Human Design Authority: How to Make Aligned Business Decisions
Human Design Authority: How to Make Aligned Business Decisions
If you’re navigating business growth, you’ve probably faced moments of indecision. Should I invest in this? Hire that person? Launch now or wait?
We’ve been conditioned to weigh things up logically, to make decisions from the head. But in Human Design, your authority is the place you’re designed to make decisions and it’s from the body. When you learn to trust it, the path forward becomes clearer, more aligned and a whole lot more effortless.
In this blog, I’m breaking down the seven Human Design authorities and how each one works to help you make confident, embodied business decisions that feel good.
What is a Human Design Authority?
Your authority in Human Design is your unique decision-making strategy, designed to help you access your inner wisdom. It tells you where in your body your truth lives and how to listen to it.
Whether you’re a Generator, Manifestor, Projector, Manifesting Generator or Reflector, understanding your authority is essential for staying aligned and avoiding burnout, frustration or second-guessing.
Why your mind isn’t the best decision-maker
Recently, a woman in a mastermind group I’m part of posted about whether to invest in a high-level programme. She was weighing up every angle in her head - “What if I say yes and it’s not aligned?” “What if I say “no and miss out?” She mentioned she was a fellow Projector, which means she already had an entry point into Human Design but she was still stuck in a head-based loop.
This is so common. We're taught to think our way through decisions, but our bodies always know first. That’s why I use tools like EFT, breathwork, Kundalini yoga, and nervous system work in my business mentoring, to help women reconnect with the intuitive guidance they’ve been conditioned to ignore.
When you begin experimenting with your authority, you stop guessing and start trusting and that’s where everything shifts.
The 7 Human Design Authorities and How They Work
Let’s walk through each one, so you can begin to recognise how your own inner guidance works.
1. Emotional Authority
Best decision-making style: Wait for emotional clarity over time.
This is the most common authority. If your solar plexus is defined, you’re here to ride the emotional wave and make decisions from a place of calm, not during the highs or lows.
Use the phrase “I’ll sleep on it.” Give yourself time, and don’t allow others to rush your process.
2. Sacral Authority
Best decision-making style: Follow your gut in the moment.
This is a deep, full-bodied yes or no. If you’re a Generator or Manifesting Generator with sacral authority, your body will respond instinctively. It might come through as sound, movement or sensation.
If it’s not a clear yes, it’s a no.
3. Splenic Authority
Best decision-making style: Quiet, instinctive hits in the moment.
The spleen is intuitive, ancient and subtle. This authority speaks once, often quietly, so being present is essential.
Stillness and space are your allies here. Learn to recognise that quiet inner nudge.
4. Ego Authority
Best decision-making style: Based on your own desires.
This is about what you want, not what others think you should do. It’s willpower, desire, and personal truth.
If you’ve been taught that selfishness is wrong, it’s time to release that. You’re designed to lead with desire.
5. Self-Projected Authority
Best decision-making style: Talk it out.
If your G centre is connected to your throat, your clarity comes through speaking. This doesn’t mean you need someone to give you answers, you simply need to hear yourself speak.
You might talk to a partner or friend, or record a voice note. Either way, your truth comes through your voice.
6. Mental / Environmental Authority
Best decision-making style: Use others as sounding boards.
This is for mental Projectors. You process decisions through conversation with trusted people in aligned environments. You’re not looking for advice, you’re looking to hear your own clarity reflected back.
Make sure you’re surrounded by people and places that support your energy.
7. Lunar Authority
Best decision-making style: Wait a full lunar cycle.
This applies to Reflectors, just 1% of the population. You’re designed to wait 28.5 days before making major decisions.
This allows you to sample a range of energies and reach clarity over time. You’re deeply connected to the moon’s rhythm, so let it guide you.
Ready to explore your Human Design more deeply?
If you’re curious about your own authority and how it fits into the bigger picture of your design, your type, your strategy, your defined and undefined centres, your environment, your channels, I’ve got a couple of ways for you to dive deeper.
You can order your Human Design Visibility Guide, which is a 40-page personalised book created just for you. It’s perfect if you’re growing your business and want to understand how to show up more authentically and powerfully.
Or, if you’re ready for something more in-depth, you can book a Human Design reading with me. It’s a beautiful space to look at your full chart and get really clear on how to apply your design in life and business.
And if you’ve got questions about your authority, or anything that came up while reading this, feel free to drop them in the comments on YouTube. I personally read and reply to them all.
Let your body lead. It always knows.
Abi x
FAQs
What is a Human Design authority?
Your Human Design authority is your inner decision-making strategy—it's the part of your design that helps you access truth through your body rather than your mind.
How do I find out what my Human Design authority is?
You can generate your Human Design chart for free online using your birth date, time, and location. Your authority will be listed alongside your type and strategy.
Can Human Design really help in business?
Absolutely. It’s one of the most powerful tools for creating an aligned business, one that honours your energy and decision-making style, instead of following someone else’s blueprint.
