We come to one of those places in looking at the basics of Human Design where we really come to the source of all the dilemmas, the problems, all of the things that make it so difficult for human beings to be able to live out their nature or even be aware of the possibility they could live out their nature. And if I guess if there is a villain to the peace, and there is always this kind of duality I guess, then we're going to have to blame it on the genes. It's really where the dilemma is for us.

I think one of the things that is evident to me about the evolutionary process of the form principle is, in understanding the underlying themes of the form principle, to develop the potential for cognition. In other words, the goal of the form principle is to be able to create a viable form that can demonstrate self-reflected consciousness. The dilemma is always the form. That is, it is a very complex thing to build, it is a very complex thing to manage and the fact of the matter is that in order to be viable in this kind of form, that rather than being focused on the potential of what is possible, that one is forced to deal with the consequences of being a bio-form.

And being a bio-form with a fundamental basic genetic imperative, that is, the binary survival imperative, the survival of the individual, which is essential obviously, and the survival of the individual long enough and healthy enough so it is able to procreate, then ultimately the secondary survival is the survival of the species itself. In other words, everything about being a bio-form begins with being not alone, the need to reproduce. And the need to reproduce leads to certain fundamental qualities. That is, we are a social creature. And as a social creature we have interactions, interconnections that take place all the time.

We are designed to be deeply attracted to what we are not. This is the story in a nutshell if there ever was one. We are designed to be attracted to what we are not. It fulfills the imperative genetically. We have a dilemma with the gene pool. The only thing that makes a gene pool viable is when you bring together different parts in that equation that is going to lead to the creation of something new. So, we are inextricably caught up with the openness that is there in our bodygraph, and we are driven to connect. Everything is about connection. And for the unaware mind, the very act of connecting is exciting, pleasurable, habitual, addictive and ultimately a trap. Oh, it is attractive, it is juicy.

Excerpt taken from Design Concepts

Ra Uru Hu was the Human Design System’s founder and messenger. Ra dedicated 25 years of his life to the development and teaching of the System around the world until he passed away in 2011.