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Steve Paxton

Generator Musik

21.01.1939

17:12

Phoenix, AZ, United States

Human Design Chart

Left Angle Cross of Distraction 2

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Design Sun

Gate 28.2

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Design Earth

Gate 27.2

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Pers. Sun

Gate 60.6

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Pers. Earth

Gate 56.6

Biography

American experimental dancer and choreographer. His early background was in gymnastics while his later training included three years with Merce Cunningham and a year with José Limón. As a founding member of the Judson Dance Theater, he performed works by Yvonne Rainer and Trisha Brown. He was a founding member of the experimental group Grand Union and in 1972 named and began to develop the dance form known as Contact Improvisation, a form of dance that utilizes the physical laws of friction, momentum, gravity, and inertia to explore the relationship between dancers.

Steve Paxton was in a longterm relationship with Lisa Nelson. He died at Mad Brook Farm in East Charleston, Vermont on 21 February 2024 at the age of 85.

Human Design Analysis: Steve Paxton as Generator 6/2

Steve Paxton is a Generator in Human Design – an energy type with a defined Sacral Center. Generators make up about 36% of humanity and possess an enormous, sustainable life force energy.

The Generator's strategy is to respond to impulses from life rather than initiating. When the Sacral Center responds with a clear "yes" (a gut feeling, an inner spark), that's the right path.

When Steve Paxton lives in alignment with their design, they experience deep satisfaction and fulfillment. The Generator's not-self theme is frustration – a sign that the sacral energy isn't following the right things.

Steve Paxton has Sacral Authority. The Sacral Center responds with a clear physical reaction – an "uh-huh" (yes) or "un-un" (no). This gut response is spontaneous, direct, and reliable. The key is responding to the right question or impulse.

Steve Paxton carries the profile 6/2 – Role Model / Hermit. The 6th line represents the Role Model: a life path in three phases – first experimenting (until ~30), then observing from the "roof" (until ~50), and finally authentically embodying the role model. The 2nd line represents the Natural: a natural talent that is often unconscious and only activated when called out by others.

The incarnation cross "Left Angle Cross of Distraction 2" describes the overarching life purpose and direction of Steve Paxton in Human Design. It consists of the four gate activations of Sun and Earth (personality and design) and only becomes felt when one lives their strategy and authority.

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Energetisch arbeitet Steve mit einer Einfache Spaltung (Split Definition).

Steves Bodygraph zeigt 4 feste Zentren (G-Zentrum, Sakralzentrum, Milzzentrum und Wurzelzentrum) und 5 empfangende Zentren (Kopfzentrum, Ajnazentrum, Kehlzentrum, Herzzentrum und Emotionalzentrum).

Steve trägt individuelle Energie als Hauptthema (Individuell (Wissen): 2 Kanäle). Das bedeutet: einzigartige Selbstverwirklichung und Mutation.

2 Defined Channels

2/14

The Beat - A Design of being a Keeper of Keys Individual

28/38

Struggle - A Design of Stubbornness Individual

Incarnation Cross - Left Angle Cross of Distraction 2

Pers. Sun 60.6 Limitation (Acceptance)

Pers. Earth 56.6 The Wanderer (Stimulation)

Design Sun 28.2 The Game Player (Preponderance of the Great)

Design Earth 27.2 Nourishment (Caring)

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Human Design Profile

Type: Generator
Authority: Sacral Authority
Profile: 6/2 - Role Model / Hermit
Definition: Split Definition
Incarnation Cross: Left Angle Cross of Distraction 2
Date of Birth: 21.01.1939 17:12
Place of Birth: Phoenix, AZ, United States

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Frequently Asked Questions

What Human Design type is Steve Paxton?

Steve Paxton is a Generator – an energy type with a defined Sacral Center. The strategy is to respond to impulses. The life theme is satisfaction, the not-self theme is frustration.

What Human Design profile does Steve Paxton have?

Steve Paxton has the profile 6/2 – Role Model / Hermit. The 6st line (conscious) represents the Role Model – a life path in three phases toward authentic embodiment, the 2nd line (unconscious) represents the Natural – unconscious talents activated by the call of others.

How does Steve Paxton best make decisions?

Steve Paxton has Sacral Authority. The Sacral Center responds directly and physically – a spontaneous gut feeling shows what's right.

When and where was Steve Paxton born?

Steve Paxton was born on 21.01.1939 in Phoenix, AZ.

What is Steve Paxton's incarnation cross?

Steve Paxton has "Left Angle Cross of Distraction 2" as incarnation cross. It describes the overarching life purpose and consists of the four gate activations of Sun and Earth – it only comes alive when following one's strategy and authority.