Arrival arc diagram#
We treat this as both prose + ASCII scaffold for later rendering.
MACRO-ARRIVAL (Generational / Evolutionary)
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▲
│ Integration (C)
│ — new regime stabilized
│
┌───────┴───────────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ MESO-ARRIVAL (Life Events) │
│ --------------------------- │
│ • migration │
│ • career shifts │
│ • ecosystem changes │
│ │
Initiation (A) │
— entry into new regime │
│ │
│ MICRO-ARRIVAL (Moment-to- │
│ Moment / Daily Cycles) │
│ --------------------------- │
│ • new interactions │
│ • new contexts │
│ • new states │
└───────────────────────────────────────┘
│
│ Mediation (B)
│ — adaptation / negotiation
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ARRIVAL ARC = A (initiate) → B (mediate) → C (integrate)
at micro, meso, and macro scales, continuously.A one‑liner for the diagram caption:
Arrival Arc: the triadic path by which living systems continuously enter, negotiate, and stabilize within new regimes across scales.