Human Design - Generators
To recap from last week, we all have an energy type in our Human Design blueprint and the energy type shows us the best way for us to operate in the world. In my school of thought, it is made up of a few different elements. I combine these elements, like Strategy and Authority, because they go hand in hand with our energy type and to see the whole picture allows the information to sink in. So, grab your chart and let’s explore Generators.
Side note - even if you are not a Generator, it is helpful for you to understand how we operate because 1) we are the largest group of energy types in the world, and 2) that means you very likely know a few Generators. Understanding how we operate will help you navigate your relationships with the Generators you know.
If you hadn’t guessed already, I am a Generator. I used to give percentages of the population that each energy type and I don’t anymore because those numbers are shifting. Generators generate energy. We are like the Energizer Bunny, if we are lit up by something, we keep going and going, seemingly never running out of energy. However, if we are tasked with something we don’t like or don’t want to do, it has the opposite effect, there is no energy. Because we have so much natural energy, we energize the people around us, when we are lit up by what we are doing.
When Generators are lit up by whatever we are doing, we get so pumped about it that energy just flows out of us and into those around us. We can very easily get other people excited about things when we are excited - without even trying to. (The opposite is also true and we can tank the energy of the room if we really should not have said yes to whatever it is we are doing).
Everyone is talking about living their purpose, well according to Human Design, a Generator’s role or purpose in the world is to do things that light them up. That’s it. If it is exciting to you - do it! The things that light us up are not random. They are specific to us and meant to be vehicles for expressing our gifts. They don’t even need to make sense to us, we don’t need to understand them. We just need to do them. We stay aligned with this purpose by saying no to the things that do not make us excited. Now, of course, living in this modern world, we are going to have to do things from time to time that do not light us up. That bathroom needs to be cleaned and the laundry folded and put away. However, what one Generator finds monotonous, another Generator finds exciting. Delegate things when you can. And when you can’t, understand that it will take a little more of your energy and push to get that task accomplished. You may even need to play a game with yourself to get that task finished - making it a bit more exciting for you.
For the sake of your energy and everyone else’s around you, don’t people please and go along to get along. You aren’t helping anyone by doing that. You are both cheating them out of your good energy and robbing them of an opportunity to find a better solution.
The second element that makes up the Energy type is the Strategy. This is how we make things happen for ourselves in the best way possible. For Generators, the strategy is Responding.
The world has taught us we need to push and force things to happen, but that is a lot of unnecessary work and often leads to dead ends and wasting time because what is meant for us, will be a lot easier to obtain if we live our Strategy.
Generators should view the world as a massive buffet of ideas and opportunities. Our job is to respond “yes” or “no” to all of these choices. If you see something you like or want to try, go do that. These could be direct things like invitation or opportunities or indirect ways like the things you see around you or on tv or social media.
Decisions for Generators are black or white. It is either a yes or a no. We don’t deal in maybes. We also don’t deal with open ended questions. We can make better decisions if the questions we are responding to you are yes or no. For example, if you ask a Generator what she wants to have for dinner, there are too many choices and she will become overwhelmed and indecision will pop up. But, if you give her choices like “do you want Mexican or Italian?” and narrow things down that way, Generators are able to make decisions on that scale. The more we choose things that light us up, the more aligned we become and everyone benefits.
The next element of each energy type is the Self and Not Self. When we do too many things that are out of alignment, and not enough things that are in alignment, we fall into our Not Self. You can think of this as a shadow side of each energy type. For Generators, the Not Self is a feeling of frustration. It can crop up as boredom or feeling stuck as well. When we feel frustrated by our lives, it is a sign that something is out of alignment and needs to be fixed. Generators know we are in alignment when we feel satisfaction. If you are a Generator, think about how it feels to do something you really love - maybe taking a sip of coffee in the morning or listening to a favorite playlist. Generators are in alignment (doing the things they are meant to be doing) when they feel satisfied at the end of the day. Notice this is not the same feeling as “productive”.
The last element we are looking at today is Authority. Our Authority is how we know which decision is the right decision. Authority is charged with making the life decisions. For some of us that is our minds - but for most of us it is something else. And this is where the path starts to diverge for Generators and you begin to see your unique chart fill out.
Some of the Authority types are limited to certain energy types. Sacral Authority is one of those (Generators and Manifesting Generators only). This is a gut feeling of yes or no. There is no thinking about it. When looking at choices, someone with a Sacral Authority will feel in their gut yes or no. Trust those wants. Society has taught us that desire is bad. That is a lie. Desires are a path to life fulfillment, follow them.
Emotional Authority. This decision process is based on how you feel about something. I have an Emotional Authority. The best time to make a decision is when you feel neutral. You neither too excited or too depressed or angry. It is often best to run that decision through your entire emotional spectrum and give yourself time to decide. I often make the mistake of throwing offerings out into the world when I am very excited only to discover days later than I really hate the idea.
Ego Authority is all about what you want. When your immediate reaction to something is “I want that”, follow it. (This is a good time to remind you that your chart will tell you what your authority is. This is not something you read about and choose the one that fits you best). In order to follow this Authority system of yours, you will need to get rid of your judgments and fears around wanting things and what that means about you. It means nothing other than your wants are your signposts and you are meant to follow them.
Next week we will look at Projectors. After Generators, they are my favorite energy type to talk about.