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MATTERS OF THE HEART
2w1
- More practical than 2w3.
- Comfortable sense of self-worth.
- Less fiery and erratic than 1w2.
- More contained and principled than 2w3.
- Volunteer/martyr archetype.
2w3
- Aims at becoming more efficient at meeting the needs of others.
- More seductive than 2w1.
- More concentrated on being appealing to specific individuals than 3w2.
3w2
- Adaptable, setting-dependent.
- Polished/adult with a comfortable sense of self-worth.
- Aims are more highground and long-term than 2w3.
- Wants to prove functionality in regards to sociocultural ideals.
3w4
- Adapts to the values and ideals of a professional within a specific niche.
- Introjects components of people who meet their objectives better.
- More likely to have role models and "rags to riches" success stories than 3w2.
- Less desire to be likeable than 3w2.
- More results-oriented than 4w3, and less affected by short-term greivances.
4w3
- Refined artist persona that transcends certain social norms.
- Borrows and personalizes (instead of adapting like a 3w4).
- Angsty about not meeting social ideals the way that they should be.
- Doesn't find it as easy to individuate and detach as a 4w5.
4w5
- Prioritizes personal interests and makes minimal adaptations.
- Pessimistic, minimalist.
- Psychically distant, closed-off.
- Social settings challenge their sense of individuality, tends to get whiplash and retreats.
- More of an unacceptable, strange, or esoteric aesthetic than 4w3, which appears "regal", dignified, or elite.
- Lower energy for random expenditures than 4w3.
- More stylish/sophisticated presentation than 5w4.
MATTERS OF THE HEAD
5w4
- Introspective, prone to detached analysis.
- Isolated, symbolic.
- Concentrated on developing a niche.
- Not as rigorous as 5w6.
5w6
- Analytical, detached.
- Lots of contingency analysis.
- Has a detailed mental schemata.
- Drawn towards ambiguity and exploring edge cases, unlike 6w5.
- More scientific and less self-absorbed than 5w4.
- Less interested in personal aesthetics than 5w4.
6w5
- More pragmatic than 5w6.
- Analytical, contextual thinker.
- Oriented to practical problem-solving.
- More caught up in finding resolutions for immediate problems than 5w6.
- Less avoidant and "aimless" than 5w6, more likely to implement solutions.
- Creative, outside-the-box streak when submission to logic fails.
6w7
- More spontaneous and open-to-experience than 6w5.
- Defines threats and cheekily "tests" them to improve danger-prediction heuristics.
- More of a global thinker than 6w5.
- More likely to expect the unexpected than 6w5.
- Less prudent/algorithmic and more scattered than 6w5.
- More noticeably anxious and aware of dangers than the exciteable and exploratory 7w6.
7w6
- Creative: ability to sense potentials/possibilities and evaluate contingencies.
- Flips through various modes of thought to find the most applicable one in any given situation.
- Not as rash/brazen as 7w8.
- Takes action quickly but does so after brief ventures into speculation/analysis.
7w8
- More impulsive than 7w6, seizes opportunities immediately.
- More realistic than 7w8.
- Action-oriented, kinesthetic.
- Troublemaker / trailblazer.
- Finds weak spots and gets out of them through inventiveness and brute force.
MATTERS OF THE GUT
8w7
- Intense, constant energy surge.
- Seizes control and defines own path (bull in a china shop).
- Often results in structural collapse of whatever box they find themselves in.
8w9
- Soviet, immovable presence.
- Does not move often, but when they do it is calculated and punishing.
- Silent, intimidating.
- More of a battering ram than a lightning bolt, energetically (compared to 8w7).
9w8
- Solid, grounded.
- Still, but more flexible than 8w9.
- Straightforward/stubborn opinions on certain fronts, flexible on most trivial matters.
- Not as impressionable or agreeable as 9w1.
- Sees into the "true nature of things", unlike the idealistic 9w1.
- Has consistent results in one or two areas.
- Blunt in communication, particularly compared to 9w1.
- Like things to be just the way they are; lots of attachment to the status quo.
- Can be colder, angrier, and more stubborn than 9w1.
9w1
- Idealistic and nearly fantastical in their outlook.
- Undercurrent of rigidity and criticality.
- More sophisticated, holistic, and philosophical than 9w8.
- Refined, drawn to philosophy, art, math, etc.
- Less realist intelligence than 9w8.
- Idealistic, compliant, emotionally reserved.
- Friendly, personable with a seriousness of purpose.
- Idealistic but get caught up in unimportant busywork.
- Can be self-critical, perfectionistic, and emotionally inhibited.
- Become quietly indignant and smolder internally.
1w9
- Ideals are readily clear and less negotiable than 1w9.
- More impersonal and less interpersonal than 1w2.
- Emphasizes aligning with principles.
- Refines principles with internal fire.
- Rigid, contained presence.
- Can make minor compromises.
- Idealist/philosopher/monk archetype.
1w2
- More others-oriented than 1w9.
- Exert their convictions upon the environment as a catalyst for change.
- Less likely to embody their ideals, more likely to be a hypocrite than 1w9.
- Project their ideals outward, and then see a need for reformation.
- More likely to be activist/crusader.