Neojungian Personality Types, part one

  • Published: 02-12-2015 Edited: 02-13-2015
  • What's your personality type? Read the descriptions below and find out which of the types fit you the best!

    Below is a list of personality descriptors for the various types out there, as based on our summaries on neuroscience and personality. These types all correspond to certain traits and behaviors associated with different neural patterns, but also to particular emotions and needs that the different types have. Hope you find it interesting!
    This part mainly discusses the Abstract & Organic types and the Concrete & Mechanic types. Want to read about the Abstract & Mechanic types aswell as the Concrete & Organic types? Click here!

    The Magician (AOE)

    Core interest:     Keeping people on the path to growth.

    Magicians primary desire come from seeking to create and direct their vitality to ensure that the world keeps growing and that new ideas can emerge, making them preoccupied with harmony on a large-scale and long-time perspective. This is a result of Abstract & Organic Execution (AOE). Magicians deal with negative emotions such as impatience, anger, and frustration, in particular, these emotions arise when they feel that their ideas are ineffective, or when they feel that others don't listen to or follow their advice, but also when they neglect their own immidiate needs and desires because they are too focused on the future. Magicians deal with and set strong standards on themselves and others, in particular when it comes to your frame of mind and your conduct, and so, they will usually let others know in some way that they are acting out of line, that they are hurting others, or that they are disrupting the plan for long-time harmony.

    Magicians act out of a desire to avoid putting others in a position of harm, giving people advice on how to avoid hurt, aswell as avoiding hurting others, causing them to be on a fight towards an idea of true peace. But Magicians struggle to help those who have experienced hurt and traumas in their life, they don't know how to cope with those that have neglected their advice, or those that have hurt others, causing them to see that these people need force and a push forward, rather than a helping hand to come back to a new balance again.

    Magicians are very involved with our perspective or mental state, how we see the world, and so, while healers work practically to help others, magicians work through guiding and instructing others. They believe that the problems and issues with the world are usually arising from how people see and look at each others, and so, they want to change our perception of the world to make the world a better place to live in. Magicians often struggle from expending too much of their energy to push themselves forward, and this can cause long-term consequences if they neglect themselves too much or put in too much effort.

    The Sage (AMG)

    Core interest: Learning how to be the best.

    The Sage is a mental state that comes from using Abstract Mechanic Cognition (AMG) simoultaneously to consider your performance, your status, and your overall success rating. Sages are highly self-evaluating, often feeling needs to pull into themselves to study a theory or idea, before they execute it. Sages seek either mastery of their bodies, or wisdom inside a specified field, and they pride themselves on being able to answer and guide others to take hands into their own matter, rather than seeking the center of the stage to tackle issues on their own. Sages can struggle with anxiety over their performance, feeling like they aren't good enough, aren't capable enough, and this can trigger feelings of jealousy within them, aswell as tendencies towards isolation.

    At their worst, they never dare to get out of their tower to pursue their dreams, at best, they can accomplish amazing feats within their field of interest, breaking records or having a big impact on their field, or even the entire world. In this situation, they often end up attracting alot of questions, people with an interest in them, their advice, and their view on world issues. This is ideal for the sage, as they strongly desire to be admired like the Paladin is admired, on the fields they pride themselves on. Sages are inspired by Paladins, as they feel like The Paladin has an unwavering strength and an ability to work through any problem, no matter how difficult.

    AOE Performer, Jimmy Fallon, image source.

    The Performer (COF)

    Core interest: Inspiring people to be themselves.

    People in this form often rely on the cognitive pattern of Concrete & Organic Affection (COF), causing them to be involved with questions of image, shame, and appreciation. These performers strongly seek to be liked and appreciated for being original in their field of work and their interests. They will often seek to attract the attention of others in the group through loud speaking, pronounced gestures, and originality, that shows others they are interesting and worthy of others curiosity. Performers make good actors, comedians, teachers, really, they can be found in any line of work where they can have an audience to communicate with.

    The performers are highly authentic in how they react spontaneously, without holding back, just what they are feeling, expressing many different sides of themselves, in a constant dialogue with a perceived audience, someone who's opinion they are interested in. For them, every single encounter, regardless how random or short, has an impact on their behavior and their identity, causing people to see them expressing new sides of themselves with every new day. Detectives may feel inspired to see someone expressing themselves so carelessly; their initial impression of the performer is that they are ready to be original, no matter what others think, though they may also worry that the performer is too flexible in their identity, starting to wonder who or what the performer does is authentic, and what is just for show, causing the detectives to use their deductive skills to figure out 'the truth' that the performer often forgets.

    The Aristocrat (CMP)

    Core interest:     Inspiring people to look out for themselves.

    This archetype manage their concerns and worries by accumulating money, status, and a higher standing in society, hoping that achieving a higher standing in society will make them more safe and comfortable. Aristocrats are ready to test how much they can get away with, relying on various strategies to raise in stature, at worst breaking laws and putting others in danger out of their desire for power. Because of their access to power, many come to them asking for help, loans or deals that can benefit both parties, and they can often be highly influential on a societal level because they are so assertive of themselves. The key message the aristocrat is trying to teach us is the value of looking out for and standing up for your own interests.

    The Healer (AOP)

    Core interest:     Supporting others to grow.

    The healer is an archetype of restoring and bringing vitality and new life into the world, helping people cope through their ills and wounds, restoring energy and spirit. This archetype comes from the use of Abstract & Organic Processing (AOP). They have become healers because they feel receptive to and notice when others are feeling lifeless or apathic, and because they naturally pay an interest in interpreting and thinking about why people have ended up the way they are. The healer feels at their best when they can help others find new balance, new footing on the ground. But the healer often struggles to see how they may be hurting or damaging themselves in their quest to save others, and at worst, they fail to recognize that if they put themselves at risk, they may be unable to help others in the future, and so, Healers may find Magicians highly inspiring. As Healers work with instant remedies, cures, and helping those that have sustained damage, healers may find that they can help people, but that people will still continue to go out and put themselves in harms way, and that's where Magicians come in handy: Magicians protect others and themselves from harm, and healers heal those that have been put in harms way.

    The healer can get too caught up in helping others, because the need is real, doctors are high on demand, serving the role of modern day Jesus, and becoming too preoccupied with this, they can fail to take responsibility for their future. Healers can be both counsellors, psychologists and doctors, but they can also find themselves in other lines of work, social activism, or areas where they can help others in some way or another.

    The Detective (COG)

    Core interest:     Remembering and staying in touch with who they are.

    The Detective relies on Organic and Concrete Cognition (COG) to analyze questions of identity, desires, and motivations, using their assessments to deduct where people are coming from. The detective therefore falls into patterns of constant second-guessing of their dreams and who they are, never quite sure what they are going to become or who they are. Despite their own insecurities within this area, they are one of the most knowledgeable when it comes to inter and intrapersonal understanding. They fall into the detective archetype, as they make brilliant analysts, listening to others stories and sharing to fill in and understand what is left unsaid, and relying on gut reactions to deduct which stories are truly authentic, so that a persons behavior reflects the persons true desires and needs.

    Because of sometimes bottled up feelings of shame, they may feel like they are never truly a part of anything, and that they are permanent outsiders, feeling judged and pushed away by others.They may need time to develop confidence in their gut-reactions, but even without saying anything, others will often feel safe to open up to the detective, giving them access to valuable information on the people around them. Detectives seek to walk off-beat, to be unique, individuals who have been able to come into their identity through self-reflection and self-respect. The problem is that they struggle with the judgements of others. So they test others opinions, by testing the limits of their self-expression, finding unique ways to express who they are. Detectives are highly inspiring for performers, as performers feel more understood by a detective, than the performer understands themselves. Interestingly, the detective often is so self-reflective about their own identity, that even though others strongly admire their interpersonal perception, they themselves doubt their own ability to understand others. Despite their own doubts on who they are, detectives are the number one archetype to remain true to their own values and identity regardless of what happens.

    Lauren Graham, AOP Paladin

    The Paladin (AMF)

    Core interest:     Inspiring people to be successfull.

    The AOP's may in Abstract Mechanic Affection (AOF) move into an archetype called The Paladin. This archetype is interested in being seen as competent, actively seeking admiration from others by championing important and challenging tasks for the sake of the group, while at the same time trying hard to maintain an image of unwavering strength: energy and power that will never waver, no matter how hard the challenge they are facing. Paladins secretly seek validation and acknowledgement for their strength, but will still act humbly and with a sense of pride and duty to society. Paladins set standards on others unconsciously, simply by inspiring others through their behavior. Paladins on the other hand, are highly inspired by originality in performance. Paladins follow every book, every piece of advice they can find and use in their practical life, and therefore, they are drawn to sages, as Sages often have alot of writing and guides to offer The Paladin, on their quest towards overcoming challenges within their fields.

    Paladins are anxious that they may be controlled by others, and that they may be harmed by others, if they let themselves be vulnerable around people, and so, a core value for them is freedom of expression. But this anxiety may put them in a position where they never drop their guard, constantly protecting themselves from the potential to be hurt, putting them in positions where it’s hard for them to be vulnerable in relationships with others.

    The Citizen (CME)

    Core interest:     Making people protect each others.

    Law abiding, these types are highly likely to end up in the police force or in some other area where they can work on ensuring that people are secure and that our society is safe. Through the use of Concrete & Mechanic Execution, they respond to fear and worry in a controlled and directive manner, focusing on their main concerns, and trying to live an orderly and normal life if they can. There's nobody you can feel safer around, and so, many come to the Citizen in hope of protection. Citizens are common in team-related lines of work, working as supports to their team, focusing on their assigned roles and duties.