I do a fair bit of writing alongside my painting practice as a way of fleshing out conclusions and understandings I’m coming to through the development of a piece, and the layered process of “building” a piece gives me a sense of structure to lean on. I am able to work in what might be unconventionally “wild” ways for my type, but I always have an idea/theory in mind, and I allow my intuitive processing to lead me. I’m naturally more gifted in abstract and non-linear thinking, with a highly developed love of colour, analogy, symbolism, and process. I dont believe matter is all there is I have a fairly well developed spiritual side which differs dramatically from my Catholic upbringing. I’m not famous but I’m in INTJ artist – I’ve found that while I long for the clear-cut formula that science and clinical medicine provide, I dont feel it’s rational to exclude the energetic, symbolic functions of form – and this is based on my lived experience with constant synchronicity. America is dying because people are DISCONNECTED in so many ways. I am a promoter of the MBTI theory and the practical application of the positive potential that exists in humanity. Have otherwise travelled extensively to snow ski & scuba dive. been on what should have been my death bed. When the government people deal with me, many times in the past it is always 2-3-4 of them with guns, handcuffs, pepper spray, fight sticks, immunity, (twice there were dogs), supervisors and bullies while I am unarmed. I am not famous, have no interest in fame. I have an otherwise very colorful history. I play over 300 musical instruments on two different keyboard synthesizers (can’t read music, never had a lesson) have 14 one hour cd’s play several genre’s, invented my own genre samples can be found at retired from a skilled trade a former manufacturer’s representative & securities broker uncovered explained in court–an in-house IRS embezzling scam spent 9 yrs in court over the matter have been profiled by the FBI, DOJ I have a Facebook Page and I discuss issues associated with the current subjects. (Sorry, but the only way to see this study is with a purchase I get nothing, the publisher charges a small fee.) I am introverted, intuitive, and basically play high speed ping pong with T-F-J-P TJ is in first place by a narrow margin. Journal Of Psychological Type, Volume 21, 1991, pages in the 60’s. Se silliness is a private relief function for many INTJs I know, they can also get into physical culture but rarely make it a central plank of their existence. Ĥth is a less developed relief function [hobbies, time off, almost a regressive function to indulge in. They do this much more than Ti users in fact. INTJs are profound feelers they value their emotional and gut responses about people and things and want to feel their actions are in line with these values. 2nd is tool function īecause Te is visible to onlookers and Fi is not as demonstrative, third function Fi is not always visible in INTJs but it is vital. 2nd and 4th functions are instrumental and valued less directly, except in as far as they serve the 1st. He calls 1st and 3rd functions absolute values, 1st being a primary motivator and 3rd being a reward function. It is essential for personal fulfillment and will actually help lower functions Fi and Se become used in much healthier ways.Įric Strauss has a good theory about the relationships of the functions. My advice for anyone in a similar situation is to prioritize Te more again. Now, I know the reason why I become depressed when I have no goals or control over my life- it is the result of turning to Fi when Te stays stagnant. An INTJ’s functions are Ni, Te, Fi, and Se, and I was able to find that my Ni and Fi were about equal in strength while my Te was in a bit of neglect. All that changed when I read about loops and how the tertiary function develops before the auxiliary due to its shared orientation with the dominant. I considered INTJ, but dismissed it at the time since they are always portrayed as being detached and purely analytical. I became confused since I was sure that no matter what, I am an Introverted iNtuitive Feeler. However, once I delved deeper into typology and learned about the cognitive function theory, I could not relate to either very well anymore. At first, I accepted these results since they seemed to match well with my actual personality. I find I most frequently get mistyped as either INFJ or INFP.
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