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Connection Matrix

How every component connects to every other component. The complete web of relationships that makes TEG-Blue an integrated system.

Legend:★★★ = Core★★ = Significant★ = Relevant— = Minimal

Read as: Row provides → Column

	Map Levels	Gradient Modes	Circuit Board	Emotional Tools
Map Levels	—	Explains why modes exist	Provides theory each panel visualizes	Provides theory each tool makes practical
Gradient Modes	Shows theory in action	—	Provides the reference frame	Provides the 4-level structure
Circuit Board	Makes theory personal	Calculates your position	—	Shows what to work on
Emotional Tools	Builds capacity to apply theory	Helps recognize/shift modes	Provides how to work with results	—

Which Map Levels explain which Modes?

Map Level	Connection	Protection	Control	Domination	Primary Contribution
M1 Emotional Gradient	★★★	★★★	★	★	Biology of the two primal modes
M2 Ego-Persona Construct	★	★★★	★★★	★★	Why identity crystallizes around a mode
M3 Our Three Inner Layers	★	★★	★★★	★★★	How Logic Layer maintains position
M4 Invisible Rules	—	★★	★★★	★★★	Cultural soil that feeds Control/Domination
M5 Filter of Worth	—	★★	★★★	★★★	How power becomes safety proxy
M6 Architecture of Bias	—	★★★	★★★	★★★	State-dependent perception
M7 Anatomy of Tyranny	—	★★★	★★★	★★★	The escalation pathway
M8 Return to Real Self	★★★	★★	★	—	The return pathway
M9 Neurodivergence	★★	★★	★★	★★	How different nervous systems navigate
M10 Generational Bridges	★★	★★	★★	★★	How position transmits across generations
M11 Emotional Logic	★★	★★	★★	★★	Why each mode has internal coherence
M12 Two Information Systems	★★★	★★★	★★★	★★★	Complete architecture of all four modes

Every Gradient Scale IS the 4-Mode Gradient applied to a specific dimension

Tool	Connection	Protection	Control	Domination
Green Flags	What it looks like ★★★	Moving toward	—	—
Red Flags	—	Early signals	Established ★★★	Advanced ★★★
Hurt vs. Harm	Hurt acknowledged	Distinguishing ★★★	Harm patterns	Harm patterns
Hurt Clarifier	—	Catches tipping ★★★	Already tipped	—
Empathy Gradient	Level 1 ★★★	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
Accountability Scale	Level 1 ★★★	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
Control-Care Gradient	Level 1 ★★★	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
Confidence Gradient	Level 1 ★★★	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
Entitlement Gradient	Level 1 ★★★	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
Integrity Gradient	Level 1 ★★★	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
Maturity Signals	High scores ★★★	Mixed scores	Low scores	Lowest scores

Which tools to use based on panel results

Panel	Tools that work with this panel
P1 Worth Filter	All tools help separate friction from worth; Entitlement Gradient
P2 Childhood	Confidence Gradient, Maturity Signals
P3 Compass	Green/Red Flags (quick check), Hurt vs. Harm (refine assessment)
P4 Escalation	Hurt Clarifier (early warning), Control-Care Gradient
P5 Three Layers	Empathy Gradient, Accountability Scale, Integrity Gradient
P6 Mode Lens	All Gradient Scales (check bias across domains)

"Every component gains meaning from its connections. No piece stands alone."