Shapes 6!
It made me want to try two 3 core customs
Primal, Primal Seduction, Primal Nights
Spartan, Muay Thai Mastery , Aegis Initiative(?)
I do have some other ideas, you just got me thinking that if 4 cores in one sub isn’t frying you, 3 in one won’t cook me lol
It takes an awful lot of time.
Some of the modules/cores got tangible after ~6 months. Once they settled and you keep going, it’s fine and density is less of an issue. It’s great for longterm development and maintenance.
But it probably wouldn’t work well short term.
For 2 (completely new?) 3 core customs ~one year would probably be a good timeframe to start with.
Couple of thought on EoG (St. 1) in a custom.
Even though it is the latest addition to The Sudden Lighting of Nishiki Kamuro it has become the dominant and defining part of it. In a way EoG1 redefines and forces you to take action, though it is different from earlier tech. There is still your own ZP lens, a stronger direct push towards action, a bit like Q, but the probably most powerful aspect is the handling of recon, which feels a bit like inner dialogue talk therapy.
The density of the stack before wasn’t that bad, with EoG1 it’s on a different level. EoG takes most of the bandwidth. Stuff that compliments it (NFE, Syn:DD, Syn:CV, MDFY: One Goal, etc.), works well. But EoG also takes clear precedence: NRICH kinda shifts a bit into the background. (As both have clearly defined aspects it’s relatively easy to track, though there is a bit of overlap.) This can have a couple of different causes: The new tech being the most obvious and probable one. Another could be MDFY: One Goal which helps to develop a very methodical approach towards the business and the time for disruption isn’t there yet. Next 2-3 months is time for necessary grind which feel, thanks to EoG, decidedly less boring than in the past.
I’ll probably rotate NRICH out for a bit.
2nd to last washout day.
Even though EoG1 is a bit taxing, 4 days should be enough. (Next cycle will probably be easier to run, besides EoG1 this was the first time with MDFY & Vision of the Infinite additions.)
When RM:UWX is upgraded, The Sudden Lighting of Nishiki Kamuro will get an update. NRICH will rotate out (to be revisited later, when the current pure grind phase is over). The new Executive could be a good choice. Let’s see how it turns out.
When the new Khan Black is released, Shapes will get an update, Beast Unleashed switched for LotS or SM.
At some point in the future, I want to try DD: True Social. Rebuilding the social circle (devasted by Covid and never really recovered) is on the agenda. Maybe switching it for Daredevil in A. Cherry on Top. I’ve listened to DD now for 9-10 months. I love it, but I suspect TS will have a bit more growth potential for me.
Cycle V started yesterday.
EoG1 processing/not-really-recon was back instantly. It is taxing, but also easily trackable which is quite good. An inner restlessness follows from there: The first single step (the grind) takes an awful long time. Many of the others will be done 1-2 days. I really want to get there soon.
Overall everything is going as planned.
@TheGreenMan , hello there!
How do you do? Hope, you are living best life?
Hey, I’ve been skimming the forum for Dopaminergic Revival module, and then I suddenly recalled that it was you who used to have it in a custom.
I’m considering adding it into name embedded major Limitless, to bring life back to my dopamine system, because I’m having productivity and motivational issues because of a dopamine system crash. Do you think the module helps me?
Cheers! I am good. Very busy atm.
Dopaminergic Revival would be IMO the perfect module.
Maybe hold of for just tad longer, as @Fire is working on The Executive and I suspect TE might be even better than Limitless in combination with DoRe for the stated goal.
Thank you for the feedback!
I believe you’ll stay as good as you want 
Cheers!
Whenever the urgent need to change the course, to sub hop, a sudden sadness, strange aggression or violent boredom arises:
Just. Keep. Going.
Can’t overstate this.
There is often a slow, continuous build up on subs.
And there are these breakthrough moments, when a whole subconscious cluster is loosened from the surrounding structure and put into limbo, kept in place by the last three brittle wires and you can feel the tremors of the coming shift everywhere.
If you change the course in this moment the cluster will stay. Just ducktaped back in again for now.
But continue on your path and you lose the baggage, let it go, free it, and free yourself.
These are precious opportunities.
Don’t waste them, even if it hurts.
Got one in clear sight right now.
Lots of sadness and anger
Rise, black, like a stormfront.
As they darken the whole frame
they are but a blink
as all their might is exhausted
in one thunderous moment
as every cloud
can only pass
and wash the earth.
I can already smell the rain.
CYCLE VI
20.03.2025 - 1st listening day: Shapes v6, Emperor: The Executive
21.03.2025 - rest day
22.03.2025 - 2nd listening day: The Sudden Lighting of Nishiki Kamuro
23.03.2025 - rest day
24.03.2025 - 3rd listening day: Shapes v6, Emperor: The Executive
25.03.2025 - rest day
26.03.2025 - 4th listening day: The Sudden Lighting of Nishiki Kamuro
27.03.2025 - rest day
28.03.2025 - 5th listening day: Shapes v6, Emperor: The Executive
29.03.2025 - rest day
30.03.2025 - 6th listening day: The Sudden Lighting of Nishiki Kamuro
31.03.2025 - rest day
01.04.2025 - 7th listening day: Shapes v6, Emperor: The Executive
02.04.2025 - rest day
03.04.2025 - 8th listening day: The Sudden Lighting of Nishiki Kamuro
04.04.2025 - rest day
05.04.2025 - 9th listening day: Shapes v6, Emperor: The Executive
06.04.2025 - rest day
07.04.2025 - 10th listening day: The Sudden Lighting of Nishiki Kamuro
08.-11.04.2025 washout.
Recon is more or less gone.
Man, that was harsh.
It wasn’t EoG. EoG just feels like an ongoing emotional and subliminal grind. It will probably go on for quite a while. Which is fine.
I suspect it was triggered by A. CHERRY ON TOP.
Understanding, describing and warping the metaphysical makeup of a personal world is one of its key goals.
Limitless: Mind’s Eye, Synergy: 42, Synergy: Inescapable Gaze, Synergy: Semper Praesens, Symphony of the Glyphs were part of v2 already and have been joined by Deep Listening, The Language of Dreams and Pathways of Intuition in v3. Especially Deep Listening intensified the energies of the other modules considerably. Part of the recon was too much sudden clarity, empathy and Weltschmerz. Like being confronted with city noise when you only ever lived in a peaceful, sleepy village.
Feels like the right direction though.
Still very curious about True Social, but as telling stories is my main expression of loving, caring, coping and enjoying life, Daredevil will probably stay in A. CHERRY ON TOP.
For v4 Entranced, Temptation, Aura of Craving and King’s Radiance will substitute Synergy: Primordial Aura.
Maybe include a bit more dialog between consciousness and subconscious.
It could look something like this (for Cycle VII):
A. CHERRY ON TOP v4
I. Daredevil: True Social Core
II. Primal Romance Core
III. Limitless: Mind’s Eye
4. Synergy: 42
5. Synergy: Semper Praesens
6. Song of Joy
7. King‘s Radiance
8. Symphony of the Glyphs
9. Deep State
10. Subconscious Flow
11. MDFY: Conscious Guidance
12. Breaking The Cycle
13. Deep Listening
14. Pathways of Intuition
15. The Language of Dreams
16. Entranced
17. Temptation
18. Aura of Craving
And with the arrival of Emperor: Executive
THE SUDDEN LIGHTING OF NISHIKI KAMURO needs an update:
I. Renaissance Man: Ultimate Writer X Core
II. Emperor: Executive Core
III. The Ecstasy of Gold Stage 1 Core
4. New Fame Experience Core
5. Synergy: Divine Dominion
6. Synergy: Carpe Vitam
7. MDFY: One Goal
8. Fortune’s Favorite
9. Treasure Finder
10. Free Pass
11. Polyglot
12. The Feedback Loop
13. MDFY: Together
14. Flowing Freely
Totally forgot that The Executive started as a free title in 2020 and it waited in my shop downloads ever since.
So… I’ll testdrive it in the coming cycle to prepare for the custom upgrades. (Schedule is updated.)
Instant perception change with 1st loop E:E 5 minutes in.
Interesting. Let`s see if this is a trailer. (I suspect not.)
Not sure if it was the last stretches of the cold or recon but the short two hour powernap felt fantastic.
E:E feels a bit more recon-y than EoG1. It pulls a very sharp focus, but there is still a very strong impulse underneath to start 21 other not even semi-important things right now. Without the ZPU scripting this would be, I suspect, brutal recon.
Quite melancholic today.
Bit recon, bit late cold.
The most boring part of the grind should be done in 2-3 days.
I’ll switch to Paragon for the rest of the cycle.
This bug is persistent.
I just got sick too. But not too bad. Possibly sinusitis. Doing inhalation (breathing in steam to clear the lungs).
May you get well soon. As always, taking a moment to send you healing energy 
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Thank You!