By Melody Simmons
On New Year’s Eve 2020, I was feeling a lot of pressure about choosing a career path. The pressure came from my partner of six years, Jake. He was frustrated that I could not just choose a career and stick with it. He couldn’t understand that I no longer wanted to work a traditional job and felt burnt out. I felt like I was living in the movie Groundhog’s Day. No matter where I worked, I always found myself in the same situation. Either the boss would not understand me and become angry or frustrated, or if it was not the boss, it would be a co-worker. Every traditional job I had seemed to chew me up and spit me out. I would find myself in a pattern of staying for about two years before the environment became toxic, and I would hop to the next job. I never understood why this would happen. I was a hard worker, friendly, and did my best, but it did not matter. I was stuck in the same cycle.
I decided to meet with a Medium, TeeJay, hoping she would help me find what I was supposed to be doing in this life, and boy, did I get more than I bargained for. She told me a few things that shocked me. Spiritually, there was “beef” between my ancestors and Jakes’ and most importantly, I would be pursuing Human Design. “Human Design? What is that?” I asked. I had never heard of Human Design before, and I was intrigued. She only gave me a little insight into what it was by stating that it is a chart showing exactly who you are. That’s all I needed. Within the hour of that reading, I ended my relationship, moved out the next day, and told myself that I would investigate Human Design when I had my feet back on the ground—not knowing it would take six months.
In June 2021, I decided it was time to look into Human Design and see what it was all about. As soon as I put my birth information (date, time, and place) into the system, I immediately had an intense spiritual awakening that lasted for about two weeks. I had a need to learn everything about Human Design. I had to know what Aura Type my friends and family were, how I connected with them all, and how I should be navigating my life. Most of all, the information I learned about myself through Human Design was life changing.
The first thing I learned was my Aura Type. There are five Aura Types: Manifestor, Generator, Manifesting Generator, Projector, and Reflector. I was the Aura Type of the Projector. I found out that each of the Aura Types had a strategy, or the most effective way to navigate through life. Some Aura Strategies are “to respond, to wait a full lunar cycle, or to inform.” Mine was to “wait for the invitation.”
Everything clicked. Human Design explained why I had been having trouble with jobs, been misunderstood by people, and why I found myself running into one brick wall after another. I was living as society told me to: “Just do it” “Go make your dreams happen,” and “Get up and go get ‘em,” without knowing that I needed an invitation to do any of this. I decided that day to live how I was designed to live. I would wait for the invitation before pursuing anything. As I dove into Human Design, I decided to start with my own chart. I learned that as a projector, I do not have the Sacral Chakra defined in my chart. Meaning that, I do not have access to consistent energy, like 70% of the population does. Generator types (Manifesting Generators and Generators) have the Sacral Chakra defined. This means that they have enough energy from when they wake up in the morning to when they go to bed at night. Not me. I am designed to work 4 – 6 hours. Which made total sense to me as a typical 9 – 5 workday wipes my energy out. I’ll get home from a 9 – 5 and find myself on my couch, not wanting to move, not even to feed myself. I do not have the energy once I sit down. I always thought of myself as lazy, but now I know this is how I am designed to be.
Knowing I already had an invite through my New Year’s Eve reading, I decided to quit my full-time job, which I was miserable at, and see where this Human Design road would take me. It took me right to the Enlightened Soul Center and Shop in Ann Arbor.
I had passed by the Enlightened Soul Center and Shop many times, going up and down Carpenter Road, but Spirit delayed encouraging me to stop in and see what it was about. Finally, in June 2022, I entered the Center’s doors. The first person I met was Amy Garber, the owner. She was showing me around the shop and chatting with me. I let her know that I am a Human Design reader. Surprisingly, she had heard of Human Design before and invited me to read as a drop-in practitioner. I was so excited. I finally had a place that invited me in to read what I was most passionate about.
In your first Human Design reading, I provide you with your Aura Type, Strategy, and Authority (authority relates to the Chakra System, and how to confidently make decisions), your Profile (or personality type), and your Incarnation cross (your karmic lesson you are here to learn in this lifetime). I try to fit this into a half-hour session, but there is so much information that most people sit with me for an hour. It’s mind-blowing to have a chart that encompasses precisely who you are and how you are designed to be. Most of all, it is validating and life-changing information. Personally, learning about myself has changed my life for the better. How can knowing more about yourself help you?
If you are interested in a Human Design reading contact Melody Simmons to make an appointment at: HumanDesignwithMelody.com, Email: HumanDesignwithMelody@gmail.com, or shoot her a text at (313) 205-2687. She is also available for walk-in appointments at the Enlightened Soul Center and Shop at 2711 Carpenter Road in Ann Arbor Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
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