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Core Emotion Framework (CEF): Technical Specification 14 (TS 14)

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Description

0. Purpose and Canonical Position
TS-14 is the fourteenth Technical Specification in the CEF canon.
Where:
• TS-12 defines dynamic stability (stability under changing activation)
• TS-13 defines predictive structural modeling (anticipation of distortions)
• TS-10 defines structural disassembly
• TS-11 defines facet architecture
TS-14 defines the architecture of meta-stability — the system’s ability to maintain
structural integrity across extended time horizons.
TS-14 is the technical foundation for:
• PM-12 — Meta-Stability
• PM-13 — Adaptive Intelligence
• PM-14 — Plasticity
• PM-15 — Autonomous Governance
TS-14 does not define emotional consistency or psychological continuity.
It defines structural continuity across time.

Notes

The Ten Operators of the Core Emotion Framework (Canonical List)


The following list represents the authoritative and canonical ordering of the ten Core
Emotion Framework operators and supersedes all prior or informal enumerations.


Head Center
1. Sensing (outgoing)
2. Calculating (reflecting)
3. Deciding (balancing)


Heart Center
4. Expanding (outgoing)
5. Constricting (reflecting)
6. Achieving (balancing)

 

Gut Center
7. Arranging (outgoing)
8. Appreciating (reflecting)
9. Boosting (balancing)

 


Cross‐Center Completion
10. Accepting


Note: In some practitioner materials, Accepting is described as the Gut’s “off-mode
balancer,” while Boosting is the Gut’s “on-mode balancer.” For clarity and consistency,
this document classifies Accepting as the cross-center completion operator.

Technical info

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