The arc of transformation is not simply a stretch of territory between these shocks. It has a precise internal structure. If we follow the pattern already described, something striking appears. At Four, experience differentiates into individual subjectivity—what was previously fused begins to separate into a distinct, visible interior experience. At Five, that differentiation is held in awareness rather than immediately organized into action. At Six, what has been differentiated and held must op...

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