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Agency

The capacity to act effectively in the world from one's chosen orientation.

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This term is in the Glossary registry but does not yet have a full deep Lexicon entry. Use the short definition above as a working reference, and follow related terms below for deeper study.

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Spiritual Agency Operating Agency

Related terms

Survival Stability
Reliable footing for food, shelter, health, and safety — base of any practice.
Skill Power
Effectiveness rooted in competence at real work.
Social Power
Influence through relationship and reputation; cleanest when honest.
System Literacy
Understanding how the systems one lives in actually work.
Asset Control
Honest ownership and management of resources one is responsible for.
Rule Influence
Capacity to shape the rules one and others live by; demands ethical care.
Ethical Power
Power exercised within free will and unity, not over them.
Self-Governance
Running one's own life with clear principles and stable practice.

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