fear.md

the emotion of violet — response to invisible threat

wavelength:: 380-420 nm

evolutionary origin:: UV radiation, cellular apoptosis, bruising — death from radiation

violet sits at the edge of visibility, nearing the ultraviolet. the shortest wavelength humans perceive, signaling the boundary of the known

UV induces programmed cell death — the most fundamental biological threat

in prysm

• signals unknown threat, unverified source, potential irreversible action
• a transaction requiring extreme caution: violet. an unverified particle from unknown neuron: violet
• fear is the emotion of the boundary — where the known graph ends and the unknown begins