“THE GENERATOR”
"Listen to Your
Gut!"
A Generator has a defined Sacral, but neither
this center nor any of the other motor centers…Heart, Emotions, and Root… are
connected to the Throat by an active channel.
You
are a work horse with endless life force energy radiating outward but don't find
it that easy to make things happen.
Some
effort is required before you get into your full stride and reach your potential.
You are designed not to initiate but to wait. Your motto is: "Wait,
respond, then get going!"
Being
a Generator makes you relatively one paced but highly effective, and your
momentum is a joy to watch because it is Sacral powered, therefore remarkably enduring.
You
are the Duracell or Energizer battery that keeps on going and going when others
are fading.
Your
challenge is to know how and where to best apply this enormous energy.
Waiting
for the right projects, opportunities, and people and honoring your gut
response are your keys to finding fulfillment.
When
you chase or initiate without waiting, life can go wrong.
It's
when you attract opportunity or respond after exercising patience that
things tend to work out.
We
live in a time when everyone wants to act now, get going, waste no time,
achieve ASAP.
This
expectation may taunt you into getting a move on, but don't be misled into
thinking you must launch great initiatives.
You
first need the energy to generate within you; only then is it capable and
effective.
So
sit down, be patient, and master the art of waiting to respond.
View
yourself as a magnet and let people and openings seek you out.
And
they will. It is an energetic law of life that magnets attract.
So
if you are wailing something like, "Why does everything I start or chase
turn out bad? " or " Why can he make those things happen but I
can't?" my answer would be: "Because you haven't learned to wait and
attract."
Don't
initiate. Wait.
Your
mistaken self-perception is that you have so much energy that you can
automatically make things happen.
That's
probably fueled by people describing you as purposeful and dedicated.
You
walk into the workplace and your life-force energy radiates, lifting everyone
else.
Here
comes the real worker, the real juice -the Generator.
You
can save the day -and you even believe this yourself.
Whether
it feels right or not, you have a tendency to wade in and answer the call.
Hours
later, you'll be head down, hard at work, and look up to find everyone has gone
back to sleep.
Then
you'll have a quiet word with yourself and ask:"Why does it always fall to
me? Why did I ever get involved?"
What
you must realize is that the only things that prove fulfilling are those that
duly arrive after you have exercised patience openings or possibilities that
arrive at your door or make your phone ring.
Then
what's crucial is your response.
This
response is governed by a built-in guidance system, the Sacral gut response,
signaling who and what warrants your commitment.
This
is the core secret of your inner being, one that opens the doorway to what's
right for you.
You'll
recognize this gut sensation in the form of an involuntary reflex or sound, or
the rising or contracting of energy, pulling you to or pushing you away from
something.
The
sound is that familiar "uh-huh" which says "yes" or that
"uh-uh" that says “no.”
You
need to attune to this sensation because it is, quite literally, your built-in
indicator.
You'll sense your gut in response to
questions that people ask of you: "Can I ask for your help?"
"Do you want to go on a date?"
or “Are you hungry?"
But it also kicks in with much more
profound questions that life asks.
Test yourself the next time someone asks
you something, but be aware that you might be waiting for an instantaneous gut
response and, half a second later, the Mind will get involved.
Don't allow it to distract you.
That's not where your answer lies.
Listen to your gut.
Also,
observe inner musings that don't require a direct question.
If
you are sitting in a restaurant, looking at a menu, going through the entree
choices, your "uh-huh" or "uh-uh" will kick in.
Listen
to your gut.
Your process is played out thus:
wait for what life offers, listen to your gut response, then get going.
~
Gayle is a Generator and has learned more and more to tune in
to ~ her gut response.
She
was once being pursued by four potential suitors and was
torn about to whom she should commit.
After
a Human Design
reading, she needed to distance herself from the fog
of her fears and presumptions, none of which played a part in
a natural gut response.
She
stood in her bedroom, looked in the mirror, and created a yes/no question
for her gut to answer.
One
by
one, she named the four men. "Should I go out with
Doug?" She felt that "uh-uh" for no.
"Should
I go out with Marshall?" Again, she felt "uh-uh."
"Should
I go out with Michel? "Once more, "uh uh."
Finally,
she came to Nick and felt a clear "uh-huh."
There
was her "yes" answer.
Somewhere
in
her being, Nick resonated with her, and this was her clear
guidance to give him a chance.
The
mistake Generators can make is to think too much, allowing the Mind to override
the Sacral.
When
this fog blurs the gut response, you find yourself committing to all kinds of
wrong people and wrong pursuits.
And
then, the trouble for the Sacral is that once it is committed, it has to follow
through and complete the experience, however inappropriate or ill-fitting.
Quitting
is a poor option -and this is one thing that requires understanding because
once your energetic momentum gets going, it's engaged.
Your
nature builds up such a head of steam by waiting and waiting that it doesn't
know how to stop the momentum.
It's
like asking a thundering express train to stop at a moment's notice.
As
a non Generator, you might see people running toward disaster but you'll be
powerless to stop them.
You
must wait for them to return to their senses in their own time exhausted,
unfulfilled, and ready to try again.
Generators must be wary of other people
seeking to harness their energy, to take advantage of them.
A lot of them are found in the service industry,
on the factory floor, or as assistants, secretaries, and personal trainers,
with a treadmill-like momentum that keeps things ticking like clockwork.
That's because Generators provide the
juice for most things.
If
you are a Generator, you represent 37percent of the world's population and
appear to be someone with enough power to raise the dead.
Your
energy turns heads when you enter a room.
You're
viewed as capable and unflagging.
I
bet you're someone who rolls out of bed, cooks breakfast, drops the kids off at
school, goes to work, gives your all, fixes other people's stuff, works out at
lunchtime, impresses the boss some more in the afternoon, goes home, does the
laundry, fixes the dinner, bathes the children, puts them to bed, then turns
to your partner and collapses in a heap.
No
one, except other Generator types, can hope to keep up with you.
The
problem is that you can arrive at the end of your days feeling you've
accomplished a lot but still feeling unfulfilled.
That's
because, in large part, you've just been going through the motions.
Life
is not just about ticking boxes and keeping others happy.
Herein
lies the key to a Generator design: only engage with people and
activities that resonate; otherwise, you'll discover the flip side to your
type and become the pure couch potato who has given up, exhausted with life and
fed up trying.
Or
you can become someone who is wiped out, prone on your bed, waiting for energy
to be regenerated.
I
would also advise everyone not to throw too much, all at once, at a Generator.
However
capable and energetic they seem, there's only so much responding they can do.
You'll
know they've reached their limit when their hands go up and they say:
"Enough!"
Or
when, feeling overwhelmed, they simply ask for space.
As
parents of Generator children, your task is to clue them into their gut
response if you want them and you to avoid tears and frustration.
There
is no point in handing a child a trumpet and expecting him or her to master it if
it doesn't resonate with the child.
It's
a waste of time for dads to coach their boys in baseball or football if this
fails to excite.
Parents
need to understand the distinction between their expectations for their
children and what actually resonates with those children.
Likewise in relationships, it is asking
for trouble to declare to your Generator lover that you've decided what you're
doing for the weekend and drag your partner off to the beach for a picnic
without first sounding out his or her gut response.
Partners should learn to ask Generators
questions that start with queries such as "Would you like to do this
today?" or "Do you think it's a good idea if we ... ?"
Don't worry about being "man
enough" and taking control; honor the Generator nature, not the ego.
These people require consultation if
your relationship is to work. Over the years, I've met thousands of Generators
and have tried to point out what makes them tick.
Some of them get it straightaway, but
far too many have fallen prey to conditioning and are slogging away as work
horses in situations where their unstinting efforts are taken for granted.
It is indisputable that wrong people and
projects will fly high because of a Generator's input, but that's not the point
to their life.
They need to find where their amazing source
of energy is best directed and appreciated.
Geraldine
is a hardworking mother with three delightful but extremely demanding
children.
She
saw it as her duty to fulfill any demands they asked of her at
anytime.
However,
despite
the pleasure she derived from this, she was exhausted and more
than a little frustrated that she rarely had the time and energy
for anything else.
In
a classic
Generator situation, the attention and demands of others were
depleting her.
Since
she could not afford a nanny, there seemed no solution and she
gradually found herself getting more and more worn out.
At
my reading for Geraldine, she had no idea she had such a
bountiful Sacral.
She
just assumed she was being run ragged and operated on auto pilot.
When
she
learned that she had an infallible built in indicator sys tem capable
of letting her know which activities worked best for her, she
immediately began changing the way she lived.
She
actually saw the importance of educating her children to approach
her in a different way.
Instead
or I want" demands, she coached the children to ask questions
that required a yes/no response.
She
was savvy enough to disguise this shift into a playful set of
new rules.
To
her delight, the questions elicited a reliable gut response
and now she only commits to the activities that resonate.
This,
in turn, has empowered the children to be more resourceful, and they're
delighted to see Mom having more satisfaction and energy in her life.
I
tell all Generators to acknowledge the blessing they are.
As
a Generator, you may well be harboring fears that you'll miss the boat if you
don't act now or that everything will go wrong if you don't jump in and seize
control.
But
trust your nature. Trust the person you were born to be and wait to respond.
~
Chetan Parkyn - Human Design: Discover the Person You Were Born to Be.
THE
SACRAL AUTHORITY"
Follow Your
Gut."
This is your strategy if the Sacral is
defined and the Emotions are undefined.
Your
correct decision-making process is about "following your gut" and
trusting it.
Am
I seriously telling you that your best decisions in life will stem from that sensation
in the lower belly?
Yes,
I am. Indeed, you were born with a natural inclination to follow the gut, but this
was quickly drummed out of you by well… meaning parents and teachers who
provided the conditioning to use the Mind instead.
The
most important thing for anyone with Sacral Authority to appreciate is that
this inner guidance system is only ever effective when in response.
It
is not proactive; it is responsive.
Thus,
your authority is designed to wait until there is a clear response that speaks
from the lower belly with an "uh-huh" for "yes" and
"uh-uh" for "no," or that sensation of being drawn toward
or repelled by something.
If
there is no response, this in itself implies a lack of interest at the time.
This
authority needs to be applied to everything in life. It is not healthy for you
to commit to, or engage in, anything without first waiting and then receiving
a gut response in agreement.
You've
got to be careful not to be tempted into making decisions just because of
conditioning or the people around you.
An
emotional friend with a contagious excitement could make an idea sound like the
best thing since sliced bread; an iron… willed colleague could make a persuasive
argument to commit your vast life… force energy to an important project.
At
such times, your authority demands that you sit and wait for your gut response
to make its voice known.
Because,
as we already know, once you commit, there is no stopping you being carried
onward by the Sacral's relentless momentum.
Learning
to get out of the head and into the gut is how you'll learn to make wiser decisions.
Many
people with a defined Sacral struggle to differentiate between gut response and
emotional reaction.
A
response is patient, relaxed, and measured, whereas a reaction is an
unconscious reflex and hasty.
With
practice, you'll learn to notice the difference and hone this authoritative
skill within you.
With
that in mind, I will now give you something to ponder.
Consider
a time in your life when you made an important decision that turned out to be
one you regretted, be that a decision to get married or let someone go, sell
your house or buy a car, move to another country or move down the street.
Now
recall how you made that decision.
Were
you over… analyzing and thinking too much?
Did
the influence of another person convince you in some way?
Were
you feeling obliged to commit?
Rewind
and review it all.
Look
at what unfolded when you made that poor decision.
Now
consider an important decision where everything turned out favorably and you
felt an inner harmony.
How
did you make that decision?
Did
you, perhaps, wait, trust your gut, and then go for it?
Your golden key to making correct and
consistently better decisions lies in identifying the answers to these
questions.
One Important Note: When you have
both the Spleen and Sacral defined, your gut response becomes greatly enhanced
by the Spleen senses.
This means that your gut is fast-tracked
into an instantaneous split-second response.
~
Chetan Parkyn - Human Design: Discover the Person You Were Born to Be.
The
5/1 Profile
Here
come the natural leaders, guides, and teachers in life.
You
are bright, clever, and expert at problem solving and lead with great vision
and an imaginative approach to resolving issues and overcoming all manner of
obstacles.
You
cope. You solve. You advise.
Your
research and homework are meticulous; you are determined to get to the bottom
of things.
No
one could seem more thorough or dependable than you.
Indeed,
there is a discipline to your leadership.
But
you are the swan whose appearance impresses everyone.
What
they don't see is the furious paddling beneath the surface and the concealed
insecurities that you would hate anyone to discover.
I
suspect that if I asked you to describe who you actually were, that would
constitute the one conundrum you couldn't solve.
Indeed,
I can almost see you shifting to the back foot, ready to deflect such a
searching probe, which is typical of 5/1s: great at looking outward, but not so
keen on looking inward.
You
are highly capable performers, but you're prone t~ building a world of barriers
and deflectors.
No
wonder there is something unrecognizable about you.
I'd
even argue that some of the closest people in your life don't really know who
you are, yet remain captivated by the great dreams you paint onto a projection
screen, portraying the person you want them to believe you are… or sometimes the person you believe
you are!
You
tend to project an image and live by it, reluctant to show too much of your
real self.
This
has the effect of creating an image that fits the observer's perception… an
image you're happy to bask in because you put yourself out there as the one
with the know-how.
Those
who are charmed by you can place you in positions of great trust,
responsibility, or influence, but you need to be clear that who you lead and
what you teach are in accord with what resonates in you, not them.
Otherwise,
it is easy for you to assume roles that don't serve your interests.
The
truth is that you derive self-worth from work, and work alone.
That
provides you with a sure foundation in life.
Outside
this, personal interactions can feel vague, uncertain, and perhaps even
awkward.
And
so the same old pattern emerges: you conjure an image that deflects and
projects.
Some
people could accuse you of being a subtle manipulator; I would argue it's more
the concealment of something vulnerable, because your manipulation is all about
self-preservation.
5/1s
tend to be accomplished, wise, and effective people in many ways but live with
a nagging insecurity that the foundations to their world are never quite strong
enough.
Most
5/1s would deny such insecurity exists, but that's because it's an unconscious
element they'd rather not explore.
I
suspect only one or two people will ever get to see the real you… and only
after you have spent hours internalizing about whether they are substantial
enough to be "let in."
If we were in conversation, you would
come across as interesting, sharp, intelligent, and incisive.
I'm sure you'd talk a lot about work and
impart knowledge you'd hope would impress me.
Yet I'd be deciphering the shifting
stance, fidgeting hands, and uncertain stare.
Later, I'd find you edging around the
room, working out whom it was best to interact with and then soaking up their
problems and solving them.
There is something of the rescuer about
you.
I've often observed 5/1s holding a
captive audience in the palm of their hand, providing a vision of how life
should be.
What if the world were ever to see
through your defensive projection field?
That is your greatest fear, but ultimately
it would be no bad thing -it would free you to be yourself.
If you had lived in integrity, your reputation
would withstand the exposure.
If you had merely found shaky ground in
the projections of others, you would feel rudderless.
Either way, you would come to realize
that reaching out, being authentic, and setting boundaries were your only
liberation and path to fulfillment.
Relationships
with a 5/1 As
with all fifth line profiles, it is hard to get really close to a 5/1 once you
are past the alluring image.
But
5/1s can be the most supportive of individuals as long as things are going
their way.
They
are great problem solvers in relationships, albeit on a practical rather than
emotional level.
They
can easily slip into the role of teacher, counselor, or rescuer, which may induce
a level of co-dependency.
You'll
most likely hear them telling you how dependable they are and how much you need
them in your life.
The
truth is that they need you just as much.
5/1s
are tremendously effective when guiding or teaching their followers in a
professional sense but have a tendency to be wary within one on one and more
intimate interactions.
Partners
note this more than it is readily admitted!
Should
you ever become needy or insecure, be prepared for big promises and great
romantic visions.
Hollywood
movies have been based on fifth-line portrayals of how relationships should be.
5/1s
will also have the expectation that you will fall in and follow their lead.
Your
challenge is to discern the relationship's substance, because a 5/1 never will!
Once
terms of engagement are agreed, be wary of making projections onto 5/1s,
feeding their illusions.
Keep
them grounded, keep popping their balloons, and keep the reality checks coming.
If
you don't engage on a deep level, you can both end up bouncing around a supportive
but false relationship.
But
when something feels real, it can be the most enduring and fulfilling union.
Compatibility: Your ideal match is with
other 5/1s and 2/4 profiles.
Away from that synergy, you also find
easy relations with 1/3, 2/5, and 3/5 profiles.
~
Chetan Parkyn - Human Design: Discover the Person You Were Born to Be.
34 Channel of
Power 57 From the Sacral to
the Spleen
This channel is all
about embracing the power of now… and acting on it.
You are a true force
with the potential for greatness… and the power to bring about change.
The connection between
the raw energy of the Sacral and the survival instincts of the Spleen mean you
are a born powerhouse with an empowering intuition.
When responding correctly to your
senses, you are awesome in your swift and decisive actions.
No one is better at getting things done
in a crisis than the 34 - 57, because the spontaneity of the Spleen's senses
means you're jumping into action in an instant to save the day, galvanizing
everyone else's activities as you go.
It is a power drawn to
taking action to help others in distress with senses as alert as those of a
superhero.
Your intuition responds
to cries for help and wades into action in the interests of the survival of yourself
and everyone else.
It is a power capable
of resurrecting the lives of anyone living in a disempowered way, down on
their knees.
You can also give systems,
situations, and companies the kiss of life if the purpose resonates with you. If
you start a new job at 9A.M., you'll be starting the revolution by 9:05, as you
hit your stride.
The
unique combination of mighty energy and gentle intuition means you wield your
powerful hand in a velvet glove.
Your
energy gets everyone upstanding and moving toward the achievement of great
things, propelled by your voice yelling: "Go, go, go! Now, now, now!"
You
already know that your considerable abilities and energy are sought out by
others, but realize the need for discretion in how to use them.
Bringing
healing and well… being into the lives of those around you can be a naturally wonderful
sensation, but remember to look after your own needs first!
Former British prime minister… Margaret
Thatcher has this channel, and look at the power she wielded to bring about the
"Thatcher revolution."
Whatever you think of her decisions, the
"Iron Maiden" felt Britain had its nose in the mud when she took power
in 1979 and wanted it back on its feet.
So she set about making it happen, with
an eye on bettering its future.
This is a natural response of the 34-57,
taking action for the long-term good that might even become a lasting legacy.
~
Chetan Parkyn - Human Design: Discover the Person You Were Born to Be.
32 Channel of Transformation
54 From
the Spleen to the Root
You
are immensely driven and determined to succeed through applying yourself… and
finding the right people who can help you climb the career ladder.
You
sometimes sense a power greater than yourself thrusting you forward and
upward.
Your
motto is almost "I'll make it to the top… no matter what it takes!"
Material
or spiritual success matters to you and you're forever scouring your
environment to find the allies and connections that can help you get there.
This
fierce ambition is fueled by a fear of failure, injected by gate 32, and this
means there is a tendency for you to become a workaholic.
You
can be the last out of the office or putting in overtime, determined to impress
the boss or hit the latest sales or performance targets.
You're here to expand and compete
to be the best in life.
The 32 – 54 is the Channel of Transformation
because it can shake up your life and all those around you once your
advancement kicks in.
You have a compulsion to
succeed, and your contacts book is brimming with connections to those who can
assist your ascent into a position of power and wealth.
You are all about power meetings
in the boardroom and behind-the scenes chats that can fast-track your life.
But, as a result, the one question
you're forever asking yourself in business and social circles is "Can this
person help get me where I want to be?"
In this regard, you follow the
senses of the Spleen and follow your nose.
If you trust those senses, you'll
be guided to the right connections.
You bring transformation into the
lives of everyone you meet and can find yourself in great demand.
That's because people know you'll
work all hours and schmooze away to make things happen.
So make sure you engage in all
situations from a well-adjusted win-win perspective and not from a need of
selfish gain.
When you find this balanced
approach, you will discover that everyone willingly gathers to support your
causes.
~
Chetan Parkyn - Human Design: Discover the Person You Were Born to Be.
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