Where the Profile comes from
A Profile is two numbers, for example 1/3 or 4/6. The first is taken from the line of the Sun in the Personality chart, the second — from the line of the Sun in the Design chart. Personality is what a person knows about themselves and can put into words. Design is what works on its own and is more often noticeable from the outside than from within.
That’s why a Profile almost always reads like this: “consciously I do it this way, but unconsciously I behave that way.” The familiar feeling “from the inside I see one thing, but people see another” is exactly about this.
The six lines everything is built from
There are only six lines, and they’re the same in any Profile — only the combination changes. The lower three (1, 2, 3) are about the personal: your own foundation, your own gift, your own experience. The upper three (4, 5, 6) are about others: the circle of people close to you, your reputation among strangers, observing from the side.
- Line 1 — Investigator. Needs a foundation. Before acting, digs deep for knowledge so as to stand on solid ground. (lower (personal) trigram)
- Line 2 — Hermit. A natural gift that shows itself in solitude. Its light is visible to others — they call it out, although a person with this line doesn’t always realize their own talent. (lower (personal) trigram)
- Line 3 — Martyr. The path of trial and error. Through experiment and hard knocks learns what works and what doesn’t; a discoverer of the new. (lower (personal) trigram)
- Line 4 — Opportunist. Strength lies in connections and the network of close people. Opportunities come through relationships already established; influences through friendship. (upper (transpersonal) trigram)
- Line 5 — Heretic. Others project the expectations of a savior onto them. Practical, gives universal solutions; reputation decides everything. (upper (transpersonal) trigram)
- Line 6 — Role Model. Lives in three phases (trying things out until ~30, retreating to the “roof” ~30–50, embodying wisdom after). An example for others, a view from the side. (upper (transpersonal) trigram)
Three angles: Right, Juxtaposition and Left
Besides the lines, a Profile has an angle — it says whose story this is overall. Right Angle — personal destiny: life is about your own path, and other people in it are more like companions. Left Angle — transpersonal destiny: life takes shape through others, encounters in it aren’t random and carry a task. Juxtaposition (Profiles 4/1 and 3/6 at the edges) — the transition between these two worlds.
The angle doesn’t make a Profile better or worse. It explains why it matters to one person to finish their own thing, and to another — to end up in the right company.