Now we focus on the Strategies, by type.
Your strategy is part of your uniqueness in the way you move through the world.
Strategy for the Manifestor – or Initiator in Quantum Human Design™
You’re here to inform.
What does that look like?
Imagine you’re writing an article, you’ve been inspired to take action on it, your energy is flowing. It’s like there’s smoke coming from your fingertips you’re typing so fast. Then your phone goes off, you realise you forgot to reply to that message from earlier. You didn’t even look at it because you were in the zone. You ignore it.
Then whatsapp starts beeping at you – it must be something to pay attention to. Grrr, you just want to get this article finished. It’s barely halfway done. Irritated, you return the message and call – just in case it was urgent. It turns out it wasn’t urgent at all (not for you, anyway). Now, you’re completely out of that creative inspired flow, and you’re feeling a bit peed off, quite frankly.
If only your nearest and dearest (just ringing to ask what you wanted picking up for dinner – can’t it wait?) had known. Not to make some small matter seem like life and death.
It’s these kinds of interruptions that can really madden you as a Manifestor/Initiator.
Now imagine if you had informed – which might look like this.
Let’s say it’s a quick whatsapp message:
‘I’ve just had a brilliant idea for an article and I really need to get it down. I’d love not to be disturbed for the next 2 hours so unless it’s really urgent can you leave it ‘til later? Thanks’
Informing – by the way – isn’t asking for permission.
It’s about expressing what you and your energy need to perform optimally. This does work both ways though.
What that might look like from the other side is your beloved sending you a message:
“I’m nipping to the shop before I come home. Can you let me know if you want hot food or cold tonight? It’s looking like barbecue weather…”.
Had you responded before getting stuck in, you might have avoided all that pent up irritation. That nice gesture making your life easier.
The thing about this anger is, it isn’t personal. You’re not annoyed with your other half. You’re just peed off that you will now have to take more time to get stuck into writing your article. It’s like your energy has gone ‘off the boil’.
Your energy field is all about taking inspired action and getting things going. It needs to be allowed the room to flow. When that doesn’t happen it ignites a spark, which can really change how things play out.
Strategy for the Generator – or Alchemist in Quantum Human Design™
Wait to respond.
I beg your pardon now? I’ve got stuff to do, I don’t want to be kept waiting around…
The thing about ‘waiting to respond’ is not so much about sitting on your hands and waiting. It’s about noticing the signs and signals from the Universe that you move in response to. You’re in a responsive dance.
As someone with energy that’s all about responding, that means you’re not here to hustle and ‘make things happen’.
You absolutely can do that, but you’ll find that you don’t achieve the kinds of outcomes that feel juicy for you. Outcomes that light you up, from the inside out.
So what does it look like?
Well, you have a lot of energy for being busy, doing the work of the world. You enjoy physical movement and staying active.
When you’re ‘in flow’, you feel more energised and the natural flow of that energy keeps you moving. You feel the sacral response, it might feel like a humming, ‘mmhmmm’ (that’s a yes), or an ‘uhnuh’ (that’s a no). Moving in response looks like situations, conversations, opportunities crossing your path that have you feeling this whirring in your gut. It’s like a pull towards them. They draw you in. The better your energy flows, the more you’ll notice these happenings.
Let’s say you have a conversation with a colleague about ideas for your business. They feel good, your body feels ‘lit up’ – you are responding. A little later on, you see an article online that’s talking about what a need there is for the very thing you were just discussing. It feels exciting and expansive.
This is your energy responding. It isn’t the same as you going out trying to find those opportunities yourself.
When they happen across your path, it’s the Universe’s way of aligning you with them.
If you’re low on energy, you might notice it feels like the spark has gone out. Often you won’t get so many of these opportunities because you don’t have the capacity for them right now. And that’s okay. You may need to fill your cup some more.
The other way of responding is when you feel a big ‘nope’ from your sacral.
This can feel like someone has turned on a cold tap to something you’ve been investigating. It just doesn’t feel good at all. A big indication for you that you need to move in a different direction.
Often when it comes to being misaligned, logical energy, or our practical minds get involved in the conversation.
Your body has already given you some huge clues as to whether they’re right for you, but logically you don’t have the answers to the ‘how’. So you steer clear.
When you’re in a fully responsive dance with the Universe, you let the ‘how’ take care of itself. The answers will come – and you trust and lean into that completely. It’s a beautiful thing. Otherwise, what can happen is you take yourself off course, missing out on the perfect thing for you right now. Follow what lights you up!
Strategy for the Manifesting Generator – or Time Bender in Quantum Human Design™
Wait to respond, Envision the outcome. Inform.
Yes, I know it sounds like a lot but it’s basically a blend of the Manifestor and the Generator types with a little magic woven in.
You hear about an opportunity that fills you with joy and you experience the sacral response as outlined above for the Generator types. You’re feeling that ‘yep, mmhmmm!’ pull of your energy, helping you recognise something feels good for you.
Let it ride out for a little while, picturing the outcome, how expansive and juicy does THAT feel now? Mmhmmmmm.
Because your energy also moves fast, just like the Manifestors, you need to let those know around you exactly how they’ll be impacted. This allows for you to move at your preferred speed, without interruptions.
It also means you get to experience more of the things you’re busy in, rather than getting caught up in the busy-ness by default. Take a look at this article I wrote about what happens when you tell a disempowering story about it over on my mentor’s website.
Also on the blog here, I share exactly how this played out for me, when I signed up to certify as a Quantum Human Design specialist. It was only when I learned about how this strategy looks that I was able to understand how perfectly aligned this opportunity was for me, leading me right on track to do what I am here to do in the world, just like magic.
Strategy for the Projector – or Orchestrator in Quantum Human Design™
Wait for the invitation.
Is this supposed to look like a formal invitation? Nope. Let me expand.
First of all, I want to bring this back around to the themes I mentioned in the outline of type above. As a non-sacral type, you engage better with others when they ask you open questions and you also offer your insights. Rather than sharing everything freely that comes to mind.
Being invited into opportunities is something a lot of projectors find a big pain point. How do you know if you’re being invited, if the person/email asking you to sign up for something or whatever it is doesn’t clearly say ‘you are invited’?
It’s not just about the invitation – it’s also about recognition.
When your insightful wisdom is recognised, you know that your knowledge is valued and appreciated. That feels VERY different to the times when you’ve likely spoken your mind and said ‘well – I can tell you know, that’s not going to work’.
There’ll be some people who will always recognise that you have deep wisdom to share. They respect your opinions, and love to ask for your guidance. They are your people.
Invitations for you to receive as a Projector/Orchestrator might look like:
‘Can I ask you to look at this for me, you have such a good eye for this stuff’
I’m curious if you can help me with this?’
‘What do you think?’
‘Do you mind if I ask you to give me a hand with this?’
All of these scenarios are people who are willing to receive whatever wisdom and guidance you might want to share. They are doing the asking – and it’s absolutely up to you if you feel called to say yes or no. Just because you have an invitation doesn’t necessarily mean you have to accept it.
Situations where you might struggle, or perhaps you dearly want to offer some guidance and feel held back by not receiving an invitation could look like you saying this:
‘Hey, I have some thoughts on your idea, is it okay if I share?’
‘I’m not sure that’s the best approach, but happy to share my ideas if you’re interested?’
‘It’s up to you how you want to go forwards. I might try something a little different – would you like to know how I’d do it instead?’
With each of these examples, you’re letting them know you have something that could prove valuable to them. It may or may not be willingly accepted. At least this way you’re not using up your precious energy as a non-sacral type by giving your brilliance away where it might not be appreciated or valued. This way it helps you avoid the bitterness of being overlooked, not seen or heard – common themes for your energy type.
Strategy for the Reflector – or Calibrator in Quantum Human Design™
Wait a lunar cycle.
That sounds like a long time?
When you first find out you’re this rare type in Human Design (a little over 1% of the population have this unique configuration) – you may feel a little bemused.
Some reflectors I know of, feel straight away like everything makes sense. Their sensitivity, their feeling of being different to others. Learning the strategy of waiting things out over time, can empower them to really start to find the choices that they know are right.
During this ‘lunar cycle’ (and it may be more than 1 of those, 2 or 3 cycles or perhaps a lot longer) as a sensitive soul, you get to experience all the feels over time. The moon gives you different ‘flavours’ with which to learn to know what feels right for you. It can change daily if not more often.
This is a gift you now have. Waiting to see how that feeling changes can help you to really see which ones feel the best.
The calibrators I’ve encountered who have been on their journey for some time already have a lot of knowing about what their truth feels like. ‘waiting a lunar cycle’ isn’t always necessary, and can depend on how far along your self discovery journey you are.
Small disclaimer – such rare beings are a true gift. Being a Manifesting Generator type, I only know what I’ve learned in my training and from the small selection of magical peeps I’ve encountered with this theme. As such I can only share from my perspective. If you’re a reflector/calibrator reading this – thank you for being here. If you’re another type and really want to find out more for yourself, find a reflector and ask them.