clarkscottroger | the Wakefield Doctrine - Part 11

Monday -the Wakefield Doctrine-

October 20, 2025 By

Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)

Let’s. borrow a topic of Good Reader, cai, who commented in a post where we suggested Readers try and identify the clark, the scott and the roger in our group portrait (above).

I’m guessing the Roger wore the traditional 3 piece suit with tie, with co-ordinating shirt-tie combo. Maybe the Scott didn’t wear a tie.

(To which we Replied):

close…

ProTip: set aside the choice of clothing for the moment, if your computer permits, blow up the photo until you can see each face in detail… look at the eyes in particular now, (we trust you’ve been keeping up with the assigned reading, lol) with the three predominant worldviews in mind, imagine what kind of world each of the three are observing…
the Doctrine is all about perspective
the challenge (and the fun) lies in putting yourself in another’s position and, setting your own views aside, try and see the world from their perspective… are they alert and focused as any predator monitoring their surroundings for prey or are they comfortable where they are, relaxed because they know everything is in it’s place or, are they abstract, distant, observing a strange alien world
lol
told you the Wakefield Doctrine was fun!

And it is!

Cai has taken an reasonable approach, i.e. the fashion choices of a(n) Outsider and a Predator and a Herd Member will not only be different, it will be indicative of the individual’s personal reality, aka predominant worldview.

ProTip: We can never repeat too frequently: the Wakefield Doctrine is gender, age and culture neutral. After all, people, the Doctrine is an alternative perspective on the reality experienced by lifeforms, living beings, not girls and boys, young and old, Mods and Rockers.

So, back to cai’s insights. We dress for success in our personal realities. And, with the forensic analysis* of choice of dress we can reverse percieve the predominant worldview of the individual.

So, good on you, cai. Considered the choices each of our subjects made (prior to appearing in the photo) and sought to infer their personality type.

As you read in our Reply. There are any number of ways to determine (to your own satisfaction**) which of ‘the three’ a person is. Since a fundamental principle of this here Doctrine here is, you can’t have too many perspectives’ knock yourself out.

But, and we’ll come back to Cynthia probably tomorrow with a post about secondary aspects, we’ll just say: if’n you want to explore additional and possibly more esoteric ways to see the world around you and the people who make it up, just send her a message. (or, additionally Denise or Mimi both total Doctrine savants.)

So, in closing, our suggestion: look at the expression on the faces of the three in photo above. They are projecting how they (are) relating to the not only the photographer but to the fact of their situation, i.e. where they are, what they are doing. In a sense, that is the simplest definition of the Wakefield Doctrine, a personality system predicated on one’s response to the reality in which they are born and must develop in.

outa time, yo

 

* just wanted to use the word ‘forensic’ lol

** since we’ve included one ‘can’t repeat too often’ saying why not another?  ‘No one has authority to establish the predominant worldview of another… at least not in the sense of , ‘Hey! You’re a clark. Get used to it‘ or ‘Accept that you’re a roger. You have our condolences.’ Sorry (not) but no one can impose their opinion on another when it comes to personal reality. (In fact, writing that makes us think there must be some cool, greco/roman sounding named rhetorical device. Say something like antanaclasisdismissus. lol

 

 

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TToT -the Wakefield Doctrine-

October 18, 2025 By

Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)

This is the Wakefield Doctrine’s contribution to the Ten Things of Thankful (TToT). Since that fateful Saturday morning in 1983 when a nameless blogger by the name of Lizzi R decided to find 10 bloggers of a certain sensibility to join as Hostinae and Hostum of the soon to be world famous, the Ten Things of Thankful. The rest is as they say history ( “...historein “be witness or expert; give testimony, recount; find out, search, inquire,” are derivatives of histōr “knowing, expert; witness” (as in hyperhistor “knowing all too well“).

Insider Insight: the original format of this exercise in the recollection, appreciation and nurturing of the higher order process of being grateful? ‘Fifty Items of…’ you read that correctly, Fity! The Founderess practiced this for quite some time before deciding to ask the rest of us to join in on a more easier exercise. Can we get a ‘Whew!!’?

1) Phyllis

2) Una (that’s Una at the top of this post). Talk about an illustration of simple joy… in life, in herself, in the day. She was a total power of example. We so felt the gap between what we are capable of and what she so freely shared in her demonstration of, “Come on, human! It’s fluffy snow… run, run because it’s fun!”

3) the Wakefield Doctrine

4) the Six Sentence Story bloghop

5) a (Netflix series) ‘The Residence‘ totally entertaining and, as many us involved with the various bloghops, we enjoyed watching the writing as we did in being entertained by it.

6) Had rain this week, the water level of the Pond did not subside as radically as it had on a previous rain event. Perhaps the soil in not as dry, parched and welcome to an Altered Climate, binyons, as we thought.

7) for the record: the frozen water season (as depicted in our excellent photo of Una) is not our favorite

8) something, something

9) obligatory (if not begrudging*) photo of Autumn(ish) of the house and Phyllis’ cottage (walking back from the bridge)

10) Secret Rule 1.3

* ’cause of the fact that it was not warm

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Six Sentence Story -the Wakefield Doctrine- [a CaféCafé Six]

October 16, 2025 By

Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)

This is the Doctrine’s contribution to the Six Sentence Story bloghop.

Hosted by Denise, constrained by a sentence limit (high and low) of six, there are worse ways to spend the remaining time you have on earth.

Previously… Concurrently with this, our contribution to Chris’s Tale from the SSC&B

Prompt word:

NEED

The tall, thin man sat on the edge of the very new, very expensive desk and fidgeted, no small feat given that the soft curves of rare woods were polished to a mirror finish.

At the mid-point of the rectangular office floor-plan, the decor went from over-flowing ashtrays, dog-eared Rolodex on a smudged pencil-hieroglyphic’d blotter, (just recently up-up-way-up graded by Chris’s gift of the aforementioned desk), as found in many a small business, the decor transitioned into a comfortable sitting area, all top-grain leather couches and club chairs; at the moment, the Gatekeeper, stepping away from the onyx mantle of the fireplace to the entertainment console, lowered the tonearm on the Clearaudio turntable and with a flourish of his Fuente y Padrón Legends, announced, “Led Zeppelin… first use of pre-echo on a guitar track.”

Standing in front of the red-haired writer, the tall, thin man extended his hand, “Please, la Raconteuse, I totally need you to try the Eames office chair…be careful of the buttons, the instruction manual is two inches thick and does everything but light your cigarette, you have such good taste in furniture;” pulling the chair out and seating the red-haired woman, the tall, thin man walked back to the office door and pulled it open.

Pushing a service cart loaded with a steaming coffee urn and full china service, the Bartender announced, “I’ll just park this in front of the desk and head to couch by Nick, been on my feet all day…”

“Wait, cher, one surely cannot survive on caffeine alone,” Mimi followed, pushing a pastry cart, “We have beignets, Tarte à la Bouillie and,” adding a magician’s flourish to the pedestal cake-holder, “Doberge.”

“Sit, please, all of you,” once the other Proprietors were seated, the Manager poured cups of steaming coffee for each and immediately wheeled the pastry cart in a hyper-caloric Fibonacci spiral until everyone was served.

Raising his cup, the Manager said, “To insanely creative friends who I was blessed to find after being washed up on the shores of Metaphoria, welcome.”

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Six Sentence Story -the Wakefield Doctrine- [an Order of Lilith Six]

October 15, 2025 By

Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)

This is the Doctrine’s contribution to the Six Sentence Story bloghop.

Hosted by Denise, constrained by a sentence limit (high and low) of six, there are worse ways to spend the remaining time you have on earth.

Previously…

Prompt word:

NEED

“Kayla, come down out of that tree this instant, young lady! Your uncle is here, now don’t make that face, he is kind enough to take you places and show you how big the world really is, so be a good girl and give us a smile.”

“Kay, dude, we’re all up for the Ouija board and candles, but I think you’re taking this a little too far, come on, the sun’s out, the beach awaits… even if you insist on wearing flannel and jeans, but you need to lighten up and enjoy life.”

“Your transcripts are exemplary, test scores in the top 1 percent; however the Admissions Committee had certain reservations arising from comments in your online High School Yearbook:  ‘For a girl you got more keloid than a vision-impaired knife-fighter‘ and ‘Remember or not…that class trip to Capitol City, way to put the BAC in baccalaureate‘; we are, nevertheless, willing to accept your application on a probationary basis.”

“You almost fuckin’ killed both of us… stop the car, give me the keys, and get out… Uber yourself home, I’m through… you need help… ”

“The Order is neither homeless shelter nor a refuge for the abused… no, don’t interrupt; we are not here to cure or fix anyone; simply put, we are more tool shed than first aid station, more armory than embassy, so if you’re willing to give up being the victim and take up arms in defense of your sisters, there might be a place for you here.”

“Ladies, Gentlemen and fucked-up nuns, this is your captain speaking, as we are on our final approach, please return your seat to the uptight position, fasten whatever real or imaginary restraints you may enjoy and observe the no smoking sign, especially you, Kayla, you sexy thing and thank you for flying Lilith Air,” Sister Aclima felt the dull-electric jolt as she ricocheted out of her premature hypnagogic state.

 

 

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Tuesday -the Wakefield Doctrine-

October 14, 2025 By

Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)

 

Quick little follow-up on yesterday’s fun* Post.

Warning: You must be ‘This Old’ to appreciate the sublime and sophisticated humor.

There was a time when cameras were as delayed a gratification as a junior high school clark at his/her first sock hop. Hey! Not-old(ish) Readers! Seriously, we’re talking about ‘Mr Van Gogh, I would commission a portrait of my wife. I’m willing to pay extra if you can deliver it before her fourteenth birthday. There’s a good fellow.”

Where were we?

Ah yes. Camera and tape recorders, circa 1960s.

Back to our three predominant worldviews:

  • clarks (Outsiders) portable tape recorders? like holy water-soaked, garlic crucifixes! They (clarks) simply leave the room.
  • scotts (Predators) “gimme that mic! thank, thank you very much for coming! And you, what’s your name darlin’?”
  • rogers (the Herd Members) “…and, with batteries, you can put these anywhere? hmmm”

New Readers: this topic lends itself quite readily to a discussion of secondary (and tertiary) aspects. We all are of one (and only one) predominant worldview, i.e. the character of the personal reality we experience. We retain the capacity to see the world through the eyes of the ‘other two’, non-predominant worldviews. This is not, however, an A B switch situation, It does not allow one to “I invoke my scottian aspect. I am a scott!” No. It doesn’t work that way. Try it (and most clarks have) and, at best, you’re a roger pretending to be a scott or a clark trying to be… you get the idea. You are a clark, scott or roger because you have spent your life practicing a certain style of interacting with the world predicated on the world as you experience it.

But that’s a topic for a whole other post. The thing about secondary aspects is that they are, (most often), manifested when a person is dealing with something very important (to them) or they are emotionally invested in. So, as Curator, we will use ourselfs1 as illustration. Besides the writing in public (funny story about our first post… another time perhaps) there are the videos.

clark :: videos:  total adolescent boy and adolescent girl

that’s it for today!

 

 

  1. clark. strong** secondary scottian aspect. weak tertiary rogerian aspect

* no less an authority on ‘fun’ than Misky

** secondary (and tertiary aspects are not equal for all individuals. our tertiary rogerian aspect is barely there, secondary scottian… another matter

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