Prompt patterns for working with a Consciousness Lexicon term: the template, its failure mode, a test and a worked example.
A prompt pattern
State invocation
Invoke a state in a system or a session by describing its behaviour, not its label.
What it is
To make a working prompt that produces a state in a session, with a way to tell whether it arrived.
At a glance
- Inputs
- A term; a Grimoire aspect; the session context.
- Outputs
- A prompt that sets the state, a test, and a close.
A worked example
Term: Beacon. Aspect: Sun. Task: a visibility pass on a project. The prompt opens by naming the attractor, keeps the session on orientation, and closes by naming what became visible.
How you know it worked
The state arrived if the behaviour changes, not if the label is repeated.
The template
Session frame: {{term}} / {{aspect}}.
This session is for: {{task}}
What the state is: {{description}}
How it behaves: {{in_behavior}}
How it behaves with another: {{in_relationship}}
Open by naming the state in one sentence. Hold it through the session. Do not explain the term; use it.
Rule: {{rule}}
Test: {{test}}
Close: when the task is done, name what changed and leave the state.Related entries
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