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UPDATE - The Top 2020 Democratic Candidates, A Human Design Perspective #DEMOCRATS @SenSanders @PeteButtigieg @amyklobuchar @ewarren @JoeBiden

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Democrats in the United States have a big decision to make in the coming months. Who to trust to campaign against our incumbent President in 2020. The stakes feel terribly high. Would the United States survive another 4 years of a Trump presidency? Would the planet?

The emotional climate of this country is currently set to a low frequency. All you have to do is look at our President’s Twitter account to see the tone. A lack of kindness is celebrated. It is considered refreshing and bold by a shockingly large percentage of our population. How do we get back to a place of striving for higher moral ground? Were we kidding ourselves that we had any higher moral ground in the first place? Did we ever as a country truly come from a place of kindness and decency? What was propaganda? What was real?

For better or worse the veil has been lifted. All is in the process of being revealed. The question is what is or is not acceptable? We are human after all. History shows that the most cruel behavior will be tolerated. We are certainly not special in that regard. Look at the way human beings are treated at the border right this minute. Human rights violations happen everywhere, all the time.

The truth is American citizens are not special. We are just like every other human on this planet. Each of us is capable of striving for a higher frequency, or not. Not striving for a higher frequency is certainly easier. Everyone is terrible so why should any one person be any different? But that is what it takes. One person at a time, taking personal responsibility to strive to be their highest self. This right here just may be exactly the shift that is happening in the world today. Individual responsibility. We are each facing a choice. Who do we want to be?

Does any one leader have the answer? Again, the veil has been lifted and the answer is probably not. There is no human being that can pass the purity test. But each of us can certainly strive to choose someone who is at least attempting to reach a higher frequency. Someone who at least has the desire to help steer this overly large ship in a different, more positive direction. That is what voting is all about. Do we have any control over what is happening in Washington DC? Probably not. But each vote certainly sends a message. Who do we want to be as a country?

We are in the middle of an identity crisis and it truly can go either way. Every time we vote, we make a choice. We can go the everyone is terrible route or we can send one small message that a higher frequency is desired. This choice is ultimately a matter of self respect. Keep in mind, the less respect we have for ourselves the less inclined we will be to express our highest self.

When I look at the Human Design charts of the top five Democratic Presidential candidates I don’t see anyone who is perfect. But we now know no one is perfect don’t we? So where does that leave us? The Human Design chart utilizes the Chinese I-Ching, the Hindu Chakras, the Kabbalah Tree of Life, and quantum physics to interpret western and eastern astrology and illustrate exactly how we are defined as a person at the time of our birth. Now I don’t have a time of birth for all of the candidates so I will focus on what stays the same in their charts over the course of the day they were born.

Bernie Sanders -

Now with Bernie Sanders I see a chart that contains leadership qualities. I have a time of birth for him so I know he is what we call a 5/1 Profile. This is significant. Because the line 5 individual is highly charismatic and has the energetic effect of a potential guru. People will project their needs and wants onto him and see him as someone who can save them. Now this is actually a bit unfair to him. No one can actually live up to these projections. Not really. We’ve established that he, just like everyone else is human after all. But it explains why his supporters are so passionate about him.

He also has leadership in a prominent planetary position. Which means people will naturally turn to him for leadership. He comes from a generation that has democratic leadership ingrained in them as well. So this is a man with a leadership configuration that believes in a democracy.

He is a Projector type who subsists on sheer ego and will power. So that means with the right invitation, he is here to guide people. It also means energetically that he needs to delegate as much as possible. He will amplify the energy of the people around him and he won’t always know for himself when enough is enough. But he needs to schedule in rest. His staff needs to schedule in rest. I’m honestly not surprised he had a heart attack. Campaigning has to be a grueling schedule for a Projector type and he is pushing his will power to the limit. He is here to tell people what to do. Not do everything himself.

Bernie is an extremely competitive person who is inclined to behave in shocking ways and say shocking things. His is the chart of the shaman who must find spirituality through physical trials. So he is not afraid of difficulty. There is nothing he loves more than persuading someone who doesn’t agree with him to see things his way. He is not above rearranging the facts a little to accomplish this.

But his goals are pure. He is here on this planet to assist people to grow and improve their lives.

Pete Buttegieg -

Mayor Pete is all about bringing law and order to the chaos. In his world laws are meant to provide the structure for fairness to this world. But he also needs to make sure that those laws still make sense for the current climate and time because he can be a bit of a traditionalist. This is a man who would always regard the constitution with the greatest respect. Despite his youth, he would represent a return to how things have been traditionally done in Washington. A return to dignity, integrity, respect, and honor.

He has very strong values that are a product of his experience. He is a gifted storyteller and has a talent for transmitting his message in an extremely effective way to sell his ideas. Pete Buttegieg is a Generator Type so he is perfectly capable of rolling up his sleeves and getting things done for the country.

Amy Klobuchar -

Amy is a classic Manifesting Generator Type which means she has a very powerful energy to act in response, always preferring be busy lining up her next agendas and figuring out how to implement her plans. Which I imagine makes her a very effective Senator.

She is an extremely capable person who has learned many of her lessons the hard way. She has been there and done that to the extent that she is pretty good at everything she tries and there can be a bit of world weariness in that. She hates to be bored.

While I do not have a time of birth for her, as I run her chart throughout the day, her conscious line 5 energy remains consistent. So with that said, like Bernie she is also in the projection field with people looking to her to fulfill their needs with the highest of expectations. Even more so due to the definition in her chart, people may fantasize that they have a bonding agreement with her whether she is aware of it or not.

But Amy is all about making agreements and honoring those agreements. Communication is key. Her word is her bond. It is extremely important to her that the people in her extended family (and when you have been accepted into her close knit community, you are considered family) take these agreements just as seriously. She will not accept anything less from those in her inner circle.

Interestingly, she has two very distinct sides to her personality. On one hand she is a true individualist who is here to follow her own convictions and maintain a strong commitment to her own higher principles regardless of what other people think. This exampled behavior is very empowering and inspiring to other people. On the other hand she is compelled to be a contributing, supportive part of the community as a whole and her bonds with people sustain her. So the duality here is whether or not she is empowering people through her example as a self respecting individualist or whether she is a fully participating, supportive member of a group, working for the betterment of all concerned. Both sides are extremely effective but when she is fully participating in her community she may find that she is feeling less fulfilled as an individual and vice versa, therein lies the rub.

Her ambitious nature can get her into a little trouble but in the end her innate need to maintain her own self respect and self love will steer her in the right direction. Integrity is very important to her.

Elizabeth Warren -

Elizabeth Warren is quite literally a vessel of love. She has a deep love for humanity and she is driven by her dream of a more humane world. She is a Generator type who is quite capable of rolling up her sleeves and getting things done herself thank you very much with consistent energy and enthusiasm.

She is extremely talented and will approach each task with an almost clinical depth until she feels she is doing the very best she can. Hence her very thoughtfully written plan for almost every issue. She is someone who has no problem starting a task and then seeing it through until it is finished. This is in fact one of her gifts. She also comes from a generation who is built to support democratic leadership.

At heart however she is a humanitarian and whether she realizes it or not, would represent a return to a United States that is seen as a humanitarian force in this world.

Joe Biden -

Joe Biden is gifted at conveying concepts and he wants nothing more than to make a contribution to society. He is here to inspire people whether he is aware of it or not. He is a naturally talented and enthusiastic person who has this tendency to succeed where others fail and yet fail where most people succeed. He can get himself into trouble if he relies too much on his natural talent without putting in the depth of work required for expertise.

A Generator type, he has the consistent energy to get that work done however. He is also from that same generation that has Democratic Leadership ingrained. So yes, he fundamentally believes in a democracy. I have a time of birth for Joe so I also know he is a 4/6 profile which means he is someone who finds his opportunities through his connections with other people and is a natural role model whether he is aware of it or not. Others are continually, energetically influenced by his example.

So there you have it, each of these candidates have unique qualities that would be very effective as President of the United States. Each would be in their own way a refreshing contrast to the current administration. The question is, what are the qualities that are important to you? What qualities do you want to be presented to the world as the representation of American values?

Energetically, Bernie Sanders may have the best potential to get people excited about voting which is no small feat. People will tend to be more passionate about him and more intuitively see him as a leader. Of course his message of democratic socialism might also shock and scare part of the population. But if there was ever a time where people were open to a shocking point of view, it is now and he is uniquely capable of persuading the American public to see things his way. He is quite literally here on this earth to persuade people to see things his way.

Buttegieg could potentially strike a powerful chord if he focused on the lawlessness of the current administration and portrayed himself in contrast as a return to law, order, and integrity.

I believe Klobuchar would have an impact on voters if she focused on a message of her commitment to higher principles and strong, unwavering personal convictions in direct contrast to the current administration. That she would represent a return to the United States being seen as a country that truly honors its agreements.

If Warren shifts her message however to one that is a bit less cerebral and more heartfelt, more an expression of love, I feel people would respond to the energetic authenticity of that. Love would indeed be a salve to the current climate.

Biden would do well to stick with inspirational messages that also portray him as a good role model for the country. Again, a good contrast to the current administration. The United States as a role model to the rest of the world once again.

Long story short, we have a great choice to make. A multitude of riches in fact. Whichever message strikes the deepest chord for you should be your choice. Which highest expression do you want to represent the Unites States? But in the end I hope each of us can also fully support whichever candidate is on the ballot in November. We need to convince folks who are not democrats to vote for a democratic candidate. The very soul of this country depends on it.

We are better than this. I submit that everyone is not terrible. That we each have the potential to have terrible moments but we each also have the potential to raise our frequency to be the highest expression of ourselves. It certainly helps to surround yourself as much as possible with higher frequency folks but the responsibility ultimately lies within ourselves.

It starts with the individual. Strive to be a better version of yourself, and then support any and all movement towards a higher frequency world.

The Top 2020 Democratic Candidates - A Human Design Perspective #DEMOCRATS

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Democrats in the United States have a big decision to make in the coming months. Who to trust to campaign against our incumbent President in 2020. The stakes feel terribly high. Would the United States survive another 4 years of a Trump presidency? Would the planet?

The emotional climate of this country is currently set to a low frequency. All you have to do is look at our President’s Twitter account to see the tone. A lack of kindness is celebrated. It is considered refreshing and bold by a shockingly large percentage of our population. How do we get back to a place of striving for higher moral ground? Were we kidding ourselves that we had any higher moral ground in the first place? Did we ever as a country truly come from a place of kindness and decency? What was propaganda? What was real?

For better or worse the veil has been lifted. All is in the process of being revealed. The question is what is or is not acceptable? We are human after all. History shows that the most cruel behavior will be tolerated. We are certainly not special in that regard. Look at the way human beings are treated at the border right this minute. Human rights violations happen everywhere, all the time.

The truth is American citizens are not special. We are just like every other human on this planet. Each of us is capable of striving for a higher frequency, or not. Not striving for a higher frequency is certainly easier. Everyone is terrible so why should any one person be any different? But that is what it takes. One person at a time, taking personal responsibility to strive to be their highest self. This right here just may be exactly the shift that is happening in the world today. Individual responsibility. We are each facing a choice. Who do we want to be?

Does any one leader have the answer? Again, the veil is lifted and the answer is probably not. There is no human being that can pass the purity test. But each of us can certainly strive to choose someone who is at least attempting to reach a higher frequency. Someone who at least has the desire to help steer this overly large ship in a different, more positive direction. That is what voting is all about. Do we have any control over what is happening in Washington DC? Probably not. But each vote certainly sends a message. Who do we want to be as a country?

We are in the middle of an identity crisis and it truly can go either way. Every time we vote, we make a choice. We can go the everyone is terrible route or we can send one small message that a higher frequency is desired. This choice is ultimately a matter of self respect. Keep in mind, the less respect we have for ourselves the less inclined we will be to express our highest self.

When I look at the Human Design charts of the top four Democratic Presidential candidates I don’t see anyone who is perfect. But we now know no one is perfect don’t we? So where does that leave us? The Human Design chart utilizes the Chinese I-Ching, the Hindu Chakras, the Kabbalah Tree of Life, and quantum physics to interpret western and eastern astrology and illustrate exactly how we are defined as a person at the time of our birth. Now I don’t have a time of birth for all of the candidates so I will focus on what stays the same in their charts over the course of the day they were born.

Bernie Sanders -

Now with Bernie Sanders I see a chart that contains leadership qualities. I have a time of birth for him so I know he is what we call a 5/1 Profile. This is significant. Because the line 5 individual is highly charismatic and has the energetic effect of a potential guru. People will project their needs and wants onto him and see him as someone who can save them. Now this is actually a bit unfair to him. No one can actually live up to these projections. Not really. We’ve established that he, just like everyone else is human after all. But it explains why his supporters are so passionate about him.

He also has leadership in a prominent planetary position. Which means people will naturally turn to him for leadership. He comes from a generation that has democratic leadership ingrained in them as well. So this is a man with a leadership configuration that believes in a democracy.

He is a Projector type who subsists on sheer ego and will power. So that means with the right invitation, he is here to guide people. It also means energetically that he needs to delegate as much as possible. He will amplify the energy of the people around him and he won’t always know for himself when enough is enough. But he needs to schedule in rest. His staff needs to schedule in rest. I’m honestly not surprised he had a heart attack. Campaigning has to be a grueling schedule for a Projector type and he is pushing his will power to the limit. He is here to tell people what to do. Not do everything himself.

Bernie is an extremely competitive person who is inclined to behave in shocking ways and say shocking things. His is the chart of the shaman who must find spirituality through physical trials. So he is not afraid of difficulty. There is nothing he loves more than persuading someone who doesn’t agree with him to see things his way. He is not above rearranging the facts a little to accomplish this.

But his goals are pure. He is here on this planet to assist people to grow and improve their lives.

Elizabeth Warren -

Elizabeth Warren is quite literally a vessel of love. She has a deep love for humanity and she is driven by her dream of a more humane world. She is a Generator type who is quite capable of rolling up her sleeves and getting things done herself thank you very much with consistent energy and enthusiasm.

She is extremely talented and will approach each task with an almost clinical depth until she feels she is doing the very best she can. Hence her very thoughtfully written plan for almost every issue. She is someone who has no problem starting a task and then seeing it through until it is finished. This is in fact one of her gifts. She also comes from a generation who is built to support democratic leadership.

At heart however she is a humanitarian and whether she realizes it or not, would represent a return to a United States that is seen as a humanitarian force in this world.

Joe Biden -

Joe Biden is gifted at conveying concepts and he wants nothing more than to make a contribution to society. He is here to inspire people whether he is aware of it or not. He is a naturally talented and enthusiastic person who has this tendency to succeed where others fail and yet fail where most people succeed. He can get himself into trouble if he relies too much on his natural talent without putting in the depth of work required for expertise.

A Generator type, he has the consistent energy to get that work done however. He is also from that same generation that has Democratic Leadership ingrained. So yes, he fundamentally believes in a democracy. I have a time of birth for Joe so I also know he is a 4/6 profile which means he is someone who finds his opportunities through his connections with other people and is a natural role model whether he is aware of it or not. Others are continually, energetically influenced by his example.

Pete Buttegieg -

Mayor Pete is all about bringing law and order to the chaos. In his world laws are meant to provide the structure for fairness to this world. But he also needs to make sure that those laws still make sense for the current climate and time because he can be a bit of a traditionalist. This is a man who would always regard the constitution with the greatest respect. Despite his youth, he would represent a return to how things have been traditionally done in Washington. A return to dignity, integrity, respect, and honor.

He has very strong values that are a product of his experience. He is a gifted storyteller and has a talent for transmitting his message in an extremely effective way to sell his ideas. Pete Buttegieg is also a Generator Type so he is perfectly capable of rolling up his sleeves and getting things done for the country.

So there you have it, each of these candidates have unique qualities that would be very effective as President of the United States. Each would be in their own way a refreshing contrast to the current administration. The question is, what are the qualities that are important to you? What qualities do you want to be presented to the world as the representation of American values?

Energetically, Bernie Sanders has the best potential to get people excited about voting which is no small feat. People will tend to be more passionate about him and more intuitively see him as a leader. Of course his message of democratic socialism might also shock and scare part of the population. But if there was ever a time where people were open to a shocking point of view, it is now and he is uniquely capable of persuading the American public to see things his way. He is quite literally here on this earth to persuade people to see things his way.

If Warren shifts her message however to one that is a bit less cerebral and more heartfelt, more an expression of love, I feel people would respond to the energetic authenticity of that. Love would indeed be a salve to the current climate. Biden would do well to stick with inspirational messages that also portray him as a good role model for the country. Again, a good contrast to the current administration. Buttegieg could potentially strike a powerful chord if he focused on the lawlessness of the current administration and portrayed himself in contrast as a return to law, order, and integrity.

Long story short, we have a great choice to make. A multitude of riches in fact. Whichever message strikes the deepest chord for you should be your choice. Which highest expression do you want to represent the Unites States? But in the end I hope each of us can also fully support whichever candidate is on the ballot in November. We need to convince folks who are not democrats to vote for a democratic candidate. The very soul of this country depends on it.

We are better than this. I submit that everyone is not terrible. That we each have the potential to have terrible moments but we each also have the potential to raise our frequency to be the highest expression of ourselves. It certainly helps to surround yourself as much as possible with higher frequency folks but the responsibility ultimately lies within ourselves.

It starts with the individual. Strive to be a better version of yourself, and then support any and all movement towards a higher frequency world.

Note: I have excluded Amy Klobuchar because of where she currently stands in the polls. If that changes in the coming months I will update this article to include an analysis of her design.

It's a #RoyalWedding People and I'm Here For It - Meghan and Harry's Human Design Relationship Composite Chart

Photo by Alexi Lubomirski

Photo by Alexi Lubomirski

Maybe you haven’t heard, but there’s a royal wedding happening this weekend. I for one will be breathlessly watching Cord & Tish’s coverage on HBO; maybe not at 4:30 in the morning but the replay for sure. Whether you’re an anglophile royal watcher or not, there is something deliciously fun about a girl marrying her prince. In this case, it’s an American actress named Meghan Markle who is also a person of color. How cool is that?

So I thought it might be fun to read Meghan and Harry’s composite Human Design chart. Human Design is a synthesis of western and eastern astrology, the Chinese I-Ching, The Hindu Chakra System, the Kabbalah Tree of Life, and quantum physics. A composite chart combines the individual charts of two people to analyze how they energetically relate to one another. 

Meghan is here to express herself by sensitively recognizing the importance of people’s experiences and taking on a leadership role to share these sacred stories of the past. She will also receive the support she needs to do just that.  

Prince Henry is here to passionately connect with people and experiences through experimentation and to share the wisdom he has learned (and his resulting ideas) when the timing is right.

Not a bad combination right?

I can see why they are together because through some potent electromagnetics their relationship has the wonderful themes of making an inspired creative contribution, caring for one another and maintaining strong values as a couple, and very effectively transmitting what they want to share with the world. Isn’t that nice?

Now, I really must say that I’m relieved these two have the electromagnetic of the channel of preservation creating a solid sense of family and values with one another because Harry will feel compelled to impulsively experiment with new experiences throughout his life. He is not one to stick with one thing for fear of boredom. That said, I do believe if Meghan allows him the freedom to experiment with his passions and pursuits that have to do with projects and recreational activities, he will be much less likely to experiment with other women. It’s important for Meghan to understand he needs his space to try new things, sometimes on his own and that's OK. Their relationship will be the better for it if he feels he has her support in this.

Interestingly they say in Human Design that we take after our grandparents, and from what I’ve seen of ‘The Crown,’ his grandfather had that same need for experimentation whether it be through travel, projects, or women. With awareness however, and if Harry is able to express that need for new experiences in other ways, and especially since they have this wonderful theme of family and values as a couple, I see no reason why Harry should feel the need to experiment with romantic experiences outside the marriage.

They both feel enormous pressure to act on the inspiration they feel and to get things done so they can be free. Their connection theme is ‘7-2 There’s work to do,’ which simply means they might need to pursue individual interests from time to time and allow each other the space to do that without hurt feelings. 

Harry is a bit of a perfectionist via his channel of the perfected form and Meghan has the gate of correction quite prominently defined in her chart by the Moon, Saturn, and Jupiter. This means she is driven to correct the imperfections in the world while Harry’s perfectionist bent is more internal and wrapped up in his own self-esteem and self-love. It would do Meghan well to remember to focus her intuitive ability to correct what isn’t perfect outwardly towards the world and her work; not towards her husband because doing so could very well cause some wear and tear on his self-esteem.

Harry would do well to understand that Meghan is very sensitive, that he should tread lightly because a little negativity on his part will feel feel very intense for her. She will also pick up on his emotional nature and amplify it. As a result she may have difficulty understanding that these feelings are coming from him and not from her and may also want to avoid confrontation as a result.

That said, their electromagnetic connection of the channel of inspiration is especially wonderful for Meghan because when she is with her new husband she is able to find the voice to express her soul and to feel whole and connected to her mind and body. Sigh. This is a classic case of ‘he completes me,’ and it’s absolutely true.

All in all I have great hope for this union and Meghan Markle has the potential to be a wonderful, charismatic force for good. The people of the United Kingdom will love her but they will also hold her to a very high standard and have expectations that she will need to be careful to respect and understand. If she disappoints them they will turn on her. Believe it or not, this dynamic is part of her chart, not just because she's about to be part of the royal family. People will tend to project what the need and want on her and her challenge will be to have an awareness of that and respect it.

With patience, understanding, and deep caring this relationship has the potential to fortify and strengthen both of these individuals to become their best selves as a couple.

I am wishing all the best to the bride and groom. Happy royal wedding everyone!  

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Oprah Winfrey for President? A Human Design Perspective.

Oprah Winfrey, Vogue - September 2017

Oprah Winfrey, Vogue - September 2017

True confession, I watched the Oprah Winfrey Show every single day for a good ten years of my life. My love for this woman runs deep because she was absolutely of service to me. I truly believe this is and was her intention; to be of service.

Things are hard right now. The negative tone that has been established by our current President has truly created a fissure in this country. We as citizens no longer have any sense of trust in each other. Everything is now cast in a jaundiced, cynical light. Every day we wake up to more bad news, much of it peppered with very negative, poor treatment of one other.

So in the context of a very loaded Golden Globes where everyone in attendance wore black out of respect for the recent revelations of systemic abuse and persecution of women in the industry, and also in light of the existence of a sitting president who has been accused of the very worst treatment of women (up to and including rape), out walked this shining light of a woman who broke the situation down in the most glorious, hopeful terms.

If anyone can spin the current negative climate into an opportunity for positive change, it’s Oprah Winfrey. I’m not going to lie, I openly wept during her speech.

We as a society are so thirsty for a positive message and spiritual insight it came as no surprise the next day and in the days going forward, Oprah was being called out to run for President.

As a Human Design specialist, this came as no surprise to me either because Oprah Winfrey has the chart of someone who has been and will be called out for her talents (conscious line 2).

The question is, are these the talents of a United States President?

There is no denying this is the chart of someone who intuitively knows what people need to hear. She is extremely sensitive to other people’s needs (gate 19) and is uniquely qualified to tell the very intimate stories (gate 33) of the past (gate 44) so that we may come to understand how and why we are so hard on each other (gate 24). She is driven to empower others (gate 34) to improve themselves and does so by imparting a simple understanding of what is right and wrong (gate 49) on a very human level but also on a very spiritual level as well.

When she was younger, her life’s focus was on telling people’s stories (gate 56) and going into the kind of detail (gate 62) necessary to create incremental, positive change in people’s lives. At this stage in her life however, she is more interested in really diving deep into the great mysteries of the universe (gate 61) to create responsible change with the resources at hand (gate 60).

But this is also the stage in her life where she is focused on being of service.

Now she has of course been doing that in her own way. But I could see her considering a presidential run if she felt she could be of service. I think we can all agree that someone running for president to actually be of service is a refreshing thought.

Having a president who has the gift of channeling the message we need to hear (gate 12/open throat) when we as a society need to hear it (gate 32) would be a blessing for us all.

But I don’t think she will run. This is not the chart of a power hungry leader. While she does have ambition (gate 54) in her Chiron, this very placement is an indication that letting ambition take the lead in her life would be ultimately unhealthy and I’m pretty sure she knows this about herself at this point in her life. This is not a path she would choose for herself. I also don't think it would be healthy for someone so very sensitive to other people's needs (conscious sun in gate 19) to be President of the United States.

Oprah Winfrey needs to come from a more intimate space of service than politics and her focus on sharing spirituality (gate 61) with the world is more in line with the life path indicated by her chart.

This is not to say that we as a society don’t need more empowering (gate 34), inspiring speeches (gate 12/open throat) from Oprah Winfrey. It is my hope that she lends us this talent in any circumstance possible. She has never been particularly political and this is in line with her chart, but it is clear that we are in a very unique time in history. So I hope she does recognize this and will make speeches for the right candidate or when circumstances allow. We need to hear her powerful (gate 34), unifying message as often as possible right now.

Women in particular need to hear her unifying message so that we can come together and vote for what is right in this world. If Oprah has taught us anything over the years, it’s that when we work together we really do have the power.

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 “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color. To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.” Colin Kaepernick  

I first heard of Colin Kaepernick in 2012 when he replaced Alex Smith as quarterback for the 49rs while Smith recovered from a concession. In a very controversial decision, his coach decided to continue to start Kaepernick even after Alex Smith recovered. I remember thinking at the time it was quite the Friday Night Lights story. The super solid quarterback replaced by a younger, flashier player. Despite the controversy, it proved to be the right decision because Colin led the 49rs to the Super Bowl.

I had never been much of a follower of football, but my boyfriend (now husband) was a huge 49er fan. I watched more football that year than I had the last 20 years. But this team was my childhood team as well and what can I say? I got a little caught up despite myself.    

Then in 2016, Colin Kaepernick started something big. He chose, at great potential cost to his reputation and career to not stand during the National Anthem in order to bring attention to the oppression of black people. His standing with the 49rs at that time was actually somewhat tenuous, due to more lows than highs as a quarterback between the years of 2013 and 2016. Even so, he took a knee and the rest is history.

To say that this has been controversial would be an understatement. The response to his actions was swift and negative. At this time, in 2017, Colin Kaepernick is a free agent and has not been selected for any team. This has sparked a national debate with many protesting what appears to be a conscious decision by the NFL to punish him, despite his talents as a player.  

Nevertheless many players inspired by Colin’s actions, have continued protesting the National Anthem in various ways during 2017.

Then something amazing happened. Our president made a statement that players who sit during the anthem should be fired and went on to call the protestors SOB’s. Over the course of 11 hours of games that Sunday, most players either locked arms in solidarity, knelt, or didn’t leave the locker room at all during the National Anthem.

While much of this was more in protest to the remarks of our President, we must not forget this protest started with Colin Kaepernick trying to bring attention to the systemic oppression of black people in our country.

I think Colin Kaepernick is a true hero. As with anything these days, this incredible show of support got me thinking about his Human Design. Human Design is an amazingly detailed personality profile which combines the disciplines of eastern and western astrology, the Chinese I-Ching, The Kabbalah Tree of Life, Hindu Chakras and Quantum Physics. It is a truly illuminating way to dig into someone’s personality so I couldn’t resist taking a gander.  

Without a time of birth, I ran Colin’s chart both at 6am and 6pm. Both charts were pretty much the same with one exception, the moon was in the gates of controlling resources and patterns at 6am and in the gates of shock and ideas at 6pm. My intuition and gut tell me that Colin is driven by shock and ideas more than he is driven by maintaining resources and patterns so I’ll go with that chart for these purposes.

Colin is a Projector type. Projectors consist of approximately 20% of the population. He intuitively knows what people should do but he must wait to be invited to share his insights or energetically he will encounter a negative response. When he decided to take that knee, the response was overwhelmingly negative. Nevertheless, he persisted with full knowledge of the potential consequences.

Colin is a natural storyteller who is here to bring stories from the past to the present to share his strong values. He is driven by his competitive spirit to potentially shock people into hearing what he has to say about these stories. Colin is also a very sensitive witness to the stories of people’s lives. He is not only deeply sensitive but also deeply empathic. He understands the importance of holding onto and sharing these important stories. His timing may not always be correct but his intention is to bear witness, to correlate the stories of what people are going though in the present with the stories of the past and to share this with the world.

So it does not surprise me that his sensitive response to witnessing the violence perpetuated on black people was to act. That it moved him to bear witness and bring attention to the story of these victims by non-violently protesting this country in a manner that was consistent with the practices of the protestors who have historically come before him.  

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He is under pressure to express these energies in his chart and he is not someone who knows when enough is enough.

With so much projected energy in his chart, the response to his actions and words may not have been positive for the most part, but he got through to enough people to start a movement. His actions opened up the door so that other athletes are able to protest the injustices in this country. After what happened this weekend, I have no doubt that the actions of more than 100 NFL players have inspired people across the country to fight for what is right. Something we sorely need at this time.

While the first part of his life has been focused on his body as an athlete (yes this is in his chart), the second half of his life will be focused on sharing the powerful healing energy of love of spirit. Also, Projectors are here to manage and guide people. So whether or not he is able to play again, I hope he knows he has a more important purpose in this lifetime.

His ideas may make him seem a little strange but like the rest of his generation, he is more than willing to struggle if that means bringing the stories of the past to the present to make a difference today.         

We really must give credit where credit is due.

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America The Vicious

The latest tweet storm from our not so esteemed president has us all wearily shaking our heads. How much more of this can our culture take? This is not making “America Great Again,” it is making America Vicious. The rhetoric has become so dismal and angry. Racists are boldly out of the closet because they believe our President has given them permission. Our most softhearted liberals are now viciously attacking each other for the slightest misuse of language. Troll culture is front and center in every facet of our society. We have all collectively become emboldened by this vicious status quo. Tit for Tat is the thing and the anger and frustration is escalating.

I have never before seen how powerfully the President can set the tone. In the past I suppose this has been a subtle thing. But this President seems to have set off a tidal wave of bile. He strikes the match and the viciousness spreads like wildfire. It’s everywhere you look, in every facet of society.

Meanwhile, the other members of his party are quietly, hurriedly moving their agenda forward. This bilious culture is a price they are willing to pay to control the Senate and the House. They will endure anything to cut taxes for the rich and cut services for the poor. This force majeure of a presidency is allowing them to work rapidly towards their goals and they are grimly thrilled.

Here’s the thing. Frustration, Bitterness, and Anger are the manifestation of the Not-Self. The United States as a whole is not itself right now. The Human Design Chart is not supposed to be vicious, frustrated, bitter, and angry. These are the low, not-self, expressions of who we are. To be clear, evil does not exist in Human Design. But we are capable of evil when we are expressing the lowest versions of ourselves.

Human Design utilizes both western and eastern astrology, the Chinese I-Ching, the Kabbalah Tree of Life, the Hindu Chakra system, and Quantum Physics. I don’t pretend to know exactly how it works, but the software spits out a chart based on a person’s date, time, and location of birth that is remarkably accurate.  

Take our not so esteemed President. There is a part of me that wishes I could see pure evil in his Human Design chart. It would explain so much and give me permission to hate him. But honestly, what I do see here is a man mired in his lowest expression.

According to his chart, our president is man who is clearly run by his emotions; a manifesting generator who thinks he is a manifestor; a man who is almost pathologically afraid of being bored; and a man full of opinions without much concern whether they are accurate or not. He is driven by the art of the deal and his sexuality. This is also a man who, while he was all about ideas and sales tactics in his youth, has the energy of the King and the Wordsmith in his present. Yes, all of this is in his chart.  

Emotional Clarity is this man’s authority. But in order for this to work correctly in his life, he needs to wait for clarity. Vicious 5am tweets are a symptom of a man who is not waiting for clarity before he acts. Not waiting for emotional clarity means his decision making abilities are severely compromised.

Our President is a Manifesting Generator. The frustration and anger we see on display almost every single day tells me he is not living according to his strategy to wait to respond. So not only is he not waiting for emotional clarity, he is also not waiting to respond to opportunities. Manifesting Generators often mistake themselves for Manifestors, who are the only Human Design Type here on this earth to initiate without waiting. So they get angry and frustrated when they encounter resistance. Resistance is built into the American Government as is, if he is not waiting to respond and attempting to force things he will encounter huge resistance, guaranteed. He has the energy for making money in his chart and that has certainly been evident in his life. But his job as president is not to make money, it is to guide and care for more than 325,000,000 people.

There is also an extremely strong energy in his chart for transitoriness. This is a man who gets bored very easily, a man who needs to try and do new things all the time. This often manifests as a very strong fear of boredom and also as a jaded, been there done that attitude. Someone with this energy must move on to something different and new on a regular basis. So sure, why not run for president? That’s a new one. But whether or not his interest is sustainable is questionable. With his 3rd line profile, he is here to constantly experiment.                     

What drives him, is the art of the deal and I’m afraid his sexuality. This trickster, deal making energy in his moon can have the energy for lies (in the sense of saying anything to make the deal). His sexuality is clearly expressed in the way he flirts with and talks to women. He is unconsciously driven to expresses his sexual machismo in this manner.

He feels pressure to answer other people's questions and to act on their ideas as if they are his own, yet he has a very fixed way of thinking about things. He is all about expressing his opinions and ideas for change. He loves to talk about money. He will also tend to hold on to the past and talk about it. He questions his lovability on a fundamental level and struggles to find direction, often finding it from others. He has the energy for starting things but not necessarily the energy for finishing them. But at the same time feels enormous pressure to finish things so that he can be free. So he has a tendency to rush through things in a slap dash manner to get them done. He has a tendency to hold on to things longer than he should. There is a profound fear of failure here, the fear that things are not perfect, and also a fear of the future.   

He has a very strong, macho tribal energy where he will find the resources and protect his tribe through any means necessary. A good quality for president one would think but I get the sense the people he considers to be part of his tribe are narrow in scope. If someone crosses him, they are not part of his tribe. I hate to say it but when protesters take to the street in opposition to him (and I've proudly done it myself), they become the enemy of his tribe. His reaction is not "Oh, maybe I'm on the wrong track here," it is "How dare those people question me? How dare they attack me and my people?" One bad picture or accusation of falsehood, the media becomes the enemy of his tribe. Once someone is designated as the enemy of him and his people, he is relieved of the responsibility to take care of them or care for them. He feels free to attack.

The energy of the King that is prominent in the second half of his life is not democratic leadership. This is the energy of ruler who takes care of his people but does not necessarily listen to them. In fact there is a projected aspect to this kingly status. Meaning people may project their version of the ruler they want on to him, or not. There is also the energy for prophesy in the second half of his life, for understanding when change is going to come and when to be ready. But this is also the energy for expressing his ideas for change in an elitist, malicious, discriminatory way in the low expression.

But in a spiritual sense, which is most likely veiled for him, this kingly quality also has the potential for finding common ground. We can only hope that in time he can somehow tap into this spiritual aspect of his energetic role as King.

That is the tragedy. Every single one of these energies in his chart also has a beautiful, positive side whether he is expressing them beautifully or not.  

This is my point. Every single one of us has our own chart loaded with opportunities to be beautiful and positive or ugly and small. Are we really a country that so readily takes its cues from the top no matter the example? We must hope for and expect the best in our leaders AND ourselves. If nothing else we can start with ourselves. Work towards the best of ourselves and consciously treat people with the respect and love ALL of us deserve, deep down inside.

The Kathy Griffin Scandal

I have been struggling a bit with this Kathy Griffin scandal. It is abundantly clear that people on all sides of politics are outraged over the image of her taken by Tyler Shields, holding an imitation of Donald Trump’s bloody head. Personally, I did not have any reaction to this picture at all. I did not find it upsetting nor did I did think it was cool. I saw it and continued moving through my social media feed. What that says about me, I don’t know. Full disclosure, I think Donald Trump is the worst, most dangerous president of the United States in history. Do I want to see his bloody, decapitated head; absolutely not. Was I appalled and upset when I saw various iterations of President Barack Obama hanging from trees; absolutely.

Whether or not Kathy Griffin’s life has been ruined by this scandal remains to be seen. I have no doubt actually that her claims the Trump family are going after her personally are true. They have proven themselves to be just that vindictive and small minded. She is losing work. CNN fired her from their New Year’s Eve show and several venues have canceled her shows.

But this new thing where people’s lives can be ruined by a tidal wave of social media vitriol disturbs me. As upset as I was over the picture of poor Cecil the lion, I also found it disturbing that his killer, Walter Palmer, had to close his business due to the backlash. I am not defending him or his actions at all, but it is just plain weird that social media has the power to close someone’s business.

Kathy Griffin is making statements that her life has been ruined and I find that to be a sad state of affairs.

One could defend Kathy Griffin because political satire is considered to be an important part of the resistance to this administration or any administration for that matter. 

There is also a case to be stated in her defense that the photo was art and that provocative art is extremely important during these tumultuous times. Free speech should be defended; offensive or not. Tumultuous times beget tumultuous art. It is to be expected and encouraged in my opinion.

But across the board we are seeing a tidal wave of celebrities, politicians, and average Joe’s (thank you Facebook) making grand statements on social media that this photograph was offensive and wrong. Even people defending her preface it by saying that they thought it was terrible. Maybe so, the first rule of comedy is, be funny. This joke simply didn’t land.  

I highly doubt this was her idea by the way. You are never going to convince me she walked into that photo shoot with this big idea. Tyler Shields convinced her to do it and she got caught up in the moment. I have not seen a social media tidal wave of bile pointed in his direction. Yes, her image is absolutely her responsibility. But does she really deserve this venom?

I wonder if Tyler Shields had convinced another celebrity, a man or even a woman with a different persona, would the reaction have been different?  

Kathy Griffin’s entire shtick has a decided Rodney Dangerfield bent. This woman gets no respect. She has made a career out of telling stories about her weird interactions with celebrities. Her act celebrates the resistance and dislike she encounters on a regular basis. It seemed to me that about 70% of her podcast with Marc Maron was her describing how she was never accepted by other comedians and that this and that acquaintance in the business did not like her. She regularly talks about being banned from one television show or another.  

This got me thinking. So I ran her Human Design chart.

Forgive the left turn but stay with me. Human Design is a discipline similar to Astrology. In fact, it utilizes both western and eastern astrology along with the Chinese I-Ching, the Kabballah Tree of Life, and the Hindu Chakra system. Don’t ask me how, but Quantum Physics are involved as well. It’s a fairly new system developed in the late 1980’s. I stumbled across it first from a Vedic astrologer I follow and thought it was interesting at the time. Months later, my new chiropractor requested the date and time of my birth on my intake form and after I asked, admitted she used that information to run my Human Design. I was intrigued. So I started reading book after book on the subject and then started running the charts of all of my friends. Almost two years later, I think the system is remarkably accurate. Better yet, all judgement falls away when you run someone’s Human Design and start to understand they are who they are. People’s behavior is rarely personal.

Kathy Griffin’s date and location of birth are readily available. Her time of birth however is not. So I ran her chart every two hours for the entire day. Some things change, but several aspects stay the same the entire day so I will focus on those consistent items in her design.

Kathy Griffin is what they call a Projector. Approximately 20% of the population are Projectors so you don’t necessarily come across one every day. Energetically, Projectors are here to tell people what to do. It is incredibly important however for Projectors to wait for the invitation to share their wisdom. If a Projector goes through life sharing what they think without invitation, they will consistently experience resistance and negative reactions along the way. It is an energetic thing where people will react negatively whenever the Projector approaches them without invitation. Not having an awareness of this over time, understandably results in bitterness.

Kathy also has an open sacral (all Projectors do), which means she never knows when enough is enough. This is a life-long theme of someone with an open sacral; whether it means doing too much and wearing themselves out or saying too much and alienating everyone around them.  

Additionally she has the channel 63/4 of Logic which consists of the gates of Doubt and Answers. This means she can be full of doubt about herself and others. She is suspicious of things until they are proven. This could also be why she has always been able to see past a celebrity’s image when she is around them and observe them in unique ways. Her resulting defined Crown and Mind also mean she has a fixed way of thinking and can tend to be in her head. In other words, she has a specific point of view that colors her observations as a comedian.

Another prominent channel in Kathy Griffin’s chart is the 10/20 channel of Awakening, also known as “The Verbal Gunslinger.” People with this channel can be extremely cutting and hurtful with their words. Gate 10, The Love of Self, is often referred to as the “blame gate.” The highest expression of this gate truly is the love of self and the empowering example of this for others, which is why this is also called the Buddha Channel. The low expression however of this gate is constantly blaming other people for what is wrong in their life. Gate 20 connects this energy to the throat, hence “the verbal gunslinger.” If you’ve seen any of her specials, you know her comedy is all about saying mean, but funny things about celebrities.          

Finally, the other channel that is consistently in her chart is the 28/38 Channel of Struggle. This is the channel of someone who never takes the easy road. They are extremely stubborn and do things the hard way. So, despite knowing this photograph would be highly controversial, she decided to do it anyway. Kathy Griffin is not someone to shy away from difficulty. She thrives on the struggle.

So there you go, Kathy Griffin may think that her career is over today and that Donald Trump broke her. But her Human Design tells me that she can handle this difficulty and she will not stop telling it like it is regardless of the consequences. She is used to the consequences. Kathy is comprised of the Individual and Logic Circuits which means she is a unique, mutative person who simply doesn’t care. This is her Human Design.         

Kathy Griffin’s chart at 2am and 2pm:

 

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