Hermits Unite!

This past holiday season I was shopping in a metaphysical book store, perusing for a special gift.  My eyes landed on a button pin “Hermits Unite.”  Of course, I burst into laughter. All you 2’s out there in Human Design land know exactly what I’m inferring.  Yes, we want to be left alone. And we also want to commiserate about our hermitage.

Ideally, 2^nd lined beings would live in Hermitville where there are other Hermits and normal people too.  We love to interact and engage. Remember; don’t put too much pressure on us, as we are likely to bark back at you.  We’d like to live in community, just as long as we have our cave to go to and stay as long as we like, alone.  We are the happiest when we can putter around in our own little world.  If you know a 2, remember to call them when there’s something unique or creative to check out. Left to our own devices we can find plenty to entertain ourselves, alone.

I remember thinking when I was studying the lines and profiles, there didn’t seem to be much about the 2^nd line. It took me a while to really get what was meant by the description of The Natural, unaware, creative and so on. I envision the 2^nd line being as the kind of person who can run and catch a patch of ice at just the right speed in order to make it to the other side. Magic, they make it in at the perfect speed in perfect time, safely. An onlooker watches this precision act in awe. She hollers from across the icy patch to the 2, “Wow, that was pretty cool. Do you ice skate too?” “Oh no, not at all” says the 2, “I was running late for my appointment so I took the short cut.”

In my November article I described the completion of my Chiron return process.  Since then, it’s become unmistakably obvious to me the responsibility a 6.2 carries. Every interaction holds a mirror letting me know if I’m contributing or not to this person. When I’m out in public, I can feel others are watching, noticing and on some occasions giving me feedback. Such as pointing out to me if I don’t “do” something I said I would do.  Even if the “to do” was a comment made in passing. Or, feedbacks on my professional practices, such as not returning a phone call — even when I didn’t ask to be called.  In fairness, I get plenty of feedback for my good acts as well. However, I notice the negative feedback has a strong pinch to it. The pinch is then followed by an internal wake-up and shake-up which tells me I cannot be sloppy in any of my interactions…anymore.

It is now, off the roof, I understand and value the Hermit side of me. I’ve become more appreciative for both the pure magical-ness and necessity for a 6.2 profile to have the 2^nd line drive our vehicle. It is essential for 6.2’s to get away from everyone. The more down-time we have, the better.

During our recent holiday season, I unplugged the phones and put out my “do not disturb” sign.  Two days of total BLISS!  Sure enough, the days were followed by none-stop calls and visits. The process begins again with people who look to my 6^th line to give them something – advice, nurturing, insights, acknowledgment, validation. Followed by quieter days to allow my 2^nd line to relax and get back to a natural flow, alone.  It’s taken me a long time to experience this level of satisfaction and balance. After all, my Design has no awareness centers plus (8) 2^nd lines. Many times, I’m unaware that I’m unaware, if that makes sense? Yet, somehow, someway my clueless-ness and innocence drove me to Human Design ten years ago. I’m sure glad I/it did.

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