Human Design talks a lot about “societal conditioning”, and the “deconditioning journey”. This is referring to how, sometimes, society wants us to become like “over-performing, non-feeling robots”.
This is “conditioning”:
- Sometimes, we can get praised when we do a “good job” and be quiet, hug the strange relative we don’t feel good with, or push past our limits to achieve an external, worldly goal. Thus, as children and adults, we can learn to push past our inner feelings and hug people we don’t feel good with, and betray our inner energy levels… because we have been conditioned that this is worthy behavior, worthy of love…
- Alternatively, we can get punished when we cause a scene, when we don’t want to hug the strange relative who makes us feel weird, when we cry or be non-conformist… thus, as children and adults, we can learn to avoid listening to our inner self by focusing on others validation rather than our own
The “deconditioning journey” is about letting go of those things that we were “taught” that actually, are not good for our health, nor are correct for our destiny. The deconditioning journey is a lighthouse for people who work with Human Design, as it provides a path of unfolding, letting go of those layers, and returning to a life that actually feels good to live, rather than a life that we were conditioned to act but didn’t feel good.