Let’s talk about Quitting – Human Design can guide you

Let’s talk about quitting…

Right now and indeed for the last couple of years, more people than ever are really feeling into what it is they want their lives to look like going forward.  There is a palpable sense that change is in the air.  What used to fill their cup no longer does.  They know they are here to do something else – something more meaningful, more beautiful, lighter or just…more in alignment with who they are.

So many are considering quitting their current job, their business, their relationships and/or friendships, their current house, or even their city; quitting their commitments.  You get the picture.
You may well be in the picture!

I’m going to use an example of how this might play out for someone using their Human Design to know which right action to take, and allow you to apply it to your own circumstances in whatever way feels best.

We have 5 people – Kate (a Manifestor), Sarah (a Projector), Lily (a Reflector), Max (a Generator) and Darcy (a Manifesting Generator)

All of them find themselves in exactly the same situation.

All are in the same type of work – let’s call it middle management in a corporate environment (but they could all be working for themselves as online entrepreneurs, or they could all be working holding the stop/slow signs directing traffic for a roadworks projects – what they’re doing is not important to illustrate the point).

For the sake of this conversation, they all want to quit their middle management corporate jobs.

So just how should they go about coming to a decision on whether they should or not?

can simply feel into her Authority. (which will be either Emotional, Splenic or Ego Manifested – refer to this video for more info on authorities https://youtu.be/boWzz8cf-Cw).  If her authority tells her to quit, then she would do well to heed it’s call. If this is the case, then Kate needs to inform everyone who will be affected by her leaving.  She needs to tell them she’s leaving.  And then leaving will be peaceful and easy.
If her authority tells her to stay, and it might, she should stay.

Projector Sarah

should firstly ask herself if she has in some way, been invited to quit?  This may or may not have happened.  If it has, does it feel right to her according to her authority (Emotional, Splenic, Self Projected, Mental Projected) to quit?  If she hasn’t been invited to quit, then as a Projector (who is not here to know herself), she may find that talking to other people who she trusts about her situation revelatory.  She is likely to find her answer in the other persons words.  Once she has done that, she can then use her Authority (see video) to help her with her final decision.

Reflector Lily

needs to wait a full month before she has all the information she needs to make this very important decision.  Because she has none of her Energy Centres defined, she doesn’t have access to the consistency that a defined Energy Centre can bring.  So she doesn’t have information at the ready for her to ‘hang’ her decision on.  She gets that consistency from the energy coming from the astrological transits in particular, from the Moon, as it travels through all 64 gates during the following 29 days.  Once she’s waited the month out, she can tune in to the information to see if she has clarity around the decision. It is important for her to realise though, that she may need more than one 29 day cycle – it’s not uncommon for a Reflector to require more than 1 cycle is required to gain the clarity needed.

Generator Max and Manifesting Generator Darcy

need to first ask themselves where this urge to quit is coming from.  Is it coming from their heads?  Or are they responding to something outside of their heads?
If it’s coming from their heads, then they are going to need a more ‘external’ sign.  This is really important!  If they are satisfied that they are responding to something outside of their heads then they need to go about following their strategy.

For  Max, it’s a matter of asking her Sacral if she should quit.  She can get someone else to help her with this by having a Sacral Session (more in this video). If she has Sacral Authority, then she needs to heed the answer she gets in that moment.  If it’s an Ah ha – she puts in her notice. An Uh uh – means she stays put, at least for now – till the next time she gets an external nudge to respond to. Her Sacral knows what is best for Max, her body and her future.
If she has Emotional Authority, of course she needs to wait through her wave to get clarity around which decision is correct for her.  However, no matter which of the 2 Authorities she has, if the correct Sacral answer turns out to be no, it will be because for some reason, at least for now, it is in her best interest to stay put.  There may be a change on the horizon that is only possible if Max stays in this position.  Who knows!
(psst…Her Sacral does.)

For Darcy, our Manifesting Generator, it’s a little more complex because the MG’s strategy is a little more complex.  Step 1 as we’ve already discussed, is having that something in her external reality show up to respond to.  Step 2;  she needs to envision what things might look like for her if she does quit.  Step 3 and once she’s ‘tried’ quitting on in her imagination, if she wants to proceed, she then asks her sacral if she should quit (This video might be helpful).  If she gets a positive response – yes, she should quit, then we’re on to step 4 – informing.  She now needs to inform everyone who will be affected by the decision (her partner, her kids, her best buddy at work, her subordinates, her ride share buddy etc) that she is quitting.  It might even be appropriate to tell her boss that she is leaving before actually handing/sending him the letter of resignation (although the letter may well take the form of informing in this case).  Informing is all about telling people what you are about to do so they can get out of your way and allow you to do it.  It’s when she informs, that everyone gets out of her way much like for Kate, our Manifestor.  Then step 5 – take action.  Quit.

There you have it – decision making to take you into the new world.

By the way, not all of us are meant to be doing something different.  Some of us are already doing what we are meant to be doing.  And some of us are acting as a bridge for others, at least until they are ready for us to move on.

Have trust that your body knows what is correct for you and use your Strategy and Authority to guide you.

If you would like to know more about your type and it’s role here check out this post

Lots of love

Ros

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