The book is designed to bring Western psychological principles, such as those of and Carl Jung , to a general audience through simple, imaginative scenarios.

: The scenarios act as metaphors. For example, a "half-open door" represents how you expose your vulnerabilities to others, while choices regarding "baby whales" might illustrate your level of independence.

: Professor Saito notes that the game’s success in both the East and West highlights the "fundamentally universal nature of the human mind". Kokology 2: More of the Game of Self-Discovery - Amazon.com