The Human

Design System
Journeying deep into our
individual genetics,The Human
Design System claims to show
how every one of us has a
unique design and a specific
purpose to fulfil on this planet.
In a most simple and graceful
way, it gently nudges us away
from the bustle of our
everyday lives and reminds
each of us why we came here
in the first place. Some of the
Kindred Spirit team have had
individual readings and have
found the information both
fascinating and useful.
Here Human Design analyst
Richard Rudd introduces The
Human Design System in the
first half of a two-part article.

very once in a while, a human

being uncovers a paragon,
something that captures the
quintessence of the beauty and
mystery of the universe surrounding us;
Mozarts symphonies for instance, or
Einsteins equations.
The Human Design System is such a
paragon. By unravelling the mysteries
hidden within ones own genetic code, it
shows how our very thoughts, feelings
and longings are all part of a beautifully
orchestrated pattern.To recognise this
pattern clearly in your own life is to
celebrate your uniqueness without fear.
The result is that life can be far easier
than we ever imagined possible.

The mystical origins of

Human Design
In 1987 an extraordinary event took place
on this planet. For the first time in
recorded history it was seen with the
naked eye from a mountaintop in Chile.
Human beings actually witnessed a
supernova. A supernova is the death of a

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Secret of
Effortlessness

star, a vast explosion of such intensity that

it can barely be imagined. According to
the source of the Human Design System,
that star, now known to scientists as
1987A, bombarded our planet with a
deluge of subatomic information with its
dying breath.
At around the same time on another
mountainside, on a Mediterranean island, a
man had an experience that shook him to
the roots of his being.When he emerged
from that experience, which lasted eight
days and eight nights, he could barely
remember who he was. Even his name
had changed and from that moment he
became known as Ra Uru Hu.
He had become disillusioned with his
life as a professor of physics in Canada
and sought an escape from the world on
Ibiza, where he ended up living as a
hermit in a ruined hut. It was here, living
wild in the mountains, that Ra received
The Human Design System from what he
calls The Voice. This voice gave him
immensely detailed and scientific
knowledge about the nature of our
universe. It even had its own language,
referring to human beings as raves. As a
sceptic and a scientist, Ra had no belief in
things mystical. In fact, at the time, he
didnt even know his own astrological

sign. It is difficult to comprehend exactly

what happened to him during those eight
days, so in his own words, this is what
took place.
I was conditioned to believe that
science fiction was a genre of literature,
that mystical revelation was simply a more
antiquated form of the same, and that God,
if not dead, was most likely a concept.
On the evening of January 3, 1987, all
that changed. I was penetrated by a
Voice. It was a terrifying experience. My
hair literally stood on end. In the shock, a
flood of water drained from my scalp.
The Voice said: Are you ready to
work? For eight days and nights, I
worked, transcribing in detail The Human
Design System.
(From the foreword to The Rave I Ching.)

The science
Despite its mystical origins, Human
Design has its roots deeply embedded
within the very latest theories in quantum
physics. On a sub-atomic level we are all
connected like cells within a giant body,
that of the universe itself.
The Human Design System is founded
upon this very premise: that the universe
is a living entity, and that we are living in a
vast information-feed, consisting of
countless minute particles now known to
physics as neutrinos. Up until a few years
ago, the neutrino itself was half-fictional,
in that it was simply a hypothesis. Now
science has proved that neutrinos bear
mass, and that they pass through us at the
rate of about three trillion per square
inch. Neutrinos are made in stars, like our
sun, and could be seen as the modern day
equivalent of what the ancients used to
call chi or prana.

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
We live in a dualistic universe.The sun
is our yang, we, the earth are the yin,
and the neutrino is the mercurial
intermediary. All life on earth is thus
generated and in a sense programmed by
the sun and, to a lesser extent, the stars. It
is also intriguing to think that not only are
we humans programmed by the celestial
bodies, but we also programme them as
well. Remember, the neutrino is not pure
energy, but extremely fine matter. Thus,
every neutrino that passes through us is
changed, and conveys something of who
we are out into deep space. Just like the
human body, every cell is interdependent
upon every other cell and communicates
its presence to the whole.

The synthesis
The Human Design System is a pure
synthesis of the latest scientific discoveries
and the wisdom of the ancients, and like
any synthesis, Human Design is far
greater than the sum of its parts.
On one side we have quantum physics,
biochemistry and genetics, and on the
other, the four of the great esoteric
systems of the world: astrology, the Hindu
chakra system, the Judaic Kabbalah and the
Chinese I Ching. It is an alchemists dream.

Human Design and genetics

One of the keys to Human Design is the
use of the I Ching, the ancient Chinese
Book of Changes, evolved more than
5000 years ago. Strangely enough, this
ancient system, which charts the cycles
and seasons of life, happens to bear an
extraordinary similarity to the profile of
human DNA there is an exact
correlation between the two disciplines.
DNA is made up of two strands of
nucleotides, one strand being a perfect
reflection of the other. This basic binary
is also the foundation of the Yin and Yang
of the I Ching. Our genetic code is also
made up of four bases which are
arranged in groups of threes. Each of
these chemical groupings relates to an
amino acid, and forms what is known as a
codon.There are 64 of these codons in
our genetic code.
Similarly, in the I Ching there are only
four basic permutations of yin and yang,
which are also arranged in groups of
threes, known as trigrams. In the same
way that the two strands of our DNA
reflect each other, each trigram of the I
Ching has a partner, and together these
create the hexagram, the basis of the I
Ching. Just as there are 64 codons in
DNA, there are 64 hexagrams in the I
Ching (see Genetic Table right).
All human beings share this same
basic genetic code, and yet each of us is
unique. From the DNA of a single human
hair, a forensic scientist can pinpoint its
exact owner, out of billions of human
beings. In Human Design, the four bases

of our genetic code manifest through our

chemistry as four basic types of human
beings; manifestors, generators, projectors
and reflectors. Each type functions very
differently, and will be discussed below.

Human design and astrology

Human Design also relies upon
astrological calculation to configure two
separate moments of imprinting within
the neutrino stream. Many people new to
Human Design assume that because of
this it is similar to astrology. Nothing
could be further from the truth. Although
we draw upon the ancient science of
astrology in order to arrive at the
correlation with our genetics, the
similarity ends there. Like astrology,
Human Design produces an individual
chart (known as a rave chart), and like
astrology this chart is calculated from the
time and place of birth. However,
astrological data in Human Design leads
to exact placement in the body. Through
the intermediary of the I Ching, the
position of every planet at the time of
birth gives us a genetic thumbprint left
in the neutrino stream.
Using The Human Design System, we
can examine the nature of the forces that
were gathered around us when we were
born. It is as though our birth leaves a
vapour trail in the ethers.We can then
isolate this imprint, and transfer it into a
biochemical map of the body, known as a
Bodygraph (see inset right).

What can we learn from

Human Design?
So what is all this really about and what
do these charts tell us? In a single
statement: they remind us of what we
already know about ourselves, deep
within our hearts. Human Design is in
essence a yin teaching. It shows us that
human beings are primarily receptive by
design. Our prime directive, if we have
such a thing, is patience. Buddha used a
term known as correct action, and this is
what we manifest when we live our true
nature or design. Action that does not
come from harmony is desperate action,
and usually does more damage than good
in the world. Human Design shows us
that there is no purer alchemy than
simply being yourself.
On a deeper level, it is a simple means
of harmonising our individual flow within
a greater flow. It is about what the ancients
called being in harmony with the Tao.

THE BODYGRAPH
The image below (Mozarts Bodygraph)
is made up of nine information hubs
linked together by a series of channels
and circuits. Every channel has a
name and a theme to it that describes
an aspect of our nature.

Here are some simplified examples

of channels that can occur in
peoples charts:
The channel of transitoriness:
people who dont stay with one thing
for very long.
The channel of initiation:
people who are usually highly competitive.
The channel of the alpha:
people who are natural born leaders.
The channel of charisma:
people who are endlessly busy.
The channel of the prodigal:
people who require frequent periods
of retreat in their lives.
The Human Design System is symmetrical
and logical, and once a rave chart is
drawn up it is simple and easy both to
analyse and explain.

THE GENETIC TABLE

The Genetic Table (below) represents
the exact mathematical correlation
between the ancient Chinese I Ching
and the human genetic code.

How does a chart work?

When you look into your own Bodygraph,
it is as though you are looking at the
blueprint of a car. The body is, after all,
our vehicle through life. Now, consider
how you might feel if you had been
driving around in your faithful old car for
years and when you took it to a mechanic

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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
THE NINE CENTRES
HEAD Inspiration: The Pressure Centre from Above
AJNA The Mind/Conceptualisation: The Centre of Mental Awareness
THROAT Expression: The Centre of Manifestation
HEART/EGO The Will Power Motor
G Identity/Direction/Love: The Higher Self
SACRAL Sexuality/Creativity: The Fertility Motor
SOLAR PLEXUS Emotions: The Centre of Emotional Awareness
SPLEEN Defence/Cleansing/Intuition: The Centre of Splenic Awareness
ROOT Kundalini/Stress: The Pressure Centre from Below
he told you that all this time you had
been driving in first gear?! A Human
Design analyst is like the mechanic that
shows you how to operate your car, and
having shown you, he leaves you the
manual so that you can verify the truth
for yourself. Human Design is not
another therapy. This is not the kind of
mechanic that will fix your oil leak for
you; rather he will tell you what kind of
model you are driving, and how to drive it
in such a way that you will never have
another oil leak again.To be yourself is to
be fundamentally healthy.

What do the colours mean?

The first thing you learn from an analysis
of your Bodygraph is what is fixed and
consistent about your nature.This can be
seen wherever there is a centre or a
channel in your design that is drawn in
colour (see the example of Mozart). In
Mozarts design, the self (the yellow
diamond-shaped centre) is connected to
the sacral centre (the red square) by the
channel of rhythm. This is in turn
connected to two further channels, the
channel of the archetype and the
channel of the transmitter. When you
put these three together, you have a man
who is here to transmit archetypal
rhythms into the world. Wherever you
see colour, that represents a part of your
nature that is fixed at birth.

Four types
of human beings
Of the infinite possibilities that
lie within our genetic material,
Human Design shows us clearly
that we humans are perhaps
not as complicated as we like
to think, for there are only four
basic types of human being! Of
course, there are millions of
differences within these types,
since each of us is unique.
Each of the four types below
operates according to a set of
very simple natural laws.
Manifestors are pure energy
beings. They are designed
specifically not to be controlled

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The power of conditioning

The magic of Human Design is that it
shows us clearly where we usually get
stuck in our lives.The nature of our
society is that it tends to condition us
directly away from our very nature.This
conditioning begins the moment we are
born. According to our designs, we all fit
differently into society.
Human Design knowledge is of the
greatest benefit to children and parents,
since knowing a childs design means that
they can be guided in the direction of
their nature, rather than away from it. For
most of us as adults, the road back to our
true nature is simple, but difficult.

The white centres

The secret of how we are conditioned in
life lies in the white centres in our design
chart.Wherever you see a centre or
channel in your design that is not
coloured in (known as an undefined
centre), you are looking at something that
is deeply attractive to you. The white
centres are where we are not fixed; they
are what we long for. At the genetic level,
we are only interested in what is different
from us. Look again at Mozarts chart.You
can see clearly that his throat centre is
the only centre that is not drawn in
colour. The throat centre is where we
express ourselves.What Mozart most
longed for in his life was to express his
music, but how and when it was

by anyone. They often meet a

lot of resistance in life because
of this, and they can end up
feeling very cut off from people.
As with all the four types, when
they understand the simple
laws that govern their nature,
life can suddenly be a lot easier
for them.
Famous manifestors: Adolf
Hitler, Paul McCartney, Alice
Bailey, Sigmund Freud, Elisabeth
Kbler-Ross.
Generators are designed to
respond to life. Unlike manifestors they have no idea of where
they are going until they
respond. Therefore they have to
wait until life initiates them first.

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expressed was never in his hands. If he

had understood this, he might have felt
less frustrated in his life. Undefined
centres are where we are designed to be
conditioned by others.
Through understanding the basics of
our own design chart, we can see exactly
how and where we are conditioned by
the forces around us. In this way, we can
take advantage of our conditioning, rather
than trying to escape it, which is an
impossible task.Take the example of
someone with an undefined spleen
centre.The spleen centre represents our
immune system and is one of three
awareness centres in humans. It is our
spontaneous instinct for survival. If you
have an undefined spleen centre (the
brown triangular centre at the bottom
left) you love to be spontaneous, but
there is nothing more dangerous for you
than being spontaneous! If those instincts
are not a fixed part of your nature, then
you cannot rely on them. Some people are
designed to live spontaneously, while
others are designed to take more time
over their decisions.
In Human Design, wherever there is
a limitation in our design, there is also
always a gift.Thus those of us who have
to take longer in making up our minds
can also gain a deeper understanding into
our life process. In the same way, those of
us who are more vulnerable and less fixed
in our nature are also more sensitive and

Generators are potentially the

most powerful of all the types,
but unless they understand how
they work, they are the most
frustrated people alive.
Famous generators: Mozart,
The Dalai Lama, Prince Charles.
Projectors are people whose
specific gift is to work with and
guide the energy of others.
They alone can understand both
manifestors and generators.
They also have a design to wait,
and the key that unlocks their
power is recognition. Unless
they are recognised, they are
powerless. Once they are
recognised, they can achieve
almost anything.

Famous Projectors: Ramana

Maharshi, Osho (formerly
Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh), Karl
Marx, Princess Diana.
Reflectors are the rarest of
the four types, since they have
nothing fixed in their nature to
rely upon (none of the nine
centres is coloured in). These
people can be the wisest
people among us, since their
life rhythms are directly
governed by a celestial body:
the moon. But if they do not
understand how their design
works they can feel deeply lost
and overwhelmed by life.
Famous reflector: Michael
Jackson.

often have an uncanny ability

to read the people around us.
These undefined white centres
in our design are the places
where we can ultimately attain
wisdom.
Knowing and understanding
our design protects us from
being a victim of our own
conditioning.We are all conditioned all the time, whether
by the chemistry of those
around us or by the neutrino
weather from the greater
cosmic environment in which
we live. Science is now
increasingly showing us how we
are affected deeply, not only by
the moon, but also by sunspot
activity thousands of miles away.

Human Design readings

As a Human Design analyst, one
of the first things my clients
usually hear from me is:Dont
trust me, and dont believe
anything I say. The reason for
this is that Human Design is an
experiential system based on
logic, and logic requires
repeated testing. You have to
see for yourself that it works. It
has to get in under your skin
and reprogramme every cell in
your body with YOU.This takes
a full seven years, since that is
how long it takes for every cell
in our body to be physically
renewed. In a Human Design
reading you will learn where
your inner authority lies; that is,
you will see what you can rely
upon in your nature to consistently make clear and correct
decisions in all areas of your life.
You will also see where you are
vulnerable to conditioning,
whether that be through your
mind, your emotions, or even
through your very identity.
When you receive a
personal reading from a
Human Design analyst, this
often strikes a very deep chord
within you. Many things about
yourself which you or others
might find difficult to accept
can then be acknowledged as
part of your genetic code. An
example might be if you have a
gene which demands that you
begin new things without ever
finishing them. Some of us are
designed this way, and as long
as we understand this, we can
accept it as a unique part of our
nature without self-judgement
or guilt.There is always

someone in the world with the

opposite design the ones who
are great at finishing off what
others have already begun!

Living your design

Hearing your design and living
your design are two very
different things.To live according to your nature takes great
courage. For most people who
come to Human Design
readings, the greatest challenge
is patience.You can learn to
understand your design
intellectually, but there are no
workshops in living your
design.That can only be
learned from life itself.
To follow your design, your
true nature, is to realise that
your life is choreographed by
forces that are far beyond the
understanding of the mind.
When the mysterious voice
began to explain The Human
Design System back in 1987,
one of the first things it told us
was that the universe itself has
not even been born yet.We
were only conceived at the big
bang. For this reason, there are
many things that we still cannot
know, since the full splendour
of what we are has not yet been
revealed.The very most we can
do is simply accept the nobility
of who we are as individuals,
and enjoy being part of a great
adventure that goes beyond our
own lifetimes.This is the secret
that the Human Design System
truly offers us: that life is
designed to be effortless, and
that to live out your nature is to
see your role in the great
mythic play of life. It is to
realise that the unique role you
have been given is the very one
you have always dreamed of. KS

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MORE INFORMATION

In the next issue we look in more

depth at the four basic types of
human
beings:
manifestors,
generators,
projectors
and
reflectors. We also explore Human
Design as a tool for understanding
relationships and health.
Richard Beaumont is the head of
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Human Design System in the UK.
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