Been talking a lot about two centers in particular for awhile now.
The Solar Plexus
The Ego Center
Like a lot a lot ... so it feels like a good time to get something down on paper
Maybe videos for sharing here and adding to the Level 1 & 2 libraries too - it's always cool when I get around to that I think, 'cause then you don't need me in person, 'ya know?
You can tap in whenever you want - even when I'm napping. :)
First thing I want to double down on being clear about is that - all parts of our bodygraphs can and are constantly being conditioned.
Short version - we're impacted by everything and everyone around us plus the Universal weather (the transits/just now charts).
The reason why deconditioning focus is on the open/undefined centers in our charts is because they're the most malleable.
Yes, defined centers are consistent and dependable - but they're also rigid and limited. And sticky - more tricky to decondition. They're the lens we bend reality through - they're steadfast.
Open Centers (white with no gate activations) and Undefined (white with one or more gates activated) are inconsistent energy portals, receivers, amplifiers ... of everything that is not "Us" ... they're where we get to have the possibility of deep and amazing wisdom ... or, when we identify with them, they can be a source of unimaginable suffering.
Now one of the main "points" (and most practical parts) of Human Design is to have awareness around where resistance can been reduced.
Resistance reduction is, if there is one, a Universal goal here.
Not fake, fluffy unicorn sweep things under the rug and put on a happy face flavored resistance reduction - that's called kicking the can down the road and it's what disease and inflammation are made of.
Suffering is certainly part of resistance.
Reducing resistance for our bodies, our vehicles and having awareness of how our Minds can often be working against that effort - tricky dicky Mind š - takes deconditioning.
And the Open/Undefined White centers are the first order of business. The low hanging fruit. The biggest bang for our efforts. The places that if we don't get them sorted - at least being in process -
Well, there is no way but through.
It's why first thing in Level 1, I suggest picking a center to focus on for the week. Because - till you get to practicing the noticing - nothing can change.
Delaying deconditioning is, imho, to stay married to the suffering - it's the notself Mind that is the source of suffering.
That said, we do each have our own whatever to work through - maybe with an aware therapist or guide -
And DEFINITELY our own timing and personal Authority. Which is the ultimate boss of us.
So, don't be too hard on yourself ... mourn whatever needs mourning (seeing and letting go be like dat)
It's a process.
Your assignment, should you choose to accept it (and really no choice either way eh? - I'm just channeling Get Smart or was it Mission Impossible with that line š) ...
Is to step into the arena. Bravely.
You deserve it.
Hugs,
Andrea
Now here's Ra -
"I think the most difficult of the open centers in terms of its power to be able to condition the not-self is the heart center.
The heart center is deeply, deeply complex and if you look at the way circuitry operates you can see very clearly that the heart center is the whole key to the entire. tribal process.
Everything about the tribe ultimately operates through that ego, operates through that heart center. It is the bedrock for our communal and entrepreneurial material drive in this life.
And when you are dealing with the heart center each of the gates, have their own very profound biological association.
So you are really dealing with a deep complexity. And on top of that, it is a motor.
Motor amplification is much more startling and can be really overwhelming compared to non-motor conditioning in that senseā¦
Not a lot of people in terms of percentage not in numbers not a lot of people that are going to have the heart center defined. It's about 30% of humanity.
Now think about that.
Think about the way we operate as a communal tribal specie.
And that you understand that the bedrock of most of our religions and philosophies are rooted in will and will power, as in thy will be done, then you will see that there is this enormous pressure that exists in those beings - 70% of them over 4 billion human beings have an open heart centerā¦
And they're all trying to prove something and they're all trying to improve themselves.
All of them.
And that any way they make a decision that decision is always based on -
āam I going to impress them?ā
āare they going to see that I am really worthy?ā
ācan I show them that I have really improved that I am a better person?ā
The other thing is that because it is a motor, youāve got 70% of the population can be ego cranked.
Easily ego crankedā¦
And you can imagine how difficult it is for the not-self that is already uncomfortable in its skin because it isnāt what it is.
That there in the background in the decision making process is this open heart center strategy of trying to prove things to others trying to prove yourself, and one of the most difficult things to explain to somebody that has an open ego center is that, āhey, look you donāt have anything to prove. Nothing.ā
You can test the proof of others but you have nothing to prove.
So as a not-self strategy this is very, very difficult because it really breeds a level of self-hatred.
And more than self-hatred it is one of the most confrontational configurations.
Because a person with an open heart center that gets that heart center amplified they can really be too much.
And again we are dealing with 4 billion people on the planet. So you donāt end up feeling worthy. And of course it is one of the most common things and it is the easiest way to bring the dark side of the heart center is to remind somebody with the open heart center that because they do not consider themselves worthy thatās not-self, because they do not consider themselves worthy, they always accept less than what they have a right to.
They will accept less love, they will accept less money, they will accept less of everything because they assume that they donāt deserve it because they are not worthy.
And only if they can prove themselves or improve themselves and so forth and so onā¦"
~Ra Uru Hu
@Carizma22 3/5 splenic P, has said yes to sharing this š
I love it when I get to be privy to an āexperiment progress reportā from one of our Locals members.
Wanna celebrate with me? š„³š¤©šš½
This next one is a tale of Caroleās undefined solar plexus adventures, originally posted in a Projector fb group.
Cool witnessing Carole! š¤
Thread gist in comments (screenshots) and a somewhat messy screen grab video of the video recommended in one of the OP comments she received included below (above?š¤)
And thereās a short video of @BeyondBeautiful and me first talking about āavoiding confront and truthā which includes a story I often have told about John and the very first real time glimpse I saw this undefined solar plexus dealie irl. Can find.
Blew my mind.
I know there are several splenic Authority folks in here, maybe you have stories to share too?
"Some ideas take decades"
This is pretty inspiring. She reckons she's finally finished her apprenticeship at 70 š
Fun add-on HD irl example - this was shared in Vanessa's group on FB, The Art of Being You by another appreciative group member (thank you Kathrin š¤), and I first watched it a few hours ago.
I immediately thought what a great share it would be in here š¤© but it landed pretty quickly on my 'roundtooit list.
Maybe to get shared here, maybe not. Tbh, the hold up was that I didn't really want to share a FB link in here, so I was looking (investigating) around to see if it was on another platform.
Hadn't found it yet.
Then it turns out that @NaimR wasn't able to view it from Canada (someone is blocking it for Canada ? wha?) and she said as much on the thread in Vanessa's group.
And you know what kicks in?
My Design (19/49 and Markets internal in particular), which had me heading this way anyway - at some point ... maybe... but I always get a little boost of focus from ...
There were three roller coasters š¢ we had on or radar for the last hour before the rides closed.
Wasnāt to be, but we did find this nice place to sit and wait out the deluge that started right after we grabbed a great smoked BBQ supper.
And ooh it cooled everything off perfectly. And gave us some rest before we found our way back to the car (which was parked on the very first row of priority parking š„³)
Ahhhh nothing to do, so much nothing to do š„³š„°šæ
This is a post and audio from @BeyondBeautiful - Valerie Montgomery, Self Projected Projector
"I wanted to make this breakfast and found myself rushing.
Now, you might be interested to know I have Alternating Determination, which means I need to do things āOne Thing At A Time,ā which turns out to be the title of the song I made up to shift the energy of starting to make this breakfast.
I also have an Undefined Root, so it always feels like I need to get rid of the pressure. Also known as feeling rushed to do things.
It would have been lovely to have my cat fix my breakfast, and I had the time, so..
Also being Self Projected my authority comes out through my speaking, or in this case, singing."
Great awareness and share, thank you Valerie! šNot sure that's the right title for this, but it's what came out so I'm rolling with it.
This story began in a FB group. Where many of my stories do.
I can't actually remember the thread or how we ended up in messenger, but the reason we did was because 5/1 Projector with Gate 1 on an undefined G center ... had music of hers to share but hasn't been able to share it so far.
Am still waiting to see if the rest of the story gets shared with me.
So she asked me what sort of music I liked and did I want something more abstract (I think it was) or a vocal cover. I chose vocal cover and she picked this one.
I felt it to my core.
Not sure if part of that was related to some of what she'd already (not intentionally) told me ... 5th line folks can take a lot of patience to draw out - that's been my experience so far anyway.
Some feel interesting enough to spend the energy on :) That's true here.
A kind of sidenote to this is that both my Uranus Opposition (40ish yo) and Chiron (50ish yo) charts carry a 3/5 and it feels like, though I'm not a 5th line - I do sort of get ...
Ajna amplification=increased mental anxiety.
Itās like a catch in my breath, Iāve dealt with anxiety the majority of my adulthood, early teen years (Iām 32 for reference by the way)
But since I began my experiment, switched off the label of the diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder that I have, itās eased A LOT. A lot. I got off all my psych meds the moment it was pointed out in my chart where they could potentially lie; bipolar and borderline personality disorder I easily and welcomed the dismissal to the Individual circuitry as well as my open sacral and solar plexus; deep attachment issues could reside in that not self open solar, the fickleness of my individual design (57-10 and 28-38) ramping up on transits that hook me to my sacral to result in my āmanic episodesā, as I have four hanging gates pointing to that center. I changed to supplements, got off my bipolar medication that was poisoning me. Lithium is toxic to the body so you are required to go in every 3-6 months for...
Annnnd another thing. I have guilt motivation my transference is hope. When I read this, the hope transference sprung into mind and I laughed way harder than perhaps your average Joe would have š¤£š¤
Had to go see which gates are my 2nd lines - I only have 4 š¤
Conscious - Mars 32.2, Pluto 46.2
Unconscious- Mercury 19.2 (detriment), Uranus 6.2
Could be interesting (for me) to read those in the Line Companion.
I can link that in the comments ao you can check yours out too if youād like :)
āTo be lost in the knowledge and think that the knowledge itself can help you, thatās not true. The knowledge is for living.
This is what the 2 is like. It's what theyāre like; itās what they're waiting for.
And everybody sees them and they see they could be this, they could be that and they have no idea unless it's the person that really sees what's there, who calls it out.
And then itās magical, theyāre transformed. They are something else.
I've seen this in people, I've seen this in musicians, and Iāve seen this. Itās just something else. And then you get to see it.
The gift particularly in the 2nd line body when that gift has been nurtured, because the body has to be trained, it has to be properly nurtured, wow, what ...
Yesterday, @mellijae shared a graphic from 64Keys and it reminded me that there's a hashtag in here for #theplanets
Here's a direct search link -Ā
https://planetandrea.locals.com/?search=%23theplanets
If you're interested in planetary placements in your chart - those 11 posts are a great place to begin. :)
by Richard Rudd
"There is one big key to understanding Projectors, and it can only be found by looking at the bigger picture.
We know that statistically, Projectors make up 21% of the population. That means that for every five people, more or less, there is one Projector.
Those are interesting numbers, especially when they are considered within the context of how Gene Pools operate.
There is a mysterious circuit within the Bodygraph that is curiously known as the WA. The WA holds the secret to the choreography of all human gene pools.
One day, when these aspects of Human Design are explored in more depth, we will be able to see how groupings of individual designs come together in the same way as cells bind together to create the organs within our bodies.
For those who baulk at the idea that we have no choice, this is frightening stuff.
The WA shows how different human designs are collectively organised and herded together to perform certain functions within the greater body of humanity.
Imagine then, that humanity is a body like your own body. There are only 4 types of cells, each with their own sub-programming.
At one extreme, you have a small amount of ārogueā cells, independent bodies that are designed to operate outside the loop of the mainframe programming. Ironically however, these manifestor cells are just as dependent upon the whole as any other type. They are simply programmed to appear independent.
At the other extreme, you have a tiny percentage of early-warning cells ā these unusual cells have no programming of their own but are designed to take accurate readings of any cellular environment they move through.
In every sub-culture you will find a few of these cells reflecting the health of the local environment. Their role is to warn the overall intelligence of the body of any potential disruptions to the organism. They are called reflector cells.
The bulk of the cellular life of the body (91%) is made up of the two most common kinds of cell ā generator cells and projector cells.
These 2 types are designed to interlock with each other. The generator cells collectively create the life of the organism. They are pure energy cells buzzing day and night, maintaining and building the whole.
Projector cells are unique. They have no propulsion of their own, so they drift around on the endless energy currents created by the generator cells.
You might imagine how easy it would be for a projector cell to feel that it had no purpose within the body.
However, each projector cell actually has a very specific purpose (some have more than one), but that purpose can only be realised when certain energy cells (generators) dock in with the projector cell to receive instructions.
Since the projector has no propulsion, it is powerless to initiate this process, but has to allow the generator cells to recognise them and dock in within their own timing. This recognition process takes place through a coded lock and key programme built into these 2 types at birth.
In other words, every projector holds multiple keys that fit an enormous array of locks. When a key does not fit a lock it is very obvious!
Through the knowledge of the WA, we know that the basic genetic unit is 5.Ā These human groupings of mainly generators and projectors are also known as āPentasā.
The nuclear family is a family of five.
Statistically, that is four generators and one projector. As an archetype, the role of this fifth projector is to maintain the stability of the 4 generators.
Right, this next part is where it gets spooky, so hang on to your seats and try and stay with me!ā¦
Just as this fifth projector draws together the 4 generators to form a penta, this penta then takes on a life of its own. It also seeks something greater to dock into, and this is known as an OC16.
Pentas (groups of 5 human beings) seek out another projector, known as an alpha. Alpha projectors naturally dock together with three pentas, making 16 people (including the alpha).
The moment you have 16 people together, you actually have the foundation of an entire gene pool, which then continues to grow exponentially.
Right. I am going to stop there. Whether you were able to follow any of that or not, I am trying to make a point ā which is that if you are a projector, you are genetically coded to have others (specifically generators) recognise you and approach you.
This is the foundation of the success of humanity as a species. The projectorās role is pivotal for life to be coherently organised.
But there is a great irony to it all for the projector ā which is that there is nothing for them to do until they are recognised.
Every projector knows when the key fits. Every cell in their body lights up.
They also know when it only āsort ofā fits.
Those are the critical moments for projectors. If the fit is not perfect, they have to smile sweetly and turn away.
So how long does a projector have to wait? Well, forever.
There is a deep secret for projectors going through their deconditioning ā that is, waiting itself transforms the cells.
The relief of not trying to make keys fit when they do not want to fit, releases a huge pressure from the projectorās life.
But it is also clear from my own experience of observing projectors that they are not always able to immediately throw away keys that do not fit.
Sometimes those keys may provide their livelihood, and they have to hold on to them until they find the correct keys to replace them. That takes courage ā to wait knowing something is wrong and you are powerless to change it.
I have a vast admiration for any projector going through their deconditioning, and I have also learned that I can never move forward in life without the presence of projectors in key roles around me.
Projectors, if you cannot be patient, there is no hope for any of usā¦"
This is a little outside of my 'care' zone, but can see the things we've trusted faltering.Ā
I think Human Design is here to offer Ā people awareness to be able to weather what would otherwise feel like impossibly stormy times.
Lucky us š¤
Also, what a cool picture Chaitanya found š
- A
"The knowledge was given so that human beings could be equipped to live in an age in which there was nothing they could trust.
This is what the Cross of Planning has brought us. Itās brought us an age of, within reason, trust.Ā
That the trains will run on time, that the electricity will be there, that all of those things will work, that our children will have teachers in their schools, that the garbage will be picked up and on and on and on.
All the things that the Cross of Planning has brought us, the institutionalization of science and the spreading of all kinds of technologies that enhance the potential for the increase in human population, the increase in the potential of the gene pool, the increase in the potential for the unusual, the mutative.
Human Design is not about the time of the Cross of Planning. Human Design knows the plan. Itās not about that at all. It's about bringing the possibility of the richness of life to the next generation.Ā
If the stellar family teaches us anything itās that even the gods, even the remotest forces in the stream are concerned about the generations and the movement of information.Ā
There are certain stars in the sky that could not exist until other stars had died. The fact that human beings and certain brain functions, elements in our brain, that can only exist after the death of stars, we are so deeply connected to them. We live very close to one. That is our shelter and our light."
- Ra Uru Hu
