UPDATE 1: 1st Goal Reached! Stretch Goal: $2,000
Introducing the CTVC: Cognitive Type Vultology Code. It is a 110 signal codex, which will also be explained in the book - it covers all of the most basic signals for reading type and provides a standard methodology for practitioners to quantify type universally. If this new goal is reached, that will give me the equipment and time needed to create very rich and intuitive video series to teach anyone how to read type effectively. Have a specific celebrity you wish to see broken down second per second? Check out the new perk options! =)
Note: Celebrity chosen to be broken down must have sufficient exposure and public video footage available. But don't worry, if your first choice is not doable, you can always pick another celebrity.
What's this book about?
In one word, psychology, but in four: identifying psychology through expressions.
It is the culmination of five years of investigation and experience in the phenomenon of Types, as first defined by Carl G. Jung in 1921. This book aims to revolutionize the way we think about natural differences, through the examination of visual gestures and expressions to identify a person's psychology. This would provide a clear avenue from which to study the phenomenon of Types empirically, and transform the field of Typology into a hard science.
A look INSIDE
So what exactly is inside the book?
Here's a *preliminary* table of content: expand here
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The book covers its relation to other similar models such as MBTI, Socionics and Big 5 - highlighting their differences and epistemological shortcomings.
Vocabulary: The language in this book is of academic standard, but still comprehensible to the average person. It aims to give a full understanding (not merely a summary) of how these psychologies fit together, both systemically and visually. For an example of the language,
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Estimated Stats:
- The book will be between 200-240 pages
- Have over 100 black-and-white illustrations of facial expressions and diagrams.
- Will contain a famous-persons type listing with over 500 samples.
- Will contain complete profiles of all 16 types with multiple variations of each, due to different developments (accompanied with how to visually identify these different developments).
So why is this important?
The nature of consciousness, and the natural variations we see
in individuals, has remained an unsolved mystery for our entire human
history. And while recent decades have produced much data in terms of
isolated studies that focus on a single symptom or diagnosis, little
headway has been made in identifying or refining a cohesive theory of
the psyche.
Cognitive Types: The Algorithm of Human Consciousness as Revealed via Facial Expressions,
offers not only an entire re-invention of typology (from the bare roots
down to the nitty-gritty) but a whole new way to look at the psyche in
relation to current diagnosis and theories.
Sounds interesting! What do you need to complete it?
A
theory/book of this scale takes a great deal of effort, time and money.
But the moment I stumbled upon this discovery, I felt it was far too
important to let it go unnoticed and unshared. I intend to finish the
book at some point in my life, no matter what funds or support I raise,
because sharing reality with others is my passion. But with your help I
can finish the book much much faster.
Currently the book is about
50% complete, but with your help I can take it to 100% within the next
six months. And for your support,
you'll receive a copy of the book, as well as a personal thank you and visual reading from me.
Risks & Challenges
The campaign goal is set to $500, has been reached! And you'll be seeing the book published sometime within the next 5-6 months.
Stretch Goals
If this campaign reaches $5,000, I can begin work on the
very-much-awaited EEG study (and its Youtube Series) by purchasing EEG
equipment and providing compensation for volunteers to identify the
neurological activity of the Types as identified through visual reading.
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Disclaimer: J.E. Sandoval is an independent author/theorist and not a medical practitioner -- nor would this book be intended to substitute any medical diagnosis. This book is intended to be strictly educational.