The official name for Human Design Gate 8 is The Gate of Contribution. But I call it The Rebel with a Cause because its primary action is to make a contribution in the world by being one’s authentic self. About Human Design Gate 8 – Gene Key 8 Archetypal Name: The Rebel with a Cause In Action: make a contribution by being radically authentic Keywords: contribution, authenticity, and self-expression Download All 64 Human Design Gates Cheatsheet (for free!) Official Gate Name: Contribution Human Design Definition: The basic worth realized in contributing individual efforts to group goals. Core T ..read more

The official name for Human Design Gate 23 is The Gate of Assimilation. But I call it The Alchemical Wordsmith because its primary action is to communicate radical ideas and be recognized for your ability to initiate transformation with your words alone.  About Human Design Gate 23 – Gene Key 23 Archetype Name: The Alchemical Wordsmith In Action: communicate radical ideas Keywords: words, speaking the truth, and transformation Download All 64 Human Design Gates Cheatsheet (for free!) Official Gate Name: Assimilation Human Design Definition: Amorality. The awareness and understanding which ..read more

The official name for Human Design Gate 2 is The Gate of The Direction of Self. But I call it The Receptive Feminine because its primary action is to receive the abundance of life.  About Human Design Gate 2 – Gene Key 2 Archetypal Name: The Receptive Feminine In Action: remain receptive to the abundance of life Keywords: receiving, abundance, and authentic direction Download All 64 Human Design Gates Cheatsheet (for free!) Official Gate Name: The Direction of Self Human Design Definition: Receptivity as the primal base through which any response is determined. The root of action. Core Th ..read more

As the sun transits through the gates of Libra – 18, 32, 48, 57, you are likely to be exploring themes around your sense of balance, diplomacy, and harmony. Affirmations are a great way to explore those themes and begin to work with the energy of the season in an empowered way.  And if you use your Human Design to guide the creation of your affirmations, they will be even more powerful because they will be based on your most authentic contribution to the world.  To help you craft your affirmations, I’ve created some based on the Human Design Gates of Libra.  Before digging into ..read more

Welcome back to the series on Human Design and Projection.  So far in this series, I covered what projection is and why it isn’t the same as psychological projection in most Human Design contexts. I talked about how the projector aura works. And, in the last post, I covered the Human Design Channel types (Projected, Generated, Manifesting Generated, and Manifested) and EVERYONE, not just projectors, needs recognition.  With projected energy being over 60% of the chart, recognition is a core need of what it means to be Human. Based on the mechanics of the channel types alone, I’d pers ..read more

Have you ever experienced unrequited love? Or longing for someone you admire to see you amongst the crowd? Or shed tears over being ignored? To add an extra special touch of suffering, have you also beaten yourself up for needing that kind of recognition, validation, or acknowledgment? Yes? Of course, you have! Because you are human with all the same archetypal wiring as the rest of us. (No? Stop lying to yourself.) And that leads me to today’s topic in my Human Design and Projection series. Why Everyone, Not Just Projectors, Craves Recognition When we take a step back and look at the big pict ..read more

In the first post of the Human Design and Projection series, we talked about the six definitions of projection and looked more closely at psychological projection. If you missed that post, definitely start there because it offers important context about what we will talk about in this post.  In this post, we will begin looking at the ways that projection in certain Human Design contexts are completely unrelated to psychological projection and what they mean, instead.  I’ll start with a dive deep into the projector aura and why a projector type is called a projector. By the end of thi ..read more

I was recently having a conversation inside the Human Design Map portal where mechanics versus interpretation came up. This is something that has been coming up a lot, both in the portal and in conversations I’ve been having in IRL. It is an important conversation to have because when we confuse the two, it greatly diminishes our autonomy and free will with the Human Design system. And it can create limitations where none exist and shape your identity in ways that won’t be fruitful. And, I’m not about that life. There are limitations in this world, and as Human Design Gate 60 so beau ..read more

In this first post from the deep dive series on Human Design and projection, you will learn the six different types of projection outside of the Human Design context, what psychological projection is, and how psychological projection relates to the shadow.  But first, let’s talk a bit more about why these definitions and distinctions matter in the first place.  The Intersection Between Human Design and Projection Projection means a lot of different things. The dictionary alone has six different definitions:  Projection Etymology: Six Ways to Project (not to be confused with the ..read more

Today, Thursday April 20th, 2023 at 4:13am EDT the sun entered the sign of ♉️ Taurus. That means that, for the next month-ish, the sun will be shining the light of consciousness onto the Taurus archetype. You will likely notice your personal expression of grounding, practicality, and materialism and how those energies play out in others. With the abundance of light on Taurus – which moves through gates 3, 27, 24, 2, 23, 8 – you will have ample opportunity to explore and reclaim its shadows. (Even if there is no Taurus in your chart.) Some of the golden shadows of Taurus are: earthy practical ..read more