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Guilt: Motivation in Human Design
Guilt is colour 5 of Motivation in Human Design, one of the four Variables. Guilt, in its healthy form, motivates you to contribute and correct. It drives you toward responsibility and right action. Moved by putting things right. Healthy, until it’s apologising for existing.
| Variable | Motivation |
|---|---|
| Colour | 5: Guilt |
| What the variable covers | What drives you forward. The fuel that energizes your effort. |
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Guilt is what moves you
Guilt, in its healthy form, motivates you to contribute and correct. It drives you toward responsibility and right action.
Moved by putting things right. Healthy, until it’s apologising for existing.
Motivation is one of four Variables
What drives you forward. The fuel that energizes your effort.
Each Variable also has an arrow, left or right, that tilts it. Left: Driven by avoiding what's unwanted. Running from problems and pain. Right: Driven by moving toward what's wanted. Running toward goals and desires.
The six colours of Motivation
Your colour comes from the line-level detail of one planet in your chart, so it needs an exact birth time.
- 1. Fear
- 2. Hope
- 3. Desire
- 4. Need
- 5. Guilt (this page)
- 6. Innocence
Questions people ask
What does Guilt motivation mean in Human Design?
Guilt, in its healthy form, motivates you to contribute and correct. It drives you toward responsibility and right action.