Protodism is a stance that can emerge after theolysis, but it is not automatic. Theolysis is the drive losing an object; Protodism is a conscious orientation toward how to live in that opening: keeping thumos alive, being able to carry molds knowingly and by choice even after noticing them.
This name is also the name of the book and of the framework as a whole, but the Seventh Principle (the Breaking Principle) openly acknowledges that this, too, carries the risk of turning into a mold: once being a "Protodist" becomes an identity, the mechanism starts all over again.