So you stumbled upon human design and you’re freaking out at this whole new world you’ve uncovered. You’re starting to notice the sequences, coincidences, and patterns. You did your body graph and know you’re a Generator or Manifesting Generator. The only problem is every blog post, tweet, and video is telling you to listen to your Sacral response. Sacral who? Sacral what? How do you use this information you just learned to make aligned decisions in your life? What does Sacral authority even mean? What does a Sacral response even feel like? How do you know yours is even working? What if it’s not and you’re never going to learn how to live within your design?
I’m here to tell you to CHILL OUT! Take a deep breath and realize it’s not your fault that you might not have a clue what your sacral response feels like! Our world is constructed to pull a lot of people out of their design and it conditions many to stop listening to their natural strategy and authority.
Recently, in a Generator/Manifesting Generator group chat I’m a part of, someone brought up the question:
What does your sacral response feel like?
So many of us responded to this question and it made me really excited to talk to you all about it the topic! I have some insight for any Generators or Manifesting Generators that may be feeling lost!
So today we’re gonna talk about the sacral response Generators and MG’s have, what the heck the sacral is, what it feels like for many G’s and MG’s, and how you can start to feel your own sacral response!
If you found this post and it’s your first time hearing about human design you can find your own body graph here!
*This post is directed to Generators and MG’s that have a Sacral authority. Only MG’s and G’s can have sacral authority so if you are anything else this post is not for you! I’ll be making other posts for the other types of authorities as I meet the other designs in my life!*
What is the Sacral in Human Design?
The Sacral is one of the nine energy centers of the body graph! We all have these energy centers that makeup who we are! The Sacral center is also a motor center, motor centers give us energy to create and collaborate with the outer world! With the Sacral it’s all about life force, sustainability, sexuality, and reproduction! Sacral being are the builders of the world and when in alignment can bring great change to it!
The Sacral YES and NO– What does it feel like?
Since the Sacral is a motor center it responds in the moment and lives in our body. To feel your Sacral response you need to go into your body! Notice the area right below your belly button. This is where the Sacral lives. When you’re responding to things in the outer world, need to make a decision, or answer a question, tune into this area and see how it feels! You can get sensations like butterflies, feel like you are expanding, or buzzing if it’s a YES! For a NO it can feel like a drop in the stomach, empty, or heavy weight.
Some people will hear noises! A YES noise can sound like “Mmmhmm” or “Uh-huh” while a NO can sound like “Uh-nuh” or “Mmmmm” and even a “Ugh!”.
Keep in mind that the Sacral is a “Yes or No” center. If you feel like you need to think about a decision or weigh the pros or cons it’s a no and your brain is trying to make the decisions. A YES will be very clear in the moment!
Here is what some members of the group chat said:
“My Yes is BRIGHT, it’s energizing, fire-like, and sometimes I get teary-eyed if it’s especially powerful. My No is super restricting, almost like someone sucked the air out of the room, really dim or just ‘eh’ energy.”
“My Yes is energizing! Like a bunch of little butterflies all over my body and a sense of knowing. It’s affirming and it doesn’t have me questioning. My No is like a tug in my body and I feel myself go ‘blah’ or ‘meh’. It just doesn’t feel right at all.
“My Yes is so deep and excited! Like think little girl and my voice jumps octaves when I’m truly saying yes and it also involves a lot of awkward movement and blushing! My No is like a meh, eh, mmmm ya no, or I laugh saying ya this is ain’t it and I don’t want to do that or the best thing I end up forgetting about it so I don’t worry about having to waste energy to try and do anything. I am an emotional generator. I have to wait for clarity on my No’s and my Yes’s but I still check in about how I feel with my Yes’s once I’m neutral to make sure the answer is true.” ***a note on emotional authority at the end of this post.
“My Yes feels like excitement, yum, happy dances, and electricity all over (like musical frisson). My No feels like disgust, disappointment, or disinterest.”
“My Yes…It’s like a ‘Hell Yes’ or an emotional one. It makes me want to cry. Especially when it’s the clarity I’ve been waiting for.”
“My most exciting Yes be like ‘YESSSS’ or mhmmm, ooooo, yeassss. My No’s be like ‘uhhhhhh, ……., fuck no, ABSOLUTELY NOT, bombastic side eye.”
How To Start Using Your Own Sacral Response
There are so many sounds and sensations that G’s and MG’s Sacral can make! It may take some practice and awareness but as you continue to use your Sacral to make decisions you’ll learn what a YES and a NO are for you!
I would start off by having someone ask you some yes or no questions! You’ll want to start off with guaranteed yes questions first and then progress to the questions you need an answer to.
For example, I have brown hair and I was born in January. My guaranteed yes questions would be:
- Do you have brown hair?
- Were you born in January?
- Is your name Laura?
After I‘m asked a few of those guaranteed “yes” questions I’ll go into the questions I need answers to like:
- Do you want McDonalds for dinner?
- Do you want a chicken nugget meal?
- Do you want ketchup with your fries?
- Do you want pepper in your ketchup?
After you ask the questions you know the answer to the next set should be the ones you actually need an answer to. As you continue listening to your authority you will start to make aligned decisions that will bring satisfaction to your life!
Start with the small decisions like I did with dinner and pay attention to how it feels when using your Sacral! The more you tune into it the easier it will be to recognize the response!
It’s very important to remember if it’s not a YES it’s a no! The outer world conditions you to overthink and worry which causes you to stress out which in turn prevents you from hearing your Sacral response! If you start to feel yourself overthinking or using your brain instead of your body to make these decisions, start the questions over. It’s your immediate response that matters!
Once you start to feel confident using your authority and noticing what it feels like it’ll just get easier to continue to use it for bigger decisions!
Note: Your Sacral is always there and always working. Even if you feel like you can’t tell when it’s responding, it is. As you start to decondition yourself you’ll start to feel it more and more! Don’t ever let anyone make you feel like your authority is not there or not working. It always is and it’s always trying to help you align to live your most satisfied life!
Extra Note: Emotional Authority Generator’s can use this information as well! I am an Emotional Authority Generator myself! When it comes to the small decisions I will always use my Sacral for the day to day decisions. However, when it comes to the bigger decisions, I wait to ride out my emotional wave. We Emotional Authorities have a two step process when it comes to major decisions! We must wait until we have come to a neutral state. Everyone’s emotional wave is different and changes! I’m going to make whole blog post for Emotional Generators and how they can map out their emotional wave! Make sure to join our mailing list to be notified so you don’t miss the post!
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