Human Design illustrates the duality of our existence: the physical unconscious body and the conscious mind. This duality, however, is unified as non-dual energy within us, allowing our consciousness to experience itself in bodily form. At the heart of this unification lies the aura—a dynamic, toroidal energy field.
Before I start this, I want to acknowledge that Ra Uru Hu did not talk much about Soul, Spirit, Higher Self, Higher Mind, Source, etc. He said the gods, religion, and spirituality were conditioning agents.
And it's true, so much of our ideas around spirituality have been marred by conditioning, so he kept Human Design to the mechanical elements we can access, and kept spiritual language mostly out of it.
He repeatedly insisted that Human Design is not a belief, it's a practical system that we can experiment with. This makes Human Design accessible to everyone, regardless of their religious or spiritual background. But in the process of explaining the mechanics, he explained the connection to our Higher Self and Source.
So I want to reiterate: this is my view of how it works, not Ra's view. I'm a 5/1 with personal view and this is my externalization of my unique perspectives which I have found in my investigations thus far, so without further ado...
Human Design describes the elements that create our being as the conscious mind, the unconscious body, and the magnetic monopole that holds the body and mind together as a whole being we call the Aura.
To understand the aura, we must first understand its underlying quantum mechanics.
Quantum physics describes how the smallest particles, such as neutrinos and atoms, behave and influence reality. Toroidal fields hold these particles together to create the illusion of reality.
A toroidal field is often seen in nature—like the Earth’s ozone layer and tornadoes. A torus field encircles every living being, creating a self-contained energetic system, called the aura.
The aura is how the human energy field combines, compresses, and organizes matter into the duality of form and consciousness.
At the core of toroidal fields is an axis of rotation. In human design, we call this the Magnetic Monopole.
So the aura is a torus field that unites the dual aspects of body and mind in a quantum relationship to create the illusion of life. We experience this compression thanks to the axis of rotation, the Magnetic Monopole.
Think of your body as a vehicle, your conscious mind as the passenger, and the Magnetic Monopole as the 'wheel' for our aura to drive our vehicle.
In the Magnetic Monopole course, Ra Uru Hu describes the Magnetic Monopole as the arm of a streetcar:
Therefore, the Magnetic Monopole is also our connection to Source.
So the Magnetic Monopole doesn’t just unify the body and mind—it also “drives” them. While the mind often believes it controls the body, the Magnetic Monopole is the true force guiding the body-mind vehicle through life.
The Magnetic Monopole is the point where the axis of rotation comes together, and it is located in the G Center.
The G center is related to the heart chakra and shows how the energies of identity, direction, and love are expressed or received.
It contains 8 gates that create two incarnation crosses:
Through these crosses, the Monopole connects to and integrates the totality of life. Ra Uru Hu describes the mechanics of this in "The Mystery of Love" a gray work from 1994:
The G Center is the integrator of the genetic and personality aspects of the microcosmic totality, the Self. At the core of the G Center is the Magnetic Monopole, the Driver, that gives the life its direction.
The Magnetic Monopole has a binary function in a Human Being. lt is the key to our direction in this incarnation. Guiding us into the womb and out into the life.
The other function of the Magnetic Monopole is holding the relative separateness of a Human Being together. The Self. The Magnetic Monopole is the “Glue” that holds these together and maintains our illusion of difference and separation.
The Magnetic Monopole is our magnet at the center, creating the Vessel that holds the life.
Each of us in this sense are Vessels . The containers of Life. Held together in our separatness by our Monopoles.
It is ironic, that the instrument of our separatness also is the instrument for Oneness and what we call Love.
The Monopole only attracts. Neither its potential to attract nor its power diminish at the boundary of our separation.
The Monopole keeps on attracting, for in fact there is no separateness.
To sum up the aura:
Therefore, we can think of our aura as our Higher Self or Soul.
We often think of our soul as something inside our body, when our soul can be more accurately perceived as our aura.
The Magnetic Monopole is said to be the driver, but it's more like the wheel for the driver. It is the mechanism for our aura, our Higher Self, to move the being.
The Higher Self directs our body via internal responses to new ideas, invitations, or bursts of passion and joy.
However, our mind cannot access our Higher Self, because the aura communicates primarily through the physical body. The irony is that while the mind has no control over our life's direction, it is how we make decisions for the body.
Our conscious mind interprets inputs from what is happening and what has already happened. It cannot predict the future or create new ideas.
New information comes from the Higher Self, the aura, via the Magnetic Monopole. This new information is first received in our body, and then interpreted by the mind through the lens of what has already happened, which we call conditioning.
It all happens in a split second, in the quantum, so our mind thinks it is creating the movie of our life. But our mind is designed to be the watcher of the film, not making the script.
The mind has to decide whether to act based on inner guidance delivered to our form from our Higher Self, or external conditioning.
The mind has to learn how to surrender to the direction given by the Magnetic Monopole.
A key part of Human Design is learning to discern which thoughts and bodily reactions arise from the Higher Self versus those shaped by conditioning. This is where Strategy and Authority come in, acting as tools to align with your aura’s unique frequency.
Following your Strategy and Authority reduces mental interference and allows your form to move through life with less resistance. This is where the concept of No Choice originates from, where the mind surrenders decision-making to the natural flow of the Higher Self.
Your True Self is a unique frequency, an energy signature that has never existed before and will never exist again.
Your True Self is not merely the sum of the parts reflected in your Human Design chart. You are all of it at once, including all the conditioning that has influenced how your True Self is expressed. Conditioning helps you learn your True Self by experiencing what you are not.
Your aura encapsulates this uniqueness, representing the totality of your physical, mental, and energetic self.
Engaging in the Human Design experiment is a journey of self-awareness. It helps your conscious mind recognize the distinct signature of your aura. By doing so, you can trust the guidance of your Higher Self and allow your form to move effortlessly through life.
When you fully surrender to your Strategy and Authority's direction, you become the seamless expression of your unique design. Through this surrender, you step into the full power of your authentic self, where resistance fades, and life unfolds as it is meant to be.
Getting a human design reading helps your mind to allow your aura to drive the vehicle of your life, and become a witness to the magic of living in harmony with your true essence.
To understand further how Human Design works, watch this condensed version of my somatic Living Your Design course "Blooming Your Design":
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