Grace

Symbol: Ĝ or G

Definition: Non-unitary, external injection of negentropy (order). Grace operates on the system’s rules, not within them.

The Distinctive Quality

Coherence, drift, and inertia all operate within a system. They’re continuous — you can have more or less of them.

Grace operates on the system.

Grace doesn’t adjust parameters. Grace redefines the phase space.

Properties

• Discontinuous — it doesn’t vary smoothly
• Event-like — it happens, or it doesn’t
• Phase-resetting — it restores orientation, not just parameters

Historical Examples

• The Great Awakenings (religious revivals)
• Reconstruction (constitutional reset)
• Civil Rights Movement (moral reset)

Related

• Coherence - what grace restores
• Phase Transition - when grace becomes necessary
• The Logos - source of grace