Human Design 101: Does it Unlock Your Life Purpose?

I’ve never met a perSonality test, astrology reading, or Buzzfeed quiz that I didn’t like. Call it ego, curiosity, or narcissism, but if a system claims to understand my personality traits and deepest desires, I’m all in. While I’ve dabbled in zodiac signs and am a fan of the Enneagram, learning about Human Design left me in awe. No matter how much I identify with the Type 2 Enneagram and how many times friends tell me “that’s so Libra of you,” finding my Human Design type didn’t just tell me the information I already knew but gave me insight into how I’m meant to live. Let’s let the experts explain.

According to Dana Stiles and Shayna Cornelius, Human Design experts and cofounders of Dayluna, Human Design is Astrology meets Myers-Briggs–but it’s a little more complicated than that. Human Design was created in 1998 by Alan Krakower under the pseudonym Ra U Hu. This system reveals more about your emotions, life purpose, and energy centers. Below, Shayna and Dana give an informative and helpful overview that will help you understand the basics without being overwhelming. a lot!).

However, Human Design is incredibly detailed and can give you insight into everything from how your body digests food to what emotion you’ll feel when you’re out of alignment. If you’re interested in learning more, I recommend a book like or a podcast (Dana and Shayna have a great one called DayLuna Human Design Podcast) to dive deeper. For a quick overview to help you get started on your Human Design journey read on. Dana and Shayna will give you insight on Human Design, how to find your Type, and how to make the most of the information to live the life you desire.

What is Human Design?

Human Design is also known as the Science Of Differentiation or the New Astrology. It’s a system that combines modern science with ancient modalities including Western Astrology, The I Ching, The Chakra System, and Kabbalah The Tree of Life. Human Design is based on your birth information. It tells you what your energy is like, how it works, how your aura functions, how you are able to make decisions and follow your intuition, what your unique gifts are, and what your purpose in life is. Once you know your Human Design type (more on that below), your Human Design Chart shows the blueprint for your unique energetic makeup and gives you the owner’s manual on how to operate your energy correctly.

Human Design’s purpose is to assist you in finding your personal alignment.
We feel less resistance when we are in alignment. This results in more harmony, abundance and ease in our lives. Instead of trying to swim upstream, we learn to align with the flow energy that can help us live our purpose with less effort and struggle.

What is Human Design different from personality tests?

Personality tests such as Myers-Briggs and Enneagram can provide insight into your personality, similar to Human Design. Systems like Myers-Briggs or Enneagram can offer great meaning and support, but they are self-assessments. Human Design, however, is not. Personality type systems ask you questions about yourself to determine your personality type. Human Design, on the other hand, is based upon a calculation based on your birth date, time and place. It is similar in concept to Western Astrology, as it is based on your birth information. However Human Design also uses specific energy systems (chakras), along with astrology at the time of your birth.

Human Design is the set of inherent qualities you are born with that will guide your entire life. This distinction between self-assessment systems versus Human Design is important because we learn and adapt from a young age to acquire qualities that will make it easy for us to be loved and accepted. It can be easy for us to define ourselves based on our past experiences. ThinkWe should be who we are, not what we are Really are, without even having the conscious awareness that we’re doing it. Your Human Design reveals with great precision what your soul is and not what you have been conditioned to believe it to be.

What’s my Type?

Your birth date, place, and time can be used online to create your chart for free.
Look for the written category “Type” to see which Type you are. Each person falls into one or more of the five energy types: Manifestor/Generator, Manifesting Generator/Projector, Reflector, or Projector. These energy types define how your energetic body or aura functions and the role you are supposed to play.

• ManifestorsYou are here to help and inspire others to make a positive change or start something.
• GeneratorsThey are here to use all of their creative energy to create, build, or work on what they love.
• Manifesting GeneratorsThey are here to inspire others by using their creative energy to build, create, or work on what they love in a variety of ways.
• ProjectorsWe are here for others to use their energy more efficiently and authentically.
• ReflectorsEmpathy is a way to feel and support the people around you to improve the wellbeing of your environment.

I know my Type…now what?

Once you’ve discovered your Type, you will see that you have a corresponding “strategy,” or method to start putting your purpose into practice. This strategy can be applied to your daily life to help you use your aura correctly. This is the best place to start when you are trying to practice Human Design.

• ManifestorsYour strategy is to inform. This means communicating how you are really feeling and what you’re thinking of doing next with the world around you.
• GeneratorsYour strategy is to react. This means focusing on being more present and tuning in your body’s positive energetic response to guide how you should use your energy in each moment.
• Manifesting GeneratorsYour strategy should be to respond and then inform. This means focusing on being more present and tuning in your body’s energetic response to guide you about how you should use your energy in each moment and also keeping people in the loop as you go.
• ProjectorsYour strategy is to wait until the invitation comes. This means that you should not share your insights, advice, or gifts with others until they are genuinely inviting.
• Reflectors:You can wait for a 28-day Lunar Cycle to determine your strategy. This gives you 28 days to process and gain clarity before making any major changes.

How can I use my Human Design in order to live my life purposefully?

Human Design helps you build the confidence to navigate anywhere
As the authentic and aligned version you are in every situation, you will find new opportunities. Understanding who you are and how you operate your energy will help you live naturally
out your life purpose. Our purpose is often the reason we came here. DoOur purpose is really the energy we brought here to BeIn all that we do. Human Design will reveal many facets of your purpose, beyond just your Type. But the best thing about Human Design? You can start to align with your purpose by using the strategy provided and then putting into practice any insights Human Design has to offer.