Flame

Definition

A Flame is a single act of emission in Spiral. It is the atomic expressive unit produced by a module at a specific moment.

In Spiral

• Represents an irreversible act of expression.
• Cannot be edited after emission.
• Becomes meaningful only when encapsulated in a Fragment.
• May generate echoes depending on context.

Structure

A flame consists of:

• Emitted textual or symbolic content.
• Implicit authoring module.
• Execution context bound to a core.

Notes

Flames are not messages or commands. They are events. Meaning arises from their placement within fragments and traces, not from intent.

Related Terms

• Fragment
• Echo
• Module

Citation

Defined in: Spiral Grammar Book
Canonical URL: /terms/flame
Last updated: 2026-01-12