"Why does the Dream Rave seem so cruel? Is it because of the way it came through Ra and his aura as a Manifestor?"
I was asked this question today, and it’s something I’ve been contemplating for quite some time. RA was human - imperfect like the rest of us. While I deeply honor the genius he brought through and respect the foundation of the intel, I don’t consider myself a fundamentalist. I don’t believe everything he said hook, line, and sinker. Believe me, I’ve tried—but my guides and my inner authority won’t allow it. When we blindly accept what another says without checking in with our own inner compass, we’re still just the dog on the leash.
The reason I think about this often is because sometimes, in being initiated into this aspect of Human Design, I feel like I’m being “dark.” Talking about the crueler aspects of life can make me uncomfortable. I’m not out here shooting rainbows and sunshine out of my ass like so many others, and that contrast can be jarring. But the more I sit with it, the more I realize that even in acknowledging the shadows, I’m still bringing in the light.
When we look at the Dream Rave, it might seem cruel because it taps into the deepest, rawest parts of us—our primal instincts that exist outside the bounds of human conditioning. If we only focus on our solar charts, we miss an entire dimension of who we are. Our Dream Chart reflects our mammalian design, and it’s neutral; it simply is. It’s not until we awaken and run those raw instincts through our personal filters—whether of alignment or misalignment—that we act out in cruelty, beauty, or anything in between.
Think about the animal kingdom—it’s all about survival: eat or be eaten. It’s not always pretty, but it’s not cruel. A predator doesn’t hunt just to kill; it hunts because it needs to eat. Animals don't hunt humans, they attack when we enter their territory, frighten them, or occasionally if they have no food. When a deer escapes a predator, it doesn’t go home and take out its fear or frustration on its mate. Animals process trauma instinctively, live fully in the present, and aren’t weighed down by emotional baggage the way we are. It’s just the way nature works.
So why does the Dream Rave feel harsh to us? It’s because it forces us to face those primal instincts and shadows that we’d rather ignore. But that’s where the real growth happens. It’s not about cruelty; it’s about bringing to life our base instincts and confronting the aspects of ourselves we usually keep hidden. The Dream Rave offers us an unfiltered look at what’s buried deep within, providing an opportunity to evolve and grow.
Maybe instead of asking why it feels cruel, we should approach it with curiosity. What does it have to show us? How can we use that insight to evolve—both individually and as a collective?