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Originally Posted by heart
From this thread.
Okay, so that theory explains part of my confusion about my own cognitive profile, the Ti is really just Te coming through a Fi filter according to this theory.
Why would my Ni be higher than the Si or Ti, since it should be a shadow function for me? Si coming through a Ne filter?
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Here is the skeleton of your temperament.
F
N
S
T
At this level, it is identical with the ENFJ. The only difference is that one is aimed inwards and the other outwards. We develop each side of the four functions simultaneously. So while the Fi and Fe grow at a similar rate, the Fi progresses faster than Fe. Ne faster than Ni. And so on. But those functions are not far behind.
Hence, this is the order that they shall be in..
Fi
Ne
Fe
Ni
Si
Se
Te
Ti
There is a greater difference between Si and Te than between Fi and Ne, for this reason Se follows Si and not Te.
Technically, I should correct myself to say that there is a Ti for the INFP, but it always follows behind the Te. The Te is the only function of the two that is accessed directly, Ti can only have a voice implicitly through Te. Not all functions that are not involved in the foundational four are shadows. We have all 8, yet those that are not in the original four, always grow behind one of the originals.
So Ni is basically a shadow of Ne in a way that it must always follow behind the Ne and can only influence your psyche through the Ne, the same is the relationship of Te and Ti. Again, by the word shadow, I do not imply non-existence, but posteriority.