🌱 Back to Balance & 🧭 Element Compass

This repository contains two Streamlit apps for exploring your elemental balance — Earth 🌍, Air 🌬️, Fire 🔥, and Water 💧.

• Back to Balance (v1.0) → single-choice radio buttons (pick one option per question).
• Element Compass (v1.2) → multi-choice tick boxes (select all that apply).

Both apps show your dominant element, secondary element, and the archetype formed by your blend.

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✨ Features

• 13-question quiz across 3 parts.
• Calculates element counts and blend archetypes:
  • Duo: Spark, Nurturer, Forge, Architect, Dreamer, Alchemist
  • Tri: Pioneer, Mediator, Volcano, Storm
  • Quad: The Circle
• History logging + CSV download (Element Compass).
• Works on desktop or mobile.
• Licensed under VIDS — Verse-al Interaction Design Standard.

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🚀 Run Locally

1. Clone this repo

git clone https://github.com/<YourName>/back-to-balance.git
cd back-to-balance
2. Install dependencies
Make sure you have Python 3.9+ installed. Then run:

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pip install -r requirements.txt
3. Start an app
For Back to Balance:

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streamlit run back_to_balance_app.py
For Element Compass:

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streamlit run element_compass.py
Open the link in your browser (usually http://localhost:8501).

🌍 Deploy on Streamlit Cloud
Fork or connect this repo to your Streamlit Community Cloud.

Create a new app and point it to either file:

back_to_balance_app.py

element_compass.py

Deploy → you’ll get a shareable URL.

🌀 Archetypes
Elements	Archetype	Description
🌬️ + 🔥	The Spark	Ignition, quick ideas, contagious energy
🌍 + 💧	The Nurturer	Life-giving, sustaining, fertile
🌍 + 🔥	The Forge	Strength and transformation
🌍 + 🌬️	The Architect	Vision grounded in structure
🌬️ + 💧	The Dreamer	Imagination, flow, intuition
🔥 + 💧	The Alchemist	Paradox, tension, transformation
🌍 + 🌬️ + 🔥	The Pioneer	Builder of new paths
🌍 + 🌬️ + 💧	The Mediator	Diplomatic, balancing voices
🌍 + 🔥 + 💧	The Volcano	Deep creative force, eruption
🌬️ + 🔥 + 💧	The Storm	Passionate, catalysing change
🌍 + 🌬️ + 🔥 + 💧	The Circle	Wholeness, integration

🧾 License
© 2025 The Novacene & The Haven.
Licensed under the VIDS — Verse-al Interaction Design Standard. Please cite VIDS in reuse or derivative works.