Put It To Practice Flashcards
Generators and Man Gens
Remember you’re here to respond to what shows up for you. You are NOT an initiator.
To help you decide how to respond to all the opportunities that do show up, use your Sacral authority. Invite someone to ask you yes/no questions, and use your “uh-huh”, “uh-uh” response.
Manifestors
Remember that your powerful initiating energy comes in waves. Be sure to rest after you’ve birthed your next creative project.
Inform others what you’re up to before you dive in.
Projectors
Do what you love, and let your light shine through you.
WAIT to be recognized and invited before you share your wisdom. Remember: While you’re waiting, you are preparing for then next big invitation.
When the invitation arrives, allow yourself time to talk out the pros and cons before you decide if it’s the correct invitation for you.
Invite others to ask you open-ended questions, and allow your intuition to respond.
Reflectors
Be super patient with yourself, especially when you need to make a decision.
Live in an environment that feels nourishing, and surround yourself with people who ‘get you’ and will listen while you talk to get clarity.
Give yourself plenty of alone time to replenish your energy.
Defined Emotional Solar Plexus
If you have a Defined Emotional Solar Plexus, be aware of your emotional waves. Allow yourself to experience the ups and downs, and honor your emotional authority when you make a decision.
Open Emotional Solar Plexus
If you are Open in your Emotional Solar Plexus, be aware of emotions that arise. Ask yourself “Is this even my emotion?” and do your best to let it pass through you, as if you’re a screen door. Learn the ‘Say Yes’ Practice (see Chapter 7).
Open identity center
If you have an Open Identity Center, surround yourself with people and places that feel good to you.
Defined identity center
With a Defined Identity Center, sense your groundedness and notice how you radiate love.
Open head center
With an Open Head Center, you will feel inspired all the time, and pressured to act on your inspiration. Remember, decisions come from lower down in the chart. Enjoy your ever-changing inspirations and don’t act on them.
Defined head center
If your Head Center is Defined, enjoy the thinking process, and use your strategy to make decisions (NOT your head).
Open Ajna
If you have an Open Ajna, remember you see endless possibilities.
Defined Anja
Don’t get attached to your point of view.
Open throat center
If you have an Open Throat Center (or un-motorized Defined Throat), DON’T blurt out what you’re thinking. Use your Strategy and wait for the right timing to speak.
Open Will Center
If you have an Open Will Center, remember it’s sometimes hard to recognize your value.
Defined Will Center
If you have a Defined Will Center, don’t fault others if they don’t have steady determination like you do.
Open Root Center
If you have an Open Root Center, and feel like you have to do one more thing before you rest, ask yourself “What’s the worst thing that can happen if I don’t finish this today?”
Defined Root Center
With a Defined Root Center assure those around you that you are not pressuring them.
Open Spleen Center
If you have an Open Spleen Center, your relationship with time is malleable, so always allow yourself more time than you think you need to get from point A to point B.
Defined Spleen Center
With a Defined Spleen, be sure to check in with your body, as it can be hard to tell when you’re sick.
Open Sacral
If you have an Open Sacral Center, learn to know when enough is enough!
Defined Sacral
If your Sacral Center is Defined, use your Sacral “uh-huh”, “uh-uh” response to make sure you’re doing work that you love.
The “Say Yes” Practice
As you can see from Human Design, energy is designed to move freely through your system. The intention of this practice is to identify stuck energy, welcome it up, and allow it to naturally unblock and move through.
- Identify the uncomfortable energy, and give it a name (anger, fear, pressure, tiredness…..)
- Notice if you sense it anywhere in your body (as tension, pressure, clenching…)
- Measure its level of intensity from 0 – 10 (0 is no intensity, 10 is ‘off the charts’
intense) - Invite the energy to arise by saying “Yes” to it. Continue to welcome it up by
saying “Yes” over and over until you start to feel a shift. Note: it works better if
you say “yes” out loud! - Measure the level of intensity and notice: is it more intense, less intense or the same? How is the sensation now in your body?
- Say “Yes” again over and over until the intensity has significantly lessened.
- You may notice you feel lighter and freer.
Uncomfortable Energy may manifest as:
- A difficult emotion: Sadness, anger, frustration, disappointment, resentment, fear, doubt, resistance…
- Physical discomfort: Tiredness, soreness, tension, burning, stiffness….
- Issues arising from ‘over’ thinking: Anxiety, overwhelm, a sense of pressure to figure things out…..
We’ve been conditioned to judge uncomfortable energy and then what do we do? We stuff it (by overeating, using drugs or alcohol, binging on TV); amplify and ‘express’ it onto another (and hurt their feelings); ignore it (hoping it will magically go away); or try to get rid of it. None of these methods work, and the energy festers inside you.
Steps to take to for implementing the strategies in your human design:
- Practice your Type and Strategy, and see what happens. Use your Strategy and Inner Authority when you make decisions. Start with small decisions first; then when you get some confidence, try tackling some bigger ones. Notice if you have more or less energy when you follow your strategy.
- Feel into your Centers, and become especially curious about your open centers. For instance, if you have an undefined Solar Plexus, notice how others’ emotions affect you. Of if you have a child with an open Identity, help them set up their home environment so that everything feels really good to them.
- Play with your Profile! Discover how your profile lines resonate for you. If you have a 2/Hermit line, enjoy your alone time – without judging yourself. If you are a 3/Experiencer, enjoy the pleasure of jumping into something new headfirst!And then, when you’re ready to experience how all the different elements of your chart come together into the totality that is you, consider treating yourself to the gift of a full Human Design Session.
