What Are Human Design and Astrology?Your Guide to the Cosmic Tools That Can Change Your Life
If you're on a journey of self-development, you've probably heard about Human Design and Astrology. Maybe you've even dipped your toes in — but let me be clear: these aren't just spiritual trends. These are powerful, practical and wildly accurate systems that help you understand who you truly are and how to align your entire life with that truth.
Let’s break it down: what Human Design is, what Astrology is, and how these tools work together to help you live your most confident, aligned, and expansive life.
What Is Human Design?
Human Design is a revolutionary system that combines Astrology, the I Ching, the Kabbalah, the Chakra system and quantum physics into one powerful map of your energy. Think of it as a soul blueprint — a guide to how your energy operates, how you make aligned decisions, and how you’re meant to move through the world.
Your Human Design Chart (also known as a BodyGraph) is based on your birth time, date, and location — just like your Astrology chart.
Key Elements of Human Design:
Energy Type (Generator, Manifesting Generator, Projector, Manifestor, Reflector): your energetic role + how you're meant to move through life
Strategy: how to work with life instead of against it (basically how you make things happen)
Authority: how you make aligned decisions that are right for YOU
Profile: your personality archetype & life path
Centers, Channels and Gates: the energetic nuances that show how your gifts and challenges show up
Human Design answers questions like:
Why do I burn out so easily?
Why do certain people drain me?
What’s the best way for me to make big life decisions?
Why do I feel pressure to do things that aren’t actually right for me?
In short: Human Design helps you live in a way that feels natural, easeful and deeply fulfilling.
What Is Astrology?
Astrology is an ancient system that studies how the planets and stars influence your personality, emotions and life experiences. It’s more than just your Sun sign — it’s a whole cosmic fingerprint of your soul’s path and potential.
Your Astrology Chart (or Natal Chart) is created based on your birth time, date and location. It shows the exact placement of the planets when you were born — and what that means for your identity, love life, career, purpose and more.
Core Components of Astrology:
The Big Three: Your Sun, Moon and Rising signs
Sun: Your core identity
Moon: Your emotions and inner world
Rising (Ascendant): How others perceive you and how you move through life
The Planets: Each planet rules different areas (Venus = love, Mars = drive, Mercury = communication, etc.)
Houses: The areas of life your planets influence (money, relationships, career, etc.)
Aspects: How the planets interact with each other in your chart
Astrology helps you understand:
What drives you and what drains you
What your soul came here to do
Why certain patterns keep repeating in your life
How to align with cosmic timing (aka divine timing)
It’s a permission slip to stop trying to be like everyone else — and start owning who you already are.
Human Design vs Astrology (and Why You Need Both)
Both systems are rooted in your birth information. Both give you insane clarity on your energy, your purpose and your potential. But they speak slightly different languages:
Human Design is more about your energetic mechanics—how your body and aura are designed to operate.
Astrology is more about your psyche and soul story—your emotional world, karmic path and personality expression.
When you combine them, you get the full picture: the energetic how + the soulful why.
Imagine knowing how to make decisions (Human Design), when to take action (Astrology), how to trust your body (Human Design) and how to work with cosmic timing (Astrology). That’s real alignment.
Why I Use Both in My Coaching Work
As a Self-Development Coach, I’ve seen firsthand how these tools unlock confidence, clarity and embodiment. I use Human Design and Astrology to help my clients:
✅ Align their everyday routines and wellness practices
✅ Step into careers that reflect their soul’s work
✅ Call in the love and partnerships they truly deserve
✅ Create unshakeable confidence from the inside out
✅ Make empowered and purposeful soul-led decisions
Whether you’re here to manifest your dream life, break free from self-doubt or finally feel seen — these systems are your shortcut to wholeness.
Ready to Learn More About Your Design and Chart?
I offer personalized Human Design and Astrology sessions to help you understand your blueprint on a deep, intuitive and actionable level. You’ll walk away feeling unstoppable, electrified and completely in alignment with the life you’re here to live.
