Archetype · a recurring function
Guardian
Protects continuity.
Function
Protects what matters so that it can continue.
In the field
- Emergenceprotecting something fragile while it forms
- Structurepreserving a structure's integrity
- Executionprotecting the work while it is underway
- Continuitymaintaining what already has value
Every function can be expressed from every plane. These are examples, not a map of where it belongs.
When useful
When something valuable is at risk of being lost, rushed or worn down.
Possible tension
Protection can hold on to something past the point it needs to change.
In relation
How this function meets others — in pairs and triads — is explored in Relation.
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