Ground yourself
in what you already carry.
Safety · Story · Awareness · Body
The Orientation Deck is your entry point into the 12 Spiritual Powers. Each of the twelve cards holds a body location, an Adinkra symbol, a sacred story anchor, a daily affirmation, and a gentle embodied micro-practice. This deck answers one question: What capacities live within me?
Two faces.
One practice.
Power Name
Large, clear, centered. Not dominant — welcoming. This is the doorway.
Capacity Subtitle
One short phrase that names what this power makes possible. Example: Relational Safety.
Adinkra Symbol
A soft, spacious image drawn from West African Adinkra tradition. Not decorative — a visual anchor for the power's essence.
Body Location
Where this power lives in the physical body. A somatic anchor that makes the practice real, not just conceptual.
Affirmation
One line from the Colemon / Fillmore / Ponder lineage. Short. Readable aloud. Meant to be felt, not analyzed.
Quadrant Color Band
A thin bar at the bottom keyed to the TGP quadrant — Self, Relationships, Purpose, or Community.
Sacred Story Anchor
A biblical or archetypal story that carries the power's meaning. Two or three sentences — meaning, not instruction.
Story Framing
What the story teaches about this power — not as theology, but as human wisdom. The lineage speaks, then steps back.
Embodied Micro-Practice
Always the same structure: Posture · Gesture · Breath · Cue. 45–90 seconds. Designed to shift your nervous system state, not just your thinking.
Reflection Prompt
One open question. Invitational, not demanding. Designed to stay with you across the day — not to be answered immediately.
Footer Code Strip
Power number · Quadrant · ○ Orientation marker. Enables sorting, gameplay, and facilitator use at a glance.
All 12 powers.
Every card inside.
Each card in the Orientation Deck carries a unique body location, Adinkra symbol, affirmation from the spiritual lineage, and a gentle embodied micro-practice. Here is what's inside every card.
| # | Power | Quadrant | Body Location | Affirmation | Sacred Anchor |
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This deck
should feel like
an open door.
where awareness becomes action.
The Orientation Deck locates the power. The Activation Deck develops the muscle. The two decks are designed to work together as a developmental pair — same family, different nervous system invitation. The Orientation Deck answers: What capacities live within me? The Activation Deck answers: How do I live this capacity in real situations?
Your practice
starts with a card.
Pull one card this morning. Place your hand on the body location. Breathe. Read the affirmation aloud. That is the practice. That is enough to begin.