Prevention — The Mirror
Host Personas
Every person hosts multiple egregores simultaneously — and occupies a different position in each one. These five personas are modes of relationship between a host and a specific pattern. You are the herd for some, the puppet for one, maybe the leader of another.
The taxonomy moves from least conscious to most conscious. The goal is to see where you stand — because seeing the relationship is the first step toward changing it.
The Spectrum
These are fluid positions. You move between them — for different egregores, in different seasons, sometimes in the same week. The value of the taxonomy is recognition: the moment you see which persona you are occupying, the relationship has already shifted. Seeing the herd makes you less herd. Seeing the puppet loosens the strings. Seeing the leader reveals the constraints. The substrate, activations, and shield give you the tools. The personas give you the mirror.