Generator Energy Type
In Human Design, there are five different energy types. There is the Manifestor, Generator, Manifesting Generator, Projector and Reflector. Your Energy Type identifies who you are and the way you exchange your energy with the world. It is also the way you manifest potentials into reality.
Everything in life is an energetic trade - Each energy type has a specific type of way to exchange energy with the world around you. When you live according to your energy type, you experience more flow and ease, and less resistance and struggle. You also align with opportunities, people and places that are right for you. When we try to live as another energy type, this is where things don’t work out as expected.
Each energy type has a:
A Strategy - way you can maximise and attract opportunities and synchronicities.
A ‘Not self’ - the qualities and feelings you experience when you are not living your energetic design. We want to minimise our time in our Not Self.
A “Signature” - how you will feel when you are living their design and following your strategy / authority. We want to maximise our time in our Signature.
GENERATOR
Generator Characteristics:
Sacral defined
But no solar plexus, sacral or ego connecting directly to throat Via a defined channel
STRATEGY: Respond with gut
NOT SELF: Frustration
SIGNATURE: Satisfaction
Examples: Beyonce, Oprah, Jennifer Lopez - people who are extremely magnetic, follow their passions and successful in their craft
As the name suggests, Generators are here to generate positive, uplifting energy. They do this by creating and building whatever their gut is excited and lit up by. It will be different for each Generator - their gut will uniquely be excited for what they are meant to do and follow. If they want to live their purpose, they need to do more things that their gut is viscerally pulling them towards - this is the direction they are supposed to go. It defies logic or rational thinking, so it takes self awareness and trust. When they follow their passions, they gain more energy and become the magnetic, inspiring individual they were born to be.
Their gut is black and white, and speaks in absolutes - if it's not a "hell yes" then it has to be a "no". If it is a "oh maybe" or "I guess", that is considered a no or not right now. They need to be ruthless to let go of what doesn't excite them and follow only what invigorates them. They need to trust that their wants and desires are their compass. They are the natural hustler and doer of society - but only when they’re passionate about what they are doing. They are here to redefine what work can look like - combining work with pleasure.
In order to be living their human design, Generators need to assess and evaluate when they are doing things out of obligation or because they feel like they “should” or “have” to. This is steering them off their path and means that they start feeling frustrated, uninspired and burnt out. Their energy is best used when satisfying their own pleasure or propelling their project, relationship or career forward. They are ruled by their sacral chakra which is all about pleasure and desire, so they need to release any guilt, judgement or shame of being “selfish” or "silly" for following their desires. It’s actually the opposite because they make others around them feel more energised, excited and inspired when they are generating this good energy. When a Generator follows their gut and does what's exciting to them, people want to be around them. They magnetise aligned opportunities, jobs and people. When something drains or bores them, they become a shell of the person they are meant to be.
Generators are not designed to chase, they attract what is right for them. They have an attracting aura and a juiciness to their energy that pulls people towards them. They are here to dance with life and engage their energy to move their community forward in a way that is meaningful to them. When they are doing what they love, people can’t get enough of them. The key to being magnetic and attracting is to respond with their gut.
STRATEGY: Respond with Their Gut
How to make things happen in your life and move in the right direction
When making decisions, Generators need to always respond with your gut.
Generators are not meant to just "know" what they like. They need to give their gut something to respond to through their five senses via an outside stimulus. For example, a person talking about a project, something on the radio, an instagram post about a course, food at the market. Generators need to give their gut something to respond to. They need (or a friend needs) to give options to their gut by asking questions. As their gut is black and white - only answers yes or no. So ask closed questions. It is the first response they feel, everything after is their mind and self doubt interfering. Generators need to move openly through the world to see what lights them up, then say “yes” to the positive gut response and “no” to the opposite. Release the pressure to have it all figured out before that gut response.
Generators need to pay attention and listen to their visceral sacral response. If it is right or good for them, they will feel expansion in their body and a surge of energy towards it. If they feel contraction or hesitation, it’s a no or not yet. It can be a good exercise during a meditation to think about the possible decision or opportunity - and see how their body responds. Is it an expansive feeling or a contracted feeling?
Once there is a positive affirmation from their gut, they can go out and get that thing. Generators are designed to trust their gut response, even when it doesn't "make sense" or can map it out where it is taking them. It always makes sense once they look back in hindsight. Whether it be an opportunity, a person, a skill, a lesson - the gut has their greater good in mind. It can be beneficial to start making small decisions with their gut to learn to trust it. Or looking back at past times their gut was right about something to help strengthen their trust muscle.
Not Self: Frustration
Your Not Self is the signal that lets you know when you're off track.
The feeling of frustration is an indicator that a Generator is not listening to their gut response and doing things out of obligation, commitment or because they "should" be doing it. They will feel frustrated, bored and uninspired. It can also feel like an energetic frustration, i.e. like a kink in their energetic hose - nothing is flowing through. Things aren't moving and they are experiencing resistance and push back.
If a Generator is tired, exhausted, or burnt out - they are not as good to themselves or anyone around them. We need Generators to be lit up and doing things differently, so they need to give themselves permission to do so. They will then be the inspiring, energising and magnetic person they are meant to be.
They should take notice if they are huffing and puffing. This is usually a clue that where they are putting their energy in that moment is not right for them, or they are doing it in an incorrect manner. When they feel frustration, it is an invitation to pivot or change how they are doing something as it’s draining their life force energy.
Recommendations:
Step 1: If a Generator is frustrated, uninspired or burnt out - it is beneficial to look at where they are saying ‘yes’ to things they are not excited by. These can be big or small things, from their job or relationships to school parent/teacher meetings or grocery shopping. The Universe does not recognise size, but rather they are making decision ruled by the gut and not their head - ie. being caught up in the “shoulds”. It is about having an inquisitive mind and just being real with themselves - making the unaware aware or the subconscious conscious. They don’t need to make any big decisions but it is about being honest about whether their energy is best used there.
Step 2: Generators need to start saying ‘no’ to things that are not lighting them up. Although this can be scary and intimidating, this clears up space, time and energy for the "yes's" to come through. It’s the Generator’s job to be clear enough to receive them. Start small and clear space, for example - do they actually enjoy their morning routine? Can they delegate something they don't enjoy?
Step 3: Make a list of all the areas that excite them in life, again big or small. How can they incorporate more of these activities in their life. Remember their energy is the same at home and work. If they are feeling satiated and satisfied in their personal life, this can radiate at work, resulting in greater success and enjoyment.
Step 4: Get more connected to their gut. It is like being in a relationship - they need to develop understanding, listen and trust what it has to say. Start an open dialogue and experiment with smaller things - food, environment and daily activities. Try experimenting for a week of only following what their gut says "yes" to, and see how it feels and what happens.
Signature: Satisfaction
Your Signature is the signal that lets you know when you're on track.
The feeling of satisfaction is an indicator that a Generator is living their design and following their gut instinct. Satisfaction is a feeling of being lit up by life. They feel like they are using their energy in a highly satisfying and fulfilling way. They feel excited when they wake up in the morning to do things that please them, big and small; and go to bed with a satisfied sigh. At the end of the day, it is very satisfying for them to complete the tasks that moved them closer to completing an end goal they are passionate about. It also indicates that they are honouring their decision-making process by listening to their gut instincts.
Follow your sacral response Generator. You are here to be a master at what you do. Yes, there will be times when things stagnate and plateau, but that is pushing you to your next uplevel. Take space in those times and gain a higher perspective. We need that life force energy flowing through you. Create what you feel called towards. Your gut instinct is not random or by accident, we need you to follow it.
With love,
Hillary x
