{"id":1708,"date":"2023-08-28T13:16:57","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T13:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/katjabrunkhorst.com\/?p=1708"},"modified":"2024-11-12T17:38:35","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T17:38:35","slug":"ive-finally-given-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/katjabrunkhorst.com\/en\/ive-finally-given-in\/","title":{"rendered":"I’ve finally given in – and looked up my Human Design<\/span> Have I lost my marbles or does it all make sense?<\/span>"},"content":{"rendered":"

S<\/span>hocker! Hey you, if we’ve been acquainted for any length of time, you know what big a deal this is:<\/p>\n

For years, I’ve been immune to Human Design – essentially the brainwave of a middle-aged man at a rave in 1987. \ud83e\udd2a<\/h3>\n

The chakras (already something even my yoga teacher, AG Mohan, views with much suspicion), plus the I Ching, mixed up willy-nilly with some astrology? In a pseudo-scientific practice whose effectiveness has decidedly not been confirmed by peer reviewed research? Thanks, but no thanks, was my go-to answer for ages; followed by a hearty:<\/p>\n

Are you f*cking serious right now?<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

After all, I’m a scholar! An academic! I identify as spiritual, but not into dangerously limiting esoterical fashions…and certainly, allergic to anything that smacks of hype.<\/p>\n

I took pains to avoid that mega-trend in my bubble, the online business & coaching world.<\/h3>\n

But the other day, I couldn’t dodge that particular pigeon-holing bullet any longer: One of my current coaches made it a prerequisite for our upcoming Costa Rica retreat (where I’m learning about and deepening many more fascinating coaching modalities, so watch this space).<\/p>\n

And because I’m nothing if not coachable (obliger \/ life-long learner here…you, too?), and because I go all-in when I’ve committed to something, I fed my date, time and place of birth into one of those ubiquitous HD-diagnostics websites…and my jaw dropped. My result actually made SO. MUCH. SENSE!<\/p>\n

What’s more, I wanted to get it right<\/h3>\n

– obvi, the nerdy researcher that I am. So I contacted the authorities in the place I was born to find out about my real time of birth, as my mum can never quite remember. And it turns out I had my rising sign wrong – it’s Capricorn, not Leo. (Again: so much sense…and I’ve still got that Leo moon plus Aries sun, so plenty of fire left in the building.)
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\nChances are, I’ve now lost you as a reader of my blog. After all, you either might be a fervent fan of HD and feel somewhat offended – or you may think I’m bananas \/ a bigot for tinkering with astrology. And that’s OK! #icontainmultitudes<\/p>\n

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What I would love for you to take away from this missive, at any rate, are two things.<\/h3>\n

Firstly and most importantly, the freedom to be even more unashamedly you.<\/strong> No matter whose feathers you may ruffle. After all, like Nietzsche prefaced his Zarathustra, you don’t want to be “a book for everyone and no-one”. It’s far preferable to get 7 unsubscribes and 3 replies with HELL YES or thank-yous, than 10 people who couldn’t give a shite either way.<\/p>\n

That was Hans’ and my thinking when we recently gave our agency Bright Idea, born in 2015, an image overhaul. We are leaving out things that no longer serve us – and showing even more of our SELVES in return. For what is a personal brand, if not…you?<\/p>\n

Secondly, do your due diligence, ask questions, look behind facades and work with a true expert.<\/strong> Now my curiosity regarding Human Design has finally been piqued, I promptly booked a reading with someone who has been practicing it for a very long time. Her skills are based on experience and empirical data and I can’t wait for our session!<\/p>\n

You know, it’s OK for my identities to shift, change and oscillate at times to better serve me, and to get new impulses from the outside for those moments when I wonder who I even am anymore, and which of my multifarious interests are most of benefit to you. As a reader of my blog, chances are you know that feeling and are a fellow expert, possibly even a serial one like myself.<\/p>\n

So in case you:<\/h3>\n