Published by Harper Collins UK May 2009. US publication coming soon...
Some would call this a self-help book. Author Chetan Parkyn would prefer to call it 'a self reminder' - reminding us of the essence of what makes us uniquely individual.
It is one of those books you'll find hard to put down once you're immersed within its treasure-trove of personal insights. If you're into astrology, you'll be all over Human Design. Hence the book's slogan: Forget your sign, what's your design?
Using free downloadable software, you'll print out your life-chart - your personality blueprint laid out on a page. Then, this book acts as the all-knowing guide around this inner-map.
It explains who we are, deep down, when the conditioning of our pasts and the expectations of others are stripped away; removing the masks and revealing the true self. HUMAN DESIGN: Discover The Person You Were Born To Be holds up a mirror to you - and reveals all there is to know about loved ones, too.
It was 2007 when my then girlfriend introduced me to this system in LA. She placed a pad and pen next to the phone, and said 'Ring Chetan'. I went along with it, as cynical boyfriends tend to do. And wanted to dismiss it as nonsense. But its truths were irrefutable. Two years later, I was 'ghosting' this book with Chetan at his house near San Diego.
For three months, I immersed myself in Chetan's mastery, and delved into a mystical system that fuses the I-Ching, astrology, the chakra and the Kabbalah to create an entirely new entity: the Human Design system.
At a stroke of a key - after inputting your birth data - this self-guide book helps you understand the design for your life when born, encompassing all true potentials and capabilities, along with your way of being and idiosyncracies.
Ask yourself this: are you seen and valued for who you truly are? Are you living true to your human design? Is your husband? Children? Best friend? Or boss? What are their Human Designs? And why do you click - or not?
Suddenly, this system offers personally intimate insights that either explain why you are compatible with your partner/friends or why, perhaps, there is friction or struggle. It even reveals whether sparks fly in the bedroom - or whether it's more a meeting of minds.
The self-discovery is endless, as evidenced by the life-changing testimonies within this book. The foreword is written by Becky Robbins, former wife of motivational educator Tony Robbins. She writes: "Awakening The Giant Within was ripe for its times. Likewise, Human Design is ripe for today's world, and brings the same potential for self-empowerment."
What I like about this project is that it takes one on a journey, as any book should, mapping out the discovery stage by stage. But it's not any old story. It's that rare story about that secret world...within you.
