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A new compass: from Wound to Essence

Jul 08, 2026
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From Wound to Essence

A new inner compass — and the paper behind it.

For years I've heard the same question in rooms, retreats and sessions: “why do I keep returning to the same pain?” The answer isn't in escaping the wound, but in reading it. The Wound → Essence Compass is a short inner map — 20 items, 8 minutes — that reveals your dominant pattern, the emotion family holding it, and the virtue already alive inside it.

Take your compass
 

You'll receive your primary Wound, your shadow family, your seat on the archetypal map, and a first practice for the week. Free, anonymous, and savable with your own link.

Begin the compass

 

The paper
 
From Wound to Essence — paper cover

 

“From Wound to Essence” (2026) gathers the full theoretical frame: the 20 shadow seats, their relationship to the 4 pillars of FP20, and the Wound → Gift → Essence arc that runs through the whole system. Download the PDF.

Download the paper (PDF)

 

The system, in one image
 

The new mandala integrates ICEF, FP20, ROUSER, the 10 archetypes and the compass into a single living map. A visual reminder that everything we offer is one thing seen from different angles.

See the full mandala →

 

Going deeper
 

If the compass moves something, the natural next step is FP20 (to measure your inner peace) or the ICEF framework (to see how everything fits).

 

Take the FP20 →
Explore the ICEF framework →


With care, Luis Miguel Gallardo

 

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