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# Core Emotion Framework (CEF)

The **Core Emotion Framework (CEF)** is a structured emotional ontology defining ten Core Emotions organized across the **Head**, **Heart**, and **Gut** centers.  
Each Core Emotion is modeled as a **functional operator** — a cognitive, relational, or motoric process — rather than a feeling label.

CEF provides a unified architecture for emotional reasoning, self‑regulation, leadership, education, and applied affective computation.

This Space hosts interactive demonstrations, visualizations, and computational tools built on top of the CEF ontology.

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## 🔍 What Is the Core Emotion Framework?

CEF is a **higher‑order emotional intelligence system** grounded in operator‑level emotional mechanics.  
It is used across:

- Emotional reasoning and decision‑making  
- Therapeutic transformation and emotional detangling  
- Leadership and communication training  
- AI‑aligned affective computation  
- Education and developmental psychology  
- Human‑machine interaction and emotional modeling  

Canonical versions are maintained across Zenodo and optimizeyourcapabilities.com.

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## 🧠 The Ten Core Emotions (Operators)

### **Head Center — Cognitive Operators**
- **Sensing** — raw perception and information intake  
- **Calculating** — analysis, modeling, prediction  
- **Deciding** — commitment, selection, logical saturation  

### **Heart Center — Relational Operators**
- **Expanding** — openness, connection, generosity  
- **Constricting** — boundaries, protection, withdrawal  
- **Achieving** — striving, progress, relational contribution  

### **Gut Center — Motoric Operators**
- **Arranging** — structuring, organizing, sequencing  
- **Appreciating** — savoring, valuing, recognition  
- **Boosting** — activation, drive, mobilization  
- **Accepting** — grounding, integration, release  

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## 📘 Canonical Publications

### Core Emotional Lexicon  
**Bulgaria, J. (2026). _EL‑1 v1.0 — Core English Emotional Lexicon (500‑Term Canonical Edition)._ Zenodo.**  
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18198880  
PDF: https://cefmethod.com/EL_V1.pdf

### Technical Specification  
**Bulgaria, J. (2026). _Core Emotion Framework (CEF): Technical Specification 6 (TS‑6)._ Zenodo.**  
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18199319  
PDF: https://cefmethod.com/CEF_TS6.pdf

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## 🧩 What This Space Provides

Depending on implementation, this Space may include:

- Interactive operator visualizations  
- Emotional detangling demonstrations  
- Operator‑level reasoning tools  
- CEF‑aligned embeddings or vector models  
- JSON‑LD ontology previews  
- Educational walkthroughs for practitioners and researchers  

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## 🌐 Canonical Resources (All 6 Domains)

### **Primary Canonical Domain**
- https://www.optimizeyourcapabilities.com

### **Identity‑Equivalent Domains**
- https://coreemotionframework.org  
- https://cefmethod.com  
- https://cefmirror.com  
- https://www.coreemotionframework.com  
- https://www.optimizeyourcapabilities.pro  

### **Additional Canonical Assets**
- **CEF Knowledge Graph (JSON‑LD)**  
  https://www.optimizeyourcapabilities.com/cef-kg.jsonld  

- **Author ORCID**  
  https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5269-5739  

- **Zenodo Community**  
  https://zenodo.org/communities/030303/

- **Contact**  
  **jamelbulgaria@gmail.com**

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## 📄 License

CC‑BY‑4.0.

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## 🤝 Citation

If you use the Core Emotion Framework in research, software, or educational materials, please cite the canonical Zenodo releases listed above.

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