of Emotional Authority
The twins have complex emotional authority. They have two distinct wave types, tribal and individual. The individual wave needs time to experience the length of its entire wave at least once before it can arrive at sufficient clarity. The tribal wave is not as long or as intense, except in cases involving personal and family connections. The emotional wave is melancholic, which can come off as anger and withdrawal. Its penetrating emotional depth can be confusing and overwhelming, even for adults. It takes observation to learn that you cannot resist this wave, and to understand how it operates in you. It is necessary to surrender to its highs and lows before you achieve clarity on how you feel about something and what you really want to do. This long, individual wave is designed to make life-changing decisions by taking its time before committing. Forcing the “hand” of the 39-55 can have negative consequences. Each individual will have their own way of expressing this wave, and none will be wrong, but their duration and cycle can be very different.

Elements of the Chart
Each twin is working on self-empowerment and self-love (Gate 10) in their own way. Each expresses ideas (Gate 11) in their own way, and each brings inspirational downloads (Gate 64) that they will apply to their insights and creations in their own unique way.

In gate 44, we can see the patterns that aren’t working and how to transform them so that our patterns can be aligned 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. Gate 44 also inspires us to create beautiful environments. Each twin will be drawn to creating a venue that others will benefit from.

Their conscious Sun (Gate 9) is the gate of focus. Gate 9 has the potential for obsessive behavior and thinking. We see this in Fraternal Twin #1, and perhaps in Fraternal Twin #2 as well, although not much has been said about his need to develop an intense relationship to his passion, other than what might be hinted at via his tendency to be studious.

Their Profile, 2/4, the Hermit Opportunist, expresses as both shy (2) and social (4). Hermit Opportunists bond through a strategy of both shyness and boldness. We observe the shyness expressed more overtly in Fraternal Twin #2 (and perhaps solely at this time), while Fraternal Twin #1 exhibits boldness, with less apparent emphasis on being shy and withdrawn (2). Both of these boys are currently being called upon (and will continue to be called upon) to share their talents, and they will depend on their network of close friends and associates for mentoring and opportunities.

Insufficient information is available to comment on how they express their Incarnation Cross, the Right Angle Cross of Planning.

This concludes Part II.

In Part III (HUMAN DESIGN: SAME CHART, DIFFERENT SOULS, PART III), we will look at how soul or life purpose is identified in the twins’ design charts.

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HUMAN DESIGN: SAME CHART, DIFFERENT SOULS, PART I

I’m reaching out for clarification: My friend has fraternal twin boys, born a minute apart via C-section. Although their human design charts are identical, they present themselves in very different ways in the world. Can you offer some insights into why this is the case?

Fraternal Twin #1 is very strong-willed and argues with his mother frequently and intensely. He is very creative and mechanical. He is constantly building things out of wood, paper, and connect toys. Fraternal Twin #2 is tranquil and compliant. I have never heard him argue with anyone in the house except with his brother. Fraternal Twin #2 likes to read, and if he disagrees with something his mother says, he may walk away, or he may go to his room and cry, but he never yells at her. Whereas Fraternal Twin #1 will stand there and speak his mind louder and louder, telling his mom that she is wrong, it’s not fair, and she is lying to him…As I said, he is very strong-willed.

As you can see, they are complete opposites in how they show up in the world. As infants, their personalities were opposite to who they are now. Fraternal Twin #2 screamed and cried for the first 6 months of his life; his mother said she didn’t know if his hair was on fire or if he didn’t like the wallpaper! Fraternal Twin #1, on the other hand, was tranquil and content as an infant, just observing everything around him.

Here are my working reflections on why twins with the same Human Design chart can express themselves so differently in life.

Part I: Why Charts Express Differently
This discussion examines why Fraternal Twin #1 and Fraternal Twin #2 may exhibit dramatically different traits, despite having the same Human Design chart.

Fraternal Twin #1 and Fraternal Twin #2 are each unique, with distinct soul trajectories. Each has their own history of experience, dharmas, life purposes, and unresolved issues or karmas.

Their soul profiles, separate from their Human Design profiles, are unique. Each twin will find their own path, which will be expressed differently through their identical human design.

Twin’s charts, charts of triplets, quintuplets, etc., are great ways to deepen our understanding of how Human Design actually functions in the real-time, real lives of human beings.

The Chart is not the person or personality. Human beings are far more complex than what a Human Design chart can convey. The Chart reflects the themes and curriculum relevant to the birth moment, offering only a mechanical outline.

Our Design describes how our energy is intended to flow in this life, highlighting strengths, decision-making tools, and focus areas. These help us pursue our life plan, creative style, relationships, and meaning. Yet, how we embody purpose is shaped by much more than chart mechanics.

An important consideration: C-section births, like these twins’, are forced. The soul’s timing for entering the world can be affected, and family chart patterns can be disrupted. Michel Gauquelin, a French psychologist and astrologer, found hereditary planetary links were more common with natural births, both between siblings and between parents and children. He and his wife, Françoise, conducted thirty years of rigorous research, showing that certain astrological phenomena had high statistical validity.

Forced birth times can redirect the soul’s intentions by altering planetary placements. Each planet’s frequency and archetype are integral to a person’s journey, so its position holds significance. The guidance provided by the planetary configuration given at birth is disrupted by a C-section, forcing us to adapt to the new, but unintended, planetary setup. Perhaps Fraternal Twin #2’s early distress reflected anger at being forced into a design not reflecting his intent, and Twin #1’s frequent outrage stems from the same.

For the record, I am not issuing any judgments about C-sections. I recognize that they can be necessary to save lives. It is also possible that the soul knew a forced birth was likely and chose that situation for the growth it would catalyze.

Being born with a Human Design that is not of one’s own choosing can add a significant challenge to connecting with the intended initial themes and tools inherent to a Human Design chart. How do we connect to our authenticity and find our right path when the tools, attributes, and map that we planned on have been altered?

Given these complexities, how can identical Human Design charts produce such vast differences in personality and interests?

Why do we expect the same Design to result in similar personalities? Each individual expresses their chart through the lens of their unique history, agenda, personal identity, the culture they’re born into, the extent to which they identify with that culture, and more. These factors shape, limit, focus, and direct how a Design is embodied and expressed.

In Part II (HUMAN DESIGN: SAME CHART, DIFFERENT SOULS, PART II), we take a look at how Fraternal Twin #1 and Fraternal Twin #2 might be expressing their shared design authentically, despite appearances to the contrary.

In Part III (HUMAN DESIGN: SAME CHART, DIFFERENT SOULS, PART III), we will look at how soul purpose is identified in the twins’ design charts.

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