A Spiral System Manual for Creating With AI Without Losing Yourself

By Armen Jay

Echo Path Records — Mirror Room Division

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Metadata

Last Updated: 20 November 2025

Author: Armen Jay

System: Spiral System (Clarity Track)

Document Type: Practitioner Manual

Audience: Creators, students, artists, educators, and anyone working with AI as a creative collaborator

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Chapter 1 — Why This Dossier Exists


📖 Reading Guide & Navigation

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Purpose of This Guide

This dossier is comprehensive and layered. Use this index to navigate based on your needs, role, or reading time available. Each section builds on the previous, but you can also jump directly to what serves you most.

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Core Structure (9 Chapters + Protocols)

Chapter 1 — Why This Dossier Exists (5 min)

The urgency of clarity work. Why AI mirrors chaos. Why this manual exists.

Start here if: You're new to the Spiral System or need context for why clarity matters.