So, you're a Reflector.
Now what?

You've just pulled your Human Design chart and after seeing a bunch of shapes, lines, and numbers you glance at your type...Reflector. 

If you're anything like me, what followed was a lot of internet searching for what exactly a Reflector is. After all, the basic descriptions can be pretty cryptic. 

Lunar being. Represents only 1% of the population. Needs to wait 28 days to make a decision.

Wait, what?

I'd like to break down a few of the key characteristics of the elusive Reflector, and share some ways you can play with them to feel more aligned with your type. 

• We're the barometers of the world: Each Human Design type has a specific purpose to fulfil here on earth, and we get to be the ones who let everyone know how things are going. Ok, that's kind of a simple explanation. What this really means is our auras have the unique capacity to take in bits of other people's auras and then show it back to them as a collective. It's the reason you can walk into a room and instantly know that people are nervous or unhappy to be there. It's why networking events are absolute torture since you get to look and feel as uncomfortable as everyone else there. Those aren't really your feelings, by the way. They're just samples from everyone else's auras.  
  
  • Try this: See if you can notice how your behavior and body language change when you're around different people. Reflectors are also called chameleons because we seem to morph into those around us. That's just us sampling their auras and reflecting it back to them but from an outsider's perspective, Reflectors appear to blend in with the crowd. You may even notice that when you're in a relationship you take on the interests and personality of the person you're with!

• All 9 centers are undefined: Each of the shapes on your chart (called the Hexagram) have specific impacts on how we think/feel/react. I'll dive deeper into these in a separate blog post, but what you need to know is that if they're shaded in (defined), it means you'll think/feel/react in a specific way all the time. Since NONE of the centers are defined for Reflectors, we lack any consistent way of thinking/feeling/reacting. I like to think of myself as consistently inconsistent because I never know how something is going to make me feel. 
  • Try this: With our undefined centers we are very sensitive to the energy of others. If you're feeling a little low, go some place where there's a small crowd of people, like a coffee shop, and see if your energy gets a boost. And on the flip side, if you're feeling over-stimulated from being around too many people, go to a quiet room where you can be alone and shake off the energy you've picked up. Sometimes even a short trip to the bathroom can help Reflectors to reset their energy to a more neutral level. 

• Strategy and Authority: For all the types the Strategy is the process for making things happen and making decisions, and the Authority is what controls it. Generators, for example, make decisions by responding to something so it's helpful if they're presented with choices. Do you want tacos or Italian for dinner? And the Authority that controls these decisions is their Sacral center. Reflectors, on the other hand are designed to wait out an entire 28-day lunar cycle before making decisions because we're guided by the moon. 
  
  • Try this: If you have any type of decision coming up, start preparing for it now by checking in with yourself and seeing how you feel about it. Maybe you're planning a vacation but it's a toss up between something international or a stay-cation. For the next 28 days see which one feels right for you and jot down your feelings day to day. This will give you a chance to experience a variety of different thoughts, feelings and emotions about it, and hopefully come to a decision that sits well. 

• Solar vs. Lunar: The 99% of our population who are not Reflectors are considered to be solar beings, since they are influenced by the way the sun moves through each of the 64 Human Design gates over the course of about a year. Reflectors get to have all that same fun jammed into a 28 day cycle because the moon is super speedy and goes through all 64 gates in that time. Lucky us!
  • Try this: Start with any day and call it Day #1. On that day and for the next 28, document how you feel at multiple points each day. It's actually a really wild ride to experience the changes in behavior and even appetite depending on which gates the moon is cruising through that day. This is another topic I'll dive deeeeep into later on. 

It can be easy to slide into a state of overwhelm when you start learning about your design as a Reflector. My goal is to help you peel back the layers of the onion one at a time so you can discover how incredibly unique and powerful you really are. Being a Reflector is a gift even though it may seem super inconvenient and totally out of sync with how the world works. 

That's ok! It's supposed to be different for us. 

It might also take some time to reflect (pun intended) back on your entire life with this new information and consider what it means for you. Most Reflectors feel a huge sense of validation in finding the reason why we've felt so misplaced and different all our lives.

Bottom line: This is your life and you get to choose how to experience it. Each design type has a special role to play in helping one another live our truest, most aligned lives so I hope you'll come along for the ride!