Follow Your Excitement to Thrive: Unlocking the Human Design Generator Type
- Charlie Garnham
- 5 days ago
- 5 min read
Some say that the Generator type in Human Design is the least conditioned out of all the Human Design types, but I don’t agree!
You see, the Generator type is simple; if you are this type, you have consistent energy to work, whereas all the other types either don’t, or they do but they get mixed up in multitasking and get overwhelmed.
But Generators, and sacral beings in general, are complex, and no matter what type we are, we’re all conditioned to use our ego mind with everything we do.
We’re all running our lives through logic and strategic, not joy and excitement.
And it’s in the excitement of an opportunity or idea that a Generator will find freedom from the ego.
Let’s take a step back…
Hi, I’m Charlie, the resident Human Design expert around here. This is nearly the last in my series of deep dives into each of the five Human Design types; each article is written for you to understand the Human Design types, not only the type you are, but so that you can understand others in your life too.
Why Human Design
As I have mentioned, Human Design can help you to live your life with less resistance and more flow, by helping you to discern whether you are making decisions and running your life through your ego mind, or your genius. It gives you a language to bring to your conscious awareness so that you can, one micro-decision at a time, take steps to an easier life.
Those who use the system to find their true selves find that they don’t suffer from anxiety, their ADHD symptoms lessen, and they have deeper and more meaningful connections with their loved ones. And being the Visibility Strategist I am too, I have found that entrepreneurial spiritual visionaries who use Human Design are much more in touch with their self-worth and belonging in this world.
So let’s talk about the Sacral Centre
The world is ruled by the sacral, the life force energy of the Generator and Manifesting Generator! Together, these two Human Design types make up 70% of the population and they provide the energy to move things along and get things building.
Those of us who are non-sacral, the Manifestors, Projectors and Reflectors of this world, we love sacral energy so much, it gives us life force!
But herein lies two issues with the Generator type and their sacral energy that we all love:
You over work and exhaust yourselves when they don’t do what excites you
You don’t listen to your body’s response to life
The latter of the two, the body’s (sacral) response is a mystery to many people when they first come into the Human Design system.
Like everyone, our minds are so loud and we are so out of touch with our bodies that Generators simply just don’t hear that loud sacral YES!
Embodiment of the Sacral
For anyone, and especially a Generator in this case, the key to embodying your true self and hearing that sacral response is to get in touch with your body. Somatic work and practices and a diligent routine of being connected to your heart and inner truth is necessary for this to happen.
The Sacral Yes
The journey to finding your sacral response starts with listening to your body when you are asked yes or no questions. If the answer is a yes for you, no matter what your mind says, your body will feel light, happy and you may have a higher register in your voice.
For a no, the opposite will happen; you will feel dull, draw away from the question and have a lower register or even a low grumble from your gut. Saying no is actually the hardest thing for Generators; you are YES people! Your minds say I have energy to do this and it’s exciting right now! so you say yes, and then… pft. You lose your excitement.
Practising this discernment between your body saying yes or no can start with the small things:
Do you want pizza for dinner?
Do you want to go to see a movie?
Note that the question needs to be a yes or no answer for your sacral response to work!
Your Body Leads You to Moments of Magic
When you find your sacral response, dear Generator, it can lead you to find moments of magic in your everyday life that you otherwise wouldn’t have seen. Allow me to paint a picture: you have a day to yourself, to explore a new city. You wander the streets and you go where your body wants to go. You respond to the senses; sights, sounds, images, words, smells, anything that you want to move towards, you do so with ease, without the pressure of time.
Slowing Down to Speed Up
It’s in these moments of magic that you will find that slowing down is actually the key to speeding up. Taking pauses throughout your day, bringing your focus away from the mastery of your work, is key to your energy maintenance, sleep and creativity.
When you have the space to be creative, your energy spurs on your excitement.
Being a Drained Generator
As a Projector type in the Human Design system, I often have Generators come to me and say they resonate more with the Projector type than the Generator type. There’s 3 reasons for this!
You may have projector qualities in your chart too! But at the end of the day, your Human Design type depicts the shape of your aura, and that open and enveloping aura is key to drawing people towards you in a big, warm hug
You may not be doing what you love, what lights you up and what excites you. A generator who is doing work that they don’t like will be drained, because you generate your own energy
Following on from point 2, you may feel like you want to rest a lot, like Projectors do, and that’s because you may be pushing and forcing things to happen rather than letting your body find moments of magic and creating space in your day.
Steps to Alignment
If you are a Generator, I’d like to invite you to consider the following mantras as part of your daily routine. Remember, them and repeat them because you may (probably!) have been conditioned otherwise:
I trust my gut response to guide me toward joy and fulfilment.
I create energy by doing what excites and lights me up.
I honour my body's wisdom and say no to what drains me.
Slowing down allows me to experience more magic and flow.
My excitement is the key to my success and alignment.
If you’re not a Generator, but have one in your life, empower your Generator by:
Encouraging them to prioritise what excites them, rather than pushing them to do what they should do. Their energy thrives when they follow what lights them up.
Asking them yes or no questions instead of open-ended ones, so they can respond with their sacral energy. For example, ask do you feel like going for a walk? instead of what do you want to do today?
Supporting their need to slow down and create space for magic. Remind them that taking breaks and following their body’s cues will actually help them generate more energy in the long run.
One final tip from me, your Human Design expert, is no matter what type you are in this incredible system, just be you. You can use Human Design to bring a language to your conscious awareness to understand who you are and who you are not.
And when you know this, you can stand strong in the conviction of who you are, shining your light into the world which will empower other women to do the same.
Charlie Garnham is a Human Design expert, guiding women to build thier business aligned with their unique energy, rather than following outdated cookie cutter systems that don't work for most. Charlie uses her years of intuitive wisdom and Human Design to create a personal map for your life and business, set for success!
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