Variable is to Awareness what Type is to Form: a tool for transformation. This is an advanced area of the Human Design System which offers you an in-depth look at your cognitive design. It provides you with a clear, practical map for the transformation of your awareness and therefore how you experience your life.
Variable describes how you are meant to take in, process, and filter information, and how this determines your perspective. Understanding your Variable can free the mind from conditioning and homogenization so you can express your own unique awareness.
Your Variable calculation points to the nature of your awareness patterns. It shows where you are strategic, focused, and active by nature, and where receptive, peripheral, and passive. Essential aspects of your Variable include a particular dietary regimen and physical environment.