Meyers-Briggs Introverted intuitive feeling perceptive personality type

Sophia_ · #1 12-07-2007, 12:27 PM

If you are introverted you may be interested in reading more of this thread. I will attempt to relate posts to those aspects which fit best into the spirituality forum.

Please add any relevant thoughts or information.

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Introverted Feeling

INFPs live primarily in a rich inner world of introverted Feeling. Being inward-turning, the natural attraction is away from world and toward essence and ideal. This introversion of dominant Feeling, receiving its data from extraverted intuition, must be the source of the quixotic nature of these usually gentle beings. Feeling is caught in the approach- avoidance bind between concern both for people and for All Creatures Great and Small, and a psycho-magnetic repulsion from the same. The "object," be it homo sapiens or a mere representation of an organism, is valued only to the degree that the object contains some measure of the inner Essence or greater Good. Doing a good deed, for example, may provide intrinsic satisfaction which is only secondary to the greater good of striking a blow against Man's Inhumanity to Mankind.

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Sophia_ · #2 12-07-2007, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Herman Melville

"I remember the first albatross I ever saw. ... At intervals, it arched forth its vast archangel wings, as if to embrace some holy ark. Wondrous flutterings and throbbings shook it. Though bodily unharmed, it uttered cries, as some king's ghost in super natural distress. Through its inexpressible, strange eyes, methought I peeped to secrets not below the heavens. As Abraham before the angels, I bowed myself..." --(Herman Melville, Moby Dick)

INFPs never seem to lose their sense of wonder. One might say they see life through rose-colored glasses. It's as though they live at the edge of a looking-glass world where mundane objects come to life, where flora and fauna take on near-human qualities.

Sophia_ · #3 12-07-2007, 01:17 PM

INFJ type..

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Beneath the quiet exterior, INFJs hold deep convictions about the weightier matters of life. Those who are activists -- INFJs gravitate toward such a role -- are there for the cause, not for personal glory or political power.

INFJs are champions of the oppressed and downtrodden. They often are found in the wake of an emergency, rescuing those who are in acute distress. INFJs may fantasize about getting revenge on those who victimize the defenseless. The concept of 'poetic justice' is appealing to the INFJ.

"There's something rotten in Denmark." Accurately suspicious about others' motives, INFJs are not easily led. These are the people that you can rarely fool any of the time. Though affable and sympathetic to most, INFJs are selective about their friends. Such a friendship is a symbiotic bond that transcends mere words.

INFJs have a knack for fluency in language and facility in communication. In addition, nonverbal sensitivity enables the INFJ to know and be known by others intimately.

Writing, counseling, public service and even politics are areas where INFJs frequently find their niche.

kesh · #4 12-07-2007, 01:31 PM

you sure talk a lot for an introvert

Sophia_ · #5 12-07-2007, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by kesh

you sure talk a lot for an introvert

So did Osho.

The persona is a false front we project to survive in the world: the mask. The true self is different. I went on a spiritual journey of discovery via the internet to understand myself and the world. My intent was to learn how to heal the world. I wanted to learn that which was outside of my secure world of my conscious awareness: the unknown. What has come through in my poetic expression is what I believe is my mentoring from the other side. Nothing I have written was for the intent of deception or manipulation of others.

My persona has been expressive and talkative, yet this is also the trait of an external processor. I appreciate the attention you and others have paid to my project. Thank you for your input and comments. I hope you have deemed something useful from my work.

Please read :the healer.