Shadowing Practice: Human Design Profile 2/5 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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the 2 -5 profile i believe is the second most rare profile
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and you my friend live in a double projection field what does
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that mean you're generally seen for how you can benefit the
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other person you're not going to be seen for who you truly are by other people
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because they're too busy projecting onto you it could be something positive
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or something negative so it's very important to learn how to place energetic boundaries for yourself
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because if you don't you will be bombarded by projections
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and you will be negatively affected by them the two is the conscious part of your profile
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so that means maybe you consciously more identify with
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that part for me i actually identify more with the five
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which is the unconscious part
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but i'm very immersed in the spiritual i actually have more
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challenges in the physical part of life maybe that's why i identify more with the five
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but everyone is different and the point is
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that usually the first number you identify and you see more in your life
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and it's more visible to you the unconscious the last number
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is not as visible to you sometimes you don't even see it within yourself
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but it's part of your energy it's part of your design
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so whether you see it or not that is occurring energetically through your aura
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so the two is known as the hermit someone who is doing their own thing they're doing it
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so well and other people look at them
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and they're like how are you doing this like wow you're
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amazing at this can you show me how you're doing this can you teach me
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and the important part here for line twos is to answer the projections
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that feel comfortable and nourishing to us things
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that feel right for you you have to check in with yourself with your authority
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and really see hey do i feel good doing this
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or do i feel pressured to do it
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because they want me to do it also as a two
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you need lots of alone time to do these things in peace
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and by yourself that is how you create the peace inside of you
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and within your aura that is needed to make an impact
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so as a two you're here to hermit be in hermit mode
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and then come out speak talk write a book do whatever it is
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that you need to do and remember to only answer to the projections
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that feel good to you and nourish you from within
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so now we're going to move on to the five aspect
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of the two five profile known as the heretic they're the
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person here to save the day they also get a lot
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of projections that's why we live in a double projection field
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so energetic boundaries and self -worth are extra important to the two five profile
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so it's important to know yourself stand strong in yourself know
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your boundaries know how much you're willing to do for people what is it
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that you're doing that's coming to save the day are you willing to stand behind
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that a hundred percent it has to be part of you the values
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that are standing behind that work and it'll be easier to pick
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and choose which projections you want to answer
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or you want to come out of hermit mode for
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and in the beginning you'll probably answer to everything and get drained
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and you'll start to learn that no i don't like
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that i don't like this i'm not doing
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that again little by little you start to build
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that power within you and you put energetic boundaries i am divinely protected from any negative energies
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that do not serve my highest good cleansing with crystals sage
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salt baths all these things are great ways to protect your energetic boundaries
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and also your physical boundaries tell people no
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when you want to say no it's okay it's going to benefit you in the long run
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and you are what's important here not saving the day even though that's what people project onto you
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that you're the savior you're going to solve their problem it's always going to be like
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that but you've got to pick
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and choose what do i want to say what aligns with
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my values as a 2 -5 profile you can be very persuasive and
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if you're just learning to speak your truth you will grow
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into this energy of yes this is what i stand for
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and this is how i'm gonna help you this is how
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i'm gonna solve your problem this is how i'm gonna save the day by doing this not all this
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that these people are projecting onto me i don't do that
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but in the end this profile is all about serving people
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with your gifts with your solutions what's important here is to
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find out what are your gifts what solutions are you providing how can you showcase these gifts
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and provide these solutions in a way that's most aligned with your energy
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so a way to gain some insights on your natural gifts
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the solutions you're supposed to be providing is look at your
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incarnation cross it's literally the job description of your life read
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about your job here in this world what are you supposed
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to be providing to people what are you here to do
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and then you're going to go look at your gene case profile go look at the core wound sphere
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and this is literally the service you're supposed to be providing.
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This is where your biggest healing capabilities lie.
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Why?
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Because you have been through the shadow state here in your own life
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and battled through it and gotten to the gift level, hopefully.
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it's just very important to know what you're here to do
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who you're here to serve you have to get really clear on
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that so that you can streamline your process streamline your life
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or else you're going to get completely bombarded by all these projections
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and you're going to be in like a hamster wheel trying
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to answer all of the people trying to people please
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and answer all the calls and your human design your gene key
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and your astrology chart are great ways to start to understand all these underlying energetics
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that are at play here it's a blueprint of your life your purpose
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and what you're here to do
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and how you're here to do it it gives you clues
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on how you can do it best what energy should i
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tap into to get more motivation what energy should i tap into to improve my relationships
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so in conclusion get lots of alone time you need
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that you need
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that to clear your aura to reset to be at peace to do the things you love you need
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that alone time get clear on your values what you want to stand behind a hundred percent
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so when people project
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and they end up disappointed you're still there standing like i'm sorry this is what i stand for
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if you don't like it you can go to hell
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but most of the time it won't be like
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that most of the time you will save the day
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because your values are
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so aligned with what it is you're doing start to put energetic boundaries in your life work with crystals
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if you don't know how you can do more research on
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them there's a whole bible of crystals that's available visualize
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and meditation set your boundaries put yourself in a healing bubble
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in a protective bubble all these things are great for energetic boundaries i also offer readings
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and comment down below how you're doing with setting boundaries as a 2 -5 profile

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 113 sentences and 1329 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:03. The speaker talks fast, about 189 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 89% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
boundary noun/ˈbaʊndɹi/The dividing line or location between two areas.
projection noun/pɹəˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/Something which projects, protrudes, juts out, sticks out, or stands out.
energetic adjective/ˌɛn.əɹˈdʒɛt.ɪk/Possessing or pertaining to energy.
crystal noun/ˈkɹɪstəl/A solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order and arranged in a pattern which is periodic in three dimensions.
align verb/əˈlaɪn/To form a line; to fall into line.
aura noun/ˈɔːɹə/A subtle emanation or exhalation of any substance, such as an aroma or odour.
solve verb/sɒlv/To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.
visible adjective/ˈvɪzɪb(ə)l/Able to be seen.
gene noun/d͡ʒiːn/A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms which may take several values and (in principle) predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form…
bubble noun/ˈbʌbəl/A spherically contained volume of air or other gas in a liquid, commonly a soapy liquid.
heal verb/ˈhiːl/To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
unconscious adjective/ˌʌnˈkɑnʃəs/Not awake; having no awareness (usually as the result of a head injury).
chart noun/t͡ʃɑɹt/A map illustrating the geography of a specific phenomenon.
occur verb/əˈkɜː/To happen or take place.
bath noun/bɑːθ/A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
stand behind verbTo support; express one's support for, especially despite opposition; to stick with a decision.
come out verb/ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/To be discovered; to be revealed.
end up verbTo bring to a conclusion.
find out verbTo discover, as by asking or investigating.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its resultif you don't you will be
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itbe seen · will be bombarded · is known

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 48 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, don't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: projection /pɹəˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/, unconscious /ˌʌnˈkɑnʃəs/, shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, conclusion /kənˈkluːʒən/, motivation /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/
  • Long words — get the stress right: energetic /ˌɛn.əɹˈdʒɛt.ɪk/, disappointed /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/, motivation /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/, capability /ˌkeɪ.pəˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/, astrology /əˈstɹɒlədʒi/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like boundary, projection, energetic.

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