Triadic Axes for Media Resonance

How media reactions map to RTT‑aligned domains.

Media reflections often reveal subtle internal states.
These axes help categorize the signal without interpreting or diagnosing.


1. Identity Axis#

Media that evokes:

  • self‑recognition
  • personal history
  • values
  • roles
  • self‑narrative

Questions it answers:
“Who am I in this moment?”


2. Stress Axis#

Media that surfaces:

  • tension
  • overwhelm
  • pressure
  • fatigue
  • emotional load

Questions it answers:
“What is weighing on me?”


3. Relationship Axis#

Media that touches:

  • connection
  • loss
  • longing
  • conflict
  • attachment

Questions it answers:
“What relational patterns are active?”


4. Purpose Axis#

Media that evokes:

  • direction
  • meaning
  • motivation
  • stagnation
  • calling

Questions it answers:
“What am I moving toward or away from?”


5. Coherence Axis#

Media that reflects:

  • clarity
  • alignment
  • stability
  • groundedness

Questions it answers:
“How aligned do I feel?”


6. Drift Axis#

Media that reveals:

  • fog
  • confusion
  • disorientation
  • emotional scatter
  • internal noise

Questions it answers:
“What is pulling me off‑center?”


7. Memory Axis#

Media that activates:

  • nostalgia
  • past events
  • unresolved echoes
  • formative experiences

Questions it answers:
“What is resurfacing?”


8. Aspiration Axis#

Media that connects to:

  • hope
  • future self
  • possibility
  • growth
  • desire

Questions it answers:
“What am I becoming?”


Purpose of the Axes#

These axes do not diagnose.
They simply organize emotional signal into meaningful categories that support reflection and conversation.