Human Design Collective Podcast

Darshana Mathews is a long-time Human Design teacher and analyst at the International Human Design School. Her journey has taken her from the stages of New York City to spiritual communities across Europe and Asia. With a background in theater, music, anthropology, and multiple healing modalities, Darshana's lifelong quest to understand existence led her to discover Human Design in 2005. As a Splenic Projector on the Incarnation Cross of Service, she dedicates herself to helping others uncover their essential selves through the lens of Human Design, drawing on her rich tapestry of life experiences and spiritual explorations. In this conversation, Darshana shares her journey into Human Design, focusing on the unique experiences of Projectors, the mystical aspects of Human Design, and the upcoming 2027 prophecy. She emphasizes the need for individuality and self-recognition in a world filled with external pressures. We hope you enjoy the exploration. To connect with Darshana Matthews: The Tao of Human Design International Human Design School To connect with the hosts visit: Amy Lee, Human Design Analyst & Guide at holohumandesign.com John Cole, Human Design Analyst & Guide at metamorphichumandesign.com For more information about the Human Design Collective and to support our work, please visit: https://humandesigncollective.com/podcast/ For Human Design courses and workshops visit: https://courses.humandesigncollective.com Human Design Collective Podcast music "Stars of the Unexpected" by Meg Ruby and Anders Parker. For more information visit: megruby.com andersparker.com

Alokanand Diaz is a prominent Human Design teacher currently living in Spain. His life changed after he met Ra Uru Hu in Ibiza in 1993, which led him to become one of Ra's first students and a Certified Human Design Analyst and Teacher. He spent years traveling with Ra and serving as his Spanish translator. In this episode, Alok returns to speak with us about his journey with Human Design, emphasizing the importance of the BodyGraph as the absolute foundation of the system. Our conversation touches on the evolution of the Solar Plexus center, the role of the outer planets, and the challenge of balancing desire, need, and indecisiveness in the individual psyche and in relationship. As always, Alok brings a depth of consciousness and personal awareness to the essentials of the system and how to explore them in the context of current social and collective influences.  To connect with Alokanand Diaz: https://yourownauthority.com/ To connect with the hosts visit: Amy Lee, Human Design Analyst & Guide at holohumandesign.com John Cole, Human Design Analyst & Guide at metamorphichumandesign.com For more information about the Human Design Collective and to support our work, please visit: https://humandesigncollective.com/podcast/ For Human Design courses and workshops visit: https://courses.humandesigncollective.com Human Design Collective Podcast music "Stars of the Unexpected" by Meg Ruby and Anders Parker. For more information visit: megruby.com andersparker.com

In this episode, we are speaking with Christine Spicer, a 6/2 Reflector and founder of Human Design New Zealand. With over a decade of experience as an IHDS certified Analyst and Teacher, Christine shares her entry into Human Design and her exploration of transits and deconditioning, especially through spending a month entirely alone. We discuss her approach to teaching in aura drawing from her expertise as both a facilitator and leadership coach. Our conversation touches on the beauty of the undefined Centers, how definition holds energy or conditioning in place, and the importance of remembering to prioritize experience over theory. Christine's wisdom and significant contribution to the Human Design community in New Zealand offer a supportive perspective for those navigating their own journey in these transformative times. To connect with Christine: Human Design New Zealand at https://www.humandesign.nz/ My Human Design Experiment at https://www.humandesign.nz/myhumandesignexperiment To connect with the hosts visit: Amy Lee, Human Design Analyst & Guide at holohumandesign.com John Cole, Human Design Analyst & Guide at metamorphichumandesign.com For more information about the Human Design Collective and to support our work, please visit: https://humandesigncollective.com/podcast/ For Human Design courses and workshops visit: https://courses.humandesigncollective.com Human Design Collective Podcast music "Stars of the Unexpected" by Meg Ruby and Anders Parker. For more information visit: megruby.com andersparker.com

In this episode, we are speaking with Peter Schöber, a 3/5 Emotional Generator and long-time Professional Human Design Teacher. In this second conversation with Peter, we delve into how he came to work with transits and developed his unique approach. We discuss the experience of feeling the transits’ energy before and after events and explore the conditioning influences on different types. Peter shares his insights on the “closed” aura of Manifestors and the importance of informing, and we touch upon View/Perspective. Additionally, we discuss Solar Returns, Major Cycles, and unpack the 39-55 channel with its themes of provocation, abundance, and spirit. Peter’s frequency, awareness, and wisdom are a grounding force for those looking to find their own way in these transformative times. To connect with Peter: Peter Schöber, Professional Human Design Teacher, Analyst, Author, and Guide at humandesignservices.de (German) To connect with the hosts visit: Amy Lee, Human Design Analyst & Guide at holohumandesign.com John Cole, Human Design Analyst & Guide at metamorphichumandesign.com For more information about the Human Design Collective and to support our work, please visit: https://humandesigncollective.com/podcast/ For Human Design courses and workshops visit: https://courses.humandesigncollective.com Human Design Collective Podcast music "Stars of the Unexpected" by Meg Ruby and Anders Parker. For more information visit: megruby.com andersparker.com

Nisarg Nikiel is a 2/4 Reflector, a certified Human Design Analyst and Teacher, with a rich background in energy therapies and psychological practices, including time spent with Osho in Poona. Nisarg's initiation into Human Design began in 1999 with a reading from Ra Uru Hu, followed by extensive training under Ra's guidance. With over 21 years of experimentation in the Human Design System, Nisarg now shares her wisdom and experience through live teachings and training sessions worldwide. In Part Two of today's podcast, we continue our conversation with Nisarg, discussing the process of experimentation and deconditioning. We delve into what happens at a Reflector Immersion Retreat, examining Human Design as an energetic map and our relationship to it. We revisit the concept of space, the quality of waiting and noticing, and how to navigate life's pressures. We also touch on teaching in person versus online, and future opportunities for Reflector immersions. Nisarg shares the possibility of moving from the not-self to no self and it is an incredible relief in a world that is often obsessed with identity. For more information on Nisarg and her work, please visit https://www.nisarghumandesign.com/ To connect with the hosts visit: Amy Lee, Human Design Analyst & Guide at holohumandesign.com John Cole, Human Design Analyst & Guide at metamorphichumandesign.com For more information about the Human Design Collective and to support our work, please visit: https://humandesigncollective.com/podcast/ For Human Design courses and workshops visit: https://courses.humandesigncollective.com Human Design Collective Podcast music "Stars of the Unexpected" by Meg Ruby and Anders Parker. For more information visit: megruby.com andersparker.com

Nisarg Nikiel is a 2/4 Reflector, a certified Human Design Analyst and Teacher, with a rich background in energy therapies and psychological practices, including time spent with Osho in Poona. Nisarg's initiation into Human Design began in 1999 with a reading from Ra Uru Hu, followed by extensive training under Ra's guidance. With over 21 years of experimentation in the Human Design System, Nisarg now shares her wisdom and experience through live teachings and training sessions worldwide. In Part One of today's podcast, Nisarg shares her initiation into the Human Design System, her time with Ra, and her early experiences as a Reflector. She discusses how she came to recognize her own frequency, as well as the potential to differentiate between interpersonal conditioning and the transit program. We also delve into her Reflector immersion retreats, the importance of space and place, and the process of deconditioning. There is an undeniable spaciousness to her presence that feels both light and grounded offering a reference point for the experience of truly living one’s design. For more information on Nisarg and her work, please visit https://www.nisarghumandesign.com/ To connect with the hosts visit: Amy Lee, Human Design Analyst & Guide at holohumandesign.com John Cole, Human Design Analyst & Guide at metamorphichumandesign.com For more information about the Human Design Collective and to support our work, please visit: https://humandesigncollective.com/podcast/ For Human Design courses and workshops visit: https://courses.humandesigncollective.com Human Design Collective Podcast music "Stars of the Unexpected" by Meg Ruby and Anders Parker. For more information visit: megruby.com andersparker.com

Maria Mateus is a 6/3 Emotional Manifesting Generator on the Left Angle Cross of Duality. She has been studying and practicing astrology since her teens and has recently come off the roof in her 6th Line process. Maria has a BA in Psychology and one of a handful of MA degrees in Astrology from Kepler College. Her research has culminated in a deep understanding of astrology as a language apart from its common use as a kind of personality typing system. In this episode, we discuss some of the key areas of focus in her work including the birth chart as a story of becoming, life as a journey, and the chart as our itinerary, polarities, and the compensatory nature of signs. We also touch on timing and the turning of the birth chart, and explore how the spiritually “good” charts are the challenging ones, along with several other common misconceptions in astrology. We hope you enjoy the conversation. For more information on Maria and her work, please visit https://www.lincosastrology.com/. To connect with the hosts visit: Amy Lee, Human Design Analyst & Guide at holohumandesign.com John Cole, Human Design Analyst & Guide at metamorphichumandesign.com For more information about the Human Design Collective and to support our work, please visit: https://humandesigncollective.com/podcast/ For Human Design courses and workshops visit: https://courses.humandesigncollective.com Human Design Collective Podcast music "Stars of the Unexpected" by Meg Ruby and Anders Parker. For more information visit: megruby.com andersparker.com

Blossom Benedict is a 6/2 Emotional Generator, IHDS Certified Analyst, and Living Your Design Guide. Blossom speaks from embodied experience after over 6 years of diving deep into the Human Design experiment. She shares her process of meeting and working with the system and how it coincided with her going onto the roof as a 6th-line profile. In this episode, we explore how understanding the mechanics of Human Design can help re-frame certain life events. We also hear about Blossom’s experience with the emotional process, deconditioning, and getting to know one’s open centers and bridge gates as areas of wisdom. We hope you enjoy the conversation. For more information on Blossom and her offerings, please visit blossombenedict.com. To connect with the hosts visit: Amy Lee, Human Design Analyst & Guide at holohumandesign.com John Cole, Human Design Analyst & Guide at metamorphichumandesign.com For more information about the Human Design Collective and to support our work, please visit: https://humandesigncollective.com/podcast/ For Human Design courses and workshops visit: https://courses.humandesigncollective.com Human Design Collective Podcast music "Stars of the Unexpected" by Meg Ruby and Anders Parker. For more information visit: megruby.com andersparker.com

In this episode, we are speaking with Melissa Muri, a 5/1 Self-Projected Projector, Analyst, Guide, and DDP student on the Left Angle Cross of Confrontation. Melissa has a background in education and has been experimenting with Human Design since 2018 while being deeply immersed in the study of substructure and Variable. She shares her experience with the Self Projected Authority and the importance of self-love, timing, and not knowing. We also discuss the Quad Left Variable, parenting, and much more. For more information on Melissa and her offerings, please visit empoweryourdesign.com To connect with the hosts visit: Amy Lee, Human Design Analyst & Guide at holohumandesign.com John Cole, Human Design Analyst & Guide at metamorphichumandesign.com For more information about the Human Design Collective and to support our work, please visit: https://humandesigncollective.com/podcast/ For Human Design courses and workshops visit: https://courses.humandesigncollective.com Human Design Collective Podcast music "Stars of the Unexpected" by Meg Ruby and Anders Parker. For more information visit: megruby.com andersparker.com

Ruth Brennan is a 5/1 Sacral Generator on the Left Angle Cross of Cycles. She holds the position of Creative Director at the International Human Design School and is a certified analyst and BG5 Consultant who teaches Foundation and PTL Courses with the school.  She has a rich background in the creative arts and is responsible for most of the graphic and design elements for the IHDS website and he supporting materials for professionals. In this episode, Ruth shares how Human Design came into her life and how it set itself apart from other spiritual teachings and traditions she was exploring. We ask her about her work with IHDS as the Creative Director and her own process of deconditioning and discovering her design. We talk about her experience with her Sacral Authority and living with channels of Maturation and Transformation on the Cross of Cycles. For more information on Ruth and her offerings, please visit: embraceflux.com To connect with the hosts visit: Amy Lee, Human Design Analyst & Guide at holohumandesign.com John Cole, Human Design Analyst & Guide at metamorphichumandesign.com For more information about the Human Design Collective and to support our work, please visit: https://humandesigncollective.com/podcast/ For Human Design courses and workshops visit: https://courses.humandesigncollective.com Human Design Collective Podcast music "Stars of the Unexpected" by Meg Ruby and Anders Parker. For more information visit: megruby.com andersparker.com

In this Spotlight Episode we introduce our new Living Your Design Guide Program offering and address several listener questions. We explore G Center conditioning, Definition, the Sacral Response and the concept of Projector guidance. We also look at authority as a way of life for Projectors and talk about some of the differences between melancholy and emotionality.  To connect with the hosts visit: Amy Lee, Human Design Analyst & Guide at holohumandesign.com John Cole, Human Design Analyst & Guide at metamorphichumandesign.com For more information about the Human Design Collective and to support our work, please visit: https://humandesigncollective.com/podcast/ For Human Design courses and workshops visit: https://courses.humandesigncollective.com Human Design Collective Podcast music "Stars of the Unexpected" by Meg Ruby and Anders Parker. For more information visit: megruby.com andersparker.com

In this episode, Nanxi Chen, a 6/2 Sacral Generator 'on the roof' shares how Human Design came into her life and led to a greater experience of self-love and acceptance. With an extensive background in mind-body modalities and counseling therapy, Nanxi speaks about Human Design as a framework for guiding us back to ourselves and the importance of the practitioner’s frequency in therapeutic approaches. We also discuss deconditioning, Quad Right Variable, and her experience playing different roles within Wa and Penta dynamics as a 6th Line Witness on the Left Angle Cross of Masks. Lastly, we touch on the wisdom potential of the undefined Solar Plexus, themes of avoidance and truth, and her practice and offerings. For more information on Nanxi and her offerings, please visit: www.beingdifferent.design To connect with the hosts visit: Amy Lee, Human Design Analyst & Guide at holohumandesign.com John Cole, Human Design Analyst & Guide at metamorphichumandesign.com For more information about the Human Design Collective and to support our work, please visit: https://humandesigncollective.com/podcast/ For Human Design courses and workshops visit: https://courses.humandesigncollective.com Human Design Collective Podcast music "Stars of the Unexpected" by Meg Ruby and Anders Parker. For more information visit: megruby.com andersparker.com

In this episode, we spoke with Gary Christen, a 2/4 Sacral Generator and well-known practitioner of Uranian Astrology (and its developing expression as Symmetrical Astrology). An astrologer since his teens, he is the first person in modern times awarded an accredited B.A. degree in astrology from Livingston College at Rutgers University in 1974. A professional astrologer since 1969, Gary co-founded and is the current president of Astrolabe, Inc., assisting in the development of many Astrolabe products and is an encyclopedia of astrological knowledge. Gary takes us through a wild ride and history lesson in the field of astrology including the beginning of his astrological journey in the 60s and the many individuals who contributed to the process. He shares some background on the Uranian system of astrology and the early days of astrological computing. He emphasizes how astrology is always the product of the culture in which it was developed and how mutation often comes through a single individual. He touches on some of the challenges we’re faced with today in terms of astrological education and gives us a sense of hope for astrology and humanity in the future. For more information on Gary and Astrolabe, please visit: alabe.com To connect with the hosts visit: Amy Lee, Human Design Analyst & Guide at holohumandesign.com John Cole, Human Design Analyst & Guide at metamorphichumandesign.com For more information about the Human Design Collective and to support our work, please visit: https://humandesigncollective.com/podcast/ For Human Design courses and workshops visit: https://courses.humandesigncollective.com Human Design Collective Podcast music "Stars of the Unexpected" by Meg Ruby and Anders Parker. For more information visit: megruby.com andersparker.com

In this Spotlight episode, we wanted to check in with our audience and share some of the things we've been looking at. We're in the 3rd season of the podcast with some new guests deep in the Human Design experiment as well as those bringing in outside perspectives. We talk the value of the astrological view and some of the cult documentaries currently circulating. We also touch on the mid-life process and a new workshop offering, and finally reflect on the diversification happening in Human Design and a thank you for all of our listeners.  To connect with the hosts visit: Amy Lee, Human Design Analyst & Guide at holohumandesign.com John Cole, Human Design Analyst & Guide at metamorphichumandesign.com For more information about the Human Design Collective and to support our work, please visit: https://humandesigncollective.com/podcast/ For Human Design courses and workshops visit: https://courses.humandesigncollective.com Human Design Collective Podcast music "Stars of the Unexpected" by Meg Ruby and Anders Parker. For more information visit: megruby.com andersparker.com

In this episode, we meet with Dharmen Swann-Herbert, a 1/3 Reflector on the Cross of the Unexpected. He shares how Human Design came into his life and his process of coming to know and love himself. With the experience that comes over decades in Human Design and 80 years on this planet, he talks about the system as a map that can assist us in coming to greater awareness of ourselves and how we experience life. We explore the mind and deconditioning process and the primacy of direct experience and the present moment. We also touch on compromise in relationships and the possibility of a Reflector community offering in the future. We hope you enjoy Dharmen’s deep and profound wisdom. To connect with Dharmen, please visit: The Secret of Being You To connect with the hosts visit: Amy Lee, Human Design Analyst & Guide at holohumandesign.com John Cole, Human Design Analyst & Guide at metamorphichumandesign.com For more information about the Human Design Collective and to support our work, please visit: https://humandesigncollective.com/podcast/ For Human Design courses and workshops visit: https://courses.humandesigncollective.com Human Design Collective Podcast music "Stars of the Unexpected" by Meg Ruby and Anders Parker. For more information visit: megruby.com andersparker.com

Richard Beaumont is a 1/3 Manifesting Generator on the Right Angle Cross of Laws and a direct student of Ra Uru Hu. He entered the Human Design experiment in 1997 and is the Director of Human Design UK where he has been actively teaching and promoting the system through many mediums for over two decades. Richard also runs Human Design Films Ltd, the company that was created to record Ra’s teachings where he is currently working on new films and courses to enrich the Human Design community. In this conversation, we explore his experience of coming into Human Design, the early years of the teaching, Sacral response, importance of the Projector type, preparing students as analysts, the Cross of Laws, hidden potentials, and a preview into the new projects he is working on. To connect with Richard, please visit: Human.Design To connect with the hosts visit: Amy Lee, Human Design Analyst & Guide at holohumandesign.com John Cole, Human Design Analyst & Guide at metamorphichumandesign.com For more information about the Human Design Collective and to support our work, please visit: https://humandesigncollective.com/podcast/ For Human Design courses and workshops visit: https://courses.humandesigncollective.com Human Design Collective Podcast music "Stars of the Unexpected" by Meg Ruby and Anders Parker. For more information visit: megruby.com andersparker.com

Leela Swann-Herbert is a 4/6 Emotional Generator on the Right Angle Cross of Rulership. She had her first reading with Ra Uru Hu in 1999 and has been experimenting with the Human Design System ever since.  Leela teaches Child Development and Variable Transformation at IHDS and brings her depth and understanding of human dynamics, intimacy, and individuality into everything she does which we think you will hear and appreciate in this episode.  She shares her story of personal growth and challenge with an embodied felt-awareness and clarity coming from years of self-observation and reflection. We begin our conversation discussing the mind and its incessant drive to find reasons for our experiences.  To connect with Leela, please visit: The Secret Of Being You Instagram To connect with the hosts visit: Amy Lee, Human Design Analyst & Guide at holohumandesign.com John Cole, Human Design Analyst & Guide at metamorphichumandesign.com For more information about the Human Design Collective and to support our work, please visit: https://humandesigncollective.com/podcast/ For Human Design courses and workshops visit: https://courses.humandesigncollective.com Human Design Collective Podcast music "As The Stars Fell Down On Me" courtesy of Anders Parker. For more information visit: andersparker.com

Amaya Blanco Alzola is a 1/4 Manifesting Generator who began her experiment with Human Design in 2001 at the age of 23 as a direct student of Ra Uru Hu and Alokanand Diaz. She has worked professionally in all areas of the knowledge ever since then, as a teacher and advanced analyst, with special emphasis in parenting support and child development. She is also involved with the Feldenkrais method and Gyrotonic teacher training as an orientation toward body awareness through movement. To connect with Amaya, please visit: The Human Design Lab Instagram The mentioned Living Your Design Dream Rave Edition course can be found here: Living Your Design Dream Rave Edition To connect with the hosts visit: Amy Lee, Human Design Analyst & Guide at holohumandesign.com John Cole, Human Design Analyst & Guide at metamorphichumandesign.com For more information about the Human Design Collective and to support our work, please visit: https://humandesigncollective.com/podcast/ For Human Design courses and workshops visit: https://courses.humandesigncollective.com Human Design Collective Podcast music "As The Stars Fell Down On Me" courtesy of Anders Parker. For more information visit: andersparker.com

In this episode, we are speaking with Ernst Wilhelm, a Vedic Astrologer, and researcher who has been actively teaching since 1996. He has written several books in addition to producing extensive video courses for his astrological school.  He brings a wealth of astrological, occult, psychological, and humanistic knowledge learned through his own study, research and practice. He is a mechanic who has gone back to many of the source texts to reinterpret and discover more precise ways to use astrology to accurately understand our plight as humans. Ernst shares with us his understanding of the value of traditional astrological techniques such as the Lajjitadi Avashtas and the Planetary Maturations, and explores the mechanics of the Program and the concepts of predetermination and "no-choice". His view is truly his own and continues to be a living exploration of personal and cosmic truth. Most of our episodes focus on hearing from experts in the human design system. Occasionally we like to bring in those who have expertise in other systems as well as enough understanding of Human design to have a cross-pollinating conversation.  If you have studied many different systems, you have probably found it to be true that certain principles of truth repeat among different bodies of knowledge. It is an incredibly rich and validating process to see that we can come to very similar conclusions from different perspectives.  Ernst is a truly free-thinking individual who draws from source materials in Vedic astrology and doesn’t shy away from perspectives that work and can be validated through experience no matter what tradition they emerge from. After years of following his revolutionary work in Vedic astrology, we were thrilled to see him posting videos about Human Design. He is truly a 6/2 Sacral Generator on the Cross of Upheaval and if you stay tuned, you’ll see why.  To connect with Ernst, please visit: vedic-astrology.net The mentioned courses are:  Ages of the Planets Lajjitaadi Avasthas Healing Rahu & Ketu To connect with the hosts visit: Amy Lee, Human Design Analyst & Guide at holohumandesign.com John Cole, Human Design Analyst & Guide at metamorphichumandesign.com For more information about the Human Design Collective and to support our work, please visit: https://humandesigncollective.com/podcast/ For Human Design courses and workshops visit: https://courses.humandesigncollective.com Human Design Collective Podcast music "As The Stars Fell Down On Me" courtesy of Anders Parker. For more information visit: andersparker.com

Today’s episode features Dr. Andrea Reikl-Wolf, a Molecular Geneticist who met Human Design and Ra Uru Hu in 1997. She has been a full-time Analyst and Teacher since 2002 and is the Principal Teacher of the Differentiation Degree Program at the International Human Design School. We discuss how Human Design came into her life, the development of the substructure knowledge, and her perspective on working with the Human Design system and transit influences as we approach 2027. She is a 3/6 Emotional Generator born on the Cross of the Unexpected who is scientifically oriented to the most cutting edge aspects of Human Design without losing sight of the fundamentals. To connect with Andrea visit: humandesign.at To connect with the hosts visit: Amy Lee, Human Design Analyst & Guide at holohumandesign.com John Cole, Human Design Analyst & Guide at metamorphichumandesign.com For more information about the Human Design Collective and to support our work, please visit: https://humandesigncollective.com/podcast/ For Human Design courses and workshops visit: https://courses.humandesigncollective.com Human Design Collective Podcast music "As The Stars Fell Down On Me" courtesy of Anders Parker. For more information visit: andersparker.com