from Prometheus Rising by Robert Anton Wilson

The second, emotional-territorial circuit creates a two-dimensional social space in conjunction with first-circuit advance-retreat.

                                Dominance
                                    ^
         Area of Hostile Strength   |   Area of Friendly Strength
               (The Tyrant)         |       (The Good Parent)
         'I'm ok, you're not ok'    |      'I'm ok, you're ok'
         'I give the orders here!'  |      'It's safe out here'
                                    |
Retreat (-------------------------------------------------------) Advance
                                    |
         Area of Hostile Weakness   |   Area of Friendly Weakness
             (The Paranoid)         |   (The Dependent Neurotic)
       'I'm not ok, you're not ok'  |  'Please tell me what to do'
          'Mommy take me home'      |    'I'm not ok, you're ok'
                                    v
                                Submission

Notice that Hostile Strength (the tyrant) is inclined toward paranoid withdrawal; he must govern, but he is also afraid. Note also that the Dependent Neurotic is not in retreat at all; he or she advances upon you, demanding fulfillment of emotional 'needs' (imprints).

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Of course Redfield's four control dramas resemble the four types identified by this model of the basic animal consciousness since they describe the same meme.

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• The Eight Circuit Model
  • The Octave of Energy
  • The 8-Circuit Model of Human Consciousness
  • Cybercraft
  • Charts, circuit diagrams and tabular representations of the human energy octave from the works of Leary, Lilly, Wilson, Alli, Gurdjieff and Roddenberry
  • The Eight Basic Winner/Loser Scripts

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