I want to go over the red and black lines on the body graph because I forgot to do so before jumping into circuitry (sorry!). This was covered in class #2 of Rave ABC’s.
Background
When the Big Bang occurred about 14 billion years ago and formed our universe, everything in our universe was compressed into an object smaller than one atom in size. It ignited and all the material began to expand to form the universe. The universe expanded into two parts: yin and yang. Physicists call yin material “quarks”, divided into two groups: protons and neutrons. Yang, or “pure energy”, is broken up into electrons and neutrinos. As you probably know, the electron and proton form the atom. Neutrinos, on the other hand, you are probably less familiar with. Neutrinos were first named “dark matter” and known to be pure energy but only recently was it discovered they do have mass and travel slower than the speed of light, so not pure energy.
Most of the neutrinos are produced in stars but planets (Juptier produces 3%) and even we humans produce a small amount. It is estimated that 3 trillion neutrinos pass through every square inch of Earth all the time. These neutrinos carry information/knowledge with them and this “information feed” is passing through us all the time.
The way the planets affect us is through the neutrino stream. Those planets that intercept the neutrino stream at the time of our birth imprint those neutrinos that pass through it with information. Each planet changes the neutrino stream a little and in turn imprints that material on us.
What are Crystals of Consciousness
At the beginning there was a yin egg (called the cosmic egg) and a yang “seed”. Both of these contained “crystals”. During the Big Bang the yin egg and yang seed crashed into each other and the crystals within them shattered into pieces and spread into the universe. As a result, every living organism is endowed with these crystals of consciousness.
Humans have two crystals of consciousness, one from the yin and the other from the yang. From the yang we have the Personality Crystal and the Design Crystal. The Personality Crystal sits right above the head and the Design Crystal is located in the Ajna (third eye). The Personality Crystal = Who you think you are. The Design Crystal = Genetic Materia/the physical body.
The “crystal” analogy comes into play here in that physical crystals have facets unique to only that crystal. It is the same in Human Design. Each of us is “cut” in a unique way. Similarly, if you pass light through one crystal and then another, the light on the other side will be different, as are we all.
There is another part that sits in the G Center (Identity center middle of chest), which is called the Magnetic Monopole. It is only one pole but has two functions: Hold us together in the illusion of separateness and pull us forward through space and time via our unique path or destiny. Human Design calls this “geometry”.
The Black and Red
If you look at the body graph you will see lines and numbers in the colors red and black. In Human Design, the black lines are part of the Personality Crystal which is determined by the exact time and location of birth. The red lines are part of the Design Crystal and are determined by going back 88/89 days prior to the date of birth. This is approximately the beginning of the last trimester of pregnancy. It is at this time that the neocortex is established and the soul enters the physical body.
The black lines are conscious aspects of one’s personality, or what one knows and is aware of about themselves (Personality Crystal). The red lines are that of which the individual is unaware; subconscious (Design Crystal, genetic).
The Personality Crystal is referred to as “the mind” and the Design Crystal as “the body” on the body graph (see above).
To recap, the Personality Crystal is located just above the Head center (crown). The Design Crystal is located in the Ajna Center (third eye). The two are held together in the illusion of separateness by the Magnetic Monopole, which is located in the G Center (Heart). I like to think of the Magnetic Monopole as the Higher Self, since that is more real to me.
The analogy of the limousine is used in HD. The Design Crystal is the limousine itself – its color, shape, number of seats, etc. In other words, the “body” or genetic material. The Personality Crystal sits in the back as the passenger (the mind), looking out the window of the car (body), enjoying the ride. The Magnetic Monopole is known as the “Driver” in Human Design because it is the only part of us that actually knows where we are going! We (the passenger) are suppose to sit back and enjoy the ride, but we incorrectly think we are the car and the driver.
We are unaware of the red aspects of our design to the point that we have to be told by others that it exists. We are completely blind to it. We may even outright reject this unconscious part. We are helpless in coming to terms with the two sides of ourselves (conscious/unconscious) because we cannot see the unconscious part except through others. The feeling of it is that something is missing that we just can’t quite put our finger on. It requires that we accept what we cannot identify with, watch/observe it, react to it and recognize that we are here for the ride (a passenger). This latter part is known as “the experiment” in HD, because that is what it is.
The Personality and Design Crystals are in a kind of “forced marriage”, held together by the Magnetic Monopole. This internal conflict is externalized in life.
Roads, Tunnels, and Overpasses
A good way to remember the black and red, conscious/unconscious, is the analogy of roads and tunnels. Black roads can be seen and identified with. Red tunnels are under ground where they cannot be seen, but they are there nonetheless. We can’t see while inside them, don’t know the direction we are traveling or when we will come out or even how that will look.
Overpasses are where both black and red are on the same road. I have this on my chart (reference chart above). See if you can find them. They are located at Gate 44, 24 and 28.
There are also partial overpasses. This is when half the channel is red and the other half is black. I have this at my 1-8 channel of Inspiration noted on the above image. So, I am aware of half of this channel. I am aware of Gate 8, while unaware of Gate 1.
Split Chart
A really helpful exercise is to split your body graph in two, one conscious and the other unconscious. This is my split view from Genetic Matrix. You can see that when separated into conscious and unconscious aspects my type changes from Projector to Reflector in both. So, I identify with and am aware of myself as a Reflector which is true for me, I do identify more as a Reflector than a Projector.
To compare, here is my mother’s split view. She has a ton of definition compared to me but you can see by her Personality view that she would identify as a Pure Generator, not a Manifesting Generator, and her authority would no longer be emotional. So she would probably not think of herself as emotional at all, yet everyone in our family would say she is emotional (and willful). If you look at her Design view, you can see a defined Heart, which better explains her willful tendencies. lol
References:
Bunnell, Lynda and Ra Uru Hu. (2011). The definitive book of human design. Carlsbad, CA. HDC Publishing.
Blanding, Theresa. (2011). Rave abc’s Student manual. Santa Fe, NM. Human Design America.
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