INTJs Enneagram Type 5 | Cognitive Functions + Enneagram
658Understand how the characters and archetypes within your "4-member questing party" as an INTJ relate to the key elements of the Enneagram Type 5. This video will give you insight into how the cognitive functions of the INTJ work together to maintain the Ego fixation for Enneagram type 5.
The members I personally use to represent the cognitive functions:
Hero - Sentinel, Defensive Hunter (Introverted iNtuition - Ni)
Companion - Geomancer, Offensive Mage (Extraverted Thinking - Te)
Newbie - Priest, Defensive Healer (Introverted Feeling - Fi)
Antihero - Berserker, Offensive Warrior (Extraverted Sensing - Se)
Key Information About Type 5
Note: Not everything below was discussed.
Essence: Peace
Holy idea: Omniscience - “When evolved, 5s are able to use their inner observer to go beyond ordinary intelligence to a more all-knowing, multi-faceted knowledge, of pure knowing. This is done with intuition, the “non-thinking” mind.”
Holy path: Non attachment - “A state of balance where it’s possible to share self and knowledge without being diminished by contact with others or life itself. When truly secure, nothing is lost through participation.” Generosity and "Gaining knowledge of life by stepping into action from being an observer, taking in exactly what is needed and letting the rest go.” Fp1
Chief feature: Withdrawal/Stinginess Fixation: "The hoarding of knowledge or material goods and the reluctance to share self, time, or possessions."
Passion: Avarice - “This is not greed, but more like retentiveness, a feeling that there isn’t enough, so the passion of the five is to withhold and hang on to what little they have - i.e. time, money, space, love."
Idealization: “I know” - Ni. Hidden complaint of "I am so smart that no one else can understand the things I understand or appreciate the things I know."
Talking style: Treatise, Dissertations - long technical explanations, “talking shop" - Expertise serves as a buffer for feeling inadequate.
Trap: Observer - The mental, unattached world serves as an escape from the horrors of connecting with people and leaving yourself vulnerable. Addiction to knowledge. Constantly looking for the holy grail that’ll be the key to all answers.
Defense mechanism: Isolation - Minimalist lack of want reflected materially (inferior Se) and emotionally (tertiary Fi’s childish wounding). Displacement (physically moving something - Se/Te), projection (poor Fi).
Avoidance: Emptiness - Avoid emptiness of the unknown. Always searching for a deeper meaning.
Dichotomy: Social / Antisocial
Subtypes:
- Self-preservation - Home
- Social - Totem / recognition and hierarchy -
- Sexual - Confidence - confiding, unable to express feelings, but shares information
Heart: Growth: Moving to 8 - The Challenger
Gain strength and empowerment - Se is largely a STRENGTH function - IMPACT!!!
Gain awareness of physical desires, body-based instincts
Act on wants, enjoys life more fully; energized
More vocal and assertive; feels worthy of taking up space
Feels more capable; can step effectively into leadership roles (Te)
Creative, generous, energized
Stress: Moving to 7 - The Enthusiast
When 5 goes to 7, they retreat to compulsive doing - The bad side of Te. Untethered rampage using the elements.
Enters a fantasy realm further disconnected from reality (inferior Se is inferior, but NiFi loop is brutal in terms of disconnecting)
Escapes with pleasure (comics, games, computers, drugs, etc.) - Defense mechanism of Isolation
Hyperactivity; the dam breaks and pent-up energy outpours - Ni’s difficulty with insomnia
Manic thought process can result in dangerous/risky behavior
Untrusting of the chaotic world, Goes inward to unhealthy 4, Se-Fi
Advice and comments are always welcomed!
I apologize for the shaky camera. Now I know.
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