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In Human Design, our profiles (that fraction number that you see, ⅓, ¼ etc.) tells us a lot about who we are. These numbers are all about the archetypes of our personality and what we are here to do in this life. The profile is taken from the line quality of your Conscious Sun & Earth Gates (right side of the Bodygraph, or Personality side, usually seen in black) and the line quality from your Unconscious Sun & Earth Gates (left side of the Bodygraph, or Design side, usually seen in red). So, if your conscious Sun is 23.1 and your unconscious Sun is 30.3, then your profile would be 1/3. So what does it all mean? Let’s walk through each individual profile line and then put together the two lines that make up your unique design. Before we begin, it’s important to note that the first number in that profile is your Conscious Personality, this means that you have a mental awareness of this line and how that presents itself in your life. You will resonate with this line quality as it’s the information you have access to. The second number in your profile is your Unconscious Body. This may be something that surprises you, something that you’re not quite consciously aware of but you know runs in the background. It’s the quality of your body and what your body needs. Let’s look at a quick example of the 1 / 3 profile. The 1 line is all about collecting information, this line is the investigator and needs a certain amount of information to feel safe. This is what this person will resonate with, they will have awareness around the fact that they like to research, get all the facts, ask lots of questions, and really understand things. The 3rd line quality that runs on the body side is all about trial and error, bonds made and broken, it’s the martyr that has to try things out. So this person is going to have an element of insecurity to them (the 1 / 3’s are known for their insecurities) because they want to have all the information but they also want to experience life on their own terms, experiment often with lots of trial and error, so they can tell others what they found. Can you see how this may play out? Let’s take a look at each Profile line so you can put it together with your own profile! Ready? As we just saw, the first line is all about research and investigation. If you think about a house, as is typically the example given when discussing Profile lines, the first line is going to be the foundation. This line is all about gaining the information to make a secure and stable foundation for the rest of the house. They need all the information to feel safe, they want the blueprint and the details, and so they will question everything to come into deeper understanding. There is also an element of fear and insecurity at this first line level, because if you think about it, that’s what’s needed to create a secure and stable foundation. In order to create something lasting and strong, you have to understand where the cracks may appear. In relationships, this line takes a while to know if it’s right for them or not, and it makes sense too because they need to really understand the other person, really research and investigate that person in order to feel safe enough to decide if this is a relationship they want or not. “The very nature of a Hexagram, the very construct itself, cannot survive without a solid foundation” - Ra Uru Hu

The 4th line is known as the Opportunist and this line is all about networking! If you have a 4th line in your life, you know they have probably never met a stranger in their life. They probably know all sorts of people and have no problem making friends! The 4th line is all about being a friend or a lover but most likely it won’t be both at the same time, it’s confidant or not. The 4th line will either be your friend or your lover. This is its struggle, the 4th line will also not leave a relationship until it has something else in its place and not just a relationship but a job or a house etc. It has something in place, something ready to go, something in its network that allows it to ease into something new. It’s about security for the 4th line, as the 4th line is the start of the second floor of the house (back to that house analogy). For a 4th line their network is extremely important, as it’s their source of security and opportunity. If following your Strategy and Authority as a 4th line you’ll find that if you ever find yourself in need of support, jobs, housing, inspiration etc. it is likely to come through your close relationships and immediate network. The 4th line is about cultivating and attracting deep and personal relationships with close contacts. “The 4th line is about the human resources of the material plane; people are the biggest decisions and investments they make in their life”. - Ra Uru Hu

The third line is known as the martyr. Someone with a 3 in their profile is here to experiment and experience life. It’s not good enough to just tell them information, they need to trial and error everything in order to know if it’s something that will work or not. If you know someone with a third line, or are a third line yourself, you know this is a deeply resilient profile, going through experiences that would break the average bear only to come out on the other side to say, “Oh yeah, you shouldn’t do X because…” And truly, this insight through personal embodied experience is your gift. The third line is about bonds made and broken. They are constantly in this trial and error phase of things, they literally need to make and break bonds constantly. Now, if you’re in a romantic relationship with a third line, this doesn’t mean they need to constantly break up and make up (which they very well may do depending on conditioning and awareness) but moreso they may need to take their space, their freedom, or perhaps even sleep in a different room. Quite literally breaking and making bonds daily. Ra talks about the importance of sleeping in separate rooms when in partnerships and as it relates to 3rd lines, he describes the reasons as the ability to make and break bonds daily which is healthy for the 3rd line. “When operating correctly as true self, however, there is no such thing as failure for the 3rd line - only discovery”. - Ra Uru Hu