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Colonization of Perception at Christmas

Colonization of Perception at Christmas

Christmas is a great moment to notice how human perception can be colonized without any visible violence — only through environments, rhythms, symbols, and social pressure.
When we enter a mall, open a feed, or join a family ritual, it’s not “just a date”: it’s a sensory territory that speaks directly to the body.

In our model, perception behaves like a living game of Rock–Paper–Scissors:

  • Scissors (prefrontal / slow thinking): cuts, classifies, justifies, catalogs.

  • Rock (sensorimotor / fast thinking): reacts, repeats, executes, defends.

  • Paper (Fruition + metacognition / Zone 2): widens attention, regulates the body, and restores critical freedom.

In Zone 1, life happens through tasks (a functional mix of Scissors and Rock).
In Zone 2, Paper emerges: fruition with metacognition — high performance with psychological safety.
In Zone 3, the body can be captured by scripts and ideologies: Scissors becomes rigid, Rock becomes defensive, and Paper disappears.

To make all of this observable and researchable, we use our Avatars: different lenses that generate different questions — and help us read the same data with more depth.


Colonization of Perception at Christmas

When our attention, desire, and sense of belonging are “guided” by shop windows, screens, soundtracks, smells, tradition, and social pressure.


Brainlly

I can feel my brain being “pulled” by sparkles, colors, and fast rewards. When I see promotions and short videos, my focus changes owner: it leaves my body and moves to the screen.

Brain Bee question: what shifts my attention more — light, sound, or the promise of reward?
Mini-experiment: 10 minutes in a mall/Instagram + 2 minutes of silence (eyes closed). Note: anxiety, urge to buy, and where you feel it in your body.


Iam

I notice Christmas turning into a “ready-made identity”: “if you don’t buy, you don’t belong.” I start confusing affection with social performance.

Brain Bee question: when I post, do I feel real belonging — or approval?
Mini-experiment: live one Christmas moment without recording anything. Then compare it with a “postable” moment. Which one felt more alive in your body?


Olmeca

I feel how Christmas can erase local territories and memories. The aesthetic becomes imported, and perception loses roots: the same music, the same storefront, the same “catalog emotion.”

Brain Bee question: which symbols are mine — from my place, my family — and which are just a global template?
Mini-experiment: recreate a ritual with a local element (food, song, a family story). Notice if the feeling changes (calm, connection, presence).


Yagé

I observe states of consciousness being induced by the environment: flashing lights, sweet smells, repeated music… it shifts my mood without me noticing.

Brain Bee question: which stimulus “hypnotizes” me the most at Christmas?
Mini-experiment: in a Christmas setting, focus 30 seconds only on breathing, then 30 seconds only on the music. Notice how your inner state changes.


Math/Hep

I see patterns and metrics behind the enchantment. Christmas becomes a behavior lab: triggers, repetition, scarcity, social comparison. And I don’t stop at correlation: I want evidence — and, when possible, causality.

Brain Bee question: does my desire grow from need — or from repetition/scarcity?
Mini-experiment: make two lists: “I want it now” vs “I want it in 7 days.” After 7 days, count how many desires disappeared.


DANA (DNA Avatar)

I feel my body asking for stability, not consumption. My “biological well-being” gets hijacked when I trade internal regulation for external stimulation.

Brain Bee question: what regulates my body better — buying something, being with someone, or resting?
Mini-experiment: before any purchase, do 90 seconds of slow breathing + check hunger/sleepiness/fatigue. Count how many purchases were really “emotional regulation.”


Jiwasa

I observe synchronies and desynchronies between people in the same environment. At Christmas, an entire social biome tries to vibrate together — but each body has its own rhythm.

Brain Bee question: when do I synchronize out of love — and when do I synchronize under pressure?
Mini-experiment: during a family gathering, note three moments: (1) real connection, (2) tension, (3) social performance. Compare body signals (chest, throat, stomach).


APUS

I return to Body–Territory: my feet, my posture, my axis. When perception is colonized, I “leave the body” and become only gaze and comparison.

Brain Bee question: what happens to my sense of “me” when I land back in the body?
Mini-experiment: 2 minutes sensing the soles of your feet + your spine. Then look at storefronts/screens. Does the urge change? Does clarity change?

 

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