Learning to make aligned decisions without overthinking
In Human Design, Authority is your personal decision-making compass. It guides you to choices that align with your energy, your truth, and your path. Unlike mental reasoning, which can be influenced by fear, conditioning, or outside opinions, your Authority is embodied, it speaks through your body, not your mind.
There are seven types of Authority in total, but most fall into one of four main categories. In this article, we’ll explore the four most common types of Authority and how to recognize their wisdom in everyday life.
🌊 1. Emotional Authority (Solar Plexus)
Applies to: Generators, Manifesting Generators, Projectors, and Manifestors
Theme: Clarity over time
If you have Emotional Authority, you’re not designed to make decisions in the moment. Your emotions move in waves, highs, lows, and everything in between. The key is to wait for emotional clarity, which usually means sleeping on big decisions and feeling them out over time.
Aligned signs: Peace, satisfaction, clarity
Warning signs: Impulsiveness, regret, emotional volatility
Try this: Don’t rush. Notice how a decision feels over a few days. Let the wave pass before you act.
🔥 2. Sacral Authority
Applies to: Generators and Manifesting Generators with no defined Solar Plexus
Theme: Gut response in the now
Sacral Authority is a full-bodied “yes” or “no” that shows up instantly. It’s non-verbal, often expressed through sounds like “uh-huh” or “uh-uh,” or through physical sensations in your belly. It tells you what’s energizing and what’s not.
Aligned signs: Aliveness, joy, energy
Warning signs: Saying yes to please others, ignoring your body’s response
Try this: Ask yes/no questions and listen for your body’s response. Practice responding instead of initiating.
🌬️ 3. Splenic Authority
Applies to: Projectors and Manifestors with a defined Spleen and no defined Solar Plexus or Sacral
Theme: Intuition in the moment
Splenic Authority is a quiet whisper, instinct, or subtle body signal that arises instantly — and only once. It’s rooted in survival intelligence and often shows up as a sense of safety, fear, ease, or tension. Unlike emotional waves, the spleen speaks softly and immediately.
Aligned signs: Calm knowing, lightness, ease
Warning signs: Overriding your first instinct, seeking certainty
Try this: Slow down. Pay attention to your subtle body sensations and spontaneous nudges.
🗣️ 4. Self-Projected Authority
Applies to: Projectors with a defined G Center and Throat, but no Solar Plexus, Spleen, or Sacral
Theme: Hearing your truth as you speak
If you have this Authority, clarity comes when you talk things out. Your direction and truth are revealed through your voice. It’s not about asking for advice — it’s about speaking aloud until you hear your truth reflected back.
Aligned signs: Resonance with your words, inner clarity
Warning signs: Silence, isolation, overthinking
Try this: Find trusted listeners. Use conversation as a mirror to hear your own alignment.
🎯 Less Common Authorities
There are three additional types of Authority not covered in depth here:
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Ego Authority (Ego-Manifested or Ego-Projected)
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Mental Authority (for some Projectors)
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Lunar Authority (for Reflectors)
These will be explored in more detail later in the series.
✨ Final Thoughts
When you follow your Authority, life becomes less confusing and more aligned. Your decisions start to feel natural instead of forced. You stop outsourcing your truth and start living it from within.
Your Authority isn’t something you figure out with logic. It’s something you practice, trust, and build a relationship with over time.