How do you find your purpose using Human Design and Gene Keys?
Sep 07, 2024
Your best bet for success lies in building on who you already are, not trying to become someone you’re not.
Have you found yourself searching for “how to find my purpose in life?” and maybe getting into personality quizzes, Human Design, or Gene Keys in the hopes that SOMETHING will finally just tell you what to do so that you can do it?
I have some bad news: Nothing will tell you what to do, because purpose is not what you do.
The pressure we put ourselves under feels so much like the new age version of the high school guidance counsellor. I can’t be the only one that remembers blinking back at a counsellor trying to get you to pick your career at 17. The idea of picking ONE thing that would serve as your career for the rest of your life…. Felt suffocating.
We then transfer this pressure on to ourselves when we begin our spiritual journey expecting that there must be ONE thing we are here to do.
I hope this wisdom, both from my own journey as well as supporting thousands of others, feels like a cool drink on a hot day:
That “thing” for you to do is to simply be you. Being YOU is your souls purpose. That is why your soul came here. Fully embodied, owning your quirks, leveraging your strengths, building your dreams, and living the fullest expression of YOU.
That’s why your soul is here now with your unique blueprint. Why your soul waited for the alignment of the planets 88 days before your birth and the exact alignment of the planets for the moment of birth to create your unique bodygraph. So that you would have YOUR unique set of skills, strengths, & wisdom to live out your unique path.
Your purpose is solely and completely to live out your life the best way you can. To take responsibility for your shadow patterns, heal what needs to be healed, do good while you are here, and experience the eternal journey of being you.
It is an absolutely overused saying, however, I want you to really zoom out for a moment. The other day, as my partner & I were walking our dogs, I looked up at the moon and said (as I say multiple times a week because it never fails to just utterly shock & ground me):
“Can you believe it? We are literally walking on a big rock, circling a ball of fire, in….. Nothingness. A universe, a galaxy…. Floating… in space. Not understood by scientists and not understood by us…. Yet we get so fixated on the things right in front of our feet”.
Then, in true Ashley fashion, I giggled and said “To think I am terrified of heights yet we are just floating with literally no bottom that we know of to how far we could fall… And I can’t imagine things would go well if we fell out of orbit by falling anyway!”
You are HURLING through space, nothingness, vastness, with science saying that there are thousands of “multi-verses” of YOU, yes you, existing at this exact moment. And you are letting days of valuable time slip by searching for…. Purpose. A thing you NEED to do while you are here. Rather than just being YOU.
What if everything you did was simply an extension of who you be? What if what you DID was an extension of simply you being you because your purpose is to be you. Then what? How would you move through life? How would you lead yourself? How would you approach systems such as Human Design, Gene Keys, Astrology, Positive Psychology tools?
Would they then be signposts. Reminders, nudges from the universe rather than a box or directions? Would they be something that confirms to you who you already are, rather than telling you who you are?
Trying to reduce purpose to a career, or any neat box, is the reason why purpose seems so elusive. Trying to label exactly what you have to do while on Earth is why success in business feels so hard or your message feels all over the place.
I remember hearing Richard Rudd, founder of Gene Keys, say something along the lines of he can tell when people are new to the Gene Keys because they are looking for purpose and don’t yet realize that’s not what it is about.
This can be one of the most challenging hurdles to get over on our spiritual journey, especially if you have ADHD which can bring about challenges of black and white thinking. The added challenge of ADHD & seeking “purpose” is often you think you found it, then you get bored or frustrated at it being difficult, then pivot.
So, if purpose is not what we do but “WHO we be” how do we be who we are meant to be?
Great question!
The answer is you must wholeheartedly give yourself permission to figure it out for the rest of your life. You must give yourself permission to grow, evolve, and not be the same person in a year from now.
Ultimately, you must give yourself permission to enjoy the journey!
Now, this is very different from impulsively pivoting or changing direction because you are bored. Truly expressing the best, and most expressed, version of self in THIS moment is more of a flow, like a river, than whiplash of a car crash.
With my clients I like to add more immediate tools to support this while also going on the long term contemplative journey.
Some tools I recommend to support finding your true higher purpose (which is to be you!):
1. Explore your channels in Human Design. Your channels are what Ra referred to as “the quantum”. As well, really go deep into your profile. Your profile is your public role & how you fulfill your purpose.
I recommend, if you are searching for articles & free content a couple places:
a. I am trained by the official schools at the Jovian Archive including the International Human Design School, as a second year student in their Differentiation College for Analysts, as well as the BG5 Institute as a Business Consultant, Business Cycles Specialist, & Profit Potential Specialist.
To support you I have created a YouTube Channel and 2 Podcasts you can find here:
BRAND (by design) Business Podcast
- For articles from the Jovian Archive, the official source of Human Design content, please see here: https://www.jovianarchive.com/
Note: I do recommend being careful who you hire and work with in regards to Human Design + BG5. Do not be afraid to ask if they are certified by the official schools, as many people online are self taught which negatively impacts you own experience with the system.
2. Dive into Gene Keys for a more contemplative approach. You can learn more about Gene Keys here: Gene Keys Website
3. My background is in Psychology & Positive Psychology therefore I do find a lot of joy in including tools from this side of my education when working with clients. To learn more about your strengths so that you can leverage them to fully express your highest purpose (who you be), I recommend these two websites:
I hope this blog & resources support you on your journey into the fullest expression of who you are. If you have any questions, or desire to explore ways to work together (even if you don’t have ADHD!) please email us at [email protected].
Ashley
Elite Human Design Consulting
Founder: ADHD + HD
Creator of THRIVES with ADHD + HD
