Guide

Human Design profiles

Your profile is two numbers, such as 2/4 or 5/1: the lines of your two Suns, read as the role you play in life. Here are all twelve with the six lines, and the measured reason six profiles are common and six are rare.

The six lines at a glance

A profile is two of these six lines, the conscious Sun's and the Design Sun's. The lower three are read as personal, the upper three as turned toward others.

Upper lines: turned toward others

6The Role Modellives in three phases, trial and error until about 30, a quieter middle, then an example to others from about 50
5The Hereticcarries a field of projection: others expect practical solutions, and reputation matters
4The Opportunistworks through a network of friends and acquaintances, and influences through them

Lower lines: personal

3The Martyrlearns by trial and error, discovering what works by finding what does not
2The Hermithas natural talents that others see and call out, and needs time alone
1The Investigatorbuilds a secure foundation through study and research

How common each profile is

1/314%
1/42.1%
2/415%
2/52.1%
3/515%
3/62.1%
4/615%
4/12.5%
5/114%
5/22.1%
6/215%
6/32.2%

What a profile is

Every gate in Human Design has six lines, each a slice of the zodiac 56′15″ wide. Your profile takes the line of your Sun at birth and the line of your Sun at the Design moment, 88° earlier, and writes them as two numbers: a 5/1, for example, has the conscious Sun in a fifth line and the Design Sun in a first. The first number is read as the role you know you play, the second as the one others see. Each line divides further, into six colors and then six tones, and those set the four arrows of the Variable.

The six lines

The lines go from the personal to the social. The first, the Investigator, wants a secure foundation of knowledge. The second, the Hermit, has natural talents others notice and call out. The third, the Martyr, learns by trial and error. The fourth, the Opportunist, works through a network of friends. The fifth, the Heretic, carries others' projections and is expected to solve things. The sixth, the Role Model, lives in three phases and becomes an example to others later in life.

Why only twelve, and why six are rare

The two Suns are always 88° apart, which is about 93.9 lines. That fixes how the two numbers line up: most of the time the Design Sun's line sits two lines past the Personality Sun's (so 1/3, 2/4, 3/5, 4/6, 5/1, 6/2), and only near the edge of a line does it sit three lines past (1/4, 2/5, 3/6, 4/1, 5/2, 6/3). Measured on 10,000 birth moments spread evenly over 1950 to 2009, the first six take 14 to 15% of charts each and the second six only 2.1 to 2.5% each. No other pairings can happen.

Profiles and the cross

The profile also sets the angle of the incarnation cross, the chart's largest theme. Profiles 1/3 to 4/6 have Right Angle crosses, read as a personal destiny; the 4/1 alone has a Juxtaposition cross, a fixed path; and 5/1 to 6/3 have Left Angle crosses, read as a destiny lived through others. The free Human Design chart calculator gives your profile and cross with the gates of both Suns and Earths, and the guide to the incarnation cross lists all 192 crosses by gate.

The twelve profiles

How common each profile is on 10,000 birth moments: six of them take about one chart in seven each, and the other six about one in fifty.

Profile	Lines	Share	Cross angle
1/3	Investigator / Martyr	14%	Right Angle
1/4	Investigator / Opportunist	2.1%	Right Angle
2/4	Hermit / Opportunist	15%	Right Angle
2/5	Hermit / Heretic	2.1%	Right Angle
3/5	Martyr / Heretic	15%	Right Angle
3/6	Martyr / Role Model	2.1%	Right Angle
4/6	Opportunist / Role Model	15%	Right Angle
4/1	Opportunist / Investigator	2.5%	Juxtaposition
5/1	Heretic / Investigator	14%	Left Angle
5/2	Heretic / Hermit	2.1%	Left Angle
6/2	Role Model / Hermit	15%	Left Angle
6/3	Role Model / Martyr	2.2%	Left Angle

Each profile

What each pairing of lines is read as: the first number from the conscious Sun, the second from the Design Sun.

1/3 Investigator / Martyr

14% of charts

A researcher who also learns by doing: the Investigator wants solid ground, the Martyr tests it by trying things and bumping into what fails. Together they build deep, well-proven knowledge.

1/4 Investigator / Opportunist

2.1% of charts

Study shared through friendship: the Investigator's foundation, passed on through the Opportunist's network, which is how what they know reaches others.

2/4 Hermit / Opportunist

15% of charts

A natural talent called out by the people nearby: the Hermit needs time alone, the Opportunist's friends keep knocking on the door with the right invitation.

2/5 Hermit / Heretic

2.1% of charts

Gifts others see and want to use: the Hermit's natural talent meets the Heretic's field of expectation, so there is often a call to step out and solve something.

3/5 Martyr / Heretic

15% of charts

Trial and error turned into practical answers: the Martyr finds what does not work, the Heretic generalizes what does, and others look to them for solutions.

3/6 Martyr / Role Model

2.1% of charts

Experience on the way to wisdom: an early life of experiments and bumps, then a Role Model who has learned what is real from doing it.

4/6 Opportunist / Role Model

15% of charts

A networker who becomes an example: friendships and influence through the Opportunist line, and in the later phase a Role Model others trust.

4/1 Opportunist / Investigator

2.5% of charts

The only juxtaposition profile: a fixed, steady path, working through the Opportunist's network on the Investigator's firm foundation.

5/1 Heretic / Investigator

14% of charts

A problem solver people project onto: the Heretic's practical, universal answers, backed by the Investigator's research. Reputation rests on delivering.

5/2 Heretic / Hermit

2.1% of charts

A reluctant rescuer: others expect solutions from the Heretic, while the Hermit wants to be left alone to do what comes naturally.

6/2 Role Model / Hermit

15% of charts

A future role model with natural talents: three phases of life, and the Hermit's gifts that others recognize and call out along the way.

6/3 Role Model / Martyr

2.2% of charts

A role model forged by experience: the Martyr's trial and error continues alongside the Role Model's three phases, so wisdom comes from living it fully.

Each line

Each gate has six lines, and a profile is two of them. Lines one to three are read as personal; four to six as turned toward others.

Line 1: the Investigator

The Investigator builds a secure foundation through study and research.

Line 2: the Hermit

The Hermit has natural talents that others see and call out, and needs time alone.

Line 3: the Martyr

The Martyr learns by trial and error, discovering what works by finding what does not.

Line 4: the Opportunist

The Opportunist works through a network of friends and acquaintances, and influences through them.

Line 5: the Heretic

The Heretic carries a field of projection: others expect practical solutions, and reputation matters.

Line 6: the Role Model

The Role Model lives in three phases, trial and error until about 30, a quieter middle, then an example to others from about 50.

Questions

How is my Human Design profile calculated?

The first number is the line of your Sun at birth (the Personality); the second is the line of your Sun at the Design moment, when it stood 88° earlier. Each gate has six lines of 56′15″ each.

What are the twelve profiles?

1/3, 1/4, 2/4, 2/5, 3/5, 3/6, 4/6, 4/1, 5/1, 5/2, 6/2 and 6/3. Only these twelve can occur, because the 88° between the two Suns fixes how their lines line up.

Which profiles are rare?

1/4, 2/5, 3/6, 4/1, 5/2 and 6/3: each about one chart in fifty on 10,000 birth moments from 1950 to 2009. The other six, 1/3, 2/4, 3/5, 4/6, 5/1 and 6/2, each take about one chart in seven.

What does the 6 line mean?

The Role Model, read as living in three phases: trial and error until about 30, a quieter middle, then from about 50 an example to others.