The view that the most honest signals come from ancient survival responses below conscious control.
The freeze, the turning away and the soothing touch all rise from older parts of the mind. These reactions arrive before thought, which is why they are so hard to fake.
Trust the spontaneous and hard to fake signals more than the polished and deliberate ones. The responses that run below conscious control tend to be the most honest.
Even honest signals need context, so the limbic lens supports rather than replaces careful judgement. A truthful reaction still means little until you know what set it off.
The principle that a sound reading rests on at least three cues pointing the same way.
ExploreThe principle that the setting often matters more than the gesture itself.
ExploreThe principle that meaning lies in change from a normal state rather than in fixed signs.
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