Who Is Ra Uru Hu?

Ra Uru Hu was the pseudonym of Alan Robert Krakower, a Canadian-born teacher and the founder of the Human Design System.

In Simple Terms

  • He created Human Design, a system that aims to help people understand themselves and make decisions based on their design.
  • Before that, he worked in advertising and media.
  • In 1987, while living in Ibiza, he claimed to have had an intense mystical experience over several days, during which he received the information that became Human Design.

What He’s Known For

  • Developing Human Design as a mix of different systems like astrology, the I Ching, Kabbalah, and chakra theory.
  • Teaching it globally for about 25 years and building an educational framework around it.
  • Positioning it as a tool for self-awareness, decision-making, and personal alignment.

Important Context

  • Supporters see him as a spiritual teacher or messenger of the system.
  • Critics describe Human Design as a pseudoscientific or spiritual framework, not a scientifically validated system.

Timeline

  • Born: 1948, Montreal, Canada
  • Created Human Design: 1987
  • Published teachings: Early 1990s onward
  • Died: 2011

Resources

  • Jovian Archive Considered the main official source of Ra Uru Hu’s original teachings, courses, and archived materials.
  • International Human Design School The official education body created to teach Human Design in the way Ra Uru Hu structured it.
  • Ra.TV A platform focused on Ra Uru Hu’s video teachings and original content.
  • myBodyGraph An official chart tool and learning platform connected to Human Design teachings.

Alan Robert Krakower