method

active

method:closing-eyes-to-grasp-emotional-substance

closing eyes to grasp emotional substance

Sitting with eyes closed intensively to let the authentic vision of the formless feeling enter the mind; used repeatedly in the Great Hall example.

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Concepts (1)

concept

Living process
uses
A generative process that repeatedly applies the fundamental process to create uniqueness and belonging in the environment

Artifacts (1)

artifact

Eishin Great Hall interior colors
about
The auditorium at Eishin campus, with blackish-red columns, red chevrons, and pale sea-green ceiling, designed to produce a dark, glowing presence.

Chapters (1)

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Chapter 14: Deep Feeling
introduces
The chapter presenting the argument that deep feeling is the core of living process, illustrated with examples from architecture, painting, and design.

Related by similarity (8)

cosine ≥ 0.65 · no typed edge

Entities in the same semantic neighborhood but without a typed relation to this one — candidates for new edges or unrecognized duplicates.

The feeling or vision of emotional substance comes into our minds from the whole which exists.claim0.822
We carry the feeling, in the form of a dimly held vision of emotional substance, before we know the form.claim0.792
While making, we carry a dimly held vision of emotional substance as we move forward through concrete acts.claim0.788
Emotional Substanceconcept0.776
The depth of feeling that gives a work its life, tied to the wholeness.
Eyes-Closed Visualization on Sitemethod0.772
Method used with Andre and Anna: standing on site with eyes closed, abandoning preconceptions, visualizing the most comfortable remembered place
Feeling gives us a feeling of what to do next in the unfolding of the whole.claim0.747
Closingmethod0.747
Dynamic condition: ending a branch or closing a frame.
Contrast, instead of separating things, brings them together when used to help centers become alive; contrast that fails to create deeper feeling is merely accidental or eye-catchingclaim0.743
Claim distinguishing good contrast (Shaker schoolroom, which unifies) from bad contrast (glaring lobby staircase, which separates)