Recursive Questioning

Recursive Questioning.

Recursive Questioning.

Explore deeper understanding.

Explore deeper understanding.

Recursive questioning is the practice of using questions to continually explore ideas, concepts, and assumptions.

Recursive questioning is the practice of using questions to continually explore ideas, concepts, and assumptions.

This approach encourages deeper understanding by prompting learners to unpack the root of each answer with follow-up questions.

This approach encourages deeper understanding by prompting learners to unpack the root of each answer with follow-up questions.

The Recursive Triplet: Structural Steps to Coherence.

1. Name the Poles: Identify the two defining objects or states (Pole A and Pole B). This defines the outer boundary of the system's tension.

2. Query the Link: Shift focus entirely to the relationship itself. Define the force, flow, or pattern that exists between A and B. This is the structural distinction (The Relationship is the Reality).

3. Map the Emergence: Take the identified relationship (the Link) and use it as the new Pole A. Ask: "What is the relationship between this pattern and a core RCT term, like Vector Alignment?" This reveals the underlying system structure.

The Signal Decoding Protocol

A recursive method for converting emotional noise into structural data.



Phase 1: Decouple (Retract the Projection)

Most suffering comes from believing the external trigger is the cause.



The Linear View: "He is making me angry."



The Recursive View: "He is the trigger. The anger is my internal signal."
The Action: Stop the story about the other person. Pivot your focus 180 degrees back to the somatic sensation in your body.



Phase 2: Interrogate (Consult the Messenger)

Treat the emotion not as a problem to be solved, but as a messenger delivering data.



The Linear Question: "Why do I feel this?" (Invites story/justification).



The Recursive Question: "What is this signal trying to protect?"
The Action: Ask the sensation: What boundary has been crossed? What truth is currently unexpressed?



Phase 3: Root (Symptom vs. Source)

Surface-level complaints are rarely the issue. They are structural defenses.



The Symptom: "They chew too loudly" or "They won't listen."



The Source: A core structural fear (e.g., fear of disappearing, fear of being invalid).
The Action: Trace the heat down to the load-bearing wall. If we remove the trigger, what is the void you are afraid to feel?

© Recursive Questioning 2025.

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