Coyotes and Crows

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Coyotes and Crows

Dominion of Discernment

A doctrine of agency, boundaries, and the governance of the self — in twenty-four chapters.

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Nine parts · Six pillars

Contents

The Index

Front Matter

—Acknowledgments — To Everyone Who Brought the Moment —Foreword — How This Doctrine Was Found

Part I — Agency

01What Dominion Actually Means 02Freedom Has to Exist on Both Sides

Part II — Discernment

03Discernment Identifies Reality 04Conviction Evaluates What You Have Discerned

Part III — Boundaries as Practice

05A Boundary Is a Promise to Yourself 06Values Without Boundaries Are Preferences

Part IV — Participation as Currency

07Your Participation Is Currency 08Boundaries Establish Value 09The Economics of the Self 10Self-Valuation Is Demonstrated Through Action

Part V — Fear and Compassion

11Fear Is Information, Not Authority 12Understanding Does Not Create Obligation 13Compassion Without Discernment

Part VI — Forgiveness and Access

14Forgiveness Does Not Require Access 15Access Is a Position of Trust

Part VII — Self-Trust

16Self-Trust Is Accumulated Evidence 17The Second Injury: Abandoning Yourself 18Self-Respect Is Behavioral

Part VIII — Internal Coherence

19Internal Contradiction Produces Instability 20Mind, Body, Heart, and Action 21Nervous-System Safety Through Self-Trust

Part IX — Return to Dominion

22Taking Dominion Over Your Happiness 23Dominion as Capacity 24Dominion Is the Architect of Your Kingdom

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The Six Pillars

IIf you do not have agency over yourself, you become a prisoner to someone else’s chaos. IIA boundary is a promise to yourself, not a demand on someone else. IIIUnderstanding behavior does not create an obligation to endure it. IVForgiveness does not require access. VSelf-trust is accumulated evidence. VIInternal contradiction produces instability; internal coherence produces peace.

COYOTES AND CROWS · DOMINION OF DISCERNMENT