24. The Projector (Part 1)

In this episode we begin our 2 part exploration of the Projector aura type in Human Design. Projectors make up about 20% of the population who's auric function is not designed to work like Generators or initiate like Manifestors, but rather to see, absorb, and guide the energy of others.

Kelsey unpacks the mechanics that define a Projector and explores how their focused, penetrating aura is designed for one-on-one connection and deep recognition. This episode introduces the strategy of waiting for the invitation, and how this simple yet profound practice protects a Projector’s limited energy and aligns them with genuine recognition and success.

What's Discussed in this Episode:

• How Projectors are defined by what they are not
• The absorbing and penetrating aura of the Projector: how it locks into the G center of one person at a time
• Projectors as awareness-based beings rather than energy types
• The strategy of waiting for the invitation as a form of consent and energetic protection
• Why informing without invitation often leads to resistance
• How waiting creates the right environment for guidance to be received
• The role of recognition in a Projector’s life and why chasing it leads to bitterness
• What success truly means beyond material or external validation
• The importance of healthy environments and energy relationships for Projector well-being
• Projectors as outer authorities, offering wisdom and guidance through awareness, not effort

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Episode Transcript

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Through the deep absorptionand penetration and with awareness,
the projector can clearly seeand guide the other. And the awareness
for the projector isspecifically necessary to be able
to discern what is me and whatis not me. And as the projector focuses
on penetrates one other verydeeply, they are then able to show

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the other what they see.Right, so this is where the word
projector comes from. Think ofa old school projector machine shines
a light onto an image and thenprojects that image larger, more
legibly, more visibly on thewall for others to see.

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This episode of the LivingYour Design Podcast is part one of
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It's projector time! Let's go.As we move into the projector type,
we're looking at the first ofthe two non energy types. So thus

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far we've talked about the twoaura types where the auric function
and therefore the experienceof being in a body in that aura has
to do with the use of energy.With the projector and the reflector,
we're going to be talkingabout the two aura types whose auric
function and therefore theexperience of being in the body inside

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of that aura does not actuallyhave to do with energy at all. And
sometimes I'll refer to thesetwo types, the projector and the
reflector, as the awarenesstypes, where the auric function has
more to do with what'shappening on an awareness level than
the energy that's movingthrough that body. Bringing this
up here for one, just as asort of distinction that we're shifting

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here from energy types intoawareness types, but also I think
that as we move through thetypes in the order that we're moving
through them, Generator,manifestor, projector, reflector.
It can become a bit morecomplex to grasp how the scent, specifically

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the center definition,translates to the Auric experience.
It's so simple with thegenerator, as I discussed in both
the generator and themanifestor videos, because it's all
based on sacral mechanics andthings get a little a lot more complex
as we move through the types.So just offering that as a heads

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up, what we will take a lookat in this projector lecture are
essentially the same sort ofquestions and concepts that we did
for generators andmanifestors. We'll look at the mechanics
for the projector. What makesa projector a projector? Based on
their center mechanics. Theyare non sacrals with some definition,
but no motorized throat. We'llbreak that down. We'll talk about

(04:29):
the penetrating and absorbingor focused and absorbing aura of
the projector. We'll talkabout the projector strategy of waiting
for the invitation and my sortof additional way of thinking about
the aura types as what is thevehicle's fundamental prerogative
for the projector to see andto guide the other? With lots of
projector quotes from RA andadditional concepts that feel important

(04:55):
for projector basicsthroughout. Projectors are about
20% of the population.Projectors aura is described as deeply
absorbing and deeplypenetrating. Projectors experiment
with the strategy of waitingfor an invitation. And in their experimentation,
projectors will notice themesof success and bitterness. And I

(05:17):
use the word or recognition inparentheses. I don't think that success
and recognition areinterchangeable. They're two different
things, but they go hand inhand. Recognition is a contributing
factor towards success forprojectors. So we'll be breaking
down both success andrecognition. Projectors can have
a Lot of authorities, the mostauthorities of all the types. For

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generators, as we discussed,it's either emotional or sacral.
For manifestors, it can beemotional, splenic or ego. For projectors,
it can be emotional, splenic,ego, self projected or mental authority.
And this has to do with theprojector mechanics. What makes a
projector a projector? So farwe've discussed that any being with

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a defined sacral center is agenerator, and any non sacral with
a different motor centerconnected through a channel to the
throat is a manifestor. In thenext section, we'll look at how beings
with all nine centersundefined are reflectors. And so
in a way, projectors are sortof the catch all, because projectors
are non sacrals without amotor to the throat, but who have

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two or more centers defined,some center definition, they're not
a reflector because there issome center definition. So here that
is broken down again, butphrased a little differently and
perhaps a bit more pointedly.The mechanics for the projector are
based on what they are not.Projectors are not generators, they
are not sacral beings, theyare not manifestors, they do not

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have a motor to the throat,and they are not reflectors because
they do have some definitionof other than motor to throat or
defined sacral. And areflector is a being with no definition.
There's nothing in them,there's no defined consistent life
force within them to contrasttheir openness, which we'll break
down a lot more in thereflector lecture. But projectors

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do have some definition tocontrast the openness in their design.
But that definition isdefinition. That does not make them
an energy type. It does notmake them a generator or a manifestor.
This to me has always feltreally important because what we're
saying here is that projectorsare defined mechanically by what
they are not. And I have cometo understand that as a foundational

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way of understanding the aurafunctionality of the projector. Projectors
see what they are throughseeing what they are not through
contrasting the consistency oftheir non generator, non manifester
definition with theimpermanence of the absorption that
they take in of the otherthrough their openness. This theme

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is threaded throughout thisentire lecture. This idea of projectors
know the other, and throughknowing the other, they know themselves.
They come to know themselvesthrough this constant compare and
contrast. But rather than justsaying projectors are a catch all,
they're not a generator,they're not a manifestor, they're
ref. They're not a reflector,which is the way I have heard it

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before, when we're trying tounderstand the aura type for the
projector based on theircenter definition and center openness.
Rather than saying that, Ifind it more meaningful to have this
idea to kind of orient to withthe projector mechanics of there's
so many different types ofprojectors, right? Because it can
be any two or more centersdefined. But that definition of those

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two or more centers defined inthe projector does not bring any
consistency of generating ormanifesting. Thus, what is the fixed
life force inside of aprojector is specifically about here's
your life force. But this lifeforce is not about doing. This life
force is about being andseeing, because doing is associated

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with generating andmanifesting these energy types. So
for projectors, you're notreflectors. You have some life force
that is your own, but it's nota life force that has anything to
do with the expenditure ofenergy. And yet that life force is
your consistency through whichyou compare and contrast all the

(09:22):
other other that you take inthrough your openness. When we get
to the reflector, we'll talkabout how reflectors are the only
lunar being of the threetypes. Projectors, manifestors and
generators are all solarbeings. And we'll break that down
more in the reflector lecture.But I want to point that out here
that projectors have somethings in common with reflectors

(09:45):
in that they are types ofwhose auric functionality is based
on awareness, not energy. Butthey also have quite a bit in common
with manifestors andgenerators in that they do have their
own fixed life force, which isnot the case for reflectors. And
we'll again talk about thatmore when we get to reflectors and
we talk about what does itmean to be a lunar being versus a

(10:07):
solar being. But just to sortof initially introduce that here,
the solar beings, generators,manifestors and projectors have their
own fixed life force. And sothat fixed life force for the projector
is a huge part of their auricfunctionality. Understanding who
they are in relation to theother is a massive part of the projector

(10:30):
functionality as is. And that,that I guess, is this third piece
here. There's some definition,some consistent life force, but the
other two crucial componentsto what the projector mechanics are
are that their fixed lifeforce has nothing to do. So revisiting
this first pillar of what itmeans to be a projector, first is

(10:54):
being non sacral, which we'vetalked about in the manifesto lecture.
But a quick review now, underthe pretense of projectorhood, projectors
are non sacral. A Reminder ofwhat it means to have an undefined
sacral center. Being undefinedin the sacral makes you a non sacral,
a projector manifestor, areflector. You belong to this minority,

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30% of the population whoselife force is inconsistently fueled.
Maybe, and maybe I'm gettingmore specific actually about my language,
even from when I recorded andcreated the slides for the centers.
The sacral center is whatfuels and energizes life force. But
life force is really any fixedchannel definition in your own design.

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So projectors have their fixedlife force, but that life force is
not fueled in any consistentway because of the undefined sacral
center. Non sacrals borrow,amplify, sacral energy from others
and or from transits inalignment with their strategy and
authority. So when and how ismy life force utilized depends on

(12:03):
the life force that theundefined sacral center is taking
in. Which is, as we're goingto get into throughout this lecture,
very different circumstancesto navigate that for the projector
than for the manifestor. Themanifestor, the other non sacral,
we've looked at so far, theirinconsistency of when they utilize

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the life force, when theyutilize energy that amplifies their
life force happens through themanifestor within their own closed
aura, through their urges,through their creative urges for
the projector. The navigationaround that all has to do with their
strategy and of waiting forthe invitation. Projectors are not
designed for regular orconsistent expenditure of energy.

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Projectors and all other nonsacral bodies do not experience satisfaction
through the expenditure ofenergy. Nor do we get a cue from
our undefined sacrals thatwe're done. That would cue the satisfaction
at the sense of completion.For non sacrals, including projectors,
response mode is going to beexhausting as there's not consistent

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energy to respond andtherefore there's not a consistent
availability for life. Alltypes experience life force. Generators
carry the fuel for that lifeforce that is their auric function.
All of the other non sacraltypes, including projectors, have
an auric function that has todo with absorbing, amplifying and
guiding life force in theirown type specific way. The second

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thing that makes projectorsmechanically projectors is not being
manifestors. So they're a nonsacral that does not have motor to
throat definition. Otherwisethey would be a manifestor. Projectors
could have a defined throatand or they could have a defined
non sacral motor. So there aresome projectors that you'll hear

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people refer to as energyprojectors, meaning that they have
one of these non sacral motorsdefined in their own body, could
be the root, could be thesolar plexus, could be the ego or
a combination. But becausethat non sacral motor energy does
not consistently make it tothe throat for the purposes of being

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manifested through initiation,these are not manifesters. And so
whether or not a projector isan energy projector or not, which
again just means they havesome access to a non sacral motor
in their own body, Theirconsistent way of showing up and
the aura that that surroundsthem because of that has nothing

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to do with the expenditure ofthat energy. Their auric function
has nothing to do withmotorized energy. Projectors along
with reflectors do notconsistently or orally generate or
manifest energy. Their lifeforce, AKA channels. And Auric function
as a type is based inawareness, not energy. And then lastly,
the thing that makes aprojector a projector contrasts to

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reflectors who also are nonsacrals without a motor to the throat.
The thing that sets projectorsapart from reflectors is that projectors
do have some other definitionto contrast the openness. Reflectors
are the only type that has nocenter definition at all. And the
reflector Auric function isbased in this total mechanical openness.

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The reflector aura samples yetremains unattached to frequency through
all nine of the centers. Andthen the reflector offers awareness
through their process ofsampling and sort of evaluating what
it is that they are samplingor reflecting back into their environment.
Projectors share aspects ofthis mechanic with reflectors because

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they are also an awarenessbased type. Right? But projectors
do have some of their owndefinitions, some of their own consistent
life force, which meansprojectors cannot take in the entirety
of of the environment the waythat reflectors do. And therefore
projectors cannot be purebarometers of differentiated truth
versus homogenization, whichis essentially the role in the Auric

(16:07):
function for reflectors, whichwe'll get to next. Projectors, rather
than being designed to sampleall of the energy arounding them
through a completely opensystem, the reflectors projectors
are designed for a deeppointed absorption of one other rather
than the Teflon. We'll talkabout the idea of Teflon when we

(16:29):
get to reflectors absorptionof the entire environment. So reflectors
kind of take it in, sample it,and then let it roll out. Because
they don't have any of theirown life force fixicity to grab onto
it with. Versus projectorshave their own consistent life force.
Can't be these clearcompletely open barometers instead

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have this focused aura wherethey focus on one other and deeply
absorbed. So the depth ofabsorption is specific to the projector
aura. Through the deepabsorption and penetration, and with
awareness, the projector canclearly see and guide the other.
And the awareness for theprojector is specifically necessary

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to be able to discern what isme and what is not me. Again, that
idea of the compare andcontrast. Knowing the other to know
myself. And as the projectorfocuses on Penetrates one other very
deeply, they are then able toshow the other what they see. Right.

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So this is where the wordprojector comes from. Think of a
old school projector machineshines a light onto an image and
then projects that imagelarger, more legibly, more visibly
on the wall for others to see.And so projectors are specifically
designed for the generator.We'll talk about that when we get

(20:44):
to talking about the aura. Andspecifically designed to be able
to show the generator whatthey see through this process of
shining the light, offocusing, penetrating, and absorbing
to help guide the generator toenergetic efficiency and the satisfaction.
So projectors don't aim forfeeling satisfied, but getting to

(21:06):
amplify a satisfied generatorIs a part of their process of success.
Finding ways to experiencesatisfaction through their process
of being the eyes, being theawareness, Rather than trying to
force their body into doing ina generated or manifested way. So

(21:27):
getting into the penetratingand absorbing aura, Sometimes you'll
hear people use the wordfocused. I believe ragh used both.
I tend to use it penetratingand focused interchangeably. I like
them both to describedifferent aspects of the aura. I
think it feels focused for theprojector. I think it feels penetrating
for the person that they'refocusing on. So I think both words

(21:49):
are useful. The projector aurapenetrates and locks into the g center
of one person at a time. So ifyou listen to Ra lectures, you'll
hear him talk about, like, Ithink at one point in the signature
projector lecture, he talksabout it. A projector kind of like
wrapping their. I think hesays fist, like fists, like wrapping
their fist around your. Your gcenter, your magnetic monopole, the

(22:11):
place where the self exists.So the projector locks. That's the
part of a person that theprojector is locking into and then
once locked into, focused onhaving penetrated that person's aura,
Locked onto the g center. Andthen projectors are absorbing. They're
taking in. You'll hear peopleuse the words eat or digest. You're

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literally absorbing the energyof the other that you're locked into
if you're a projector. And theprojector will process that in their
own body. So whether thatperson is the person the projector
is locked into might be reallydemonstra, really living as themselves
in that moment, reallydemonstrating satisfaction of really

(22:56):
having a satisfyingexperience, or really not for whatever
reason, in frustration intheir life overall or in that moment.
And whatever the person thatthe projector is locked into is experiencing,
the projector will beprocessing that experience in their
own body. So we all conditioneach other. Type aside, we all receive

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conditioning from the other inour undefined centers. However, the
projector aura is specificallydeeply absorbing that conditioning.
Because really taking in anddigesting definition from the other
in specific to the sacralcenter, right? Because projectors
are here primarily forgenerators. So taking in that motorized

(23:44):
life force through theirundefined sacral of the generator
is a big part of whatprojectors do. That is a part of
the auric function forprojectors. They are more so than
any of the other three typestaking in that conditioning from
the other very, very deeplyand with awareness. When the projector
is able to know the differencebetween themself and their own consistent

(24:09):
life force and the other, whothey're presently absorbing, then
they're able to show the otherwhat it is they see. When they have
that clarity of awareness, thediscernment to know what's them and
what's not. And this is theprojected guidance of the projector.
I don't want to overlygeneralize and say that projectors
cannot be of guidance to eachother or to manifestors or to reflectors.

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But I want to note that whenwe look at these four aura types,
the only aura that's designedto be open to penetration is the
generators. I don't know thatI would say projectors are not designed
to be open to one another. Butyour aura specifically is about focusing
and absorbing the generatoraura. And the only aura that we describe

(24:57):
as open and enveloping is thegenerator aura. And specifically,
manifestors have a closed aurathat is gonna be very resistant to
that penetration. Again,resistant orally. It's not a matter
of the manifester not wantingto be guided from a mind level. It's
a matter of the closed aura isnot meant to be influenced by outside

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forces. And the projector isan outer authority. It is an outside
force. The generator isdesigned to be in response to outside
forces. So there's a naturalaffinity here. There's a natural
fitting in of the projectoraura into the openness of the generator
aura. And so I just want topoint that out here and we'll talk

(25:41):
about this more throughout. Ihave some Quotes coming on from RA
on questions being the waythat projectors really guide, I just
want to sort of reorient herethis idea that the penetrating aura
is the only aura designed toreally consistently receive that
penetration is the generatoraura. And when we think about generator

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strategy of response and thegenerator authority, for many generators
sacral, even for emotionalgenerators, that sacral yes and no
is a part of how their systemoperates. With their strategy, generators
are most supported by yes orno questions. So just throwing that
out there for the projectorslistening along for the generators

(26:22):
who have projectors in yourworld, that mechanically it makes
sense that generators would bebest supported, best guided through
really good yes or noquestions. And a projector, through
this penetrating process andabsorbing process, is able to see
what questions would behelpful potentially and what would

(26:43):
not. So the strategy forprojectors of waiting for the invitation,
I always think of it astwofold. And I think that ultimately
the second fold that I'm goingto get to here, projectors considering
their own experience inside ofthe aura, is probably the more empowering
and more important one even.But I do want to start with this

(27:04):
other idea here, because Ithink this piece of projectors considering
their oryx, the way thatothers experience your aura, is a
part of why waiting is goingto lead the projector to more success
and away from bitterness. Sowe're going to consider two things
here. As we first orient tothis strategy for the projector of

(27:28):
waiting for the invitation,we're going to consider consent from
the other, because youliterally have an aura that penetrates,
and consent is important. Andwe're also going to consider your
own value, your limited energyand your experience of absorbing
the other, because you don'treally want to absorb the energy
of someone rejecting you.Okay, but we'll start with this.

(27:48):
We'll start with the basicsconsent. Again, you literally have
an aura that penetrates whenyou gaze at another. When you focus
on them, you enter their aura.That's what your aura does, right?
The generator aura kind ofmakes room and envelops, and it's
not personal at all. Themanifester aura pushes energy out

(28:10):
of the way just by nature ofbeing what it is. It's not something
the manifester is consciouslytrying to do. And in the same way,
regardless of what theprojector's mind wants to do, when
a projector is focused onanother, its aura just naturally
will penetrate. And it's anaura that naturally focuses as well.

(28:33):
Right? So the projector can betelling themselves, I don't want
to focus, I don't want topenetrate this person. Your aura
just will focus. It's what itnaturally does. It's what it. How
it orients. It orients throughfocusing. And penetration requires
consent, right? Wait for theinvitation whenever possible before
assuming the position ofpenetration. It's a funny sounding

(28:56):
phrase, but I've heardmultiple projectors and I've asked,
I've sought out stories fromprojectors on what it feels like
to live within this aura. Bothprojectors who are like deep in the
experiment and have studiedhuman design, and also projectors
who loosely know theirprojectors but don't, haven't gone
that deeply into it. And I'veheard from many projectors this idea
that like, if they are facinga person, they are penetrating that

(29:19):
person. So what I mean byassuming the position of penetration
is literally like have anawareness that the moment you're
facing and focusing on aperson with your gaze, with your
body posture, with yourattention, you will be penetrating
their aura. And so wait forthe invitation whenever possible
to actually assume thatposition. I've heard projectors talk

(29:41):
about like wearing sunglassesmost of the time, so the gaze is
at least sort of covered up. Idon't know if that actually makes
a difference or not, but it'ssomething I've heard. And then even
when you are focused, when theaura is focused, when it's locked
in, wait for the invitationbefore offering verbal guidance.
And so there's kind of twoparts to the process. There's the

(30:03):
focused and penetrating, andthen there's the absorbing and offering
what it is you see throughyour awareness as you're absorbing,
as you're digesting theother's experience, their aura, their
situation, their definition,their conditioning, all the circumstantial
things to go with that. Therel you the projector is able to
feel the relationship of theother person whom they're penetrating.

(30:28):
The relationship of thatperson's mind to body. Because the
projector with awareness canfeel the distortion or not and where
the distortion is coming from.So there's a real superpower here.
We'll talk about how forvarious reasons, that process of
getting to the point ofawareness, like neutral awareness
and neutral guidance for theprojector takes time, takes at least

(30:52):
a seven year period period ofdeconditioning. But it's something
that I imagine all projectorslistening have some level of resonance
with right away. This idea ofI can see what's not working and
how to fix things because Ican feel it so clearly in my own
body. But wait for theinvitation before offering that Verbal

(31:12):
guidance. Because if you guidebefore you're invited, that guidance
is likely going to beunwelcomed and unable to be heard.
The experience will not feelcorrect to either party. I want to
remind projectors you're anouter authority. Even though you're
here for the other, and youraura very naturally orients to the
other, to focusing on anotherand locking into that person, digesting

(31:36):
and projecting that person'sexperience, regardless to that other
person, you remain an outerauthority, just like everyone to
you is an outer authority. Sono matter what it is you see through
this process of penetratingand absorbing the other, the other
person's body, form,definition, life force, still ultimately

(31:57):
is their authority and knowswhat's best for them. So you might
be able to see very clearlywhere the distortion lies, what would
offer more energeticefficiency. But if that person isn't
ready for it, they aren'tready for it, period. And the projector's
ability to see systemically,projectors tend to have very sharp

(32:18):
minds that think in systemsbecause they're designed for their
awareness to be the Auricfunction, as we've talked about,
and we'll talk about more. Butregardless of what it is that the
projector sees, they stillremain in outer authority to the
other. Even though I imaginefor the projector, when you're locked
into the other, you are, youfeel that you are inside their system,

(32:40):
but you're using your mind toorient to that which is correct.
That's part of the process forprojectors. And remember, the mind,
everything above the thethroat is designed to be part of
the communication system, theouter authority system from being
to being. And so even what theprojector offers to those, they're

(33:02):
designed to guide each other.And again, primarily the generator,
regardless of how on pointthat guidance is, that offering of
awareness is, it is still anouter authority to the other. The
other person's body knows whenthey are ready to hear what you have
to offer via your awareness.And so trusting others to. To invite

(33:24):
you when it feels correct forthem is a big part of the projector
process. When a projectorinitiates or forces that awareness
onto the other because they'reseeking recognition. Projectors,
your design for recognition.But the not self will go wild trying
to seek it in ways that areactually unhealthy for you. And when
that happens, it doesn'tactually feel good for the person

(33:47):
being penetrated or for theprojector. Right. So kind of flipping
the script a bit coming intothis piece. Consider your own value,
your own limited energy,because you are not an Energy being,
even energy projectors, youhave a very limited amount of energy
if you have any at all. Andconsider your experience of absorption

(34:08):
when someone's rejecting yourguidance, you feel that rejection
in your own system. So forprojectors, a lot of your process
of waiting for the invitationand of trusting your own authority
has to do with boundaries andhas to do with recognizing yourself
as a precursor to even beginto be able to discern who actually

(34:34):
recognizes you and what othersenergy do I actually want to take
in? Right, There's a flip thathas to get switched in the deconditioning
projectors awareness where itgoes from being a plug. Ra talks
about projectors as like plugslooking for a socket to plug into

(34:57):
sometimes where it goes fromthat very disempowering orientation
to I need an energy source, Ineed an other to I'm my own sovereign
being. I am able to use myawareness and my own body's inner
authority process to discernwhich others are ready for and worthy

(35:19):
of me plugging into them forthis synergistic process of my awareness
guiding their energy. So forprojectors, you know, you have to
consider for yourself do youreally even want to absorb the energy
of someone who's resistingyour attention and guidance, who's

(35:40):
recognizing you maybe for thewrong reasons or not recognizing
you at all? The mind for theprojector is going to try to convince
it that it needs to be guidingto be plugged into unhealthy connections
where the body for theprojector is aware of this need for
discernment around. Hey, Ihave an invaluable resource that

(36:01):
is my attention. And I'm noteven going to consider offering that
attention up to people until Iknow that they recognize the value
of my attention and offer mean invitation. And even then there's
a level of selectivity thatprojectors need to use discernment
around because not any oldinvitation like the presence of an

(36:24):
invitation alone is not aguarantee that it's a healthy invitation.
So for the projector, you're,you know, you're designed to be recognized.
You, you have an aura thatgets attention, period. Now whether
that attention is for beingyou or for being somebody who you
know is able to in the notself world offer attention to the

(36:47):
ego mind or be manipulated tobe used energetically. Because remember
all non sacrals are easilymanipulated when it comes to what
we use our life force onbecause we don't have this fixed
motor that says yes and no theway sacrals do. So you know, you're
designed to be recognized, butas a non sacral, you're easily manipulated
to work and expend energy thatyou don't actually have. Maybe even

(37:10):
more important than that youdon't actually have. Although that's
important because it can anddoes lead projectors to burnout massively.
There's also the fact that youhave this other resource that's not
energy, that is this attentionwith prime awareness. And when a
projector is running aroundchasing recognition or allowing that

(37:32):
shitty recognition, therecognition of you for your ability
to be manipulated, for yourability to want to be recognized
and plugged into the other.When a projector chases or accepts
recognition for things thataren't actually them, living as themselves,
as these non energy types, asthese awareness beings, then a projector

(37:55):
is making themselvesunavailable for actually seeing what
it is you're designed to see,and being recognized for offering
that awareness, rather thanoffering this easily manipulated
energy within your system.Waiting for the invitation for the
projector protects your ownintegrity and your own life force.

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Because your life force is notdesigned to be used like an energy
being, your life force isdesigned to be used in this process
of compare and contrast mydefinition, my life force to the
other, through this intensebut meaningful process of penetration
and absorption. When aprojector chases recognition rather

(38:38):
than awaits it, which willalways be the result of the not self
hijacking in that projector,they're sacrificing the awareness
that they could offer fromsimply being and not doing and actually
making themselves unavailablefor correct recognition and invitation
in order for the projector tobe recognized for their supreme awareness
rather than for their abilityto be manipulated into doing, which

(39:01):
happens through that longingfor the connection, for the plugging
in and through themalleability of the undefined sacral,
the projector has to wait foractual recognition and invitation
and be discerning by usingtheir authority in which invitations
they accept. So what is aninvitation? This is something that

(39:21):
gets talked about a lot. Itmost certainly can be a verbal, formal,
hey, what do you see? Hey, Icould use some advice. Hey, can I
talk to you about an issue I'mhaving? It could also be something
more all encompassing, like arelationship or a job. You could
be invited into a team, youcan be invited into a company, you

(39:43):
can be invited into a family,a home, a marriage, a friendship,
whatever it is. So thisquestion of is it verbal, is it energetic,
is it both, can it be eitheror is it always both? Does an invitation
inherently containrecognition? Are there invitations
where people invite youwithout actually recognizing you?

(40:05):
Probably. How do I know if aninvitation has expired? Invitations
certainly expire because weare all, you know, mutative beings
moving through time and spacewith changing circumstances and shifting
awarenesses and differenttrajectories. So do invitations expire?
How do I know if they'veexpired? These are all questions
that come up a lot forprojectors and have come up a lot

(40:29):
in my own process of learningabout and observing and teaching
about projectors. But I thinkultimately, you know, while I could
wax poetic about each of thesequestions and have begun to a little
bit and will continue tothroughout this lecture, the most
important thing, as with alltypes and all beings, all individuals,
is that these types ofquestions that will bring a layer

(40:51):
of nuance and complexity tosomeone's human design experiment,
in this case, are questionsthat each projector will just need
to explore and experiment withon your own. So a projector over
time is going to know thefrequency of an aligned invitation,
where they are feeling andbeing recognized for being themselves

(41:12):
and for their awareness. Andit may or may not have words to it.
It may or may not have certainenergetic qualities. There may or
may not be like a texture or aframework or a resonance that a projector
in their own body, based ontheir own authority, whether they're
an emotional, splenic, ego,self projected or mental projector,

(41:33):
all projectors are going to,through their experience, through
their experimentation overtime, become more and more clear
on what is an invitation. Justthat question period. What does it
feel like? What does it soundlike? What kinds of invitations feel
correct to me? The only way toget answers to these questions is

(41:56):
through exploring them inliving your life, in your relationships
and using success andbitterness, the theme and not self
theme for projectors as thesesort of signposts of what 10 what
has tended to lead me towardssuccess and when and how does bitterness
show up for me? And the filterfor all of this is the authority.

(42:18):
So we haven't gotten to theauthority section in Lyd yet, but
when we do get to authority,that's gonna be sort of the piece
that brings it altogether. Andthis is true for everyone. The authority
is the piece that brings ittogether because it's the peace within
your own body system that'sfiltering all this information and
checking it against what yourown body knows to be true in the

(42:40):
past, in the present, and in,in your ongoing experimentation.
So for the projectorspecifically, the authority is the
filter for all these questionsabout what even is an invitation,
as well as for quality controlof what invitations that the projector
accepts. Says yes to. One ofthe things that we'll look at pretty
closely is this idea of theprojector having the projector's

(43:04):
well being. And this is thecase for reflectors too, in a different
way, having so much to do withwho is around them. Because the Auric
function for both theprojector and the reflector has to
do with taking in from theoutside. And so one way that I remember
hearing about it was throughmy teacher Alaq's phrasing that when

(43:25):
a projector accepts aninvitation, they're agreeing to another's
movie. So because the way theprojector aura is designed, because
of the functionality, theprojectors are here for their Auric
purpose. When a projectoraccepts an invitation, they're essentially,
I think I remember a Lockekind of expanding on this idea, saying
something to the effect oflike they're essentially agreeing

(43:46):
to be a character in another'smovie. Because projectors are there
to offer this guidance to theother. And that feels correct for
the projector. That's yourpurpose as a solar being who has
your own fixed life force andpurpose. That's correct for the projector.
So it's not inherently likecodependent or problematic that the
projector is so otheroriented. That's what you're designed

(44:09):
to do. You deeply penetrateand focus so much on the other that
you immerse yourself in theirexperience. So when we're talking
about these big invitations,you know, outside of like a moment
of one on one connection, whenwe're talking about these big invitations,
you're invited to be a part ofthis, you know, project as, as your
work in life. You're invitedto be in this relationship, to live

(44:33):
in this home. These are reallycrucial for the projector to use
their discernment aroundbecause when you accept those invitations,
you're accepting that you'regoing to immerse yourself in whatever
that is because your aurafocuses in that way. It penetrates
and absorbs in such a focusedway. And so it's so important. I
remember Alaq saying to gowith this, that like the projector

(44:56):
really has to know before theyes, because once you're in, you're
in. Once you're in, you're onthis ride, you're in this movie.
Another question that comes upa lot is what actually requires invitation?
You'll. I've heard people sayprojectors need invitations to leave
situations. So just like I wasjust saying and sharing from my studies
with the lock, once aprojector accepts an invitation,

(45:17):
they're in that movie, they'realong for that ride. So when a projector
realizes that perhaps thatinvitation has expired, or perhaps
it was never even the rightinvitation for them and they accepted
it based on the strategy ofthe not self minded, how does a projector
get out? Again, this is aquestion for projectors to discern

(45:38):
in their own way. But I haveheard people say that projectors
need invitations even to leaveshitty situations, to leave a bad
relationship, to leave a badliving situation. That there's some
some support that can come tothe projector through other invitations
to unplug and plug intosomething else. Now I can totally
see why aspects of that way ofthinking could be disempowering and

(46:02):
could lend to codependency.So, you know, take it with a grain
of salt, experiment with thatto the extent that feels correct
for you. If you are aprojector, I'm just kind of sharing
things I've heard. I don'tnecessarily condone or not condone
this. Do projectors needinvitations to move through their
lives in ways that are outsideof their Auric penetration and guidance,

(46:23):
AKA ways that do not affect orrequire the other? So kind of similarly
to this question above, like abig part of the projector waiting
for the invitation is to stopthe pattern for the not self projector
of chasing recognition andconstantly initiating or showing
up in response in ways thataren't correct for the projector

(46:45):
forcing energy expenditure,which is not what the projector design
is about, in order to stopthat pattern, the projector learns
to wait for invitations. Waituntil you're truly recognized, because
it's only when you're trulyrecognized that you're able to provide
your value, which is yourattention and your awareness. We

(47:05):
talked about how a big part ofthat is consent to penetrate as well.
So if there isn't apenetration happening, if it's just
I want to leave thisrelationship or I want to move leave
this job, I want to move outof this house, does a projector need
an invitation to that if itdoesn't actually have to do with
this penetration of the other?Again, these are just questions for

(47:27):
each individual projector toexperiment with and discern from
for yourself. My current senseis that no. Projectors don't need
invitations to make their owndecisions outside of penetration
of the other. You have yourown authority for that. Waiting for
the invitation as sort of aradical experiment I do think is
useful at times for projectorsto decondition their impulsiveness

(47:50):
towards initiating, trying tobe a manifestor or generating, responding,
working to. So I do Think thatthere's potential value in that pretty
radical experimentation ofwaiting for invitations. Part of
the value I see in that isthis concept of the projector glide.
I see the potential for acorrect projector to simply glide

(48:12):
through their life. As in, youreally don't have to do anything.
All the projector needs to dois be aware and honor the sanctity
of their own aura and theirown attention, and trust that in
the waiting, in the being, inthe honoring the sanctity of their
own attention, the right eyeswill come to them, the right opportunities,

(48:35):
the right invitations willcome. And not trying to get in the
way of that, through themental distortion, through the flavors
of the undefined centers. AndI have sort of witnessed from the
outside again that slipping ofa switch for projectors where suddenly
you're just gliding. Yourealize that you don't actually have
to lift a finger. And soagain, I think that the kind of radical

(48:59):
seeming experimentation ofwaiting for invitations can be really
useful to a point and seeing,like showing your mind how easy it
actually can be for you,regardless of how hard your mind
tries to make it easy in thatprojector gliding way. I like to
say lately, projectorsshouldn't have to lift a finger because
that's not what you're herefor. You're not here for that energetic

(49:20):
labor. I also do see, though,on the other end of that getting
dogmatic about this idea ofwaiting for the invitation and projectors,
you know, essentially thencoming into a very like, disempowered,
weak, victimized place, whichjust. It just adds more to the bitterness
of feeling like I'm. No one'sinviting me, no one's seeing me,

(49:42):
which is the. At the basis ofbitterness. And we'll talk about
that more. So just anotherinvitation here for projectors to
play with this idea ofinvitation and to notice if you tend
to get really sticky about itone way or the other, everything
has to be an invitation. Ican't do anything. Or, you know,
on the other side of that kindof dismissing your birthright of

(50:04):
ease through not trusting theinvitation. Where I'm at right now,
kind of watching the ex. Theprojectors in my sphere, either ones
that I've met through humandesign or who I've initiated into
human design. I see a lot ofprojectors experimenting with these
types of questions, trying itout kind of both ways. The radical
invitation and then the. Themore kind of soft invitation in the

(50:28):
background, not being soradical about it. And I think it's
really cool. And I've seenprojectors glean a lot through both
approaches and throughswitching kind of between. Because
remember, the human designexperiment is an experiment. You
have to play with it to findout. So here's something that RA
says in his signature lectureon projectors. So kind of his way

(50:48):
of answering this question ofwhat actually requires invitation.
Ra says for the projector, thestrategy of the invitation is not
about anything banal ormundane. So he's saying it's not
actually about do I need to beinvited to, you know, pay attention
to this today, to use myattention and my energy on this day

(51:11):
in this way, do I need to beinvited to have this hobby? Right?
So this is kind of answeringmy question of do you need invitations
to move through your lives inways outside of that Auric penetration?
RA here is essentially saying,no, the strategy of invitation is
not about anything banal ormundane. And then he contrasts this
by saying the glory of theGenerator is that they have mundane

(51:34):
truth. In other words,everything in life for the Generator
can be dealt with honestly,with a yes or no in their response.
So generators have somethingin every moment to guide them. Yes,
no, yes, this, no, this.Because this is the natural way of
the Generator to be in thisconstant response. This is not the

(51:56):
case. It's not so simple forprojectors, and as we talked about
with manifestors, it's not sosimple. The sacral really offers
the potential for simplicitythrough this mundane truth, this
physical truth in every momentthat that generators have based on
their sacral availability forsomething or not. But if you're a

(52:16):
projector, your strategy ofimitation is limited to these larger
things. Which friend, whichlover, which job, big things, where
to be, these kinds of thingsthat are major issues in the life
part of this RA quote. And hegoes on to say, this is what the
invitation is about. This, asin all this big stuff here. And then

(52:38):
he says all the little stuff,the stuff that for the generators
is the mundane truth in themoment that comes from the conditioning
of others when you plug intoit. So RA is saying here, my translation
of it is basically when theprojector accepts the correct big
invitations, then theconditioning and the mundane truth

(53:00):
that's happening through theeveryday stuff in the meantime, in
between big invitations. Andunderneath the umbrella of big invitations
will be correct, because theoverarching invitation is correct.
So again, it comes back to theimportance of the projector having
discernment in regards to whothey are plugged into and in these
bigger ways, a little bit moreon what is an invitation. Ra says

(53:24):
investor invitationsgenerally, but not Exclusively apply
to the four major decisionsone makes in life. So investor invitations.
Essentially here he'sreferring to people who invest their
energy in the into a projectorvia invitation for the purposes of
receiving the projector sortof asset or value, that is their

(53:48):
attention, their awareness andtheir guidance. One of the four major
decisions one makes in life.The invitation to love, relationship,
to a career, work, to bondwith others, more relationship and
a place to live. Once aninvitation is received and accepted,
projectors can use all theskills at their disposal within the
parameters set by theinvitation for as long as the investor

(54:10):
remains open and receptive andwilling to play their part, willing
to offer the energeticresources, willing to offer them
money, whatever it is. All thethings that the projector gets in
exchange for offering theirattention are part of the parameters
of this invitation. This canbe for a few weeks, a few months,
a few years, or for the restof their lives, right? So these big
umbrella invitations. Whenentering into any of these major

(54:33):
long term commitments,projectors need to be intentional
and deliberate in followingtheir strategy and authority. The
next essential step forprojectors is being selective. Just
because they finally receivedan invitation doesn't automatically
make it right for them. Theprojector authority will guide them
to the right energy exchangefor them. Each projector's decision
making process is unique. Andthe best way to determine what a

(54:56):
correct invitation looks likeis to measure the level of resistance
they meet when they act onone. Over time and with increased
self awareness, theprojector's proficiency at recognizing
correct invitations improvesand the process itself is refined.
When projectors are recognizedand invited, they suddenly have access
to the reliable energy ofothers, which in turn releases their

(55:18):
own projector gifts and outerauthority. Patience and careful observation
are once again key factors.And RA says that all invitations
do in fact come with anexpiration date if the invitation
has lost its energy orexcitement. If the parameters of
the exchange no longer feelcorrect for one or both parties,

(55:39):
then the invitation has beenwithdrawn or perhaps the job is complete,
but no one has noticed we'renot following up on those parameters.
The projector may feel thatthings just aren't working anymore,
such as money, interest,support or adequate time is no longer
available. And at this pointit's helpful to discuss the situation.
The projector uses theirauthority, along with the strategy

(56:01):
of waiting for the invitation,to discern which invitations. But
then there's also that processof discerning feel successful. It
feels successful. Okay, now itseems like this particular exchange,
this particular particulararrangement of plugging in, is no
longer working. It's no longerleading you to satisfaction, me to

(56:22):
success. So there's a term,there's a need for a discussion of
the terms. So what is success?I've already brought in these ideas
of bitterness and success asthe signposts. Let's get into that.
Projector signature issuccess. The projector not self theme
is bitterness. We'll talkabout both. But first, language alert.

(56:42):
Similarly to what I offeredfor the generators when I first started
talking about work andproductivity and energy expenditure
and labor, I wanted to sort ofinoculate everyone to the potential
that the mind has to getwrapped up in baggage and conventional
homogenized ideas of whatthose words, work, labor, workforce,

(57:05):
productivity mean. Same thinghere. The mind has a whole lot of
ideas of what success means.And very pointedly so. Signature
success for the projector isnot about homogeneity's ideas of
success. So as you're cominginto human design for a projector

(57:26):
specifically, but also for allthe other types just orienting to
what success is for aprojector as you study it, understand
that everything you come tothe table with right now in terms
of what you think successmeans is coloring your ability to
really orient to what successactually is at a frequency level

(57:46):
for the projector. And ittakes time to detangle true success,
the frequency of that, themechanics of that for a projector,
than the version ofhomogenized success that the mind
understands and has graspedonto. So here's just the initiation
into realizing that when wetalk about success for projectors,

(58:08):
we're not talking about yourmind's idea of success. We're talking
about something different.We're going to get into what that
something different is. Butit's going to take time. Like, understand
that everything that you studyin human design has to pass through
the realm of the mind. Youreceive it on the intellectual level.
And the mind, with all of itsnot self tendencies, is going to

(58:31):
grasp and hold and try todistort your understanding of this
knowledge. So that's the badnews. The good news is that that's
always happening. That's thebad news too. It's always happening.
It never stops. But the goodnews that is, is that it's always
happening alongside this otherprocess of your body cellularly somatically
reorienting to truth, to yourindividual understanding of truth

(58:55):
and your truth. And so whilethe mind for projectors is going
to grapple at this idea ofsuccess and distort your idea of
success, your body is alsoremembering what true success feels
like. And so it's just amatter of patience and awareness,
watching your overallorientation towards success change

(59:17):
as you decondition. Guess I'mtalking specifically to projectors,
but I think this happens forall of us with our own signatures
and also with what weunderstand about the other types,
signatures and also with everysingle concept within the human design
framework. So what we'rereally getting at here is that when
we talk about success for theprojector, we need to understand

(59:39):
that we are not talking abouthomogeneity's ideas of success, right?
We're not talking aboutmaterial success necessarily. We're
not talking about fame, we'renot talking about influence, impact
or power. Although to the notself projector, especially early
in their deconditioningjourney, who deeply craves recognition

(59:59):
after a lifetime of feelingunder recognized, manipulated in
the world of energy types andbitter from the constancy of inefficiency
and amplification offrustration that they just know could
be remediated if only theirawareness wasn't being discarded.
So I'm describing a veryclassic not self projector here,
right? Someone who all ofthese things knows they're designed

(01:00:23):
to be recognized, knows thatif only people would listen, would
recognize me, invite me in, wewouldn't all be so frustrated. I
have something to offer,right? All of this stuff, a lifetime
of being manipulated, burntout because of trying to conform
for the purposes ofrecognition rather than wait for
true recognition to this notself projector who just knows they

(01:00:44):
see something and just knowsthat underneath all the not self
stuff that's telling them todevalue themselves and thus distort
themselves into trying to bean energy being, the not self mind
is going to take this idea ofhomogenized success, material success,
fame, influence, impact andpower, and it's going to try to hypnotize

(01:01:06):
your process. It's going todistract you. The mind's idea of
success, the homogenized ideaof success can be incredibly alluring
and hypnotizing anddistracting to the not self projector.
So you will see projectors outthere in, you know, the, the human
design world who try to draw adirect connection to projector success

(01:01:29):
and material success, toprojector success and recognition,
to fame, to influence, impactand power, right? And these are things
that totally can happenunderneath the umbrella of correctness
for projectors. But I justwant to specify, this is not what
success means, okay? Successfor the projector is something different

(01:01:52):
that may or may not lead tovarying degrees of these things,
right? But especially thislast piece. Influence, impact, power,
those are things that comefrom a motorized throat. Okay, so
projector recognition allowsfor projector success when plugged
into the right places. Andthere is a level of power that comes

(01:02:15):
with that, and that's a powerin the projector sovereignty and
the power to achieve successthrough their guidance. But it's
very different than thecoercive power over dynamics that
historical leadership lookslike. And we'll talk about that when
we talk about leadership inthe manifestor era and the projector

(01:02:36):
era. So what is signatureprojector success about then? I sort
of see it as being about threethings. One, signature projector
success is about successfullyliving as yourself without having
to push force, manipulate orsacrifice. Not having to push force,
initiate. Right? That's verymanifestory. That's what the projector

(01:02:59):
not self does when it's tryingto be a manifestor. Not having, not
trying to manipulate, tomanipulate people into recognizing
you, not sacrificing the truthof who you are in order to be recognized,
but rather successfully livingas yourself so that you can then
be recognized for your truevalue as an awareness, so that you

(01:03:21):
can be invited by those whotruly recognize you to offer your
most valuable resource of yourattention, so that your penetration,
your attention, yourawareness, and your guidance are
able to support energeticefficiency, not perpetuate energetic
misuse in yourself and others.So first is just you get to be yourself,

(01:03:41):
and that works for you and forthose who it is correct for you to
be in a relationship with.Second, projector success is about
feeling the shift mechanicallyfrom frustration to satisfaction,
because that's happening inyour own body as you guide it. So
I've really come to understandat least one aspect of projector
success as being about. Okay,I've been invited to come into this

(01:04:04):
situation, and I think of itas like performing energetic surgery.
The projector goes in withtheir skilled mind, with their sharp
tools that are the skilledmind and the penetrating aura, they
feel what's happening. Andthrough that deep absorption and
neutral awareness, theprojector is then able to ask the

(01:04:25):
questions that help bringawareness to the generator, that
help bring awareness and evento another projector too. But here
I'm talking specifically aboutthe generator. It kind of like moves
the energy blockages aroundwhich are happening because of the
mind. And while the generatorexperiences this dense shift from

(01:04:46):
like the potential of, offrustration to, oh, I can just let
my life force flow where it'smeant to go without getting all these
blocks in the way from mymind, they swing towards satisfaction,
freedom, satisfaction. And forthe projector that feels like, ah,
everything back in its rightplace, a feeling of awe there is
sort of how I think about it.So through the amplified experience

(01:05:09):
of frustration tosatisfaction, that shift that the
projector attention is able tooffer, the projector in their own
body might feel that shiftfrom from frustration to satisfaction.
And that feels like successfor the projector too. And then lastly,
projector success is aboutease. It is about that projector

(01:05:30):
glide, like not having to lifta finger in the mechanically correct,
interdependent differentiatedworld. Projectors don't have to lift
a finger because they arehonored for being vessels with supreme
attention and awareness. Andthere's no need to. And this kind
of feeds back up into thefirst bullet point here to try to
push, force or manipulate thatAuric function, that person to try

(01:05:54):
to be something other thanthis awareness. And so ease. It should
be easeful for a projector andease for the projector. The part
of signature success that issimply about ease is about being
as opposed to doing and beingseen and invited from that state
of being to guide energy, notto exert it. From the definitive
book of human Design, "Thepersonal success for the projector

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is dependent on havingenergetically healthy people around
them who acknowledge theirprojector skills and offer them energy
resources to work with."
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