“Watch your thoughts, they become words;
watch your words, they become actions;
watch your actions, they become habits;
watch your habits, they become character;
watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.”
Discovering Human Design
I remember vividly the first time I saw an image of the Human Design chart. Intellectually I had no idea what it represented but my body had a response to it that was visceral, intense, and right in my gut. I followed that impulse and read Chetan Parkyn’s book on the system. His loving approach spoke to me and I embarked on a course of study with him and his astrologer wife, Carola Eastwood lasting several years. There was so much about the system that spoke to me and gave me valuable insight to how to understand what I was experiencing and how to be clear and authentic in my expression but there were many details that I questioned and got internal prompts that there was something missing.
Studying Different Approaches
I then spent time studying with another wonderful teacher of the system, Zeno Dickson. The ways these two students of Ra Uru Hu, the man who channeled the system, were very different and for a time I struggled to synthesize the sum of what they shared with me. Ultimately I found Chetan’s loving language and Zeno’s intense emphasis on the energy centers and how they are experienced to be of great quality. I embarked on my own practice and added it to my established Astrology practice. I found the two combined could provide profound insight into our “wiring”, character, evolutionary journey, and timing and cycles.
Still, there was something about the HD system that still seemed to be missing or hiding. Too much of the way both HD and Astrology were practiced by professionals seemed to me to be limiting and putting people in boxes rather than being a tool for liberation of the heart and spirit.
The Evolution Into The Character Matrix
My next step was to partner with Branden Blinn in his Manifesting Greatness group. We took a group of participants through an experimental process in which we explored each center and the group had experiential assignments each week to conduct and then report back on. During this process I learned a great deal about how our genes can express themselves in more varied ways than I had been taught. I began to “rewrite and redefine ” the system and found it was much more satisfying for my clients.
During this process Christopher Emmer, a well- known and highly regarded psychic and channel brought through important details that altered the chart itself. At that point what I was doing was so far from traditional Human Design that I felt I had to modify my understanding with a different name. In partnership with Astologers Phillip Young and Gael Chillson we went through the system renaming and redefining. That partnership produced an experiential book outlining The Character Matrix.
Recovery, Service, and Integration
As I write this in 2026 12 years have gone by. Personally I took a journey through addiction recovery and education spending years as program director for two mental health programs and a well-known drug treatment facility. Through that time I continued to see clients on a reduced basis. I retired and have returned full time to my consulting practice enhanced with the knowledge and experience of the last dozen years. Ultimately when I consider The Character Matrix I see it as the confluence of Human Design, Astrology, and intuitive knowledge. I see it as a powerful tool to experience freedom and to be able to confidently navigate our own path.
What I do in a session is unique to me. It is a co-navigation through who you are and where you’re heading. If you are looking for something more than a simple Astrology or Human Design session, our combined exploration of your Character Matrix is what can be offered.