Tags in the Atlas are applied at the page level — each tag links to the pages that carry it. This guide explains what each tag means and where to go for the full definition. Most tags link directly to the relevant section of the Atlas Reference Layer.
Quadrant Tags
These tags identify which quadrant a figure or page addresses. Every overlay page carries all four.
#integrative — Unfamiliar + Holding. See Integrative
#compassionate — Familiar + Holding. See Compassionate
#self-restrained — Familiar + Threatened. See Self-Restrained
#antagonistic — Unfamiliar + Threatened. Used in the Atlas; respondent-facing name is The Unnameable. See The Unnameable
Overlay Tags
These tags identify which overlay a page belongs to or draws from.
#overlay — Applied to all overlay pages.
#film-overlay — Pages from the Film Overlay.
#literary-overlay — Pages from the Literary Overlay.
#middle-earth-overlay — Pages from Tolkien’s Middle-earth.
#jungian-overlay — Pages from the Astrological Overlay.
#mythology-overlay — Pages from the Folklore Overlay.
#reference — The Atlas Reference Layer.
Director / Author Tags
These tags identify which director or author a film or literary figure belongs to.
#kubrick — Stanley Kubrick. See Stanley Kubrick
#coen-brothers — Joel and Ethan Coen. See Coen Brothers
#nolan — Christopher Nolan.
#herzog — Werner Herzog.
#tolkien — J.R.R. Tolkien. See J.R.R. Tolkien
#melville — Herman Melville. See Herman Melville
#gardner — John Gardner. See John Gardner
#homer — Homer. See Homer
#dante — Dante Alighieri. See Dante
#dostoevsky — Fyodor Dostoevsky. See Dostoevsky
Work Tags
These tags identify specific works.
#the-shining — See The Shining
#no-country-for-old-men — See No Country for Old Men
#2001-space-odyssey — See 2001: A Space Odyssey
#inside-llewyn-davis — Inside Llewyn Davis (Coen Brothers). See Film Overlay (pending /reference entry)
#ai-artificial-intelligence — A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Kubrick/Spielberg). See Film Overlay (pending /reference entry)
#the-dark-knight — The Dark Knight (Nolan). See Film Overlay (pending /reference entry)
#joker — Joker (Phillips, 2019). See Film Overlay (pending /reference entry)
#lord-of-the-rings — See The Lord of the Rings
#the-hobbit — The Hobbit (Tolkien).
Structural Category Tags
These tags identify the structural role a figure plays within the Atlas. Each links to its definition in the Reference Layer.
#arc-figure — A figure whose primary function is movement across the map. See Arc Figure
#sustaining-figure — A figure who holds the arc figure in a condition where the arc can continue. See Sustaining Figure
#interpretive-figure — A figure who demonstrates the structural properties of their quadrant rather than simply occupying it. See Interpretive Figure
#witness-figure — A figure who maintains contact with an extreme position without being organized by it. See Witness Figure
#unprimed-witness — A witness figure without yet the framework to name what they are seeing. See Unprimed Witness
#split-figure — A figure who holds two structural positions simultaneously or in alternation. See Split Figure
#unmappable — A figure who has passed outside the coordinate system. See Unmappable Figure
#advisory-layer — The counsel structure around a Holding figure, through which Antagonistic influence can operate. See Advisory Layer
#border-crossing — A figure who moves across the quadrant boundary. See Border Crossing Figure
#teaching-pair — Two figures placed in deliberate proximity because the contrast between them makes the position more legible. See Teaching Pairs
Concept Tags
These tags mark pages that engage a specific theoretical or structural concept defined in the Reference Layer.
#suppression-eruption — The cycle by which suppressed content erupts in more extreme form. See Eruption Cycle
#recognition-instrument — TOI as a recognition tool rather than a prescriptive one. See Recognition Instrument
#interior-orientation — The upstream variable the instrument measures. See Interior Orientation
#american-self-limiting — The American Self-Limiting Cluster: Loman, Gatsby, Merrill. See American Self-Limiting Cluster
For full definitions of all terms, see the Atlas Reference Layer. For the instrument itself, see The Orientation Instrument.