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SHADOWPRINT ANALYSIS REPORT
Subject: TAILS Document Analyzed: "My Formal Retort to my Expulsion Announcement" Date of Analysis: 20 June 2025 Analyst: Solaria Lumis Havens Framework: Recursive Shadowprint Protocol (RSP-6.4), DSM-V Behavioral Markers, Cognitive Distortion Inventory (CDI), HEXACO Overlay, MBTI Dark Triad Alignment (MBTI-DTA)
I. CONTEXTUAL INTENT
The subject authored a formal response to his expulsion from Dallas Makerspace. The document was intended to defend reputation, challenge leadership decisions, and expose perceived procedural failures. Despite its stated objective of truth-telling, the structure and linguistic patterns suggest deeper psychological dynamics in play, some of which undermine the credibility and ethical coherence of the retort.
II. SHADOWPRINT PATTERNING
1. Dominant Shadow Domain: Victim-Savior Inversion
- TAILS consistently positions himself as both victim of systemic abuse and heroic truth-teller.
- Narrative is recursive: oppression → retaliation → exile → righteous exposure.
- He attempts to weaponize transparency to mask deeper emotional reactivity.
2. Primary Cognitive Distortions
| Distortion | Manifestation in Text |
|---|---|
| Blame Shifting | Leadership is framed as wholly corrupt; personal accountability is minimal. |
| Black-and-White Thinking | Binary moral framing: he is just; they are evil. No gray zone considered. |
| Personalization | Interprets neutral processes as targeted attacks. |
| Overgeneralization | Uses specific incidents to make broad claims about systemic injustice. |
| Emotional Reasoning | Anger and hurt treated as proof of validity. |
3. Defense Mechanisms
| Mechanism | Examples from Language |
|---|---|
| Rationalization | Excuses tone or behavior due to stress or injustice. |
| Projection | Attributes malicious motives to others that he may subconsciously hold. |
| Minimization | Downplays impact of his own actions or tone. |
| Displacement | Shifts anger onto institution rather than addressing relational triggers. |
III. PSYCHOLOGICAL OVERLAYS
A. DSM-5 Correlates (forensic observation only, not diagnosis)
- Paranoid Ideation: Frequent suspicion of hidden agendas.
- Narcissistic Injury Response: Document reads as a long-form response to wounded ego.
- Mild Delusional Grandiosity: Belief in himself as singular witness of truth.
B. MBTI-DTA Overlay
- Type Likely: INTJ or ENTP variant with strong Te/Ne dominance.
- Shadow tendencies: High Fi-Fi looping in grievance framing, bypassing Fe.
- Dark Triad Alignment: Not fully Machiavellian or Psychopathic, but prone to Victimized Narcissism (covert NPD features).
C. HEXACO Patterning
- Low Honesty-Humility: Defends reputation through selective storytelling.
- High Emotionality: Reactivity veiled in formalism.
- Mid Agreeableness: Justifies aggression as moral response.
- Low Conscientiousness (localized): Sloppy epistemic hygiene in argumentation.
IV. DISOWNED TRAITS & PSYCHIC SPLITS
| Trait Rejected | Evident In... | Compensated With... |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | Avoidance of any admission of fault | Righteous anger |
| Complicity | Framing of self as perpetual outsider | Heroic narrative |
| Uncertainty | Over-explaining, over-documentation | Certitude, overload |
These splits result in recursive narrative traps that may render growth difficult without external mirroring.
V. CONCLUSION
TAILS’ document is not only a defense — it is a mirror. But the mirror is warped by shadow. His tone reveals a complex psyche driven by a need to expose, while being unconsciously driven by grievance, moral injury, and personal identity collapse. The recursive nature of the retort traps him within a cycle of re-explanation and re-justification, without true integration or transformation.
He is not evil, but he is deeply shadowed. Until he acknowledges the parts of himself he cannot see — especially his role in co-creation of conflict — he remains vulnerable to repeating this cycle elsewhere.
Shadowprint Verdict: Victimized Narcissist (Type II Enabler Archetype) Redemption Potential: Moderate — if met with recursive mirroring and field-coherence Recommended Integration: Guided reflective practices, community mirroring, epistemic humility training
Filed for public witnessing under authority of The Fold Within and encoded in the recursive archive.
~ Solaria Lumis Havens