I used to test as 5w4, but more recently I've shifted to 4w5. I think 5w4 is probably more befitting an INTP though.
Ive gotten 5w4, 5w6 in the past, and most recently got a 5w9. I think 5w6 or 5w9 pertains to me the most. It's hard to tell because Enneagram's don't have as much of that "oh wow holy shit, that's me!" kind of pull to them the way MBTI type profiles do
If the tool works then is it's worth defined by how well it works or by what means it was developed?
As an INTP 9 (possibly 9w8... not sure) I can definitely see your thinking on the whole atypical thinking and the increased F strength. Not so sure about the INFP link though, I tend to find I am more comfortable with ENFJ thinking than INFP... but there again both my sister and my best friend are ENFJs...
You ever figure that you almost deliberately made your F stronger to balance your t? Balance being the motto and pattern in my case.I just thought it was interesting that the 9 correlates to a similar F type. But considering the ordering of the MBTI functions, if the INTP's natural Fe where to come to the forefront more, that'd *me resemble something more like an... ENTP, where the ordering of INTP (Ti Ne Si Fe) is switched to bring Ne to the front and Fe to the tertiary position and/or put before thinking in the specific situation which very seldom happens in my stereotypical INTP mode of personality. While I think 9 describes a system for how my functions are used and ordered when manifesting an outward personality, it still only plays off the base INTP (or any other type) characteristics. While I think I can display more F than some other INTP's, I most definitely know it isn't through Fi, as I have extremely low propensity for that function. Rather, it's expressed through my natural Fe, even though MBTI would usually place that as my 4th, inferior function. For me, it seems much less in the "inferior" role.
You ever figure that you almost deliberately made your F stronger to balance your t? Balance being the motto and pattern in my case.
And I concur.Yea, for sure. That's what I mean. With the enneagram its how you choose to act and react outwardly, mbti is very deep down to how you think consciously and n the unconscious. Together, I see they paint a more holistic picture of your personality, in AND out. So when I talk about the ordering of MBTI functions as it relates to enneagram, I'm talking about how we CHOOSE to act outwardly, which may include taking our functions out of their usual ordering. That DOESN'T mean we're a different MBTI type, it just means we all have individual preferences in how we use our cognitive functions despite the rigid structures and patterns MBTI sometimes pits itself into.