This book explores the concept of Human Design. It explains the four overarching types/designs under this along with many subtypes/qualifiers under this, how to recognize what type you are, how to know when you are living a life at the opposite to your type, and how to use the knowledge of your type to better your life overall. It also goes over the life and personal experiences of the author when relevant.

I feel terrible to admit that I did not finish this book. I got 100 pages in and I realized that I just couldn’t do it anymore. (I don’t normally write reviews for books I don’t finish but I got this as an advanced copy so I’m making an exception.) I spent almost my entire reading experience totally confused about what I was reading. The author throws a bunch of terms at you with a “I know you don’t know what any of this means but I’ll explain later I promise”. No stop please explain them now. By the time I got to the part where it tried it’s hardest to explain my brain was already tapped out of the experience. It refused to absorb anything.

It’s probably a me thing but I didn’t see myself in any of the four type that were mentioned. Although like I said by the time I got to this section my brain was just refusing to accept new information.

Last complaint is the book constantly references a pdf that you are supposed to go to when you want more information on the topics currently being gone over but the link to the page in my digital version of the book was broken and I couldn’t find it through alternate means. I can’t help but to feel like I would have had a better time with this if I had that information.

I think this book would be good if you already have a solid foundation in this kind of reading. This is the first ever book I’ve picked up trying to understand the concept of Human Design and I’m realizing at this point that was probably a terrible idea.

Overall I wouldn’t be against picking this up again in the future even though I’m really not understanding anything in it (maybe after picking up a solid foundation in this kind of work). I’m not the target audience for this at this point in my life and I had a very difficult time with this but I won’t say no one should read this. Just because I didn’t get anything from this atm doesn’t mean no one can.

This book was written well and gave me more insight into how we are all unique humans who if we listened to our true selves could be happier.

However, a lot of this book kept asking you to look at your graph and look at a PDF/website which when I tried to access kept just saying bad error even though I input it exactly as shown. This led to me not being able to see my chart or fully understand how the information was suitable for myself.

The information was valuable though and I do feel if I was able to look at the PDF/website I would have rated this higher as a result. This was just unfortunate on my end.

This book is paradoxical in nature. The informal conversational style of the writing reflects the author’s intent to provide a user-friendly, easy-to-understand approach to the Human Design System. However, the organizational format (or lack thereof) and the extensive coverage of more advanced topics without a strong foundation could be confusing for someone just beginning to investigate this expansive system of self-knowledge.

In full disclosure, I have been studying Human Design and experimenting with my design for over two decades. During this time, I have been exposed to a variety of viewpoints and interpretations of this body of knowledge and I enjoy hearing/reading the material filtered through the authors’ unique designs. There is much to appreciate in this latest book, but there are several areas of concern.

First, the title. It is provocative and is sure to attract attention, but I wonder if it conveys a message that would turn away some readers who would really enjoy learning about and benefitting from the practical aspects of Human Design. Yes, the System is radical in nature and not for everyone, but the title sensationalizes it in a manner that screams “New Age.”

Next, the flow of the basic, foundational information was not logical and progressive for beginners. The chapters on Chart Reading Basics, Human Design Types, and Inner Authority are woven among other chapters about money and insomnia. The 9 Centers and the deconditioning process are not addressed until the end after a discussion of Circuitry and Business, which are important but beyond the realm of someone just becoming aware of their own design and decision-making process. There are also big gaps in the material which the author then references pages available on her website; at the time I received this eARC those pages were not available for review.

There are no illustrations of the Bodygraph and other relevant material to assist a beginner in understanding the overall format. Also, the information is very densely formatted without clear breaks and open spacing. Hopefully, these issues will be corrected in the final publication. The author does direct the reader to the website to obtain a copy of their specific design.

I enjoyed the author’s perspectives on the Law of Attraction, Specific and Non-Specific Manifestors and Spiritual Awakening. These were refreshingly new interpretations and helpful in fine-tuning my personal work with my design.

Overall, I felt the author tried to provide a book that would serve beginners as well as those who are familiar with the Human Design System. In that regard there is both too much and too little depending on your experience. Also, the frequent references to the website for additional explanatory information were frustrating and perhaps indicated that a better approach would have been to write two books – one with the basics and another with more advanced concepts.

My thanks to the author, the publisher, and NetGalley for the privilege of reviewing this book. The opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

This review is being posted immediately to my GoodReads account and will be posted on Amazon upon publication.

I know I am not an astrology person. Not. At. All.
Human design? I know this is a hot topic around everywhere now. I have read about it, I am not sure I ever understood what that really is.
When I saw this book, I knew immediately that I wanted to read it. If not to learn more about myself, but at least to get a better perspective on what that human design thing is.
So I did. I read it.
And I enjoyed it quite a lot!
So, yeah, human design is not astrology. This is one thing I got straight.
This definitely was an interesting, somehow new-age-ish read. I loved the way the author speaks, her unique voice, and her worldview.
I believe it is not for everyone though. But it is an interesting read nevertheless.