Body Before Mind

Have you ever heard “just be yourself” and wondered what that actually feels like in the flow of daily life?
Human Design, as revealed through Ra Uru Hu’s synthesis, offers a gentle way back to that truth—beginning with trusting your Inner Authority.

We so often navigate life through the mind’s endless calculations. Yet in Human Design, the mind—tied to our Personality—is for sharing perspective, not steering the course.

When the Mind Takes the Wheel

The mind is brilliant at Outer Authority: communicating, analyzing, expressing insight.
But as the decision-maker, it often speaks from fear and conditioning—the “Not-Self” voice that pulls us off track.
That’s where anxiety and misalignment begin. The mind clings to control, but true ease arrives when we surrender that need to know.

Strategy Meets Inner Authority

At its core, Human Design is about making decisions as your authentic self.
Your body—your vehicle—has its own built-in compass. Trusting it brings decisions that feel peaceful and right, not forced.
As Chetan Parkyn reminds us, this is an experiment: patient, practical, and quietly transformative.

Listening to the Body’s Wisdom

Emotional Authority – Wait for Clarity
About half of us live with a defined Solar Plexus. Emotional waves move through hope and doubt—there is no truth in the now.
Wait until calm arrives; wisdom lives in the still water, not the crest of the wave.

Sacral Authority – Wait to Respond
Roughly one-third of humanity. The gut speaks in simple sounds: “uh-huh” for yes, “uh-uh” for no.
Life asks; the Sacral answers. Following that hum turns effort into satisfaction.

Splenic Authority – The Instant Whisper
For around 11%, clarity appears in a single, fleeting moment.
The Spleen whispers once—about safety, timing, aliveness. Trust that first pulse before the mind drowns it out.

Ego Authority – The Heart’s True Desire
Rare (about 1%), for some Manifestors and Projectors with a defined Heart.
When you speak your desires aloud, feel whether your body resonates. True willpower aligns with what genuinely sustains you.

Self-Projected Authority – The Voice of Identity
About 2%, exclusive to certain Projectors.
Talk your thoughts out loud; hear your own truth in the sound of your words. Direction reveals itself in authentic expression.

Mental Authority – The Sounding Board
Extremely rare (~1%), for Projectors with no defined centers below the Throat.
Discuss ideas within trusted environments. Clarity arises through conversation, not internal pressure.

Lunar Authority – Cycle of Reflection
For Reflectors (~1%). Wait a full lunar cycle—about 29 days—before major decisions.
Through time and community, patterns reveal what’s truly yours.

Embracing the Experiment

Following your Inner Authority isn’t a rule—it’s a relationship.
With time, conditioning softens, choices feel lighter, and life begins to move with you.
As Ra Uru Hu taught, this is the awakening of the passenger in the vehicle—awareness riding in trust.

Reflection

In moments of choice, do you give space for your body’s signal—or does the mind rush in? What might shift if you paused and waited for clarity?

Inner Authority: Trusting Your Body’s Quiet Wisdom