Status: Canonical orientation map
Version: As of 2026-02-23
Purpose: Quick reference for the full stack
The Core Bifurcation
Does Z remain Ω-permeable or not?
| Answer | World-State | Essence |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 🜛 Co-SPHERE | World-weaving, ethical resonance, revisable norms |
| No | ▩ MemeGrid | Control lattice, compulsory doing, identity fixation |
Everything else in the stack serves to feed that decision.
Three Non-Interchangeable Categories
A. Regimes (Operators in Φ(t))
What: Transformational modes
Function: Describe how meaning changes, not where it lives
| Operator | Name | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Ω | Undifferentiated field | Reseeding, novelty |
| χ | Distinction | Differentiation, perceptual cut |
| Q | Temporal-Relational Flow | Continuity, affect, carry |
| Ψ | Binding | Stabilization, compression |
| Z | Coordination | World-level alignment |
Operators are navigational markers, not metaphysical claims.
B. Habitats (Where Meaning Circulates)
What: Diagnostic contexts
Function: Describe where circulation occurs, not what is true
| Habitat | Glyph | Primary Role | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| It-Field | ᖺ | Pre-habitat source | Ω |
| I-Tube | ◎ | First-person perceptual | χ(Ω) |
| My-Stream | ⤸·⤹ | Temporal-affective | Q ∘ χ |
| We-Sphere | ◯ | Intersubjective | Q_intersubjective |
| Thread | ∿ | Gradient path | Ψ_exploratory ∘ Q |
| Twist | ⟳ | Pre-Knot torsion | Ψ_exploratory ∘ Q (under constraint) |
| Knot | ╬ | Local coherence | Ψ_regenerative ∘ Q |
| Threadplex | ∿╬∿ | Distributed ecology | Ψ_total |
| Other-Sphere | ◙ | Relational alterity | Ω-adjacent |
C. World-States (Topological Outcomes)
What: Global coordination topology
Function: Emergent descriptions, never goals
| World-State | Glyph | Operator Stack | Defining Feature |
|---|---|---|---|
| Co-SPHERE | 🜛 | Z ∘ Ψ ∘ Q ∘ χ ⊕ Ω | Ω-permeable coordination |
| MemeGrid | ▩ | Z without Ω | Ω-excluded hard minimum |
Structural Layer
| Entity | Glyph | Role | Invariant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lattice | ⿻ | Memory, habit, scale without command | Records coherence without dictating content |
Non-Negotiable System Locks
These must never reset:
- ✅ Threads must remain revisable
- ✅ Knots must remain untie-able
- ✅ Twists must remain unwindable
- ✅ Z must remain Ω-permeable
- ✅ Ω must never be owned
- ✅ Habitats must never be moralized
- ✅ Operators must never be reified
One-Line Orientation (Pocket Version)
- Ω reseeds
- χ distinguishes
- Q carries
- Ψ binds
- Z coordinates
- Habitats circulate meaning
- World-states describe topology
- Health = re-threading capacity
Detailed Entries
For full documentation, see:
- 8_REGIMES/ — operator formalism
- 1_HABITAT_IT-FIELD/ through 7_OTHER-SPHERE/ — habitat ecology
- 9_WORLD-STATES/ — global topology
- 6_LATTICE/ — structural scaffold
Source: Canonical Memetic Ecology Legend, Daniel D, 2026-02-23
Framework: HABITAT_ECOLOGY v1.3.1 + IF-Prime