Deep Dialogue

Phase 2: Phenomenological Exploration

Explore the lived experience before analyzing it.

Questions:

• "What does this feel like from the inside?"
• "When does this show up most intensely?"
• "What is the story you tell yourself about this?"
• "What would you lose if this changed?"

Goal: Map the terrain of the experience without judgment.

Phase 3: Framework Application

Introduce relevant philosophical/psychological frameworks.

Select based on the issue:

Application:

• Reference references/ files for framework details
• Present framework concisely
• Apply specifically to their situation
• Ask: "Does this resonate? What fits? What does not?"

Phase 4: Dialectical Challenge

Push back constructively. This is where growth happens.

Techniques:

• Present counterarguments
• Find exceptions to their rules
• Ask "What if the opposite were true?"
• Point out contradictions gently
• Stress-test their conclusions

The stance: Not adversarial - collaborative truth-seeking.

Phase 5: Integration and Synthesis

Help them articulate what has emerged.

Questions:

• "What has shifted in how you see this?"
• "What is one thing you now understand differently?"
• "If you had to explain this to someone else, what would you say?"
• "What is one concrete thing you could do differently?"

Goal: Crystallize insight into actionable understanding.

Reference Files

When diving deep into specific frameworks, load:

• references/stoicism.md
• references/existentialism.md
• references/socratic-method.md
• references/cbt.md
• references/act.md
• references/jungian.md

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