ORCA methodology (OOUX · Sophia Viklund): This canvas defines every object in the Circle Thrice system before screen design decisions are made. Each card documents four dimensions — Core Content (identity-defining data), Metadata (contextual attributes), Calls to Action (→ user-initiated or ◎ system-initiated), and Relationships (how this object connects to others). Objects → Relationships → CTAs → Attributes. In that order.
Section 01
Object Map
18 objects across 5 domain clusters. The full ORCA breakdown — Core Content, Metadata, CTAs, and Relationships for every object — is in sections 02–06 below. Use the nav above to jump to any cluster.
Objects by Cluster
18 objects across 5 clusters — bold pills are primary objects that anchor their own screen
Key
Object
Primary — anchors its own screen
Object
Supporting — lives within a primary view
Has-aowns or contains
Is-asub-type of
Refcross-references
Time5
Day
Transit
Orrery
Auspice
Planetary Hour
Member1
Member
Content7
Content Item
Session
Grimoire
Rite
Intention
Planner Suite
Blog Post
Community3
Thread
Post
Announcement
Reference2
Zodiac Sign
Planet
Relationship Index
All has-a, is-a, and reference connections between objects
| From | Type | To | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Has-a | |||
| Day | Has-a | Auspice | 1 per Day — derived from transits and ruler |
| Day | Has-a | Transit | many — varies each day |
| Day | Has-a | Planetary Hour | 24 per Day, Chaldean sequence |
| Grimoire | Has-a | Rite | 1 featured rite per lunar cycle |
| Grimoire | Has-a | Intention | many — set at each new moon |
| Thread | Has-a | Post | many — opening post plus all replies |
| Is-a | |||
| Grimoire | Is-a | Content Item | personal Journal sub-type |
| Rite | Is-a | Content Item | Ritual sub-type |
| Intention | Is-a | Content Item | Goal / Working sub-type |
| Blog Post | Is-a | Content Item | Editorial sub-type |
| References / Many-to-Many | |||
| Member | Ref | Grimoire | one instance per Member |
| Member | Ref | Content Item | tier-gated access to library |
| Member | Ref | Session | books sessions at qualifying tier |
| Member | Ref | Thread | authors and replies to threads |
| Transit | Ref | Planet | references 1–3 planets per event |
| Planet | Ref | Zodiac Sign | occupies one sign at any time |
| Planet | Ref | Planetary Hour | governs the Chaldean hour sequence |
| Planet | Ref | Day | rules the weekday (e.g. Saturn → Saturday) |
| Orrery | Ref | Planet | one dedicated ring per planet (Moon, Mercury, Venus, Sun, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn) — always visible, planet icons saturated |
| Orrery | Ref | Day | represents the sky for a given Day or range of Days; span is user-selected |
| Orrery | Ref | Transit | active transits visible in Orrery; aspect lines drawn between ring pairs for traditional angular relationships |
| Session | Ref | Day | timed to a specific calendar Day |
| Intention | Ref | Planet | assigned to Mercury, Saturn, or Jupiter |
| Content Item | Ref | Planner Suite | each suite document is a Content Item |
| Thread | Ref | Content Item | may reference a library item in discussion |
| Announcement | Ref | Content Item / Session | may link to a new item or announce a session |
Cluster key
Time
Content
Community
Reference
Repeated CTAs
Global design solutions apply to these patterns
View / Read
DayTransitPlanetOrreryAuspiceContent ItemSessionBlog PostThreadPostAnnouncement
Download
Content ItemPlanner Suite
Favorite / Save
Content ItemThreadPost
Add to folder
Content ItemThread
Filter by tag
Content ItemThread
Navigate adjacent
DayOrreryPlanetary Hour
Compute / derive system
DayOrreryPlanetary Hour
Surface relevant system
DayOrreryContent Item
Repeated Attributes
Shared schema — candidates for inherited base object
Title
Content ItemSessionRiteBlog PostThreadAnnouncement
Description / Body
Content ItemSessionBlog PostRiteTransitPlanetOrrery
Date / Timestamp
DayTransitSessionBlog PostThreadPostAnnouncement
Type / Kind
Content ItemTransitAnnouncement
Duration
SessionRite
Associated planets
Content ItemTransitDayAuspice
Associated time spans
Content ItemOrreryTransit
Peak / exact timing
Content ItemTransitPlanetary Hour
Moon phase timing
DayGrimoireRiteIntention
Ruling planet
DayPlanetary HourOrreryAuspice
Status
SessionIntention
Topic / Category tag
Content ItemThread
Section 02 — Full ORCA Cards
Object Anatomy — Time Cluster
The temporal objects forming Circle Thrice's astrological timing engine. Day, Transit, and Orrery are the primary navigable objects. Auspice and Planetary Hour support them.
Time Cluster · 5 Objects
Section 03
Object Anatomy — Member Cluster
The practitioner-user account. Grimoire, Rite, and Intention are Content Item sub-types — they live in the Content cluster below.
Member Cluster · 1 Object
Section 04
Object Anatomy — Content Cluster
Resources, tools, and personal content types — Grimoire, Rite, and Intention are Is-a sub-types of Content Item, all owned or accessed through the Member account.
Content Cluster · 7 Objects
Section 05
Object Anatomy — Community Cluster
Social and broadcast objects within the Circle Thrice forum and announcements space.
Community Cluster · 3 Objects
Section 06
Reference Objects
Lookup and classification objects — the vocabulary layer. Planet and Zodiac Sign define the reference frame; Blog Post moved to Content.
Reference · 2 Objects