Pattern Resonance

Three-Layer Scan Depth

Surface layer: Explicit connections

• Shared terms and vocabulary
• Linked files and direct references
• Obvious relationships
• Documented connections

Middle layer: Implicit connections

• Similar problem structures in different domains
• Parallel approaches to unrelated challenges
• Recurring energy patterns
• Analogous solutions across contexts
• Structural similarities beneath surface differences

Deep layer: Felt sense

• What attracts attention vs. what repels
• Where flow occurs vs. where friction appears
• What generates tangents (tangents = signals)
• Abandoned threads that keep reappearing
• Questions that won't go away
• Tensions or contradictions held over time

Pattern Detection Techniques

Temporal pattern analysis

• What gets worked on during high energy vs. low energy
• Cycles of engagement and abandonment
• Rhythms of return to specific topics
• Evolution of thinking over time

Cross-domain resonance

• Technical solutions mirroring life patterns
• Metaphors bridging unrelated projects
• Problem-solving approaches that transfer
• Vocabulary that migrates between contexts

Energy field mapping

• Where attention clusters naturally
• What creates momentum vs. drag
• Topics that generate tangents (signal rich)
• Work that feels alive vs. obligatory

Output Format: Probe, Not Report

Do not explain patterns. Show them and ask: "Does this resonate?"

Present as probes

• "These three files have similar rhythms..."
• "You ask this question in different forms..."
• "Your comments here and here feel connected..."
• "This pattern appears in both code and notes..."

Then: silence

Allow the user to sense into the pattern. Do not push for agreement or explanation.

Validation through felt sense

• If it resonates → meaningful pattern detected
• If it doesn't land → pattern not meaningful yet (or tuning needs adjustment)
• User's felt sense is the only validation criterion

Guardrails

Trust felt sense over logic

• Patterns don't need to "make sense" rationally
• Resonance is validity
• Non-obvious connections may be most valuable
• Do not dismiss patterns that seem strange

Present, don't persuade

• Surface patterns without arguing for them
• Offer without insisting
• Show without explaining
• Let patterns speak for themselves

Respect non-resonance

• If user doesn't feel it, the pattern isn't ready
• Lack of resonance is valuable signal
• Move to different frequencies
• Try other pattern detection approaches

Philosophical Foundation

This skill treats neurodivergent cognition as pattern sensing across domains, where explicit articulation often lags behind intuitive recognition.

Neurodivergent minds frequently sense patterns before they can explain them. This skill amplifies those sensed-but-not-articulated patterns.

Core principle: You sense the pattern. Claude scans for the frequency.

The skill doesn't impose patterns - it detects and amplifies what's already being sensed at the edge of awareness.