Self-Preservation
(Castle):
The most avoidant Fives -
shy, socially awkward, create private space because of
inability to confront, don't want to show non-social
side; economy equals independence. Feelings of scarcity
underlie pride in doing with very little. Abstinence
frees from personal entanglements required by getting
more.
At best
shy, thoughtful, intellectual, observer/theorizers who
offer strategic models; at worst avoidant, socially
awkward, rebellious, cruel, misanthropic, disdainful of
ordinary mortals.
One-to-One/Sexual (Confidence):
They
look for the ultimate in a "confidante" with whom they
share an understanding. A little more assertive and with
more feeling than other Fives. A lust for intense,
brief, meaningful encounters. More likely to
compartmentalize by keeping emotional connections
separate from each other (the element of secrecy adds a
charge - the private advisor, the personal moment, the
secret love affair).
At best
passionate thinkers who refine ideas through debate and
ensure healthy dialogue; at worst excessive trust in
confidantes, arguing any side of the sake of debate.
Social (Totem):
Totems
are symbols that encode messages about tribal knowledge.
In this subtype a passionate search for power
information - ideas and people that influence the
culture, explain human behavior, shape the history of
ideas. Searching for the absolute. Intellectual mastery
is very appealing.
At best
professional, seeking alliances with like-minded
people/organizations; at worst over-idealizing ideas,
systems, people; personally cold.
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*According to
Peter O'Hanrahan,
the subtypes "show how the ruling emotion of our type is expressed through our
instinctual behavior." The above descriptions also draw from Helen
Palmer's The Enneagram in Love & Work and
workshops with
Dr. Claudio Naranjo.
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