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Self as context

Balance your inner chaos and order.

July 23, 2026

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A woman stands between chaotic red figures on the left and mechanical blue figures on the right, holding a glowing compass.
Balance your inner chaos and order.
Illustration of three systems: threat, drive, and soothing, with a central figure representing compassion. The threat system shows a warrior and stormy landscape, the drive system shows a traveler on a path with goals, and the soothing system shows a peaceful scene with a person and animals.
Balance your threat, drive, and soothing systems with compassion.
A woman sits calmly in a river surrounded by chaotic faces and hands reaching out, with a bright light in the distance.
Find calm amidst the chaos of your thoughts.
Poster titled 'The Observing Sky: A map of self-as-context' featuring a silhouette filled with stars and clouds. It includes four steps: 1. Notice what is here, 2. Make room for experience, 3. You are the space, not just the story, 4. Return to what matters. The background shows a celestial theme with the sun and moon.
Explore self-as-context with the observing sky metaphor.

Posters for self as context — short visual prompts for noticing, naming, and choosing.

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Where this spill came from — follow the threads outward.