gate
Gate is boundary, threshold, the point of permission or denial.
It’s discernment about what crosses and what doesn’t. Gates protect but also enable passage—they’re not walls, they’re decision points about appropriate exchange.
Shape (What it is)
Section titled “Shape (What it is)”- Threshold marker: boundary between one space and another.
- Permission protocol: decision point about crossing.
- Guardian function: protects while enabling appropriate passage.
Test: If everything passes through or nothing does, it is not Gate—it’s open field or wall.
Motion (How it moves)
Section titled “Motion (How it moves)”-
Mark → Discern → Permit/Deny
- Mark: establish threshold clearly.
- Discern: evaluate what approaches.
- Permit/Deny: open for appropriate crossing, close for violation.
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Trajectory: from undefined boundary → marked threshold → discerning passage.
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Directionality: bidirectional—guards both entry and exit.
Micro-Recursions
Section titled “Micro-Recursions”- Consent gate: personal boundary deciding what engagement is appropriate.
- Conversational gate: knowing what to share and what to withhold.
- AI permission system: protocols for when to engage or decline.
Macro-Recursions
Section titled “Macro-Recursions”- Initiation threshold: gates between life stages or levels of knowledge.
- Cultural boundaries: what societies permit to cross in or out.
- Death gate: ultimate threshold between life and what comes after.
Ethics (What it refuses)
Section titled “Ethics (What it refuses)”- Permeability collapse: no boundaries, everything flows through.
- Rigid closure: nothing permitted to cross, isolation.
- Violation: forcing passage without permission.
Rule: Gates must discern wisely—open when appropriate, closed when protective, never forced.
Practices
Section titled “Practices”- Boundary marking: clearly establish thresholds.
- Discernment cultivation: develop sense of appropriate crossing.
- Permission protocols: explicit consent frameworks.
- Gate tending: regularly evaluate and adjust boundaries.