As I continue to explore Human Design connections, some important information is arising, information that I feel is relevant to my life path. My most recent exploration has been into the PHS – Primary Health System. This is the part of HD that has long fascinated me because it directs an individual toward their proper environment. When someone is residing within their proper environment, resistance is removed, the body is healed and they are better able to follow their strategy and authority. When I read about these benefits, I wanted them! Wouldn’t you?

So, I will now share what I’ve recently learned about the PHS. I will try and be as detailed as I can, but if you are just beginning to learn about HD, you may be missing foundation information that is needed to understand and apply what I am about to share.

PHS

The top, left arrow on your HD chart (which you can get at GeneticMatrix.com) is where you find the component of the PHS. You will want to go to your Body view rather than the Quantum view that is the default. The Body chart often times indicates you are a different type than your Quantum chart but don’t be concerned if it is. The Body chart is showing what profile type your body is. The Body chart is where the info for the PHS lies.

NOTE: Genetic Matrix has changed the name of the views from “Body” and “Foundation” to “Design” and “Personality”. This is actually more accurate a description and a good edit IMO but could potentially confuse you, so I am noting it here. It also appears you can view the Design chart without a subscription – so it is now free. Yay!

So, my body (design) type is Reflector, which is typical for Projectors.

From here, the focus is on the information listed under Body (Design). It lists the following on my chart:

Brain: Passive
Determinism: Nervous
Cognition: Inner Vision
Environment: Markets – Internal
Environmental Style – Observed

First, focus on Determinism (color) and Cognition (tone).

Before I get into color and tone, I want you to look a the first arrow on my chart below (has a big R with two 4’s underneath). These specifically align with the PHS and what I am about to share with you. Unfortunately, the Genetic Matrix design chart no longer includes the arrows which was just pointed out to me by a reader (thank you!). You can find this information either by getting a one day subscription to Genetic Matrix, by purchasing the Advanced Mia Mechanics Imaging software that can be found here (expensive), purchasing a quick chart via this website for $3.00 or getting a Foundation Reading from a certified HD Analyst (where I got my chart). The option I would suggest is Genetic Matrix but the arrows are not necessary to find your PHS.

Determinism = Color = Digestion (of both food and information), tends to be where we hold deep conditioning.

Six types

#1: Appetite – two kinds: Consecutive and Alternating. These people need to eat bland foods. Consecutive peeps need to eat foods one at a time (no eating a bite of fish followed by a bite of potato). This type is the most primitive and restrictive digestion type. Think “caveman” diet. Similarly, when digesting information, you need to take in information little by little and one/or one subject/topic at a time; otherwise you could easily overwhelm yourself

#2: Taste – two kinds: Closed and Open. These people need to eat the same foods over and over again. Eat habitually and with a routine. The Open type tends to do well sharing food with others. Seasonal foods are okay, but the keyword here is “habitual”. If it is information, then these people digest information in the same pattern or way. They have habits and a routine they follow.

#3: Thirst – two kinds Hot and Cold. Hot – eat foods warmer than body temperature. Cold – eat food cooler than body temperature. Can also use Ayurveda. For information, the temperature is key. Too cold for those who are Hot and you will struggle to take in new information. Same goes for those with the Cold type.

#4: Touch – two kinds Calm and Nervous. These people need to prepare for digestion. Calm people need calm to digest. Eating alone is good for them. Nervous people need action to digest – with other people, with TV or radio, while talking/socializing, in public, or moving around (driving, walking, fidgeting). *Nervous is my color/determinism (#4) and I can verify this eating and learning environment works best for me. For example, I use to do my homework while sitting in front of the TV.

#5: Sound – High and Low. All about the amount of noise when digesting (food or info). High need sound (turn on the music). Low need quiet (put in those noise cancelling earbuds). High needs to eat frequently (or study repetitively over a longer time). Low needs to eat less (or cram for that test!). A High person may snack all day. A Low person may eat one time all day.

#6: Light – Direct and Indirect. This is the most sensitive type. Direct peeps need to digest (study/eat) during the daylight hours (not after dark). Indirect peeps need to digest at night (not during the day). *My husband is Indirect and tends to be a nighttime eater. I told him he needs to practice intermittent fasting during the day. He practically does this anyway.

Tone – Cognition – How you connect with the world
Note: Our Authority taps into Tone to help us become aware of what is good/bad for us.

#1: Security – Smell – Splenic (fear/survival oriented). These people need to “smell out” what is correct or incorrect for them. They are good at recognizing and are protective types, they do not like the new/unexpected, they tend to store memories well, they investigate to be aware of threats.

#2: Uncertainty – Taste – Splenic. High awareness of the world, recognize something new the moment it emerges, they like to experiment, they want to “taste life”.

#3: Action – Outer Vision – Ajna (third-eye, intuition). Strategic outer vision, they rely on their physical eyes, where the Not-Self mind comes from, they are fully aware of the world and are taking steps to control it.

#4: Meditation – Inner Vision – Ajna. Theirs is a sensory world. They take in information via their third-eye (intuition). Outer vision may confuse them. Do not rely on outer vision/physical eyes but trust their inner eyes. *This is my cognition/tone and it is very true for me. What I see within is what I go with regardless of what the outer world view is.

#5: Judgment – Feeling – Solar Plexus. Empathy is your super power. These people go on how something feels to them. Feeling is their compass.

#6: Acceptance – Touch – Solar Plexus. These are the touchy feely peeps. They need to touch the world. If uncertain, touch it.

If you go back to my chart and those two 4’s, you can see that my tone/color #’s correspond to those numbers. I am #4 color and #4 tone. 🙂

Environment – Ideal place to work/live

6 Types

1.Caves – Selective or Blending. All about feeling safe and secure in their space. These are very private people. Selective seek to control their environment more than Blending. This doesn’t mean you need to live in an actual cave, but your space may feel or look similar. One entrance/exit, dark or closed off, need to see who comes in, need preparation for visitors. Avoid sleeping/sitting with back to the door.

2. Market – Internal or External. These people thrive in a busy place. External needs to be in an active or busy space such as an office environment with open theme and lots going on. Internal invites people into their own space such as work-from-home, internet business, studio, gallery. *Markets-Internal is my environment and is accurate for me. I work from home now but also use to invite people into my space when I did readings.

3. Kitchen – Wet or Dry. This is a place of production. Can be an actual kitchen, too, but mainly somewhere things are “prepared” or “created”. Wet means tropical or green. Dry means dessert or arid. If you can’t be in a Wet or Dry area, you can put wet or dry plants in your actual kitchen or “creative” space. *My husband is Kitchens-Dry. He is all about production in his life and we live in a semi-arid location now but he use to live in New Mexico (desert).

4. Mountains – Active or Passive. This is all about perspective. These peeps need to see from “above”. Active means be/live in an actual higher elevation (high-rise, second story house). Passive is on a mountain top or plateau, natural setting.

5. Valleys – Narrow or Wide. This person does well lower in elevation (opposite of Mountains). They need to be “in” the thick of things, where the information flows. Narrow means less space around them and Wide means more space around them. It can be in an actual valley or in a space where information is flowing.

6. Shores – Natural or Artificial. Natural need to be around natural bodies of water. Artificial near man-made bodies of water. If you can’t be near either, then being between two kinds of environments will suffice (between city and country for example). Ideally be near water. Work/live near fountain if Artificial. Work/live near lake, ocean, river if Natural.

For Projectors

In general, some Projectors may find they tend to feel better when they eat small meals throughout the day (or night if you are that color)

Projectors may be prone to over-eating because of their tendency to be conditioned via all their open centers.

There is a tendency to not need as much protein (carb lovers). Higher carb diets may work for you.

These are just general guidelines, though. Always follow your Strategy/Authority. Eat what you feel drawn to. Don’t eat what repels you.