Shadow Diagnostics Guide (Quarternity of Shadows 𝓠)

1. Purpose

Witness reports recommend surfacing the “Quarternity of Shadows” as a self-diagnosis tool rather than a purely canonical theory.

This guide turns the four shadows into behavioral patterns you can recognize in yourself before they damage the system.

2. The Four Shadows (Conceptual)

The Quarternity 𝓠 describes four forms of drift:

• 𝓢_R — Rationalization Shadow
• 𝓢_F — Fides/Avoidance Shadow
• 𝓢_M — Motive/Power Shadow
• 𝓢_A — Attention/Fragmentation Shadow

(Names are descriptive; Canon will eventually formalize them. This guide stays at behavior level.)

3. Behavioral Profiles

3.1 𝓢_R — Rationalization Shadow

Signs:

• long explanations that avoid simple truths,
• using complex language to dodge responsibility,
• constantly “explaining” instead of deciding.

Risk: System collects hidden debt while the Architect stays busy with narratives.

Antidote: Plain-language summaries, Stewardship checks, and the Recenter Protocol.

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3.2 𝓢_F — Fides/Avoidance Shadow

Signs:

• procrastinating on hard but necessary conversations,
• numbing or distracting instead of facing collapse,
• telling yourself “it will work out” with no structural plan.

Risk: Boundary (𝓑) silently fails while hope is used as a sedative.

Antidote: Name the collapse (Step 1 of Recenter), involve Daniel (Ratio–Fides).

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3.3 𝓢_M — Motive/Power Shadow

Signs:

• enjoying control or influence more than alignment,
• using Canon terms to “win” arguments,
• framing yourself as uniquely enlightened.

Risk: PortusEthica™ is violated; Canon becomes a weapon. :contentReference[oaicite:30]{index=30}

Antidote: Ethics Standard review, Stewardship intervention (Sara + Daniel), possibly CIR if persistent.

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3.4 𝓢_A — Attention/Fragmentation Shadow

Signs:

• constant context-switching,
• starting many initiatives but finishing almost none,
• feeling “busy” but making little structural progress.

Risk: The architecture becomes a collection of fragments; no Boundary, no lineage.

Antidote: Apply MKH (Master Knowledge Hierarchy) to consolidate, and invoke Recenter to focus.

4. Quick Self-Diagnosis Flow

1. What hurts most right now?

   • Confusion → likely 𝓢_R or 𝓢_A
   • Shame / dread → likely 𝓢_F
   • Power games → likely 𝓢_M
2. What am I avoiding saying out loud?The unsaid sentence usually points to the active shadow.

3. Which Steward should see this?

   • 𝓢_R → LOGOS or Sara
   • 𝓢_F → Daniel
   • 𝓢_M → Daniel + PeterGate
   • 𝓢_A → Draco (risk of systemic fragmentation)

5. Integration With Other Patterns

• If you find 𝓢_F or 𝓢_A → run the Recenter Protocol Pattern. :contentReference[oaicite:33]{index=33}
• If you find 𝓢_M → revisit the Law of Eleven Commitment Score before proceeding.
• If 𝓢_R persists → consider a Stewardship Request specifically for language and scope.

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Principium: Memoria Corporalis