How Human Design helps you stop second-guessing and start trusting your body’s wisdom
One of the most practical and life-changing aspects of Human Design is learning how to make decisions that are correct for you. In this system, that power lies in your Strategy and Authority.
Most of us have been taught to use logic, pros and cons, or other people’s opinions to make choices. But Human Design shows that real clarity doesn’t come from the mind, it comes from the body. Your Strategy and Authority are your built-in tools for navigating life with more ease and less resistance.
🌱 What Is Strategy?
Strategy is how your energy is designed to interact with the world. It’s a simple guiding principle that helps you stay in alignment with your Type.
Each Type has its own Strategy:
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Generators & Manifesting Generators: Wait to respond
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Manifestors: Inform before acting
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Projectors: Wait for the invitation
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Reflectors: Wait a full lunar cycle (about 28 days)
Strategy helps you stop forcing outcomes and instead align with the natural flow of life. It doesn’t mean doing nothing, it means learning to engage when the timing and energy are right.
💡 What Is Authority?
While Strategy tells you when to act, your Authority tells you how to decide. It’s your personal inner compass.
In Human Design, decision-making doesn’t come from the mind. It comes from the body’s intelligence — specifically from defined centers in your BodyGraph.
There are seven main types of Authority, depending on your chart:
🔥 1. Emotional Authority (Solar Plexus)
Wait for emotional clarity.
You are not designed to make decisions in the heat of the moment. Ride the emotional wave and check in over time. Clarity comes with consistency, not urgency.
🌀 2. Sacral Authority (Sacral Center)
Trust your gut response.
If you’re a Generator or Manifesting Generator, your body responds in the moment with sounds or sensations, yes or no. Listen for your sacral “uh-huh” or “uh-uh.”
🧘 3. Splenic Authority (Spleen Center)
Follow your intuition.
This is a quiet, in-the-moment whisper or body signal. It only speaks once, so learning to hear it requires deep presence. It often feels like instinct or a sudden knowing.
🗣️ 4. Ego Authority (Heart Center)
Make decisions based on your will and desires.
Ask yourself: do I really want this? Will it benefit me? Speaking out loud helps bring clarity.
🫀 5. Self-Projected Authority (G Center)
Speak your truth to hear it.
Clarity comes when you talk out your decision with someone you trust. Your direction becomes clear when you hear your own voice reflect your truth.
🌙 6. Lunar Authority (Reflectors only)
Wait 28 days.
Reflectors are deeply affected by lunar cycles. They need a full moon cycle to gain clarity and see all sides. They are meant to feel into decisions slowly.
🤝 7. No Inner Authority (Mental Projectors)
Use trusted sounding boards.
Talk through your options with people you trust, especially in places where you feel good. Your clarity is amplified through environment and conversation.
🔄 Strategy + Authority = Flow
When you follow your Strategy and Authority:
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You waste less energy on the wrong things
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You experience fewer regrets or missteps
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You feel more grounded and clear in your choices
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Life begins to feel less forced and more responsive
This is how Human Design becomes embodied, not just conceptual.
✨ Final Thoughts
Your mind may always want to analyze, justify, or control. But your truth lives in your body. Strategy and Authority are your personal keys to aligning with your design and trusting your unique path.
You don’t have to figure it all out. You just have to listen to what’s already within you.