Strategy is your type's way of engaging with the world. It's not a philosophy — it's a mechanic. Follow it and you experience your signature (satisfaction, success, peace, or surprise). Ignore it and you experience your not-self theme (frustration, bitterness, anger, or disappointment).
Authority is your body's decision-making system. There are 7 kinds, and yours is determined by which centers are defined in your chart:
- Emotional — wait through the wave. No truth in the moment.
- Sacral — trust the gut yes/no. Immediate and reliable.
- Splenic — follow the first hit. It speaks once and won't repeat.
- Ego — listen to what you say, not what you plan to say.
- Self-Projected — talk it out and listen to your own voice.
- Mental/Environmental — let the environment tell you. Talk to sounding boards.
- Lunar — wait 28 days for major decisions (Reflectors only).
The whole experiment is: use your Strategy for daily life and your Authority for decisions. Notice what happens. Most people report that resistance drops noticeably within a few weeks.
Everything else in the chart — centers, channels, gates, profile, incarnation cross — is context that makes the picture richer. Strategy and Authority are the operating system.