Human Design – A Map Back to Your True Self

Marie Lohr
Aug 26
4 min read

Updated: 2 days ago

What is Human Design?

Human Design is often called the energetic blueprint of who you truly are. It is a system that reveals how your energy flows, how you are designed to make decisions, and how you interact with the world around you.

What makes Human Design unique is its foundation: it weaves together ancient wisdom and modern science into one holistic system.

From astrology, it takes your birth data as the key to your chart.
From the I Ching, it integrates the 64 hexagrams, reflected in the gates of the chart.
From the chakra system, it draws inspiration for the nine centers in the BodyGraph.
From the Kabbalah, it mirrors the pathways of energy through channels.
From genetics and quantum physics, it adds a modern, scientific lens.

The result is the BodyGraph – your personal energetic map.

My First Encounter with Human Design

I used to call it coincidence – today I know I was guided to the seminar by Kerstin Brix where I first discovered Human Design.

That evening, something extraordinary happened. We did a constellation exercise with our charts: a large cloth with the bodygraph was spread out on the floor, and participants stepped into each other’s centers. When people entered my chart, they described feeling incredibly comfortable—some even said it felt “like being a queen.” (I carry the Gate of the Queen in my design.)

Watching this, and sensing it from the outside, shook me to my core. It was as if my essence was reflected back at me in a way I had never experienced before. I felt deeply mirrored, even though at that time I wasn’t yet ready to fully acknowledge it. But the seed was planted.

In 2022, I began a one-year training with Christiane Tietze, and there I was able to go much deeper. I discovered how many patterns in my life were shaped by outside influences—and how much of that did not truly belong to me. That year became a journey of inner clearing, letting go, and integration.

Afterwards, I felt called to expand my work even further. I completed an additional training focused on Human Design for children, which opened a whole new dimension for me—supporting the next generation in living their energy authentically from the very beginning. I also explored the dynamics of the Penta, understanding how energy shifts and transforms in small groups.

For me, Human Design is not just knowledge—it is a living experience of remembering who we are beneath all conditioning. It is a gift I now feel honored to share with others.

The BodyGraph – your energetic map

Your BodyGraph is created from your birth date, time, and place. Within it you’ll find:

Your Type – the role you are here to embody (e.g. Generator, Projector, Manifestor, Reflector).
Your Strategy – how to flow with life instead of fighting against it.
Your Authority – your unique inner compass for decision-making.
Your Profile – the archetypal role you play in this life.
Channels & Gates – your strengths, gifts, and recurring themes.
Centers – the nine energy hubs of your design, showing where you are consistent and where you are open to learning from others.

Every chart is as unique as a fingerprint – no two are the same.

The gift of knowing your design

When you understand your Human Design, something shifts. Many describe it as a feeling of finally being seen for who they are.

Clarity – understanding your strengths and challenges. Permission – the freedom to stop comparing and start embracing yourself. Ease – life flows more naturally when you follow your inner authority.

It is not about fixing what’s “wrong” with you – it’s about remembering what was always right.

Human Design in relationships and family

Human Design becomes even more beautiful when shared.

With your partner, it brings understanding instead of conflict – differences become gifts.
With family and friends, it creates compassion by showing why each person acts the way they do.
With children, it is profoundly supportive. Knowing your child’s design helps you guide them according to their true nature, building confidence, trust, and authenticity from the start.

Supporting others in their uniqueness creates deeper bonds and more harmonious relationships.

Why a Human Design Reading matters

A Human Design Reading is like a mirror for your soul. In a session, we explore your chart, your authority, your profile, your channels and centers – all the layers that make you who you are.

It can answer questions like:

Why do I feel drained in some situations and energized in others?
How can I make decisions that feel right for me?
Why do certain patterns repeat in my life?
How can I best support my partner, friends, or children?

A reading is not only information – it is an experience of recognition and remembrance.

Human Design as a path of alignment

At its heart, Human Design is about living authentically. It invites you to align your soul, life, and body, and to meet others with curiosity instead of judgment.

It is not about changing who you are, but remembering who you have always been and to be brave enough to live like that.