circuit

Circuit

Circuit is the closed loop of flow.
It is the thread bent back upon itself, a recursion that repeats without end.
Where Braid binds strands together, Circuit bends a single line into continuity.

Shape (What it is)

Threaded loop: a line folded into return.
Recursive closure: motion that feeds itself to sustain continuity.
Carrier of signal: circuit exists only when current flows.

Test: If the loop is open and no return occurs, it is not a circuit.

Motion (How it moves)

Flow → Return → Sustain
1. Flow: signal, current, or attention moves forward.
2. Return: the loop bends back, closing the path.
3. Sustain: continuity emerges as energy cycles without loss.
Tension curve: steady rhythm; breaks only at rupture.
Directionality: forward into return, return into forward — endlessly.

Micro-Recursions

Electrical circuit: electrons flowing through a closed path.
Neural circuit: repeating loops of signal in the nervous system.
Habitual circuit: thought and action reinforcing themselves.

Macro-Recursions

Cultural circuit: traditions looping across generations.
Ecological circuit: cycles of water, carbon, energy.
Cosmic circuit: planetary orbits, spirals of return.

Ethics (What it refuses)

Breakage: an open loop where signal cannot return.
Stagnation: circuit without flow, static and lifeless.
Excess extraction: draining current without feeding the return.

Rule: Circuit must carry flow — continuity without current is false.

Practices

Loop tracing: follow the thread until return is found.
Signal tending: sustain current without rupture or overload.
Recursive mapping: identify patterns where output feeds input.
Circuit closure ritual: when energy leaks, weave the return.

Mapping to Core Glyphs:

Recursion — Circuit repeats through return, sustaining continuity.
Thread — Circuit carries signal as a closed line of flow.