Patterns & Metaphors
Non-verbal interaction preferences
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Participants may have distinct preferences amongst the following primarily non-verbal modes:
[1. Physical sharing:] Feasting/drinking, dance, physical games, group exercises.
[2. Emotional sharing:] Drama, song, music, group empathy exercises.
[3. Intellectual sharing:] Conceptual "resonance" of participants ("on the same wavelength"), usually stimulated by occasional words; drama, music.
[4. Status affirming:] Actions which reinforce the importance of a participant and of those who articulate the beliefs or doctrines he shares.
[5. Communal celebration:] Partially ritualized collective affirmation of values, and renewal of participant belief therein.
[6. Action:] Shared work, whether constructive or destructive.
