The 4 transformations of Variable in Human Design are about unlocking your true cognitive potential so that you can make intelligent decisions, make an impact and create value for those on your fractal line through your Outer Authority. 

Your Determination, Environment, Perspective and Motivation support you in the process of differentiation. When you honor these unique aspects of yourself, new neural pathways open up in the brain, which nurture deeper senses within your body and mind. 

This whole process starts with the way that you take in food, information and the experience of life- your Determination. 

Determination is your body’s internal dependent variable.  It’s the Color below the gate and line of your Design Sun + Earth.

Your Determination will give you insights into how your brain and physical being are best nourished internally. These are the conditions or circumstances that you best digest whatever you’re taking in. 

When you honor your Determination, y...

One of my favorite things is spotting patterns in Human Design that seem to suddenly make something so much clearer to me. It’s like a new level of understanding and knowing has landed in my body.  

This happened recently when I discovered the connection between Determination and Motivation. 

I’ve known for a while that those with harmonic/ bridge Profiles (1/4, 2/5, 3/6, 4/1, 5/2 or 6/3) will always have Innocence Motivation and Appetite (consecutive or alternating) Determination, but I didn’t realize that this same connection can be found with other types of Determination and Motivation. 

Because of the 88 degree angle from the Personality (everything in black on your chart) to the Design (everything in red on your chart), there is a precise calculation that can be used to determine what your Design Sun will be by subtracting 15 gates, 3 lines, 5 colors, 1 tone and 1 base from your Personality Sun. 

For example, my Personality Sun is 54.6.3.3.2 (gate, line, color, tone...