I'm a 5/1, my mom is 5/1, my younger sister is 5/1, and my older sis is 3/5. Dad was a projector, but don't know his profile. So four 5 lines - now I get why there's all the drama and arguments we had at home, and now at family re-unions. 🤦♀️....🙏💗 Thank you
I’m a 3/5 MG and I realized today that have 12 5th lines in my chart. I’m like I need to learn more about the 5th line! I could relate so much to this presentation. I’m very much the lone wolf. I have an impact on strangers/acquaintances. I’ve definitely tried to people please and have everyone love me, but it’s impossible when people are projecting onto you. I’ve definitely felt like no one has really been able to see the real me. Thank you for this insightful presentation.
I have about nine minutes left of this video, but just wanted to share that I was about to give up on myself and become a full recluse up until I seen this presentation. I internalized a lot of my failed projection experiences as being a genuinely terrible person. I see now that I have contributed to a lot of projection by avoiding myself by leaning too much in helping others and allowing that to solely define me. That part of my nature won't change... except maybe having more discernment about when to help and most importantly, when to back out after doing so. I also think alone time is needed so that I can fully commit to my work as an artist and feel fulfilled instead of resentful. Many thanks and blessings.
I shouted “Yes!” many times during your wonderful presentation. I especially resonated with the “shake things up, peace out” part. As a speaker that’s what I do! Thank you for reminding me that I should rarefy myself instead of being out there all the time.
I remember hearing someone else talking about this with the 5/1 and I’d love to hear your thoughts. I often find I have a lot of solutions or even innovative or “different perspectives” on things we operate by but someone said the difference between the 5 and 6 is the 5 will point out what needs fixing (and especially if it has to do with personal development) but they won’t always be embodying what they are preaching where the 6 does. It’s funny because I feel like I receive solutions to things that would help me and others at rapid speed yet embodying the solution I receive seems to take much much longer. My biggest irritation is so I share the solution prematurely or do I share it once I feel I’ve fully embodied or incorporated its messages within myself (because if that is the case I feel like I’m just stagnating and not moving at all). I hope this made sense! 5/1 Emo Manifestor - - the deconditoning process can sometimes feel never ending.
Yes, from what I have understood the 6 will either be a Role Model or a Hypocrite (both or either/or can be correct depending on the design), and they are the ones who are here to "innocently" live life authentically (or not) with a level of detachment or aloofness, not trying to lead, just being an embodied example. As 5s we are here to universalize something that has practical value for others, oftentimes arising as solutions in times of crisis. Unlike the 6, however, our role comes with a certain sense of responsibility to others - not only in our role of "getting a message out" (the ultimate deconditioners/reconditioners) but also in that we do not fare well if we attempt to fulfill a projection that is not ours to fulfill. As a 5/1 Emotional Manifestor I can imagine how crucial it would be to initiate from a place of emotional clarity as the "punishment factor", the potential consequences of your impact when acting without clarity - including the way it might affect your reputation - could be exponential. As for embodying the solution yourself, only you know if that's needed! As a Projector I find I often provide solutions that are totally other-oriented and have nothing to do with me. Just being the Messenger, stepping in like a General when recognized and invited to help the other with my seeing, providing solutions for them and them alone, when correct. Deconditioning can be super brutal indeed but the awareness that is cultivated as a result of experimenting with one's design is PRICELESS ❤
Such a great explanation of the 5th line. As a 2/5 I've often had people project unrealistic projections, since birth.. I have 6 gates in unconscious 5 line plus Chiron. 3 on conscious side. I find that I often move because I need the change of energy. I have an undefined g center so when in the right environment I thrive. If I'm not thriving, time to go. I am indeed a lone wolf.
Thank you so much, that clear a lot to me, because I didn't fully understand the meaning of herectic, and me being like "I just want peace, why would I want to shake things up?" And in retrospectiva, now I see why I would want to help people and then get annoyed real quick. 😛😆
I am a 2/5. I had to take a minute when you said, running around doing everything for everyone. I realized earlier this year I was not being myself in doing this very thing. I have channel 57 in both personality and design so I intuitively know what is expected of me and an open heart center. So after 42 years of people pleasing for my own self worth, I told my wife it is not who I am. In fact, when you have been doing this as long as me, you don't know who you are. Thank you so much for your video as I now clearly see what was trying to be shown to me all year. Many blessings to you.
Hello! I just would like to say that this video was extremely helpful and very well put together. Your delivery of the message was thoughtful, very clear without being repetitive, and informative. I learned so much about myself! Your examples to break certain concepts down gave a bright light to what's been going on in my life currently. Specifically, the part about having to "peace out" brought so much clarity because the people who I can innately tell are just here in my life for answers, I've allowed myself to stay too long and saw the other end of their projection. They've "peaced out" on me and now I see why. lol I hope to spend less and less time on that hamsters wheel and fully grasp the dance of weaving in and out! Overall, I feel like I now have more tools to navigate life in a more 5/1 aligned way. Thank you so much for creating this video! You are heaven sent!
That was excellent! I can attest a lot. I am a 3/5 MG - came across this via your recommendation in FB. Life goes strange ways. Great work, thank you so much and be well!
Thank you Melanie, 5/1’s need to rarify themselves, it has taken me years to really understand what being a 5/1 Generator. I always moved into the ‘ space ‘ between me and others, I don’t do that any more it is too exhausting, now I ‘ wait ‘ and it works perfectly ( not every time ) but mostly ❤
I came back to this for a second listening after going through a burning of the 5 process and really being able to watch it this time. The familiarity breeding contempt is so true and really something to lean into because the stepping in and stepping out of the 5th line feels so good in my body. Thank you for empowering me to be me.
3/5 here!!! Pure generator. I'm so new to this but thankful you put the time into this subject to help me gain a further understanding of myself and others
3/5 …very good wisdom nuggets thank you for your works!!❤(knowing that situations isn’t our fault all the time, we just stayed too long and didn’t know projections is a real thing!)😂
I'm a 3/5 Reflector in Sidereal. I can relate to the people pleasing; I was a codependent and have been on a healing journey for the past 10 years. I also have 2 placements in gate 19 related to codependency.
Watched this for the second time - it’s just so damn good Melanie! I have several 5/1’s in my life, one of them being my daughter and this video really helps me to be aware of what she might be experiencing/feeling.
This was absolutely incredible!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!! Many things fall into place when you listen to the correct information at the right time.. something inside me always tends to say oh fuck it, I'm a lone wolf and that's fine but then my mind goes to this place where it's like 'i should belong, why don't I belong, what's wrong with me?'. My conclusion is that the mind never knows jaja I do wonder if we are ever to practice intimacy with a significant other, I myself am a 3/5 and have been with a few partners but after a few months or even weeks I feel like it's not going to work because - obviously they are seeing themselves and not me - so when I decide to leave they don't understand why jaja so many questions that I feel only by experimenting they will be answered. But for today it is enough:) (splenic projector as well he)
Best video on this. Do you have any suggestions for when we need to repair our reputation after it has shattered? As in coworkers / networking / friend circles that now see you as incompetent, insecure or flighty? (3/5 profile, right angle of penetration cross)
Glad this video found you in right timing and sorry to hear it's been a rough go... navigating 3/5 life sure can be intense! Have you ever had a foundation reading or coaching with a qualified HD professional? That would be a phenomenal topic to discuss with an analyst who could dive into the specificities of your design & life experiences ⚡
This was brilliant!! Thanks so much Melanie 💖. Funny that I had the epiphany earlier today that I was 6/2 collector (best friend, sister, daughter) 🤣 then you mention that at the very end 🤣. God knows I need them to smooth the waters for me at significant points in my journey 💖 love 'em x
This is such a great video. But a little sad. I’m a 3/5 and have worked a lot in the public eye in media, and absolutely agree that people tend to project on me, often negatively. Also the familiarity comment is so true, when I get too close to clients or even friends, things often fall apart for really dumb reasons. Businesses I have worked for often expect miracles from me too (usually much more than my job title). It’s super interesting reading all this, but does it mean basically that most of our close friendships will be either short lived or only feasable if we see-saw and leave them alone a lot?
I know it can feel like a doomed existence but truly, it's about finding freedom in the mechanics! And as a 3/5, no longer feeling like you've failed when it comes to your bonds but cultivating deep respect for the correctness of RENEWAL, INNOVATION, RESILIENCE, and DISCOVERY. As a 3rd line there are no mistakes, no failures, and no need to engineer how you interact with others to "make it work". Some bonds may THRIVE when space is leaned into organically, and others may dissolve as you grow and move along the trajectory to fulfill your personal destiny as a Right Angle. Everything is a matter of awareness and perspective, and when we grasp the mechanics through an empowering lens rather than a victimizing lens (HUGE PART OF MY EXPERIMENT) our entire experience of life and of our relationships can shift in a flash 🙏🏻⚡
I understand that we re not meant to be with others all the time due to the projections. But having understood that, according to you, on what can we rely on to know that someone can accept or support to be in our aura everyday without his perceptions about us decline?
Personally I've had to come to terms with the fact that I will never have the same effect on those who are consistently in my life than I do with strangers or those with whom I interact intermittently. When there is someone consistently in our life the "cracks" will inevitably show. That said, we are not here to engineer people's perceptions of us and we are not here to play the same role for everyone. In my own experience, the people who are meant to be in my life consistently tend to embrace me for my humanness and I feel at ease, no pressure to fulfill anything at all. Like with everything, bonds are not something to make mental decisions about but rather to enter into according to our strategy & authority.
@@MelanieHalpert mmh 🤔 I see. Where I m wrong I think it's with the projections others have with me. I'm enfing up every time in relationship that last like one year or two and then end but for different reasons every time... Meaning there s no typical pattern for me, and I m not always aware. Also I have 57, so I'm used to be rude and cut off the relationship because I know the person don't have the requirements to be with me and then I feel guilty in thinking that maybe I'm too rude and so I have to give a chance because who knows.... Ahahahha and the it falls and I'm like yup I knew it. Thanks for your answer it help me a lot ❤️
My mum doesn't remember my time of birth, so I was thinking I was either 6.2 or 5.1. Listening to this video I can totally be sure I'm 5.1. I'm a line 5 ;) Wow, you said it all so correctly, it's exactly what I've been going through all my life! Everything you said! I always knew I was a bit "odd", but now I know it's my design :) I thank you very much for this. Just curious, which types are well suited to us for relationships? Yep, 6.2 people do give me a feel of acceptance....
Glad it was helpful! Like with everything, relationships aren't meant to be engineered by the mind - what might "look good on paper" and what is entered into correctly with Strategy & Authority are two very different things 🙏🏻💜
I’m a 5/1 and whenever I learn about it i get filled with dread:/ it seems so lonely and I know that others projections aren’t our problem but I feel like it makes me doubt all the relationships in my life even though I think I feel seen and understood by them.
I hear you, Rachel! And I would be lying if I said that I'm not still learning super powerful lessons about 5th line mechanics. What I've found super helpful lately in my deconditioning process (also a 5/1) is to understand that my role and effect is always going to be different with the people close to me than with people who aren't. I'm fortunate to feel deeply embraced by the people in my inner circle but I'm also very aware that I'm not cut out to play the same role in those relationships as I do with the world at large. Sometimes it is a sacrifice to let go of that role, and sometimes it's a sincere blessing. In many ways it's those close to me who have been helping me truly unwind my wounding and step into my purpose 🙌🏻⚡
I realize it can be a lonely road at times for 5th lines and there are many factors that can tie in to one's experience. Personally, I have multiple friendships that span decades, and as a Left Angle with 11 activations including my Personality Sun in the Quarter of Duality (Purpose Fulfilled through Bonding), relationships are sacred to me. While there are few people who are cut out to be in my life every day, with those I consider to be "inner circle", I feel deeply loved and love deeply as well. Overall, the relationships that last are the ones where I'm free to be my heretical self, where my seeing is respected, and where I'm not boxed in or tied down ❤
I am struggling with understanding the familiarity breeds contempt thing. How can we keep relationships with people if they will end up resenting us?? Are we not human & in need of intimate relationships as well? That sounds extremely lonely to spend a lifetime being used by strangers & resented in relationships.
This concept of familiarity breeding contempt is not meant to be something that keeps us victimized but rather to help us navigate the mechanics of the projection field. The bottom line is that we don't have the same effect on people who get to know us as we do with people who either encounter us for the first time or who haven't seen us in a while. Some people on our trajectory are absolutely meant to be people we are close with and of course we can have successful relationships. It's just about embracing the fact that that they will never see us in the same light that strangers do. Although technically the keynote "prophet" is associated to the 4th line, I feel that the saying "you can't be a prophet in your own backyard" applies in the sense that we simply do not have the same impact with those who are closer to us. We will not "wow" them in the same way and yes, "cracks" begin to show - whatever they perceive as our flaws after having potentially put us on a pedestal. But in my own experience as a 5/1, I will say that the right people can deal with my humanness. My OWN innerstanding that I will never play the same role in the lives of individuals who I'm familiar with has actually been liberating, something I have embraced. I have really seen in my own life, that with those who are in my day to day, I'm just not there to play the same role and that's ok. What I have really stopped doing though, is trying to be a conditioned, familiar, networking, 4th line influencer, buddybuddy with everyone, because THEN I become utterly useless to the greater whole that I'm here to impact as my organic 5th line self. While I thoroughly enjoy my alone time, in no way am I lonely and in fact the tools I have been given with Human Design have helped me love myself and the spectrum of my relationships in a way that was inaccessible to me prior. May you find freedom and love in your role, wherever your 5th line may be 🙏🏻💜
@@MelanieHalpert Melanie- thank you for your response, as this is much clearer now! I love your comment on having to stop trying the be influencer/buddy buddy with everyone because I find myself compelled to do this as well. As a 2/5 who is just getting into human design, a lot of what you're saying makes me feel very seen. I remember meditating last week & asking spirit to explain the role of loneliness in my life, & this has sort-of offered me an answer. However, I will take your advice & approach this from a different perspective. Thank you again.
Karma as in punishment? Lol with my undefined ajna I can't feign certainty but it would definitely not be framed that way through the lens of Human Design. It's a mechanism, a by-product of an unconsciously seductive energy that attracts projection. That said, those unconscious projections can be really challenging to deal with and I can understand how that would potentially reinforce hermit mode to an extreme. While awareness won't stop the projections, it can be a game-changer when it comes to navigating these oftentimes crazy-making situations and experiences 🙏🏻💜
How do you see your 5th line negatively it positively impacting your content creator presence? I notice you saying that 4th lines are the social media type. How do you navigate that as a 5th line?
It's all about awareness and grasping the mechanics. It has been very liberating to have a platform like this where I can simply post my creativity when the iron is hot and trust that the right others - literal strangers from around the globe - will stumble upon it in their own right timing. When I post a new video I might announce it on social media, but then I peace out, not something I need to keep advertising. For me, the thought of having to "create a community", be some kind of "example" for people to admire and to pump out content 24/7 to be relevant is literal torture. I don't even want to hire anyone to do social media for me because I find the idea of incessantly broadcasting myself and my business publicly repulsive in general. I love doing business my way - which is being pretty savage when it comes to what is expected from a solopreneur in the homogenized world - and to see where the chips fall organically. As a Projector I'm not here to hustle and as a 5th line I'm not here to be all up in people's grills to stay relevant. The algorithm became obsolete to me when I embraced that it doesn't matter to a 5th line. In the last several years of experimenting with my design I have 1000000% been shown that the less f*cks I give in the sense of "trying" to be successful, that's where the magic happens! 🙏🏻⚡
@@MelanieHalpert "The less f*cks I give.... that's where the magic happens!" YASSSSS!!!!!! I am a 2/5 profile and that just made me smile so hard. Thank you for the detailed response. Blessings
@@MelanieHalpert interesting. as a 5 line I don't really know how to do this. I started a podcast because I figure when/if people need that..they will find it. Same with YT if I do it..but in terms of social media..ugh...its all about being out there. Maybe that is why I have not done it!
I feel like as a 5/1 we are lone wolf but we are here to yell on the internet. Not the 4th line - 4th line is here to network with their tribe and who they know (maybe they are more about intimate social media and engagement). So in some sense - we are here for the Internet. no?
From what I've seen, 5/1s who yell indiscriminately on the internet tend to live a life full of resistance. We are indeed messengers and the internet can be a phenomenal outlet for the right strangers to find us in right timing, but our effectiveness and our experience of ease depends entirely on the way that we manage our energy. I've really come to appreciate that we are not designed to be consistently in the public eye and that quantity over quality dilutes our impact. When we respect our personal tides of investigation and universalization, and we operate in alignment, our messages have a way of getting where they need to go seamlessly and lead to fulfillment in the most serendipitous ways, heresy and all 💜✨
I wonder Melanie if your design being a 5/1 makes you more paranoid because as a 2/5 I haven’t seen that reputation play as big of a role as you mention. My 2 forces different people to have various views of me and therefore it’s hard to have a “reputation” if people can’t agree if you’re amazing or terrible because they can’t see you clearly. I know Ra spoke of line 5 and reputation but I think it’s misunderstood in how it mixes with the other lines. While it is true that for any being who is projected upon, their reputation can make or break their contact with the world. It’s not as cut and dry as just that. With a line 2, for example, that design will be admired for their talents whether or not they have been projected upon, basically irrespective of the 5 line. A 1 line, for example is worried about their security and is in need of taking care of themselves. This is a VERY different design and reputation is MUCH more important for a line 1 than for a line 2, for example. A line 3 as well, with all the trial and error would have to be aware of their reputation but it would be very hard for them to do much about it. The design necessitates trial and error. And that always leads to a bad reputation. But the design will help them survive that too. And those differences need to be taken into account when each of us considers how these lines mix. Also whether it’s conscious or unconscious: Not having a conscious awareness of what people are projecting makes it much easier to navigate expectations. When you are conscious of what is expected you are much more likely to want to please in order to be liked. So just adding some thoughts to a really great presentation.
Thanks so much for stopping by and for sharing your perspective! I have to say, however, that I have seen many 2/5s and 3/5s struggle with reputation issues their whole life and elusively so! Things blowing up in their face and not understanding whatsoever why people reacted to them or treated them in the way they did, how alienating it could be... and it was only upon coming into Human Design that everything finally clicked into place for them in terms of understanding the mechanics of the projection field, stepping out of victimization and becoming empowered according to their true nature. I know of many unconscious 5th lines who have lived on a perpetual hamster wheel of trying to engineer the perception of others to avoid getting nailed to the cross, useless as that was. While there is indeed a difference between a conscious and unconscious 5th line, reputation and paranoia (healthy or pathological) can be an issue for every configuration.
Although we can't control the projection field, everything is about awareness and alignment. With awareness of the projection field and the role we are here to play, when we align to our mechanics through Strategy & Authority, our experience of life has the potential to change dramatically. We can either wallow in self pity or blame and be victimized by it, or we can be empowered.
@@MelanieHalpert love this response , literally pasting it as a reminder to self. @anita , I’m soooo late to human design but have noticed the scapegoating pattern. I’ve also noticed I’ve consciously and unconsciously benefitted from always being seen as capable to fill roles I’m prob unqualified for. I’ve learned to say no, reject the fantasy others have of me, be more discerning, ask for help, over communicate, help others set realistic expectations of me and what I can do, esp with work and friends….. My private love life is thriving especially with these changes
I hear you! 🤣 But there really is a method to the madness with the house! “It is helpful to use the house as a metaphor for understanding the six lines and their qualities. The 1st line is the foundation upon which the house is built. The 2nd line is the living space on the first floor of the house, with curtains wide open, that others on the street look into. The 3rd line is the transitional space or spiral staircase moving from the first to second floor. The 4th line is the second story, or second floor foundation of the house. The 5th line is the mysterious, curtained second story window with expectant speculators outside. And the 6th line is the roof of the house, with a bird's eye view into the next house, the rest of the neighborhood and beyond.” ( from the Definitive Book of Human Design)
I'm a 5/2, the double projection field, this is the true hall of mirrors :))
The hamster wheel part and being seduced out just helped me understand a lot of my past toxic relationships! Thanks a lot!
I'm a 5/1, my mom is 5/1, my younger sister is 5/1, and my older sis is 3/5. Dad was a projector, but don't know his profile. So four 5 lines - now I get why there's all the drama and arguments we had at home, and now at family re-unions. 🤦♀️....🙏💗 Thank you
I’m a 3/5 MG and I realized today that have 12 5th lines in my chart. I’m like I need to learn more about the 5th line! I could relate so much to this presentation. I’m very much the lone wolf. I have an impact on strangers/acquaintances. I’ve definitely tried to people please and have everyone love me, but it’s impossible when people are projecting onto you. I’ve definitely felt like no one has really been able to see the real me. Thank you for this insightful presentation.
I have about nine minutes left of this video, but just wanted to share that I was about to give up on myself and become a full recluse up until I seen this presentation. I internalized a lot of my failed projection experiences as being a genuinely terrible person. I see now that I have contributed to a lot of projection by avoiding myself by leaning too much in helping others and allowing that to solely define me. That part of my nature won't change... except maybe having more discernment about when to help and most importantly, when to back out after doing so. I also think alone time is needed so that I can fully commit to my work as an artist and feel fulfilled instead of resentful. Many thanks and blessings.
Line 5's the Mary Poppins/Nanny McPhee's of human design ☄🌂
I shouted “Yes!” many times during your wonderful presentation. I especially resonated with the “shake things up, peace out” part. As a speaker that’s what I do! Thank you for reminding me that I should rarefy myself instead of being out there all the time.
This makes sense (I am a 5/1 generator). I don't really understand how this works in the reality of marketing yourself.
I remember hearing someone else talking about this with the 5/1 and I’d love to hear your thoughts.
I often find I have a lot of solutions or even innovative or “different perspectives” on things we operate by but someone said the difference between the 5 and 6 is the 5 will point out what needs fixing (and especially if it has to do with personal development) but they won’t always be embodying what they are preaching where the 6 does.
It’s funny because I feel like I receive solutions to things that would help me and others at rapid speed yet embodying the solution I receive seems to take much much longer. My biggest irritation is so I share the solution prematurely or do I share it once I feel I’ve fully embodied or incorporated its messages within myself (because if that is the case I feel like I’m just stagnating and not moving at all).
I hope this made sense! 5/1 Emo Manifestor - - the deconditoning process can sometimes feel never ending.
Yes, from what I have understood the 6 will either be a Role Model or a Hypocrite (both or either/or can be correct depending on the design), and they are the ones who are here to "innocently" live life authentically (or not) with a level of detachment or aloofness, not trying to lead, just being an embodied example. As 5s we are here to universalize something that has practical value for others, oftentimes arising as solutions in times of crisis. Unlike the 6, however, our role comes with a certain sense of responsibility to others - not only in our role of "getting a message out" (the ultimate deconditioners/reconditioners) but also in that we do not fare well if we attempt to fulfill a projection that is not ours to fulfill. As a 5/1 Emotional Manifestor I can imagine how crucial it would be to initiate from a place of emotional clarity as the "punishment factor", the potential consequences of your impact when acting without clarity - including the way it might affect your reputation - could be exponential. As for embodying the solution yourself, only you know if that's needed! As a Projector I find I often provide solutions that are totally other-oriented and have nothing to do with me. Just being the Messenger, stepping in like a General when recognized and invited to help the other with my seeing, providing solutions for them and them alone, when correct. Deconditioning can be super brutal indeed but the awareness that is cultivated as a result of experimenting with one's design is PRICELESS ❤
So insightful! Thank you ❤
Such a great explanation of the 5th line. As a 2/5 I've often had people project unrealistic projections, since birth.. I have 6 gates in unconscious 5 line plus Chiron. 3 on conscious side. I find that I often move because I need the change of energy. I have an undefined g center so when in the right environment I thrive. If I'm not thriving, time to go. I am indeed a lone wolf.
Thank you so much, that clear a lot to me, because I didn't fully understand the meaning of herectic, and me being like "I just want peace, why would I want to shake things up?" And in retrospectiva, now I see why I would want to help people and then get annoyed real quick. 😛😆
I am a 2/5. I had to take a minute when you said, running around doing everything for everyone. I realized earlier this year I was not being myself in doing this very thing. I have channel 57 in both personality and design so I intuitively know what is expected of me and an open heart center. So after 42 years of people pleasing for my own self worth, I told my wife it is not who I am. In fact, when you have been doing this as long as me, you don't know who you are. Thank you so much for your video as I now clearly see what was trying to be shown to me all year. Many blessings to you.
Hello! I just would like to say that this video was extremely helpful and very well put together. Your delivery of the message was thoughtful, very clear without being repetitive, and informative. I learned so much about myself! Your examples to break certain concepts down gave a bright light to what's been going on in my life currently. Specifically, the part about having to "peace out" brought so much clarity because the people who I can innately tell are just here in my life for answers, I've allowed myself to stay too long and saw the other end of their projection. They've "peaced out" on me and now I see why. lol I hope to spend less and less time on that hamsters wheel and fully grasp the dance of weaving in and out! Overall, I feel like I now have more tools to navigate life in a more 5/1 aligned way. Thank you so much for creating this video! You are heaven sent!
Melanie...5/2 here. You have just described me to a "T" 😃Thank you so much. The slide of Paranoria made me laugh 😃
That was excellent! I can attest a lot. I am a 3/5 MG - came across this via your recommendation in FB. Life goes strange ways. Great work, thank you so much and be well!
Thank you Melanie, 5/1’s need to rarify themselves, it has taken me years to really understand what being a 5/1 Generator. I always moved into the ‘ space ‘ between me and others, I don’t do that any more it is too exhausting, now I ‘ wait ‘ and it works perfectly ( not every time ) but mostly ❤
This was the most insightful presentation I've ever heard on the subject!
I came back to this for a second listening after going through a burning of the 5 process and really being able to watch it this time. The familiarity breeding contempt is so true and really something to lean into because the stepping in and stepping out of the 5th line feels so good in my body. Thank you for empowering me to be me.
I’m a 3/5 projector and my husband is a 6/2 manifesting generator, you are SO right about the 6/2 support
3/5 here!!! Pure generator. I'm so new to this but thankful you put the time into this subject to help me gain a further understanding of myself and others
3/5 …very good wisdom nuggets thank you for your works!!❤(knowing that situations isn’t our fault all the time, we just stayed too long and didn’t know projections is a real thing!)😂
I'm a 3/5 Reflector in Sidereal. I can relate to the people pleasing; I was a codependent and have been on a healing journey for the past 10 years. I also have 2 placements in gate 19 related to codependency.
Thaaaank you.
I am glad for this video.
As a 3/5 profile with 12x5th lines.
It really helps me to understand...
🌬💜💙💚💛🧡❤
Watched this for the second time - it’s just so damn good Melanie! I have several 5/1’s in my life, one of them being my daughter and this video really helps me to be aware of what she might be experiencing/feeling.
Very interesting and clair explanation. I am a belgian 5/1 projector .
Thank you very much, Melanie! Very helpful and insightful! 🙏🧡
This is literally the best 5/1 info out there! Thank u! 5/1 manifesting generator.
Thank you thank you thank you, for this video! I’m a 5/1 projector as well and I’m so glad to have found your channel❣️
That explains why I hate social media. 5/1 Emo Manifestor
This is an amazingly informative and resonant offering! Ty for making this and sharing it and yourself with us!
This was absolutely incredible!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!! Many things fall into place when you listen to the correct information at the right time.. something inside me always tends to say oh fuck it, I'm a lone wolf and that's fine but then my mind goes to this place where it's like 'i should belong, why don't I belong, what's wrong with me?'. My conclusion is that the mind never knows jaja I do wonder if we are ever to practice intimacy with a significant other, I myself am a 3/5 and have been with a few partners but after a few months or even weeks I feel like it's not going to work because - obviously they are seeing themselves and not me - so when I decide to leave they don't understand why jaja so many questions that I feel only by experimenting they will be answered. But for today it is enough:) (splenic projector as well he)
2/5 MG here and it's definitely a wild experience.
thank you for such a wonderful & in depth video! I'm a 3/5 with (8) 5th lines overall so it's nice to hear the insights of someone with 9 :p
Thanks for explaining this more. I am a 5/1 splenic manifestor.
This is great and thank you!
Thank you!
THANK YOU for offering this information out! I'm grateful to feel into what's offered here.
Excellent presentation. Thank you.
Best video on this. Do you have any suggestions for when we need to repair our reputation after it has shattered? As in coworkers / networking / friend circles that now see you as incompetent, insecure or flighty? (3/5 profile, right angle of penetration cross)
Glad this video found you in right timing and sorry to hear it's been a rough go... navigating 3/5 life sure can be intense! Have you ever had a foundation reading or coaching with a qualified HD professional? That would be a phenomenal topic to discuss with an analyst who could dive into the specificities of your design & life experiences ⚡
This was brilliant!! Thanks so much Melanie 💖. Funny that I had the epiphany earlier today that I was 6/2 collector (best friend, sister, daughter) 🤣 then you mention that at the very end 🤣. God knows I need them to smooth the waters for me at significant points in my journey 💖 love 'em x
Great, insightful content, hail from a 5/1
Brilliant depth on the 5th line!
Wonderful thank you
Damn, now everything makes sense.
So helpful , thank you❤
This is such a great video. But a little sad. I’m a 3/5 and have worked a lot in the public eye in media, and absolutely agree that people tend to project on me, often negatively. Also the familiarity comment is so true, when I get too close to clients or even friends, things often fall apart for really dumb reasons. Businesses I have worked for often expect miracles from me too (usually much more than my job title). It’s super interesting reading all this, but does it mean basically that most of our close friendships will be either short lived or only feasable if we see-saw and leave them alone a lot?
I know it can feel like a doomed existence but truly, it's about finding freedom in the mechanics! And as a 3/5, no longer feeling like you've failed when it comes to your bonds but cultivating deep respect for the correctness of RENEWAL, INNOVATION, RESILIENCE, and DISCOVERY. As a 3rd line there are no mistakes, no failures, and no need to engineer how you interact with others to "make it work". Some bonds may THRIVE when space is leaned into organically, and others may dissolve as you grow and move along the trajectory to fulfill your personal destiny as a Right Angle. Everything is a matter of awareness and perspective, and when we grasp the mechanics through an empowering lens rather than a victimizing lens (HUGE PART OF MY EXPERIMENT) our entire experience of life and of our relationships can shift in a flash 🙏🏻⚡
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I understand that we re not meant to be with others all the time due to the projections. But having understood that, according to you, on what can we rely on to know that someone can accept or support to be in our aura everyday without his perceptions about us decline?
Personally I've had to come to terms with the fact that I will never have the same effect on those who are consistently in my life than I do with strangers or those with whom I interact intermittently. When there is someone consistently in our life the "cracks" will inevitably show. That said, we are not here to engineer people's perceptions of us and we are not here to play the same role for everyone. In my own experience, the people who are meant to be in my life consistently tend to embrace me for my humanness and I feel at ease, no pressure to fulfill anything at all. Like with everything, bonds are not something to make mental decisions about but rather to enter into according to our strategy & authority.
@@MelanieHalpert mmh 🤔 I see. Where I m wrong I think it's with the projections others have with me. I'm enfing up every time in relationship that last like one year or two and then end but for different reasons every time... Meaning there s no typical pattern for me, and I m not always aware. Also I have 57, so I'm used to be rude and cut off the relationship because I know the person don't have the requirements to be with me and then I feel guilty in thinking that maybe I'm too rude and so I have to give a chance because who knows.... Ahahahha and the it falls and I'm like yup I knew it. Thanks for your answer it help me a lot ❤️
My mum doesn't remember my time of birth, so I was thinking I was either 6.2 or 5.1. Listening to this video I can totally be sure I'm 5.1. I'm a line 5 ;) Wow, you said it all so correctly, it's exactly what I've been going through all my life! Everything you said! I always knew I was a bit "odd", but now I know it's my design :) I thank you very much for this. Just curious, which types are well suited to us for relationships? Yep, 6.2 people do give me a feel of acceptance....
Glad it was helpful! Like with everything, relationships aren't meant to be engineered by the mind - what might "look good on paper" and what is entered into correctly with Strategy & Authority are two very different things 🙏🏻💜
I’m a 5/1 and whenever I learn about it i get filled with dread:/ it seems so lonely and I know that others projections aren’t our problem but I feel like it makes me doubt all the relationships in my life even though I think I feel seen and understood by them.
I hear you, Rachel! And I would be lying if I said that I'm not still learning super powerful lessons about 5th line mechanics. What I've found super helpful lately in my deconditioning process (also a 5/1) is to understand that my role and effect is always going to be different with the people close to me than with people who aren't. I'm fortunate to feel deeply embraced by the people in my inner circle but I'm also very aware that I'm not cut out to play the same role in those relationships as I do with the world at large. Sometimes it is a sacrifice to let go of that role, and sometimes it's a sincere blessing. In many ways it's those close to me who have been helping me truly unwind my wounding and step into my purpose 🙌🏻⚡
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How do you ever have a tribe or feeling of family??
I realize it can be a lonely road at times for 5th lines and there are many factors that can tie in to one's experience. Personally, I have multiple friendships that span decades, and as a Left Angle with 11 activations including my Personality Sun in the Quarter of Duality (Purpose Fulfilled through Bonding), relationships are sacred to me. While there are few people who are cut out to be in my life every day, with those I consider to be "inner circle", I feel deeply loved and love deeply as well. Overall, the relationships that last are the ones where I'm free to be my heretical self, where my seeing is respected, and where I'm not boxed in or tied down ❤
I am struggling with understanding the familiarity breeds contempt thing. How can we keep relationships with people if they will end up resenting us?? Are we not human & in need of intimate relationships as well? That sounds extremely lonely to spend a lifetime being used by strangers & resented in relationships.
This concept of familiarity breeding contempt is not meant to be something that keeps us victimized but rather to help us navigate the mechanics of the projection field. The bottom line is that we don't have the same effect on people who get to know us as we do with people who either encounter us for the first time or who haven't seen us in a while. Some people on our trajectory are absolutely meant to be people we are close with and of course we can have successful relationships. It's just about embracing the fact that that they will never see us in the same light that strangers do. Although technically the keynote "prophet" is associated to the 4th line, I feel that the saying "you can't be a prophet in your own backyard" applies in the sense that we simply do not have the same impact with those who are closer to us. We will not "wow" them in the same way and yes, "cracks" begin to show - whatever they perceive as our flaws after having potentially put us on a pedestal. But in my own experience as a 5/1, I will say that the right people can deal with my humanness. My OWN innerstanding that I will never play the same role in the lives of individuals who I'm familiar with has actually been liberating, something I have embraced. I have really seen in my own life, that with those who are in my day to day, I'm just not there to play the same role and that's ok. What I have really stopped doing though, is trying to be a conditioned, familiar, networking, 4th line influencer, buddybuddy with everyone, because THEN I become utterly useless to the greater whole that I'm here to impact as my organic 5th line self. While I thoroughly enjoy my alone time, in no way am I lonely and in fact the tools I have been given with Human Design have helped me love myself and the spectrum of my relationships in a way that was inaccessible to me prior. May you find freedom and love in your role, wherever your 5th line may be 🙏🏻💜
@@MelanieHalpert Melanie- thank you for your response, as this is much clearer now! I love your comment on having to stop trying the be influencer/buddy buddy with everyone because I find myself compelled to do this as well. As a 2/5 who is just getting into human design, a lot of what you're saying makes me feel very seen. I remember meditating last week & asking spirit to explain the role of loneliness in my life, & this has sort-of offered me an answer. However, I will take your advice & approach this from a different perspective. Thank you again.
Karma as in punishment? Lol with my undefined ajna I can't feign certainty but it would definitely not be framed that way through the lens of Human Design. It's a mechanism, a by-product of an unconsciously seductive energy that attracts projection. That said, those unconscious projections can be really challenging to deal with and I can understand how that would potentially reinforce hermit mode to an extreme. While awareness won't stop the projections, it can be a game-changer when it comes to navigating these oftentimes crazy-making situations and experiences 🙏🏻💜
How do you see your 5th line negatively it positively impacting your content creator presence? I notice you saying that 4th lines are the social media type. How do you navigate that as a 5th line?
It's all about awareness and grasping the mechanics. It has been very liberating to have a platform like this where I can simply post my creativity when the iron is hot and trust that the right others - literal strangers from around the globe - will stumble upon it in their own right timing. When I post a new video I might announce it on social media, but then I peace out, not something I need to keep advertising. For me, the thought of having to "create a community", be some kind of "example" for people to admire and to pump out content 24/7 to be relevant is literal torture. I don't even want to hire anyone to do social media for me because I find the idea of incessantly broadcasting myself and my business publicly repulsive in general. I love doing business my way - which is being pretty savage when it comes to what is expected from a solopreneur in the homogenized world - and to see where the chips fall organically. As a Projector I'm not here to hustle and as a 5th line I'm not here to be all up in people's grills to stay relevant. The algorithm became obsolete to me when I embraced that it doesn't matter to a 5th line. In the last several years of experimenting with my design I have 1000000% been shown that the less f*cks I give in the sense of "trying" to be successful, that's where the magic happens! 🙏🏻⚡
@@MelanieHalpert "The less f*cks I give.... that's where the magic happens!" YASSSSS!!!!!! I am a 2/5 profile and that just made me smile so hard. Thank you for the detailed response. Blessings
@@MelanieHalpert interesting. as a 5 line I don't really know how to do this. I started a podcast because I figure when/if people need that..they will find it. Same with YT if I do it..but in terms of social media..ugh...its all about being out there. Maybe that is why I have not done it!
18:35 you're a master of disguise too! Have you ever wanted to be in the CIA?
😂 Nah, too stressful for a no-motors Projector and besides... this career is way more fun!
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I feel like as a 5/1 we are lone wolf but we are here to yell on the internet. Not the 4th line - 4th line is here to network with their tribe and who they know (maybe they are more about intimate social media and engagement). So in some sense - we are here for the Internet. no?
From what I've seen, 5/1s who yell indiscriminately on the internet tend to live a life full of resistance. We are indeed messengers and the internet can be a phenomenal outlet for the right strangers to find us in right timing, but our effectiveness and our experience of ease depends entirely on the way that we manage our energy. I've really come to appreciate that we are not designed to be consistently in the public eye and that quantity over quality dilutes our impact. When we respect our personal tides of investigation and universalization, and we operate in alignment, our messages have a way of getting where they need to go seamlessly and lead to fulfillment in the most serendipitous ways, heresy and all 💜✨
I agree very much with the timing and quality over quantity
Isnt Kim k a 5th line? Even though she’s highly criticized she seems to be doing great as an influencer
I wonder Melanie if your design being a 5/1 makes you more paranoid because as a 2/5 I haven’t seen that reputation play as big of a role as you mention.
My 2 forces different people to have various views of me and therefore it’s hard to have a “reputation” if people can’t agree if you’re amazing or terrible because they can’t see you clearly.
I know Ra spoke of line 5 and reputation but I think it’s misunderstood in how it mixes with the other lines.
While it is true that for any being who is projected upon, their reputation can make or break their contact with the world. It’s not as cut and dry as just that.
With a line 2, for example, that design will be admired for their talents whether or not they have been projected upon, basically irrespective of the 5 line.
A 1 line, for example is worried about their security and is in need of taking care of themselves. This is a VERY different design and reputation is MUCH more important for a line 1 than for a line 2, for example.
A line 3 as well, with all the trial and error would have to be aware of their reputation but it would be very hard for them to do much about it. The design necessitates trial and error. And that always leads to a bad reputation. But the design will help them survive that too.
And those differences need to be taken into account when each of us considers how these lines mix.
Also whether it’s conscious or unconscious: Not having a conscious awareness of what people are projecting makes it much easier to navigate expectations. When you are conscious of what is expected you are much more likely to want to please in order to be liked.
So just adding some thoughts to a really great presentation.
Thanks so much for stopping by and for sharing your perspective! I have to say, however, that I have seen many 2/5s and 3/5s struggle with reputation issues their whole life and elusively so! Things blowing up in their face and not understanding whatsoever why people reacted to them or treated them in the way they did, how alienating it could be... and it was only upon coming into Human Design that everything finally clicked into place for them in terms of understanding the mechanics of the projection field, stepping out of victimization and becoming empowered according to their true nature. I know of many unconscious 5th lines who have lived on a perpetual hamster wheel of trying to engineer the perception of others to avoid getting nailed to the cross, useless as that was. While there is indeed a difference between a conscious and unconscious 5th line, reputation and paranoia (healthy or pathological) can be an issue for every configuration.
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Sounds like a life doomed to loneliness, being scapegoated with no success in private life ?
Although we can't control the projection field, everything is about awareness and alignment. With awareness of the projection field and the role we are here to play, when we align to our mechanics through Strategy & Authority, our experience of life has the potential to change dramatically. We can either wallow in self pity or blame and be victimized by it, or we can be empowered.
@@MelanieHalpert love this response , literally pasting it as a reminder to self. @anita , I’m soooo late to human design but have noticed the scapegoating pattern. I’ve also noticed I’ve consciously and unconsciously benefitted from always being seen as capable to fill roles I’m prob unqualified for. I’ve learned to say no, reject the fantasy others have of me, be more discerning, ask for help, over communicate, help others set realistic expectations of me and what I can do, esp with work and friends….. My private love life is thriving especially with these changes
I have to say the image from Jovian looks creepy..Iike from a thriller movie. Off putting.
I hear you! 🤣 But there really is a method to the madness with the house! “It is helpful to use the house as a metaphor for understanding the six lines and their qualities. The 1st line is the foundation upon which the house is built. The 2nd line is the living space on the first floor of the house, with curtains wide open, that others on the street look into. The 3rd line is the transitional space or spiral staircase moving from the first to second floor. The 4th line is the second story, or second floor foundation of the house. The 5th line is the mysterious, curtained second story window with expectant speculators outside. And the 6th line is the roof of the house, with a bird's eye view into the next house, the rest of the neighborhood and beyond.” ( from the Definitive Book of Human Design)