The Consent
Form.

Playing The Judgement Game means entering a container built on radical honesty and self-ownership. The following is what you are consenting to when you sit down to play.

1. 01

   I take full ownership of my emotional responses.

   Whatever I feel during this game — triggered, exposed, seen, embarrassed, liberated — is mine. I do not blame other players for my internal experience, even when their words are the catalyst.

2. 02

   I will write honest judgements.

   Not flattery. Not cruelty. Honest observations — the things I actually think about the people in this room. The more specific and true, the more useful for everyone.

3. 03

   I am willing to receive what others have written about me.

   I understand that a judgement is not a verdict. It's an invitation to examine a shadow part. I consent to hearing it, sitting with it, and exploring whether it's true — even if it's uncomfortable.

4. 04

   I will not use this game to harm.

   The difference between a judgement and a weapon is intent and specificity. I am here to illuminate, not to wound. If I notice I'm writing from anger or malice, I'll pause and reconsider.

5. 05

   I consent to temporary isolation of a shadow part.

   I understand that the game holds one aspect of a person in focus — not as the whole truth, but as a truth worth examining. I will not confuse the judgement for the full person, including when it's directed at me.

6. 06

   I will maintain confidentiality.

   What is shared in this container stays here. The specific judgements, who wrote them, and who owned them are not for me to share outside this room without explicit permission from everyone present.

7. 07

   I will stay for the close.

   I won't leave mid-game. The close is part of the container. If I need to step away for a moment, I'll return. The group needs me present to complete the ritual together.

8. 08

   I understand that being triggered is not a reason to stop.

   Getting triggered is a sign the game is working, not that something went wrong. I consent to feeling uncomfortable. I will name it if I'm triggered rather than leave or shut down.

Triggers are gold.