You’ve felt it in your body, that feeling of YES! Yes, I want to do this thing. Yes, I want to go to that place. Yes, I want to be with this person. It is as if your soul is urgently telling you that you are all in. This embodied affirmation acts like an ignition…
A tiny nagging problem, doubt or suspicion pops in your head: what do you do? You chew it mentally. You try to make sense of it, solve it, figure it out. You want to be sure before you move forward. This is Gate 4 in action, the Gate of Formulization. Gate 4 is found in…
Some people have a true gift for leadership. They are somehow able to see down the road and choose the best path, guiding the Collective towards a future of prosperity, joy, and safety. Of course, not all leaders have the same style. Our species has boasted authoritarians, democrats, anarchists, abdicators, generals, and administrators. And each…
Consider for a moment, where would humanity be if we had no access to our history? If we had no way to learn lessons from past mistakes, as well as past achievements? History is an integral aspect of our progress as a species. And what is it really, but the sum total of stories as…
When we hear the phrase great leader, often what comes to mind is a great public speaker. A charismatic, diplomatic politician who tries to appease all the people (or at least pretends to). These smooth talkers succeed because they are able to articulate to their followers a detailed plan for a secure path towards the…
“You’re never going to believe what just happened,” your friend whispers in your ear.…. Who can resist a hook like that? We humans love stories. We love drama, we love to take sides and feel the exhilaration, the joy, the adrenaline, the fear, and the ultimate relief or release of a good story. We learn…
Words are tiny but precious vessels because they allow us to translate our unique experiences, insights, and logic from their raw, messy state into a clear message that others can receive. According to Human Design theory, these discrete units of language are spawned in Gate 62, the Gate of Details. Called Preponderance of the Small…
Imagine your life as a book, filled with chapters. There have been many interwoven stories and characters. Now and then you page through your memories and reminisce – sometimes with a full and grateful heart, sometimes tender and even wincing, from the pain of remembering. We humans use stories to understand ourselves, to learn and…
It was Independence Day in front of the Capitol Building in Boise, Idaho. A shirtless man was walking down the sidewalk carrying an American flag. Nothing unusual about that, right? But he was causing cars to stop, literally obstructing traffic. Why? Because the flag was upside down. This is the essence of Gate 39, Obstruction…
It is said that in yoga one of the hardest poses to hold is savasana, where you are “simply” lying still on your back. You can think back to playing freeze tag as a kid. Staying perfectly still requires a great amount of focus and energy! This is the frequency of Gate 52, evoked in…