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Part 4 · The Authorities

Video lesson · Part 4 of 8 · 29 min · the first five minutes are free; the full video with akarion Plus · the audiobook with synchronized slides

What this part is about

In Human Design, inner authority describes how you make decisions that fit you — not with lists of pros and cons, but through a signal from your own body. The part first explains what inner authority means, gives an overview of all seven and shows why it pays to wait for clarity.

Then the authorities follow one by one: emotional authority, where clarity comes with the wave; sacral authority with its spontaneous gut response; splenic authority, the quiet voice that speaks only once; ego authority with the question of what you really want; self-projected authority, which hears its answer in its own voice; mental orientation, which finds clarity in conversation and in the right place; and lunar authority, with the Moon as a decision compass.

In the picture, the center the authority comes from is marked each time. The free calculator shows you which authority you have.

Chapters

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  • 0:00 The Seven Authorities: How You Make Decisions
  • 5:43 Emotional Authority: Clarity Comes with the Wave
  • 8:51 Sacral Authority: Your Gut Responds Instantly
  • 12:04 Splenic Authority: The Quiet Voice That Speaks Only Once
  • 15:18 Ego Authority: What Do You Really Want?
  • 18:37 Self-Projected Authority: Your Voice Knows the Answer
  • 21:51 Mental Orientation: Clarity in Conversation and in the Right Place
  • 25:15 Lunar Authority: The Moon as Your Decision Compass

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