Santa Barbara Human Design Study Group

A welcoming circle for those ready to explore and experiment with the Human Design System on California's Central Coast.

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40+ locals experimenting together

What is Human Design?

Human Design is a powerful system that reveals your unique energetic blueprint — how you are wired to make decisions, use your energy, and interact with the world.

A Synthesis

Human Design combines ancient wisdom (I Ching, Kabbalah, Astrology, Chakras) with modern science (Quantum Physics, Genetics, and the Human Genome Project).

Your Personal Authority

At its core is the invitation to live by your own inner authority rather than the conditioning of society, family, and the not-self.

An Experiment

Human Design is not a belief system. It is a practical experiment in living your design and observing what happens when you honor your true nature.

Your experiment begins with gentle self-observation.

The Five Energy Types

Each type has a unique strategy for navigating life with ease and power.

QUICK EXPLORER
Please select which description feels most like you?
Generator
GENERATOR
~37%

Generator

The builders of the world. You have sustainable life force energy when you respond to what truly lights you up.

Strategy
To Respond
Manifesting Generator
MG
~33%

Manifesting Generator

Fast-moving multi-passioned beings. You skip steps and find shortcuts when you follow your sacral response + inform others.

Strategy
To Respond + Inform
Manifestor
MANIFESTOR
~9%

Manifestor

The initiators. You are here to get things started and impact others — when you inform those affected by your actions.

Strategy
To Inform
Projector
PROJECTOR
~20%

Projector

The guides and seers. You are here to direct energy wisely. Your gift shines when you wait for the right invitation.

Strategy
Wait for Invitation
Reflector
REFLECTOR
~1%

Reflector

The barometers of the collective. You sample and reflect the health of your community. You need a full lunar cycle to decide.

Strategy
Wait a Lunar Cycle
Explore the nine centers & authority types

A real study group,
not just a concept.

The Santa Barbara Human Design Study Group is a living, breathing circle of people committed to deeply exploring and experimenting with this powerful system together.

We meet in person and online to:

  • Study gates, lines, and circuits in depth
  • Share personal experiments and observations
  • Explore relationship and family dynamics through charts
  • Support one another in deconditioning
Human Design BodyGraph Exploration
OUR APPROACH
Experiential over Intellectual
We prioritize living the knowledge rather than collecting it.
Inclusive & Non-Dogmatic
All levels of experience are welcome. We honor the experiment, not perfection.
Deep but Accessible
We go into the nuances while keeping the heart of the system simple and practical.

Our Guides

Dennis Fried

Dennis Fried

Eike Oertel

Eike Oertel

Dennis Fried and Eike Oertel

Partners in Human Design
Dennis Fried and Eike Oertel are longtime partners and dedicated practitioners in the Human Design community, co-founding and guiding the Santa Barbara Human Design Study Group (SBHD). With deep roots in Ra Uru Hu’s teachings since the mid-2000s, they bring decades of combined experience to personalized chart interpretations, transit analyses, compatibility readings, and group facilitation. Their work emphasizes practical application—helping individuals align with their Strategy and Authority while fostering community connections through study, contemplation, and shared insights.

Dennis Fried

Manifesting Generator • Single Definition • 6/2 Profile • Left Angle Cross of Migration

Dennis embodies rhythms of change, patterns, friendship, and the balance between solitude and community. His Left Angle Cross of Migration carries a transpersonal mission: navigating life transitions, recognizing when structures or compromises no longer serve, and guiding others toward their rightful place.

Gates such as 37 (Friendship/Family), 40 (Loneliness/Will), 5 (Patterns/Rhythms), and 35 (Change/Experience) fuel his deep understanding of tribal bonds and intuitive timing.

In practice, Dennis excels at creating structured yet dynamic tools—custom ephemeris-based transit reports, decision trees, and daily/weekly alignments. As the founder driving SBHD’s online presence, he focuses on building accessible resources that support personal and collective evolution.

Eike Oertel

Generator • Sacral Authority • Triple Split Definition • 6/2 Profile • Left Angle Cross of Distraction

Eike’s design revolves around storytelling, nurturing, limitation, and the playful struggle that sparks growth. Key gates include 56 (Stimulation/Storyteller), 60 (Limitation/Acceptance), 27 (Caring/Responsibility), and 28 (Struggle/Game Player).

This equips her to captivate attention, redirect energy productively, and care for others’ development through engaging, transformative sharing. As a sensitive energy parent guide and experienced coach, she supports family dynamics, Projector-Generator relationships, and emotional navigation with warmth and insight.

How Their Incarnation Crosses Complement Each Other

Both share the 6/2 Profile, creating natural synergy in their role-model/hermit wisdom and long-term perspective. As Left Angle Crosses, their purposes are inherently transpersonal.

Dennis – Cross of Migration

Provides overarching direction: sensing when it’s time to shift communities, patterns, or environments, and helping individuals and groups find better “places” to belong. He drives the structural and transitional work of SBHD.

Eike – Cross of Distraction

Supplies the engaging, nurturing spark: using stories, care, and stimulating redirections to keep energy moving. She prevents stagnation and turns challenges into meaningful growth.

Together, they form a powerful complementary force. Dennis’s migration energy sets the course for movement and renewal, while Eike’s distraction energy enriches the path with storytelling, care, and dynamic engagement. This partnership creates a balanced container for authentic evolution, family-like support, and collective awakening in the Human Design community.

Dennis and Eike continue to expand their offerings through the SBHD study group, website resources, and personalized support, inviting others into the transformative dance of Human Design.

Testimonials

BodyGraphs and voices from our community

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Have your own experience to share with our community?

Weekly Transit Reports

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Gather with us

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Human Design gathering in Santa Barbara area
RECURRING Every Friday

Living Your Design Circle

A safe space to share experiments, wins, and challenges as we live our designs in real time.

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Goleta, California
TO BE ANNOUNCED Dennis: 805-570-3033

Gate & Line Deep Dive

We choose one gate (often the current transit) and explore it through personal stories, charts, and the original teachings.

Dennis Fried: 805-570-3033
SPECIAL FEE BASED On Request

Relationship & Family Dynamics

Composite charts, connection themes, and how two (or more) designs dance together. Bring your partner or family charts.

Contact Dennis: 805-570-3033
All gatherings are donation-based. No one turned away for lack of funds.

Resources

Official BodyGraph / Chart Tools

myBodyGraph.com
Interactive platform by the official source
Jovian Archive Free Chart Calculator
The original official source • Recommended
Get Your FREE BodyGraph Here

Essential Reading

  • The Definitive Guide to Human Design — Lynda Bunnell
  • The Human Design System — Ra Uru Hu
  • The Complete Rave I'Ching

Local to Santa Barbara

Dennis Fried
805-570-3033
dkf@cox.net

SBHD Study Resources

Our community has curated an extensive collection of teachings, recordings, and group analyses available to active participants.

Introduction to Human Design Video
YOUR EXPERIMENT STARTS HERE

Ready to discover how you're designed to move through the world?

No experience necessary. Just curiosity.