🌿 Theoretical Guide • HCCS

Enhancing States of High Creative Coherence (HCCS)

A neutral, replicable framework focused on clarity: physiology, attention, emotion, cognition, and validation.

Objective Align internal order with cognitive openness
Approach Create conditions of emergence (not forcing)
Rule Separate hypotheses from facts; validate later

Contents

EN • Responsive
1. Operational definition↘ 2. The four structural axes↘ 3. Entry cycle↘ 4. Probability levers↘ 5. Critical differentiation↘ 6. Philosophical closing↘

Recommended use

Practical
  • Read once end to end.
  • Use the axes as a checklist: body → attention → emotion → cognition.
  • Apply the cycle in 45–90 min blocks (when possible).
  • Validate ideas later; avoid premature closure.

1. Operational definition

Foundation

A High Creative Coherence State (HCCS) is a cognitive condition in which multiple internal systems (physiological, attentional, emotional, and cognitive) align to support:

It is not an extreme emotional state nor a trance, but a functional balance between internal order and cognitive openness.

2. The four structural axes of HCCS

Architecture
🔹 Axis A — Physiological Body first

Principle: creativity emerges from a regulated nervous system.

Favorable conditions:

  • rhythmic, stable breathing,
  • light physical activation beforehand,
  • adequate oxygenation,
  • absence of acute physiological stress.

Theoretical basis: parasympathetic activation facilitates integration across distributed neural networks, a prerequisite for insight.

🔹 Axis B — Attentional Controlled openness

Principle: flexible, non-fragmented attention.

Optimal attentional characteristics:

  • controlled diffuse attention,
  • absence of chaotic multitasking,
  • smooth alternation between observation, reflection, and recording,
  • low pressure for immediate results.

Theoretical basis: creativity requires oscillation between focus and openness—not rigidity nor total dispersion.

🔹 Axis C — Emotional Neutrality + curiosity

Principle: emotional neutrality with active curiosity.

Facilitators calm · genuine interest · acceptance of uncertainty · intellectual playfulness
Inhibitors urgency · fear of error · need for external validation · pressure for premature closure

Theoretical basis: negative emotional activation reduces cognitive flexibility and favors stereotyped responses.

🔹 Axis D — Cognitive Abduction

Principle: abductive, exploratory thinking.

Characteristics:

  • connection of heterogeneous domains,
  • tolerance for incomplete hypotheses,
  • temporary suspension of judgment,
  • acceptance of ambiguity.

Theoretical basis: creativity relies more on abduction (exploring possibilities) than on strict deduction or induction.

3. Entry cycle into HCCS

Process

A typical activation cycle can be described in six phases:

  1. Light physical activation
  2. Exposure to a complex or meaningful stimulus
  3. Free exploration without explicit objectives
  4. Emergence of spontaneous micro-syntheses
  5. Conscious interruption (no closure)
  6. Rest or distancing period

Insight typically emerges afterward, not during active exploration.

4. Probability levers

Design

HCCS cannot be forced, but it can be favored through:

Key principle: creativity emerges when the system is not defending a position.

5. Critical differentiation

Rigor
✅ Functional creativity Later validation
  • accepts falsification,
  • validates in later stages,
  • avoids emotional attachment to ideas,
  • distinguishes hypotheses from facts.
⚠️ Cognitive illusion Immediate confirmation
  • seeks immediate confirmation,
  • avoids reality testing,
  • confuses subjective meaning with evidence,
  • rushes conclusions.

Key criterion: willingness to validate and discard.

6. Philosophical closing

Synthesis
Creativity does not consist in producing answers,
but in creating the internal conditions
where relevant questions can emerge.