3/5 Emotional Generator

The 3/5 Profile is called the "Martyr Heretic" in traditional Human Design and it is one of the most interesting and challenging Profiles to carry. But since I'm assuming you're an adult reading this then you've probably already figured out that your life is kind of like one endless adventure that you don't always feel like you signed up for!

The "3" (also known as the "3rd Line") was given the name "Martyr" because you refuse to simply believe what you’ve been told. You won’t take people’s word for it, you have to go and try it out for yourself. Then and only then will you believe what others have been telling you.

You’re naturally adaptable, resilient and courageous. And it’s just as well because you’re unlikely to learn something the first time around. It’s far more likely that it will take 2, 3, 4, 5 or 10 attempts to figure out how to do something the ‘right’ way or to work out how something works. And you want to know what actually really works in the real world!

The "5" (aka the "5th Line") is attractive, seductive, and excellent at communicating. This part of you is a natural teacher and impactful leader. You get the name “Heretic” here because you are not at all interested in continuing to teach what has always been taught if the information is not practical and useful for everyone.

When we put these two Profile Lines together we find a person who ends up gaining so much personal experience over their lifetime that, with age, you become the perfect person to save us from our own suffering. You're the one we'll rely on when life's challenges feel insurmountable. You'll be there to tell us:

"Hey! I get that it's hard. Totally get it. I've lived through this too. Here's what I learned that I think will help you..."

And you'll say just the right thing, the right way and save the day, yet again. But only because you tried all the things, pulled yourself through all the many failed attempts and managed to keep a smile on your face, because, after all, life is just one giant adventure, right?

Emotional Inner Authority does not mean you’re designed to make decisions based on your emotions or that you’re necessarily an overly emotional person. It means that you need to reach emotional clarity or neutrality before you know if the thing is a ‘yes’ or a ‘no’ for you.

Forget trying to make on-the-spot decisions; you’ll end up regretting it later.

Try sleeping on it or at the very least, wait a full day or two. You’ll know it’s time to choose when the correct decision is obvious.

The third and final part of that shorthand label we use for your Human Design is what we call “Type”. Type refers to how your aura (or energy field) relates to others and the world around you.

It can show you a huge amount about how to make any and all relationships work better and is often the first thing people will ask you if they know anything about Human Design.

There are five Types in Human Design (though many teachers choose to split the world’s population into four Types instead of five. At this point in my Human Design journey, having heard endless arguments from both sides of the fence, I’ve come to the conclusion that neither is perfect and I simply choose to focus on what’s useful).

Each Type group is here to do something a bit (or a lot!) different from the other Types. And that’s perfect because we can’t all do the same thing. After all, how boring would that be?!

If you are a Generator, then you are here to find and do work you love. What are you going to pour your energy into? Is it building something, or raising children, or running a company, or something entirely different?

There is something you are here to do that you’ll love doing soooo much you would do it for free. If that’s not your reality right now, your number one job is to find that thing.

Ask yourself: What’s the one thing that just the thought of doing it lights you up so much that you can’t believe people get paid to do it. That’s your thing to do in this life, or at least, at this point in your life.

Note: You’ll find this thing by responding to opportunities as they come to you. Forget about taking your ideas and trying to make them happen. That will only lead to more frustration.

Instead, know that life will bring you your ideal “work” and you’ll know it’s right for you because your whole body will go “yes, yes, yes! That’s my thing!”