Human Design 101: Manifestors
Welcome back to Human Design 101! In today’s lesson, we’ll walk through the Manifestor type in Human Design.
To recap the last Human Design 101 post - Orientation, Human Design is a revolutionary personality assessment tool that was created in the 1980s. The input for the tool is date, time and location of birth. The output is a chart, called a Bodygraph. The configuration of the chart based on your birth information gives us insight into your natural way of operating, your personality patterns and behaviors, as well as themes that play out over the course of your life.
Type is the most important part of the Human Design system. Type provides information about your most natural way of operating in the world in all aspects of your life. It is the foundation of your design. There are 5 different types:
Manifestors ~ 9% of the population
Generator ~ 37% of the population
Manifesting Generators ~ 33% of the population
Projectors ~ 20% of the population
Reflectors ~ 1% of the population
Depending on the variation of the Human Design system being used, you may see these 5 types, as well as other aspects of the design, referred to differently. The language I used above is the original, or “traditional,” Human Design language created by Ra Uru Hu.
Manifestors
Manifestors represent approximately 9% of the population. Manifestors have a purpose to provide the spark of creation in the human story. They are designed to get things started by sharing their brilliant ideas, giving the Generator types something to respond to and work on. They lead change by inspiring people to act.
Manifestors don’t have unlimited access to work/life force energy. This means they really aren’t designed to work a typical 9-5 job indefinitely. They can work and get things done, but their risk of burnout is high. The best work environment for them is a flexible schedule and something that earns passive income so they can rest when they need to.
Manifestors have an internal, non-verbal creative flow that they are compelled to follow. Practically speaking, the Manifestor in your life may disappear from time to time. You’ll look up, and they have everything pulled out of the closet to be rearranged, seemingly out of nowhere. People notice their presence, and notice when they have disappeared.
Some well-known Manifestors include Maya Angelou, Gloria Steinem, Frida Kahlo, Jerry Seinfeld, Bruce Springsteen, Gwen Stefani, Al Gore, and George W. Bush.
Manifestor Strategy
Each Human Design Type has a corresponding Strategy, or roadmap, that tells them how to best live in alignment with their type. The Manifestor Strategy is to inform and then initiate action. Letting people around them know what they are about to do before they do it is key.
To be clear, informing is not the same as asking for permission. Manifestors don’t need others to act on their brilliant ideas. And in fact, it’s their job to follow that creative pulse when it strikes. That’s how they maximize their impact. Informing simply helps them to clear any resistance and avoid being interrupted while they are in their creative flow.
Manifestor Authority
Authority goes hand in hand with Strategy. Authority tells us what to act on when. It’s our body’s way of helping us to make decisions, big and small. There are different types of Authority for each type, which is determined by the Human Design Chart.
Before a Manifestor takes action on an idea, they must be clear about whether they should act on it at all. Not all ideas aren’t meant for them or come at the right time. Authority helps clarify that.
Manifestors may have Emotional Authority, which means that they have to sleep on it to decide the right course of action. They may have Splenic Authority, which is a one time, gut level pulse that tells them Yes or No in the moment. Or they may have Ego Authority, which means that whatever they say in the moment is right for them.
Regardless of which Authority they have, following their Authority takes practice, because when they get the pulse to act, it’s urgent. So waiting to decide isn’t always easy.
Manifestor Emotional Theme
Once they have followed their Authority to decide the next right step, they must inform those around them in order to avoid the Manifestor Emotional Theme of anger. The Manifestor may feel angry, or have anger reflected back at them. Typically, anger arises when they have either acted without informing others, or been interrupted while they are in their zone. In this way, anger is merely a guardrail aimed at keeping the Manifestor on their path.
The Power of Manifestors
Manifestors play an important role in the human story. They are our spark of creativity that gets us moving. But they aren’t here to do the work of building for us. The truth that we aren’t all here to grind flies in the face of our hustle culture mentality.
We need our Manifestors to be in tune with their creative power now more than ever. If we want to capitalize on all they have to offer, we have to allow them to be themselves, however “different” that may seem. We must give them the space to rest when they need it so they don't lose connection to their creative power. Instead of dictating how they should be, let’s love them enough to let them be who they truly are!
Coming up in our next post…our builders! Generators and Manifesting Generators represent the largest share of humanity and are designed to do the work of the world over the long term.
Reminder - if this has piqued your interest and you want to know your unique Human Design, send me a note for a copy of your chart!
Yours in solidarity,
Jill
