So, learn to go with the flow and live in the moment. But be wary of succumbing to the conditioning influence of someone else’s determination, purpose and direction – that can lead to all sorts of wrong paths. Your impassive wisdom is to embrace your innate ability to reflect back your observations about someone else’s being or chosen direction, even if you don’t really know where you’re going yourself. You can, in this respect, become an overseeing guide, working out the way ahead for those who are too wrapped up in themselves to see it clearly.
When you need to find consistency in how you live your life, draw guidance from those who have this centre defined. It’s important, therefore, that you trust who you get your bearings from. If you keep company with, and draw guidance from, people who are personally empowering, you will always have a fulfilling life. If you’re swayed by those who are disempowering, you will inevitably make the wrong choices. For example, Britney Spears is someone with an undefined Self, so her stability and direction absolutely depend on the calibre of person she listens to and allows herself to be influenced by. This determines whether she stays on track or goes off the rails! It is crucial for her well – being for her to surround herself with people who have her best interests in mind.
The Heart
Willpower and Wishes
Next to the Self, tucked below right, is the Heart, a centre which balances willpower with ego and comes armed with a competitive streak, either to prove a point in business or be ‘top dog’ in the material world. This is one of four ‘motor centres’ within Human Design, and a motor centre pushes us on in life. This one is where our heart’s desires are fuelled.
The biggest thing to which people aspire is a sense of freedom, and willpower drives us on towards that freedom. The Heart expresses its inherent willpower in one of two ways. One is the use of willpower in accordance with universal and greater good. The other is ego driven and applied for purely selfish reasons. We are forever caught in this balancing act: do we consider the common good or just look after number one?
All money matters are processed through this centre, filtering our material needs and wants as we balance our values: our values of life against our values of money. You may think that making money is all in the mind – indeed, there are mental formulas to assist the creation of wealth – but in actuality, money is an energy form closely related to the wishes emanating from the Heart. Power, prestige and money are all thrown into this melting – pot centre.
Anatomically, this centre is related to the organ of the heart and it is no surprise that the greatest source of disease in the world is heart disease. When people come under intense pressure to ‘get on with it’, ‘get rich’ and ‘make it happen’, it naturally follows that over – exertion will lead to complaints from the heart. This centre is also related to the digestive process, stomach and gall bladder. All these organs can function well when you’re in natural attunement with your life but can experience problems when your willpower is invested in pursuits that are wrong for you.
If your Heart is defined
It is statistically rare to have a defined Heart, but if you’re among the iron – willed few, you can move mountains. You are a potential superhero in terms of Human Design. Your potential to harness raw willpower can accomplish something in five minutes that would take someone else an hour. You are all about ‘throwing your heart into it’ or ‘following your heart’. It is your source of courage, valour and standing in life.
For you, accomplishments are never the question; alignment with what is truly worth your time and energy is more the issue. So you must be careful about to whom and what you pledge this willpower, because the Heart must be respected. You must ensure you’re committed, because ‘your heart is in it’.
There is an impressive and consistent assurance about people with this centre defined. Classic examples of such powerhouses are Winston Churchill, John F. Kennedy, Donald Trump, Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Dalai Lama and Al Gore. These are powerful figures who have put their heart into all they’ve done and have used their willpower to enhance their sense of values.
Binding themes of this centre are the ability to stand on your own two feet, to be bold enough to convince others, to take control of a situation and to handle crisis. But inefficiency can irk you in a way that makes you want to take on every task and do it yourself. You will want to get your own way and may run the risk of being perceived as arrogant in the pursuit of your goals.
One of the greatest requirements of a defined Heart is rest. Chill. Put your feet up. Take a break! Having the sense to sit down and rest is crucial, even polite – to give everyone else the chance to catch up with you!
If your Heart is undefined
The majority of people have an undefined Heart. In this case, you might yearn to be a powerhouse, but your heart’s not designed to be in it. You have nothing to prove and must live your life accordingly.
People may well ask, ‘What exactly do you want out of life?’ or ‘Where’s your willpower?’ Having this centre undefined does not mean you don’t have willpower, it simply means it is not consistent within you. If anything, it is that uncertain aspect that makes you compete with others and work harder. The danger is to compare yourself with others and over – compete, then come up short and struggle with how you value yourself.
That is why it is important to understand that you have no need to prove anything – to yourself or anyone else with expectations of you. If you do, you are likely to get caught in the tug – of – war between the universal good and the ego. You can find yourself in situations where matters of ego can be triggered, causing you to be fiercely competitive. This is a conditioning influence. To turn it into impassive wisdom, step away from the ego and allow yourself to be content to mirror back life’s intrinsic values to others without having to prove yourself through your actions. You have your own access to truth, so listen to yourself and be good to your heart.
You also have the flexibility and growing wisdom to guide others in what they want out of life. You can put an objective value on the material as well as spiritual aspects of life.
The Sacral
Life – force and Staying Power
The middle square centre, second one up from the bottom of the life chart, is the Sacral. Another motor centre, this is the engine room of the Human Design system, powered by life – force energy. As such, it generates the juice which aims trees towards the sky, empowers baby birds to crack out of their shells and enables us to endure amazing hardship in life. It is the powerhouse centre that fuels growth, expansion and life. It harnesses an energy that has no awareness – it is just raw power, like a mechanical generator humming away, ready to unleash its stored energy.
Sometimes this centre is referred to as the ‘sex centre’ because the majority of its gates have a sexual undertone. Physically, it also relates to the testes and ovaries.
The vast majority of the world’s population – about 70 per cent – has a defined Sacral with the potential to run with this unstoppable energy. Yet, paradoxically, those people rarely know how to utilize it in a way that
