Floorbenders Taxonomy

Orientation

Orientation describes whether the body is horizontal to the ground or perpendicular to the ground. It gives a simple structural reading of the six realms.

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Orientation

Horizontal

Horizontal realms relate the body more parallel to the ground. These positions tend to read across the floor plane.

Insect badge

Insect

Grounded layer

Mammal badge

Mammal

Lifted layer

Bird badge

Bird

Supported layer

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Orientation

Vertical

Vertical realms relate the body more perpendicular to the ground. These positions rise more upright or inverted against the floor plane.

Reptile badge

Reptile

Grounded layer

Amphibian badge

Amphibian

Lifted layer

Fish badge

Fish

Supported layer

Pattern reading

Orientation helps you see whether a phrase stays low and across, or rises into vertical structures.

do → mi → so

Sky Insect → Sky Mammal → Sky Bird. This is all horizontal.

re → fa → la

Sky Reptile → Sky Amphibian → Sky Fish. This is all vertical.

do → re → mi

This crosses from horizontal to vertical and back to horizontal.