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Glossary
Every word of the book in two lines. Tap a word with a dotted line in any chapter to see its entry.
- Anima and Animusalso Inferior
The fourth function, also called the Inferior: your weak spot and your doorway to the unconscious, a source of fear and of the deepest growth. Read more
JungBeebe- Arms
Beebe's image for the Parent and the Child: how a type reaches out to others and to life. Read more
Beebe- Attitudealso introverted, extraverted
Which way a function faces: outward to people and things (extraverted, the small e) or inward to the self (introverted, the small i). Read more
Jung- Axis
Two opposite functions that always come as a pair: Ni with Se, Ne with Si, Ti with Fe, Te with Fi. When one is strong, the other is its weak side. Read more
Beebe- Demon and Daimonalso Demonic Personality, Daimonic Personality
The eighth function, the shadow of the Inferior: the most undermining force in you, which can turn into a creative gift. Read more
Beebe- Duality pairalso dual
Two types with the same four functions in the light, in reverse order: each is strong where the other is weak. A Socionics idea taken up by CS Joseph. INFJ and ESTP. Read more
SocionicsCS Joseph- Ego
The conscious self, the one you call "I". In Beebe's model it is carried by the four main functions. Read more
JungBeebe- Eternal Childalso Child, Puer, Puella, tertiary
The third function: playful, innocent and creative, a relief for the Hero, but easily hurt. Read more
Beebe- Four main functions
A type's first four functions, the Hero, Parent, Child and Inferior. Together they are the conscious personality. Read more
GrantBeebe- Four sides of the mind
CS Joseph's model: each person carries four types, the ego, the subconscious, the unconscious and the superego, all made of the same eight functions. Read more
CS Joseph- Function
One of the eight ways the mind takes in the world or makes decisions: Ni, Ne, Si, Se, Ti, Te, Fi and Fe. Read more
Jung- Golden pair
CS Joseph's name for two types whose light is each other's shadow: same four functions, every one facing the other way. INFJ and ENFP. Read more
CS Joseph- Grip
Being taken over by the Inferior under heavy stress, so that you act unlike yourself. Read more
Quenk- Heroalso dominant
The first function: your most natural strength, the one you lead with and trust most. Read more
Beebe- Hero's journeyalso monomyth
Campbell's pattern under the myths of the world: a hero leaves the known world, is transformed by trials, and comes back with a gift. Read more
Campbell- Individuation
Jung's word for becoming whole: meeting what was unconscious in you and making room for it, over a lifetime. Read more
Jung- Loop
When the Hero leans on the Child and skips the Parent: it feels safe, but you go in circles. The way out is the Parent. Read more
Personality Hacker- Opposing Personalityalso Nemesis
The fifth function, the shadow of the Hero: stubborn, suspicious and argumentative when you feel pushed. CS Joseph calls it the Nemesis. Read more
Beebe- Parentalso auxiliary, Father, Mother
The second function: the one you use to support and protect others and yourself. The seat of responsibility. Read more
Beebe- Pedagogue pair
CS Joseph's name for two types with the same two deciding functions in the light, while their perceiving functions face opposite ways. INFJ and ENTP. Read more
CS Joseph- Perceiving function
Sensing or intuition: how you take in information, before any decision. Read more
Jung- Projection
Seeing in other people what is unconscious in ourselves: their faults, or their gifts, are partly our own. Read more
Jung- Senex and Witchalso Critic, Critical Parent
The sixth function, the shadow of the Parent: cold criticism and hard limits, and deep wisdom once accepted. Also called the Critic. Read more
Beebe- Shadow
What we do not see in ourselves. In Beebe's model, the last four functions: the same four as the ego, facing the other way, mostly unconscious. Read more
JungBeebe- Spine
Beebe's image for the Hero and the Inferior together: the line that holds a type upright, from its strength to its weak spot. Read more
Beebe- Stack
The order of a type's eight functions, from the most natural to the most unconscious. Read more
GrantBeebe- Subconscious
In CS Joseph's four sides, your four main functions in reverse order, reached through your Inferior: where you aspire to be. For an INFJ, ESTP. Read more
CS Joseph- Superego
In CS Joseph's four sides, your shadow functions in reverse order, reached through your Demon. For an INFJ, ISTJ. Read more
CS Joseph- Temperament
One of four families of types by core need: NF (meaning), NT (mastery), SJ (stability) and SP (freedom). Read more
Keirsey- Trickster
The seventh function, the shadow of the Child: blind spots and double binds, where you feel tricked or trick others, and where masks fall. Read more
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