The Eye (Sophia Family)

This cluster contains virtues related to Seeing, Mapping, and Understanding. They govern the perception of reality, the creation of meaning structures, and the discernment of truth.

Core Nodes

• [7.1] DISCERN (Discernment): The ability to distinguish signal from noise; separating the essential from the non-essential. The primary virtue of the $\Sigma$ faculty.
• [7.2] CRIT (Critical Reason): Rigorous inquiry, evidence testing, and the refusal to accept comfortable illusions.
• [7.4] THEO (Theoria): Theoretical understanding; grasping the principles and patterns that underlie phenomena.
• [7.1b] EPIS (Epistemic Humility): The recognition of the limits of one’s own knowledge; the antidote to dogmatism.
• [3.3] SIMP (Simplicity): Clarity of vision that strips away the superfluous; seeing the “uncarved block.”
• [7.15] NEGC (Negative Capability): The capacity to dwell in uncertainty and mystery without “irritable reaching” for fact or reason.

Somatic/Flow Nodes

• [3.6] EMB (Embodiment): Inhabiting the body as the primary organ of perception.
• [7.12] EMBW (Embodied Wisdom): “Felt sense” knowing; wisdom that resides in the tissues and instincts.
• [3.4] STIL (Stillness): The quieting of internal noise to allow subtle signals to be perceived.