Frequently Asked
Human Design Questions

Human design is a self-knowledge system based on your birth date, time and place. Your human design charts is a clever synthesis of the Chinese I Ching, astrology, the Kabbalah and the Indian chakra system.

Human design was revealed to its founder, Ra Uru Hu (formerly Robert Alan Krakower) in 1987. It might seem like a new concept, however, the philosophies human design is based on have existed for millennia.

I have studied self development for over 25 years and human design is hands down the most accurate representation of how we as individuals live a life that feels fulfilling, aligned and let’s us confidently share our unique gifts with those who need them.

At its heart, human design is an embodied experience so the best way in is to run your chart and discover what it means for you.

The easiest way to start is with your type – do you bring vitality and enthusiasm, see what other people miss, initiate new things or are deeply attuned to your environment? You can see this on your Empowered Human Design chart under “type”. There is also a hyperlink to a free intro of what your type means for you.

Next, have a look at how you make decisions – do you get the most clarity through your gut feeling, intuition, emotional state, etc? This is listed on your Empowered Human Design chart as “How you make decisions” and again there is a hyperlink to demystify your particular decision making style.

Human design is not yet another box to put yourself in, or a dogma you brace around your neck like a boa constrictor. Approach it with a healthy sense of curiosity and playfulness. Keep what makes your life better, leave what doesn’t. 

If you’re ready for more, check out the audio, written and personal resources available for you in the work with me section.

Human design generates your chart based on the date, place and time of your birth.

Birth date and place are normally easily known. Your exact birth time can be another matter. I am listing some easy starting points below (if you need more, consult this detailed list of suggestions).

In many countries (though not the UK), your birth time is located on your long-form birth certificate. If your birth certificate does not show this, you may have an abridged version and can contact the relevant issuing office for further details.

Yes!

A professional human design reader can track down significant shifts in a chart on any given day of birth. In most cases, this means looking at changes in either energy type or profile number. Based on this information, your human design reader can ask you specific questions to ascertain which birth window is most likely.

Most often, this approach lets you work with the foundations of your human design chart, such as your energy type, profile and defined / undefined energy centres. This method is generally not suitable for diving into advanced chart properties such as digestion, environment, perspective or motivation. 

Understanding your energy type, strategy and authority is the 20% that creates 80% of the impact to successfully living in alignment with your unique human design so narrowing down your type alone creates a solid foundation for your human design journey.

➡️ BONUS: If you book a 1:1 human design conversation or family consultation with me, the service of narrowing down your birth time is included free of charge. 

Energy types are the best entry point into your human design. To find yours, get your free human design chart here. 

In human design, there are five different types. Don’t let the names put you off – they may not sound sexy but they’re pretty good at describing each type:

Generators and manifesting generators are the life force of the planet. Their energy creates the vibe that makes things happen. Manifestors are firestarters and trailblazers here to initiate and set things into motion (note: every type can set things into motion, it’s just a different way of going about it). Projectors see life from a higher perspective. They are really good at noticing what others miss and figuring out how things they care about can be improved. Reflectors are like mirrors reflecting everyone and everything around them. They have a deep sensitivity and can spot when something is off long before anyone else.

You are, of course, more than just one of five types. You are literally one in 8 billion unique, and the complexity of your human design reflects that. 

Look at your human design authority for how to make decisions that are just right for you (see “how you make decisions” on your Empowered Human Design chart).

Decisions can be inconsequential or life changing – energetically there is no difference between what our mind perceives as a big or small decision. A decision is simply a decision. Despite what we have been taught, we are designed to make decisions by listening to our bodies instead of our heads. Your authority tells you exactly where in your body to tune into so you can make the best decisions for you.

Together with the strategy specific to your energy type, following your authority is one of the most important things you can do to experience a fulfilling and aligned life.

Yes!

Human design can help you discover exactly what makes your child tick and what they need to thrive in this world.

Maybe you hacked parenting with child #1 only to find that what worked for #1 does not work for child #2 or child #3. No one ever sat us down with the exact operating manual to parenting our very individual children. 

Just like you, your child has a unique chart, detailing how they show up energetically in a way that may be similar or different to you and other family members.  

Understanding your child’s energy not only supports them but you as a parent. It can also reduce conflict and improve communication in your family.

You can find more info about parenting by human design here and in my book, Purposeful Parenting.

Get your child’s human design chart here. As for adults, it is important to work with as exact a birth time as possible. 

Depending on your child’s country of birth, this information should be on their long form birth certificate. In the UK, you might be able to access their birth time online via your child’s NHS number or through requesting your maternity records.  

The Magic of You is your in-depth report, built from your exact human design chart. 

It’s your book about who you naturally are. It’s filled with chapters on how you thrive in everyday life, make good decisions and let your personality sparkle. In its pages, you clearly see how your energy combines influence with openness and the value of your specific gifts and talents.

Your book is written in relatable everyday language that actually makes sense (hint: googling your design or letting AI decode your chart often doesn’t make sense and can sometimes be misleading). 

The Magic of You is like having a cheat sheet for being you at your fingertips to remind you how you’re wired, what you’re naturally good at and how to make decisions that feel just right for you. 

In traditional human design terms, your book explains your energy type, strategy, authority, profile, defined/undefined energy centres, definition, gates and channels. It also introduces human design as a framework and offers practical tips and strategies for integrating your design into everyday life. 

It has been described by readers as “genuinely incredible“, “scarily accurate” and “a crash course in radical self-acceptance“. 

Get reading your personalised human design report.

Astrology is an integral part of human design, but not in a “Sun in Cancer, Sagittarius rising” sort of way.

Instead of Zodiac signs, ascendants and houses, astrology in human design determines which of the 64 gates are active in your chart. These gates come from the 64 archetypal energies of the I Ching. Your defined gates (i.e. the coloured dots in your chart) determine your energy type, defined energy centres (i.e. coloured in shapes) and profile. 

Purpose in human design is not about job titles, career choices and suitable industry sectors. 

Your purpose is how to direct your specific life gifts towards the things you are really interested in. It could be that you are a projector here to improve and innovate and you use this in the legal sector, charitable work or interior design. You might have a gift for translating complex concepts into relatable language and you apply this in construction or healthcare. 

You can channel your gifts towards anything you find fascinating, whether it’s professional or personal, lofty or mundane.

You don’t have to chase or find your natural talents, they are already coded into your design. The challenge is that most of us have a blind spot to what we are are naturally good at. We don’t see it in ourselves and even when we do, we don’t value our gifts because they come to us so easily. We assume that what feels effortless to us must be easy for everyone else too. [newsflash: it isn’t!]

The things that feel effortless to you are not “not a big deal” – they are what makes you unique and what you are here to share with others.

This is true for your design as a whole. If you are curious about which of these gifts are most impactful for you, look at your sun gate and incarnation cross. 

Keep in mind that the biggest alignment always comes from living as your energy type and following your strategy and authority for attracting opportunities and making good decisions.