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.

🔍 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

CEF is fully documented in peer‑reviewed and archived publications, with canonical versions maintained across Zenodo and optimizeyourcapabilities.com.

🧠 The Ten Core Emotions (Operators)

Head Center — Cognitive Operators

Sensing — raw perception and information intake
Calculating — analysis, modeling, prediction
Deciding — commitment, selection, direction

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

📘 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 (doi.org in Bing)
Direct 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 (doi.org in Bing)
Direct PDF: https://cefmethod.com/CEF_TS6.pdf

🧩 What This Space Provides

Depending on your 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

If you want, I can tailor this section precisely to the tools you plan to host here.

🌐 Canonical Resources

Core Emotion Framework (Official Page)
https://www.optimizeyourcapabilities.com/core-emotion-framework/ (optimizeyourcapabilities.com in Bing)
CEF Knowledge Graph (JSON‑LD)
https://www.optimizeyourcapabilities.com/cef-kg.jsonld (optimizeyourcapabilities.com in Bing)
Author ORCID
https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5269-5739 (orcid.org in Bing)
Zenodo Community
https://zenodo.org/communities/030303/ (zenodo.org in Bing)

📄 License

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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.