🧬 Emotionics Resonance Levels: Understanding How We Empathize
In the emerging field of Emotionics—the study of emotional elements and their reactions—understanding how emotions resonate between individuals is essential.
Empathy is not a single phenomenon. It exists on multiple levels, depending on the depth of the emotional connection.
Below are the three publicly defined levels of emotional resonance within Emotionics:
🔹 Level 1: Informational Empathy
- What it is: Understanding someone else’s feelings or situation on a cognitive level.
- Core Condition: Trust (Tr) — you believe the person’s words or intentions.
- Example: “I understand why you’re sad.”
🔬 This is the most common form of empathy, often found in conversations, counseling, or supportive relationships.
🔸 Level 2: Emotional Empathy
- What it is: Feeling a similar emotion as the other person, emotionally reacting to their state.
- Core Condition: Shared emotional capacity and openness.
- Example: “I feel sad with you.”
🔬 This involves a real-time emotional response. It’s more than understanding—it’s a felt connection.
🔺 Level 3: Internalized Empathy
- What it is: Reproducing the other person’s emotional experience inside your own inner space.
- Core Condition: Similar inner structure (Si), deep emotional resonance.
- Example: “It’s as if I’m going through the exact same thing.”
🔬 This level is rare. It requires deep sensitivity, often seen in trauma survivors, artists, or members of emotionally rich communities.
💡 Summary Table
|
Level |
Name |
Description |
Core Condition |
|
1 |
Informational Empathy |
“I understand.” |
Trust (Tr) |
|
2 |
Emotional Empathy |
“I feel with you.” |
Openness |
|
3 |
Internalized Empathy |
“It feels like I’m going through it too.” |
Similarity (Si) |
❗ Why This Matters
- Not everyone experiences empathy the same way.
- Recognizing these levels helps us understand why some people can connect deeply, while others seem emotionally distant.
- These levels form the foundation for emotional technologies, peaceful communication, and future governance models.
If you're researching Emotionics, these three levels offer a starting point to model shared emotional processes without assuming that empathy is “one-size-fits-all.”
Let’s study not only how we think—but how we resonate.
🌍 [A Small Request]
If this article resonates with you and you'd like to support the development of Emotionics,
please consider translating it into your native language and sharing it with others.
Emotionics is a framework still in its infancy, and each new language brings fresh insights and energy.
By helping it reach new hearts and minds, you become part of its architecture.
Thank you for being a Firestone.
– Kouhei Takagi
📜 [On Copyright and Translation]
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You are welcome to modify it to suit cultural or linguistic nuances—
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Thank you for co-creating the emotional architecture.
– Kouhei Takagi