Water - Introduction

Water—Introduction

Water equivalents in other personality theories:


Typology Type name
Ancient Typology Phlegmatic
Classical Element—Water
Quality of Classical Element—no equivalent
It is located between qualities:
— moist-wet
— cold-cool
Enneagram Type — 3 — among others called as:
The Performer
External Declarations and Internal Conditions:
I want to act. BUT. I don’t want to trust.
(+) Essence and (-) Fetor (or Stench):
(+) wort, value
(-) pretending
Carl Gustav Jung’s
“Psychological Types” 		No equivalent.
This type is located between:
  • Extraverted Feeling Type
  • Introverted Feeling Type
Hans Jürgen Eysenck’s
personalities 		Controlled,
Peaceful
MBTI®
(Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®) 		No equivalent.
This type is located between:
  • INFP
  • ESFJ
Steve Myers’
MTR-i™ (Management Team
Roles Indicator™) 		No equivalent..
This type is located between:
  • Fe — Extraverted Feeling
    Coach
  • Fi — Introverted Feeling
    Crusader
Raymond Bernard Cattell – 16 personality factors No equivalent.
This type is located between:
  • C. Emotional Stability
    emotionally stable ↔ reactive
  • G. Rule-Consiousness
    rule conscious ↔ expedient
Big Five No close equivalent:
The nearest traits:
— high Agreeableness
— low Extraversion, (Surgency)
David Keirsey — typologies No equivalent.
This type is located between:
  • Idealist
  • Guardian
Interaction role: between:
  • Responder
  • Coworker
Role variant: between:
  • Healer: Conciliating (Attentive type)
  • Provider: Supplying (Expressive type)
John Beebe — Eight Function-Attitude, Eight Archetype Model No equivalent.
This type is located between:
  • INFP (Superior Function – soft Fi – Hero/Heroine)
  • ESFJ (Superior Function – soft Fe – Hero/Heroine)
Socjonics – Model-A
(A – Aušra Augustinavičiūtė) 		No equivalent.
This type is located between:
  • IEI – Intuitive-Ethical Introtic
    INFp (naming based on MBTI®)
    Romantic, Lyricist
    Sergei Yesenin, Hans Christian, Andersen, Ray Bradbury
  • ESE – Ethical-Sensorical Extratic
    ESFj (naming based on MBTI®)
    Enthusiast, Bon Vivant
    Victor Hugo
Socjonika – Model-G
(G – Victor Gulenko) 		No equivalent..
This type is located between:
  • Quadra 2 (beta – β)
    IEI – Intuitive Ethical Introvert
    INFP
    Lyrist, Poet
    Sergei Yesenin
  • Quadra 1 (alpha – α)
    ESE – Ethical Sensory Extravert
    ESFJ
    Enthusiast
    Victor Hugo
Socionics — Temperaments No equivalent.
This type is located between:
  • Linear-assertive socionics temperament
    (Judging Extraverts)
  • Receptive-adaptive socionics temperament
    (Perceiving Introverts)

Type of character—Water—general diagram.



In the diagram above, we can see that one of the points is labeled as — Water. The Water point is also labeled — Conscious State.

Conscious State has this attribute that each type of character tries mainly to follow this state. Therefore, all types of Mandala of Characters take their names from the points where their Conscious States are located.


The next key states of the type Water, which also have a significant impact on his psyche, are located in the following places:

  • Unconscious State (or Complementary State) at the point:
    — Dry Fire,
  • Strong Self-Esteem State (or Power State) at the points:
    — Hot Air, or
    — Cool Earth,
  • Soft Self-Esteem State (or Vulnerable State) at the points:
    — Hot Air, or
    — Cool Earth.

These three states, although they do not play a leading role in our psyche, like Conscious State, they are also significant and necessary. And they have essential functions in the life of any type of character.

As we can see, Power or Vulnerable States can be in two places. So, these two points can put us into both Power and Vulnerable State. Simply put, this is because, for example, a given matter, problem, job, task, etc., at one time, can make us feel powerful or at another time—vulnerable.



In the next four chapters, I will show the four main psychological states of Water, namely:

  • Conscious State of Water,
  • Strong Self-Esteem State (or Power State) of Water,
  • Soft Self-Esteem State (or Vulnerable State) of Water,
  • Unconscious (or Complementary) State of Water.

Then, in the next three chapters, I will present three main areas of our psyche, namely:

  • Conscious Triangle of Water,
  • Unconscious Triangle of Water,
  • The Self Square of Water.



Jacek BŁACH


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