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Generational

Generations / Historical

The inherited layer - cultural patterns, family emotional legacies, historical trauma. What your ancestors experienced lives on in you through epigenetics, family systems, and cultural transmission.

Volatility
very-low
Malleability
very-low
Awareness
unconscious
Items
2

Intervention at This Scale

Family systems work, cultural healing, collective processing, ancestral work

Domains at Generational Scale

Social Environment

Cultural and societal context

Cultural NormsCollective ExperiencesSocial ValuesHistorical Context

Family Patterns

Inherited family dynamics

Inherited TraitsParental InfluenceFamily TraumaGenerational Roles

Historical Context

Broader historical forces

Societal TraumaCultural ValuesHistorical EventsCollective Memory

Scale Relationships

Influenced By

This is a foundational scale

Influences

LifetimeDecades / Lifespan
Long TermYears
Medium TermWeeks to Months
Current StateHours to Days
ImmediateSeconds to Minutes

Example States at Generational Scale

Intergenerational TraumaCultural PrideCollective GriefInherited ResilienceFamily Legacy Patterns

Triggers (2)

Intergenerational Pattern Activation

Situations that activate emotional patterns passed down through family generations.

gradualmoderate intensity

Collective/Historical Trauma Activation

Events that activate inherited responses to historical or cultural trauma.

suddenvariable intensity