Human Design Basics

70% of Us are Naturally Intuitive This Way

A simple guide to learning your Sacral Response

Are you a Generator or a Manifesting Generator? These two Human Design energy types form approximately 70% of our world’s population. It’s highly likely that you are one of them and surrounded by them! These people also are known as Sacral Beings because they use their defined Sacral Response as a primary form of intuition.

You can find out your Energy Type by entering your date, time, and place of birth at this free link. If you are a Generator or Manifesting Generator, you have a consistent Sacral Response that you can rely on. If you are a Manifestor, Projector, or Reflector, then it means you have other forms of intuition which I will be sharing more in future articles.

Psst! I’m a Generator :)

Through this article, you will learn how you can observe and use your intuition as a Generator or a Manifesting Generator. Not sure what your Human Design energy type is? Please take a look at my no-fluff beginner’s guide to Human Design.

For simplicity, I will assume that you are a Sacral Being too, and address you as such.

Signs of a healthy Defined Sacral Center

All Generators and Manifesting Generators, aka Sacral Beings, are Defined in their Sacral Centers.

The Sacral Center is like an energy motor that gives a Sacral Being sustainable energies to do work that is fulfilling, physical exercise that feels good, and to take care of his/her tribe too.

Sacral Beings feel fulfilled when they can achieve mastery in the work that they love to do.

When you are doing work that you love as a Sacral Being, you will naturally feel energized to work at it for long hours each day without needing any long breaks. When you are forcing yourself to do your work out of obligation instead of passion, then you can’t get energized from your Sacral Center at all. Eventually, you will feel exhausted and burned out over the years.

Isn’t this Human Design perspective fascinating?

What your Sacral Responses can sound like

How do you know what kind of work feels fulfilling to you then?

You tune into your Sacral Response.

Your Sacral Response is your most reliable form of intuition, and it gives you clear yes/no answers in the form of sacral sounds. Do you remember when you were a child you would blurt out sounds such as:

• Uh-huh (yes), I WANT this yummy banana!
• Uh-unh (no), please don’t make me eat that cucumber…next!

You can have these yes/no sacral sounds in response to anything in your daily life, such as:

• the food you choose to eat for each meal
• the clothes you want to wear
• whether you’re feeling tired and want to sleep
• if you would love to catch a movie with your friend
• if this particular new job is right for you
• whether it’s time for you to quit your current job

Whenever you follow your Sacral Response — by waiting to see if you have an internal uh-huh (yes) or uh-unh (no), and following that response, you get to feel more satisfaction doing the things you naturally love and avoid unnecessary frustration.

As responsible adults, we need to work out how best to follow our sacral responses from a logical and practical point of view. The crucial point to note is that we don’t use our minds to get clarity on what we want. We use our Sacral Response to be clear about what we truly want.

Following your Sacral Response can look like ordering Dim Sum from a Trolley!

In the traditional Dim Sum restaurants, there would be many ladies pushing trolleys filled with bamboo containers of Dim Sum that are piled up high. They would push those trolleys from table to table, so you can pick and choose the specific dishes that you love!

When we choose the Dim Sum dishes, it is quite natural to not over-analyze which ones are most nutritious, the most popular, etc. We follow our intuition and let our Uh-huh energize us to lean forward and pick up the dishes we want!

You get to enjoy eating Dim Sum best when you are relaxed and leaning back in your chair most of the time. You only lean forward to reach for your favorite new Dim Sum dishes.

It’s the same when you use your sacral intuition in life. If you’re not sure what you want in life, especially the kind of work that feels meaningful to you, then it’s important to relax and wait to observe the signs that are coming to you.

If we are pushing forward all the time in our work without giving ourselves time to breathe and observe our responses, it gets harder to sense whether we are doing work based on obligation or passion.

If we can trust that following our ‘Yes’-es will naturally bless us with the energies to keep doing what we love, then we don’t need to hustle all the time.

For me, I was not too fond of the first job that I worked at for five years as I didn’t use my intuition at all. I was desperate to have a paying job and took up this job because it gave me a stable income. I used my salary to fuel my other passions after working hours and quickly realized that the situation was draining me too much. It was just not worth the money I earned!

Offering intuitive healing, coaching, and reading sessions revitalize me. And now, writing on Medium feels so fulfilling to me! I could write for hours every day! It just becomes so effortless and deeply satisfying when I follow my sacral intuition to do what I love!

Conclusion

I hope this gives you a good overview of the natural intuition present in Sacral Beings.

If you are feeling lost and exhausted, take time to sit back and wait to see the delicious opportunities that are coming to you.

Pause the hustle and grind. Try to not let your mind over-analyze and choose the best options for you. Be brave in paying attention to how your Sacral responds. Do the things that feel good and satisfying to you!

If you are new to Human Design, experiment with this for a few days and tune into how you feel about it! See if following your strategy makes you a happier human :)