Human Design: The Definitive Book of Human Design, The Science of Differentiation

by Lynda Bunnell, Ra Uru Hu (Foreword), Bethi Black (Editor)

The Human Design Systems' newest and first authorized publication is now available for purchase.

The Definitive Book of Human Design, The Science of Differentiation, by Lynda Bunnell, Director of the International Human Design School, and Ra Uru Hu, Founder of The Human Design System, is a definitive collection of the foundation knowledge in one volume. Based on Ra's work, and with his approval and cooperation, this book is both a reference guide for Human Design students, professionals and enthusiasts, and a step-by step introduction for newcomers as they enter into their own experiment with these practical and life transforming tools.

The Human Design System is a precise map and user guide that gives us access to how we are each genetically and uniquely designed to engage with the world, and how our own inner guidance system for decision-making operates. Never before have we been able to see so clearly the conscious and unconscious parts of ourselves, the true aspects that no one can take away from us, as well as the aspects of self that we have been taught or conditioned to believe are us, but are not.

The Human Design System is not a belief system. It is a concrete map to the nature of being, and a mapping of our genetic code that reveals the mechanics of our nature in such depth that it opens the door to the potential of self-love, a love of life and the love of others through true understanding and compassion.

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Genres: Spirituality, Psychology, Astrology, Personal Development, Nonfiction, Self Help, Reference

444 pages, Paperback

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

I made acquaintance with a group of impressive practitioners at a recent retreat I attended, who were all speaking highly of a conceptual approach to self understanding and personal development called "human design". As a well versed "seeker", I decided to look further into this approach and started with this book, certified by the founder of the approach, Ra Uru Hu. By the end of the book, I would have to say I remain ambivalent about this system. Human Design is a "channelled" approach that Ra Uru Hu tells us he received from "the Voice" in 1987, while living in Ibiza. This does not put me off completely, given that this approach has been widely adopted and that the creative process is a mysterious one often arrived at intuitively without "rational" understanding of its synthesis. Human Design combines ancient wisdom traditions of the chakra system, kaballah, the chinese Iching and astrology. As a wide reader on wisdom traditions, this peaks my interest. The truth may in fact be that this system is so deep and complex that I found it difficult to sink my teeth into it with this book. The system relies on a jargon that I found difficult to penetrate and refers sometimes glibly to concepts such as neutrino fields, quarks and leptons in a manner that does not resonate for me. We are introduced to "crystals of consciousness", and a nine centred body graph, with complex gates and channels that are said to be defined by our time and place of birth. In order to access our own charts we log on to a website that calculates our body graph based on this birth data. Our "strategy", "authority", "profile", "definition" and "incarnation cross" among other outputs are calculated and revealed along with the body graph itself that reveals either "defined" or "undefined" centres, based loosely on the chakra system. The book goes on to talk about the various centres and what it means to be born with defined vs undefined centres and active or inactive gates. We are told that we are born with a personality graph (conscious understanding) and a design graph (unconscious understanding) and that much of what we experience is a result of the tension between these two. Looking at my own body graph, I found myself resonating with some of this and not resonating with other aspects. The entire conceptual framework left me at the edge of some insights about the nature of self and our cosmic inheritance. The idea that our minds struggle to "control" our destiny and override our actual energetic self does strike some chords. I am at this point unwilling to dismiss or endorse this system, but I do feel that for most beginning readers this book is not a good entry point to this very complex conceptual system. The chakra system, the Iching, astrology and kaballah are all fascinating wisdom traditions, but this book does not really help us more deeply understand any of them. We are asked instead to attempt to digest Ra Uru Hu's synthesis of all these systems, which would have to be done on faith alone, or on a systemic look at how this system plays out in practice. At this point I will put this system aside for myself, but am not entirely disappointed with the experience of having delved into it.

[Malika · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not hard to read or understand like some have suggested, in my opinion. I enjoyed reading it and learned much about my design. I do wish it went into more detail about the dedication cross. I feel like everybody just wants to profit off of human design and all these tools now. Instead of giving the full knowledge people are charging for it when you can pick up the book. It's the type of book that you go back to for Reference and continued learning. Human design is cultural appropriation and not spiritual.

[二六 侯]

雖然朋友堅持說這不是算命，但看完覺得……還是算命術的一種啊！大姊您是覺得哪裡不像算命了？只不過裡面的內容比起星座更加模稜兩可了（可能是摻雜塔羅概念的緣故，一直讓我想到托特塔羅）。

話說洋人的算法好複雜，畫個圖可能還要仰賴厚重的書籍或是電腦程式，哪天我想改行當算命仙可能還是以紫微斗數或八字為首選，畢竟把口訣背好拿張白紙就可以立刻作業。（想得美喔！）

[Taylor Nick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reads like a text book and is incredibly informative and life changing. Very easy to find the info that applies to your own chart if you have it on hand, which in my opinion is a must. Very transformative! I'm so excited to understand myself and my family in a more detailed way!

[Krista · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a pretty technical and dry encyclopedia which you can use to sort through the aspects of your chart. Basic definitions of Type, Strategy and Authority that you can find online for free, as well as definitions of the energy centers. The section on gates and channels is organized in a helpful manner, with an index that allows you to skip exactly to the gate or channel you want to define. This is an overview, touching briefly on all the aspects, but you will really want to drill down into defining your type and strategy, etc. further in order to really begin to understand the system.

[Spencer]

My longing (toward the open centers defines me)
My undefined heart - i have attempted to prove myself worthy
My undefined head- bypassing feels by continuous thoughts

Centers are sources of consistent reliable energy

My completely open heart center- its an unbiased, unfiltered experience. I am way open and unboundaried

In the throat i have gate 62 so it is in alignment to say “i think”. And to speak what i am thinking

Mental pressure = inspiration from the cosmic field

Root pressure = stress

The not-self head center is full of meaningless questions and thoughts and the pressure to know: that fills us w confusion

My undefined head center compels me to wonder and explore lifes mysteries. And to discern what is worth contemplation. I have can be open to the unknown and trust

The auric (within 12 feet?) effect of a crowd like ecstatic dance. Short lasting, many energies

My undefined solar plexus- longing for spiritual awareness

The mind cant judge or know what is best. It can merely analyze

Trust your immediate intuition re:safety cuz i have a defined spleen

Those w defined solar plexus are responsible for the mood of the environment and those undefined are calm and will amplify the others mood back to them

My emotions are not mine. I have an undefined solar plexus. I am just very sensitive to the emotions around me. So i fear confrontation and the power others have over me to nosedive my emotions

W an undefined solar plexus. I need time away to cool down each day from the influence of others

Undefined heart center people cant keep commitments by themselves. They need to be in relationship w a defined heart center

Open heart centered people need to know that they have nothing to prove to anyone. MThis makes them wise regarding being trustworthy

Completely open heart centered people struggle with feeling worthy and prone to believe those who promise to give them that feeling

Sacral knowing will have a corresponding pre-linguistic uh-huh, or uh-uh that comes from below the throat. A hmmm is an i dont know. The timing may not be right or the question may not be phrased right.

Generators meet natural resistance when they try to generate. They just need to emit sacral energy and wait for the invitation

The sacral is very powerful in response. When asked a yes or no question, its immediate response reveals whether the energy requested is currently available to itself and others, or not.

“Never take the first step”

A Sacral response is so pure it bypasses awareness.

Wait and the universe will bring life to you

People w undefined sacral centers easily get overfilled by other peoples energy. And dont often know their boundaries.

the magnetic monopole knows where we are going and how to get us there. IT attracts all the people and events that we are here to encounter

A defined g center means a fixed identity. Undefined folk “dont know who they are”

The four types have nothing tondo with psychology. They are modes of operating

Generator auras provoke others to ask them so they can respond

The generator rewards of living its types signature is satisfaction. To not live in alignment is to be frustrated

Manifestors are independent loners with closed auras. They must initiate

all generators are born to work and love their work and exhaust their sacral energy each day.

Generators cannot come up with ideas for their own life. If they are frustrated, its a sign that they are trying to manifest

There is nothing more rewarding for generators than to feel satisfaction in their work and in relationships

Projectors have a penetrating and absorbing aura

Neither generator or projector has the power to fulfill their purpose without the other

34-57 c of power (red)
The power to act re: immediate Intuitive Alertness to threat and thriving

57-10 c of perfected form (red)
Empowered to surrender w Clarity to act immediately and creatively to things out of order. I selfishly create a life I love. This impacts the environment beautifully. Awaken through surrender to be yourself

Gate 14
The gas pedal to gain wealth for others. Do what you love and you will generate wealth

Gate 61
The longing to know the mystery. And to enjoy the longing

34-10 c of exploration (red)
Empowered to love self and trust your convictions and to live them without guilt. You empower others to love themselves

52-9 c of concentration (black)
Format energy influencing entire design. You are involved in the details of what you do. You can be still, Logical. Follow sacral response to find a lifes work. Depressed if nothing worthwhile to concentrate on.

Gate 5 -
Follow your natural routines / rhythms

58-18 c of judgement (black)
Insatiable Pressure / fuel to perpetuate vitality for life. Can sense where there is no vitality. Derive pleasure from sharing beauty

Gate 48
You have depth and want to help (but feel inadequate to realize it w/o gate 16)

Gate 4
You have awareness around questions fueled by doubt abt the future (but might feel in chaos w/o gate 63)

17-62 c of acceptance
Your mind is constantly sense making and u like to share your perspective. You are good at sharing it.

Gate 53
The fuel to begin something new ( but not designed to finish it w/o gate 42)

Gate 46
The sensual love of the body. The experience of good fortune and serendipity by surrender to the higher self.

Gate 35 the gate of change
Hunger for depth of feeling and change and varieties of experience

Gate 6 conflict-the gate of friction
The fear of intimacy is associated with it. It enables i telligence with whom to bond

54-32 c of transformation (black)
Effort and ambition. Economically and spiritually

Gate 45 the gatherer
The king

We are a binary consciousness. A synthesis of a personality and a design consciousness. Profile explains the quantum of the two

2/4 hermit/opportunist
Hermit- want to be left alone to do it their way. Cant explain how they do what they do. Dont want to go out in the world. Are awaiting the call.
Opportunist- influential to those they know. Friendly. Friends are important. But they dont create networks

Kiron return post 50 and now modeling transcendence!!

My incarnation cross (purpose in life) is right angle cross of service - my joy in the wonder of pifefuels my focus on challenging the norm, and perfecting the logic process through ideas and forms that serve society

[LucyInTheSky]

Sooo... I guess this was interesting. A while back I tried to dive into astrology for a bit. That failed - I didn't really find a good book about it, with a proper introduction but also enough depth. Then somehow Human Design piqued my interest, and I found this book. And it was a whole lot more accessible than everything I've found on astrology! (I could have put more effort in the latter though, to be honest.) It's kinda cool how human design combines all these older systems, like astrology, I'Ching, Kabbala, ...

I've been trying to figure out how I feel towards human design - is this just a load of new agey woowoo stuff, or is there truth to it? I still don't really know now, but it was interesting anyway to read more about it, to see what information could (potentially?) be gained from charts, to look up what this system says about me and people around me.

The book was informative and easy to follow up to section six, then it somehow got very vague. Like reading intentionally very vague horoscopes that could mean anything. The explanatory parts of the book were way better than the more "specific" information about gates and lines. Still made my way through to the end though, yay.

Am I going to dive deeper into this, apply it to my life? Don't know yet. But there are definitely some things I'd like to try and to see what happens. I guess that couldn't hurt anyway.

[Jaroslav Vasak · Rating 4 out of 5]

It took me more then one year to get hooked on human design; after that, I wanted to know more, and it seemed like this book is the best entry-level material about human design. So after some workshops and many hours of videos watched online, I started to read this book. 

There were parts of the book that I really enjoyed reading. It seemed beneficial for anyone, as it explained the general differences in our energetic types, our centers, how we interact with each other, and it was helping me to understand not only myself but other people around and the connection we have together. But when I read the chapter about the gates, I was losing attention. I was not really interested in reading all 64 gates and their channels if they were not in my design. To make it more interesting, I tried to look for a person that is close to me and I am really interested in him/her and find the gate or channel defined in his/her channel, but then it was more like research than reading, which you enjoy during a long night, so I skipped some parts of the book as they were not interesting to me at that moment.

So to me, this book is a nice to have if you want to go deeper (meaning as a beginner) in human design, but at the same time, I would use it mainly if you are interested in something specific so you will not get bored by reading some of the detailed explanation, that does not really matters to you at the moment.

[Kat · Rating 4 out of 5]

I came across human design a year ago and decided to dig deeper. I had my reading in February this year and have been reading and going back to this book ever since. It’s extremely helpful especially for a projector like me. I do wish that it had more information about other aspects but I understand it’s the basic starting point.

[Renasains · Rating 5 out of 5]

Human Design System (HDS) adalah suatu sistem pengetahuan yang menggabungkan berbagai disiplin ilmu seperti astrologi, Kabbalah, I Ching, dan teori Quantum untuk membantu orang memahami diri mereka sendiri secara lebih baik dan mengoptimalkan potensi hidup mereka. Sistem pengetahuan ini didasarkan pada konsep bahwa setiap individu memiliki pola energi yang unik, yang dapat diidentifikasi melalui chart atau diagram yang disebut Human Design Chart.

HDS memandang manusia sebagai sebuah sistem yang terdiri dari energi yang saling berinteraksi satu sama lain, dan HDS memfokuskan pada bagaimana energi tersebut dapat diaktifkan dan diintegrasikan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari.

Buku ini menawarkan pandangan tentang bagaimana manusia dapat berinteraksi dengan dunia di sekitarnya secara lebih efektif, serta memberikan saran tentang cara-cara terbaik untuk menavigasi kehidupan berdasarkan tipe manusia yang diidentifikasi melalui chart HDS.

HDS mengajarkan bahwa setiap individu memiliki peran unik dalam kehidupan dan bahwa setiap orang memiliki potensi untuk mencapai kebahagiaan dan kesuksesan. Dengan memahami chart HDS mereka, seseorang dapat mengetahui kekuatan dan kelemahan mereka serta cara-cara terbaik untuk mengoptimalkan potensi hidup mereka.

Dalam buku ini, penulis membahas sejarah, filosofi, dan konsep-konsep kunci HDS secara rinci. Ia juga memberikan penjelasan tentang berbagai macam tipe manusia, termasuk tipe generator, manifestor, projector, dan reflector, serta memberikan saran tentang cara-cara terbaik untuk menavigasi kehidupan berdasarkan tipe manusia tersebut. Selain itu, Ra Uru Hu juga membahas tentang cara membaca chart Human Design dan memberikan tips untuk mengoptimalkan potensi diri berdasarkan chart tersebut.

Sebagai suatu sistem pengetahuan yang kompleks, buku ini cenderung menggunakan bahasa yang teknis dan khusus, dengan banyak istilah-istilah akademis dan ilmiah yang digunakan di dalamnya. Namun, penulis juga berusaha untuk menjelaskan konsep-konsep tersebut dengan cara yang mudah dipahami oleh pembaca, sehingga buku ini tidak terlalu sulit diikuti meskipun pembaca tidak memiliki latar belakang ilmiah yang kuat.

Selain itu, penulis juga menggunakan gaya bahasa yang persuasif dalam mempresentasikan Human Design System sebagai suatu sistem pengetahuan yang sangat penting dan bermanfaat bagi kehidupan manusia. Dalam beberapa bagian buku, penulis juga menggunakan contoh-contoh dari pengalaman pribadi atau kisah-kisah nyata untuk membantu membawa konsep-konsep tersebut ke dalam dunia nyata dan membuatnya lebih mudah dipahami oleh pembaca.

Buku ini dirancang untuk memperkenalkan Human Design System kepada pembaca yang belum terlalu akrab dengan konsep-konsepnya. Oleh karena itu, buku ini cocok untuk praktisi atau individu yang tertarik mempelajari Human Design System dari awal.

Namun, perlu diingat bahwa Human Design System merupakan suatu sistem pengetahuan yang kompleks dan memerlukan waktu dan dedikasi untuk mempelajarinya dengan baik. Jadi, meskipun buku ini dapat memberikan pengenalan yang baik tentang Human Design System, praktisi mungkin perlu mencari sumber daya tambahan dan mendalami materi lebih lanjut untuk mengembangkan pemahaman yang lebih mendalam tentang sistem tersebut.

[Roberta · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interessante per scoprire questa dottrina, contiene tutto ciò che è utile per analizzare la propria chart.
Peccato per i commenti ignoranti di Ra Uru Hu che vorrebbe essere super inclusivo con il suo minestrone di culti, ma poi si lascia andare al più becero abilismo

[Zette Harbour · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is an excellent reference for understanding many elements of the Human Design system. I refer to it almost every day. It's empowered my awareness and embodiment of my True Self. And, I draw upon it when working with my Human Design clients.

[Lilie Esot · Rating 4 out of 5]

Savant mélange de diverses sciences dites occultes, c'est épatant. Sujet à creuser ! 👍

[Judith the Book Gobbler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reference

[Cassiopeia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Essential guidebook for Human Design.

[Rianne Klein Geltink · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastisch naslag werk over Human Design. De originele teksten. Soms lastig te begrijpen, maar ik grijp hier zo vaak naar terug!

[Stefanie Dettmers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great ressource if you would like to explore the Human Design system on your own.

[Lezlee Hays · Rating 3 out of 5]

Got curious about the origins of this so I decided to go to the source. An interesting spiritual tool many people find very helpful.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Definitely a great way to learn HD! Lots of content, and a great resource to reference again and again as needed.

[Fallon Turner · Rating 5 out of 5]

GET this book if you're learning HD!

[Yvonne Lu · Rating 4 out of 5]

interesting