Human Design Beyond Ra Uru Hu

As you’ve been studying Human Design, you’ve noticed how the same verbiage and explanations are repeated. It’s natural and respectful to learn the source material that Ra recorded but it needs to grow beyond him. There wouldn’t be a demand for more Human Design readers or content creators if Ra’s words made sense to everyone. 

Human Design needs to go beyond information. It needs to be important. Plus, there’s a difference between teaching someone Human Design versus showing someone how to integrate their design. People who want readings are asking for the latter.

They’re looking for the click.

That’s where your voice bridges his teachings with those who want to hear you.

Side note: If you’re thinking, “I don’t know enough about Human Design!” or “why would anyone listen to me when there’s so many readers already?” here’s a few things to know:

• People are still confused so they look for other sources of explanation.

• People want someone they relate to.

• People need real life examples so they can see themselves through the system.

There are people out there fitting at least one of those points who will say, “I FINALLY understand! Thank you!”

When you bring your own insights, experiences, and way of explaining concepts into your readings, you bridge that gap. You take Human Design from being interesting to being life-changing.

Here’s how you do that 👇🏼

1. Share Your Personal Experiences and Client Patterns

The best way to make Human Design relatable is to show what it looks like in action.

For example, I have a 3/5 profile, and I’ve noticed a pattern:

I tend to take risks, push boundaries, and experiment in ways that sometimes cause a little chaos. People are drawn to me when I’m shaking things up, but when things get messy, that same energy can make them uncomfortable.

Textbook Human Design calls this the “Martyr Heretic.”

I call it stirring the pot and poking the bear.

It’s not for the sake of drama. I was a challenging child to raise because if something didn’t make sense, I questioned it. I had my hand up in class and I tugged on peoples sleeves to explain things to me.

If the answers weren’t satisfying, I’d test them out. I once drizzled my dishwasher plates with dish soap because I didn’t think a scoop of powder was enough to clean everything. It was my first evening with a new roommate so that was her first impression 😬

But not all of my experiments ended up with a floor flooded with bubbles. Some of my discoveries had people calling me a genius. That’s the 3/5 life. You do it well and you receive praise. You mess up and people think you’re being difficult.

You’re not going to find that in a textbook, unless I wrote it. 

If we sat down together and you told me your type, you’ll also have stories to tell me about how you realized how real it was. You’ll share how it impacted the way you run your business, your relationships, and the way you experience day-to-day life.

I won’t always relate, but that story will unlock something in another person who hears it. That’s where the magic of how you share Human Design makes its impact.

2. Use Your Communication Style

The way you explain things matters.

I’m bilingual. Cantonese is my first language, and I grew up translating for my family. Not just my parents but for aunts, uncles, friends of my parents, etc. Then I’d have to translate from Cantonese to English which is another beast. 

Sharing Human Design is exactly like translating.

Here’s some ways I’ve translated, applied to how I explain Human Design:

• Using Analogies and Pop Culture → Instead of saying, “Gate 26 is about persuasion,” I’ll say, “Gate 26 people could sell ice to a penguin.”

• Storytelling and Humor → I create memes and reference movies, anime, and cultural touchpoints so people see themselves in the explanations. Protip: since movies get translated to different languages, references are a great way to explain HD to an audience that may not speak English fluently. That’s power.

• Body Language and Visual Aids → When explaining live, I use gestures, diagrams, and a virtual pen on video calls for visual learners.

How do you explain concepts? Maybe you explain things through counseling techniques, personal anecdotes, or business strategy. Maybe you naturally connect Human Design to somatics, trauma work, or creativity. At some point, you’ve translated.

3. Integrate Your Other Interests and Backgrounds

Human Design doesn’t exist in a vacuum.

I grew up practicing Shenism (Chinese folk Buddhism), where karma is tied to reincarnation—you keep coming back until you’ve resolved karmic ties and detached from ego.

In Human Design, karma shows up in the Incarnation Cross:

• Right Angle → Personal karma (focused on your journey).

• Left Angle → Transpersonal karma (connected to others’ journeys).

• Juxtaposition → A stabilizing energy that bridges both.

This makes me wonder:

• If karma is about reincarnation, does that mean Right Angle people are balancing personal debts from past lives?

• If Left Angle people are dealing with others’ karma, where do their personal needs fit in?

• Has the concept of karma been shaped by cultural beliefs meant to enforce behavior and punish deviance?

I don’t have the answers but these are questions I’ve considered as I speak about incarnation crosses. 

Another part of my personal system (I call it my pantheon) is my approach to morality. I don’t like the concept of good versus evil or better versus worse. It’s all perspective. What is a good child? What is a healthy relationship? 

None of it is universal. I try to avoid assigning those terms to the way I explain Human Design, but it’s not perfect.

What other systems, practices, or philosophies do you bring to your Human Design work? Astrology? Psychology? Parenting? Leadership?

Integrating what you already know shapes your work.

Speak directly to a person’s chart

Sharing your experiences, communication style, and background in the way you approach Human Design helps:

• Show the whole picture. Each part of the system is like a piece of the puzzle. You click them into place.

• People find you. There’s something about you they relate to and it reinforces that they too get to experience Human Design.

• Recognize you as a trusted source. Cultivating a sense of safety to experiment and ask questions with your guidance gives people self-permission to play with the system.

One way I did this was by creating my own Human Design chart generator using Bodygraphchart (this is an affiliate link- I may be compensated if you make a purchase, at no extra cost to you.) 

Instead of using Ra Uru Hu’s traditional verbiage, I plugged my experiences and client feedback to share my approach. If anyone comes across what I had to say and resonates with my style, they might purchase the extended PDF where I’ve written their whole chart.

It’s impossible for the work and content to be generic unless you’re just rewording Ra's content. People are stuffed full of the same content but they are starving for substance.

Let the people have it 🙏🏼

If you need some inspiration, you can check out my chart generator here. You can also jump in and get started.