Pattern recognition, not self-help.
TEG-Blue makes visible what is actually happening emotionally — so we can recognize it in real time. It does not prescribe what to feel, what to do, or what to believe.
Emotion is biological information — our nervous system communicating what matters, what's safe, and what needs to be seen.
This single premise, applied across individual, relational, and systemic scales, reveals how living systems organize around perceived safety and threat.
What the tools help you see
Is this hurt or is this harm?
Felt pain and repeated damaging patterns look similar on the surface. The nervous system signal underneath reveals which one it is.
Where is this person on empathy?
Empathy runs on a gradient from fully open to fully offline. Each position produces a recognizable pattern.
Is this emotion completing or looping?
Activation that moves through looks different from activation that gets stuck. The distinction changes what to do next.
Am I reading safety or danger?
The nervous system is already reading signals before conscious thought catches up. The tools make that reading visible.
16+ tools across four categories — gradient scales, signal tests, discernment tools, and feelings navigators. Each one is self-contained. No prerequisite reading required.
The model underneath
Every tool maps to the same underlying model: the 4-Mode Gradient. The nervous system organizes along a spectrum from safety to threat — four positions anyone can shift through.
These are not personality types — they describe what the nervous system does under pressure. Everyone moves through them. The tools make the current position visible.
Built on established science
TEG-Blue synthesizes 47+ scientific domains and 145+ source theories. An initial validation study analyzed 10,000+ natural conflict narratives, achieving inter-rater reliability of κ = 0.74. Self-awareness markers in language predict whether individuals escalate toward harm or return to baseline.
teg-blue.orgOpen Science & Research
Full methodology, 12 frameworks, validation study, open research questions, and collaboration opportunities.
See the patterns. Use the tools. Trace the return pathway to baseline.
Created by Anna Paretas-Artacho — independent researcher and visual communications professional.