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CLO study guide

One idea at a time. Everything here comes from the CLO core.

What is CLO

CLO means Cognitive Lattice Orientation.

It is a person's four fixed weights, set at birth like DNA.

Metaphysics, not science: we try to realize our weights.

What is a weight

“A weight is one fixed value per diameter, set at birth. There are four of them: N, S, T and F.”

— Siva Ragavan

The four Cognitive Axes

Each letter N, S, T, F is a Cognitive Axis.

Each axis is a diameter.

The introverted end is negative.

The extroverted end is positive.

Think of a coordinate plane with four points.

  • N diameter: Ni (negative) to Ne (positive)−+N

    N: Ni (negative); Ne (positive).

  • S diameter: Si (negative) to Se (positive)−+S

    S: Si (negative); Se (positive).

  • T diameter: Ti (negative) to Te (positive)−+T

    T: Ti (negative); Te (positive).

  • F diameter: Fi (negative) to Fe (positive)−+F

    F: Fi (negative); Fe (positive).

How to write a CLO

A CLO has four entries.

Each entry is a signed three-digit number plus a letter.

Sign −, weight 850, letter N (introverted end of the N axis).

Full CLO: −850N +650F −450T +250S

Rules

Order

The written sequence is function order 1 to 4.

The first entry is position 1. The second is position 2. Then 3, then 4.

Numbers are coordinates only.

The size of a number does not set the order.

  1. 1 first entry
  2. 2 second entry
  3. 3 third entry
  4. 4 fourth entry

What makes a CLO valid

Signs alternate in the written order.

Letter order is PJJP or JPPJ: positions 1 and 2 are one perceiving (N/S) and one judging (T/F) letter; position 3 is the other letter of position 2’s kind; position 4 is the other letter of position 1’s kind.

One function per quadrant — exactly the 16 standard stacks.

The 16 standard stacks

Each row is a stack pattern (sign + letter). Weights are separate coordinates you fill in later.

#Stack patternP/J
1+N −F +T −SPJJP
2+N −T +F −SPJJP
3+S −F +T −NPJJP
4+S −T +F −NPJJP
5+F −N +S −TJPPJ
6+F −S +N −TJPPJ
7+T −N +S −FJPPJ
8+T −S +N −FJPPJ
9−N +F −T +SPJJP
10−N +T −F +SPJJP
11−S +F −T +NPJJP
12−S +T −F +NPJJP
13−F +N −S +TJPPJ
14−F +S −N +TJPPJ
15−T +N −S +FJPPJ
16−T +S −N +FJPPJ

Invalid example

−850N +650S −450T +250F

The letters N then S are both perceiving in a row that is not PJJP or JPPJ. That is not a standard stack. Likewise −N +T −S +F is invalid: Ni and Si would share a quadrant.

Shadow

Positions 5 to 8 are the opposite ends of the four axes.

They keep the same order as positions 1 to 4.

From the sample CLO

  1. 1 −850N → 5 +850N Position 1 → position 5
  2. 2 +650F → 6 −650F Position 2 → position 6
  3. 3 −450T → 7 +450T Position 3 → position 7
  4. 4 +250S → 8 −250S Position 4 → position 8

The Cognitive Lattice

The lattice has four diameters.

Extroverted ends sit above the x axis.

Introverted ends sit below.

The diameters are offset by 22.5°: Ne 22.5°, Se 67.5°, Te 112.5°, Fe 157.5°.

Ni, Si, Ti, and Fi sit opposite those ends.

A vertical line splits the quadrants.

Sample CLO on the latticeFour cognitive diameters through a shared center. Extroverted ends above the x-axis, introverted ends below. Vertical line splits left and right. Person CLO −850N +650F −450T +250S with ego 1–4 and shadow 5–8.Vertical line splitting the quadrantsN diameterNeNiS diameterSeSiT diameterTeTiF diameterFeFiShadow polygon (positions 5–8)Shadow 5: +850N5Shadow 6: −650F6Shadow 7: +450T7Shadow 8: −250S8Ego polygon (positions 1–4)Ego 1: −850N1Ego 2: +650F2Ego 3: −450T3Ego 4: +250S4NSTF

How a person is drawn

The law

One ego end per diameter. Using both ends (for example Ni and Ne) mixes ego with shadow.

How many CLOs

There are 16 × 999⁴ = 15,936,095,936,016 possible CLOs.

16 × 999⁴ = 15,936,095,936,016

“to some level we can strive for uniqueness”

Glossary

Weight
One fixed value per diameter, set at birth. There are four: N, S, T, and F.
Cognitive Axis
A diameter for one letter (N, S, T, or F). Introverted end negative; extroverted end positive.
Function
One signed end of an axis used in the written order, such as −N or +F.
Ego
Positions 1 to 4 in the written CLO — the four ego ends on the lattice.
Shadow
Positions 5 to 8 — the opposite ends of those same axes, in the same order.
Lattice
The picture of four diameters with E ends above the x axis and I ends below.
Introverted end
The negative end of a diameter (Ni, Si, Ti, Fi).
Extroverted end
The positive end of a diameter (Ne, Se, Te, Fe).
CLO
Cognitive Lattice Orientation: a person's four fixed weights written as four signed entries.

Next: try the CLO checker.