Philosophy

Offering Seeds

Like that child with loaves and fishes—you bring what you have. Whether or not it will multiply is not up to us.

Systems transform when either their atoms change, or the patterns among their atoms change. This is a space for nurturing transformation anchored in building peace—not within ourselves alone, but amongst ourselves.

Harmony isn't found within. It emerges in relation. And for harmony among parts, each part needs the courage to seek peace. This is a space to practice that courage—to be as a part, tending a recursive public together.

Growing intimately, with trust.

Light and Shadow

On the internet, light and shadow go hand in hand.

Children watching Mati & Dada—a gentle art-history cartoon—might find a link on the YouTube channel to what appears to be the official website. One click away from that beloved kids' show… was soft porn. The domain had been hijacked after being abandoned.

Domains expire, get hijacked, redirect to gambling sites or worse. The web forgets what things were "meant" to be. Links decay. Children are not the intended audience of this infrastructure.

A recursive living public—where people actively maintain and transform shared spaces—is our best attempt to create more light than shadow. Not claiming to have the answer. Just an attempt.

No clickbait incentives. No extractive monetization. Donation-based as long as we can sustain it, only charging for variable costs when needed (like AI calls).

Design Choices

Each design choice carries both light and shadow depending on how people use them and their context.

Donation-based Model

Now

Light

No clickbait incentives. No extractive monetization. Charging only for variable costs when needed (like AI calls).

Shadow

Sustainability uncertain. May not scale. Could create dependency on specific donors.

Open Interpretation

Now

Light

You make meaning together. Tools offer frameworks, not prescriptions. Agency in collective sense-making.

Shadow

Collecting symbols without sitting with them. Reading about archetypes instead of living them.

Community Altars

Now

Light

Collective wisdom. Offering back. Others flow through what you create. The loop continues.

Shadow

Echo chambers. Shared vocabulary becoming jargon. "Our way" becoming "the right way."

Local-First Concern

Now

Light

Keep your images on your own storage (Google Drive, local files). Reference them by URL. This keeps the tool free longer—you store and serve your own media.

Shadow

Requires managing your own image hosting. Links can break if you move or delete files. More setup friction than upload-and-forget solutions.

We're watching for shadows as we go. If you see them manifesting, tell us. This is an offering, not a guarantee.

Ethics & Sustainability

A Clear Boundary

Do not profit from people's faith.
Offer visions, not predictions.

This space is for building a community that can hold space for visions—not to think we are bound by predictions we don't fully understand. For reflection, not revenue. For meaning-making, not market-making.

Any activity that attempts to commercialize faith, sell certainty as prediction, or extract money from people's spiritual seeking will be actively discouraged.

About AI Credits

AI features have real costs. Credits help cover expenses—not generate profit.

There's also an intentional design choice: we want to gently discourage excessive reliance on external processes over internal ones. The wisdom you're seeking is already within you. AI can be a useful mirror, but it should never replace your own reflection.

Sustainability

This runs on one person's time, savings, and the occasional generosity of others. Donations are voluntary, non-refundable, and grant no ownership or governance rights. They simply help keep a small, virtue-oriented space online.

Important Notices

Not a Substitute for Professional Care

These tools are for personal reflection and growth. They are not a substitute for therapy, medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

If you are in crisis or feel unsafe:

  • 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (US): Call or text 988
  • Crisis Text Line (US): Text HOME to 741741
  • Emergency Services: Call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room

AI Limitations

  • AI can be wrong, incomplete, or inappropriate
  • Treat AI output as a prompt for reflection, not truth
  • Do not use AI responses for decisions about health, safety, or legal matters
  • AI only engages after you've demonstrated your own processing

Beta & Experimental

This is a living experiment. Expect bugs, unfinished features, and breaking changes. We'll handle migrations carefully, but no system is perfect.