Mal12345
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I'm trying to find out more about tertiary temptation. I think there are great ideas to be found in that topic. But I can only find one article on the subject:
Tertiary Temptation in INFJ | Stellar Maze
The article above on INFJ's temptation toward Ti is very right on. It is on fleek. It is extremely correct. An INFJ I know of used Ti temptation to become an engineer and work for a large corporation. Ayn Rand used Ti temptation to become a philosopher and stopped writing fiction altogether.
Ti temptation draws the INFJ toward even more introversion, thus even less connection with people (Fe-auxiliary).
But what does it mean for the other 15 types to have a tertiary temptation? What does it mean for an INTP to have a Si temptation? How does Si concretize itself, as Ti does for INFJs in the pursuit of careers? Why is an INTP tempted away from using Ne (a powerful and creative mental tool) and toward Si which is more solid and traditional, backward looking instead of forward looking? And how does this manifest itself in the life of the INTP?
The reason I put an x in place of the N in INTP in my profile was to denote the effect of my tertiary Si and the fact that it manifests itself in the traditional MBTI dichotomies test in which I have always scored IxTP.
Is the tertiary a source of internal conflict? It is after all the exact opposite function of the auxiliary. Or does it serve to eliminate a conflict (dominant function vs. inferior function) by replacing it with another more subtle conflict?
The article at Tertiary Temptation in INFJ | Stellar Maze calls the tertiary function a "hobbyist" function, a function that apparent dabbles in topics that it would like to mature to as a professional. My tertiary leads me away from creativity which I define as a synthesis of mind and matter to produce something novel in concept or in reality. The problem with auxiliary Ne is that this product often never leaves the conceptual (or mathematical) level, and is ultimately dissatisfying. Si tertiary brings Ti back down to earth, but sacrifices Ne altogether. The product of Si-tertiary in the life of an INTP would constitute living a traditional lifestyle: house, spouse, career, and supporting 2.5 children. The pressures of life upon the ego tend to do away with creative impulses when those creative products are not life supporting, or let's say, when they lead to regress instead of progress, particularly when, out of frustration, they lead to self-defeating mischief.
Does anybody here have any input on the goal of tertiary temptation?
Tertiary Temptation in INFJ | Stellar Maze
The article above on INFJ's temptation toward Ti is very right on. It is on fleek. It is extremely correct. An INFJ I know of used Ti temptation to become an engineer and work for a large corporation. Ayn Rand used Ti temptation to become a philosopher and stopped writing fiction altogether.
Ti temptation draws the INFJ toward even more introversion, thus even less connection with people (Fe-auxiliary).
But what does it mean for the other 15 types to have a tertiary temptation? What does it mean for an INTP to have a Si temptation? How does Si concretize itself, as Ti does for INFJs in the pursuit of careers? Why is an INTP tempted away from using Ne (a powerful and creative mental tool) and toward Si which is more solid and traditional, backward looking instead of forward looking? And how does this manifest itself in the life of the INTP?
The reason I put an x in place of the N in INTP in my profile was to denote the effect of my tertiary Si and the fact that it manifests itself in the traditional MBTI dichotomies test in which I have always scored IxTP.
Is the tertiary a source of internal conflict? It is after all the exact opposite function of the auxiliary. Or does it serve to eliminate a conflict (dominant function vs. inferior function) by replacing it with another more subtle conflict?
The article at Tertiary Temptation in INFJ | Stellar Maze calls the tertiary function a "hobbyist" function, a function that apparent dabbles in topics that it would like to mature to as a professional. My tertiary leads me away from creativity which I define as a synthesis of mind and matter to produce something novel in concept or in reality. The problem with auxiliary Ne is that this product often never leaves the conceptual (or mathematical) level, and is ultimately dissatisfying. Si tertiary brings Ti back down to earth, but sacrifices Ne altogether. The product of Si-tertiary in the life of an INTP would constitute living a traditional lifestyle: house, spouse, career, and supporting 2.5 children. The pressures of life upon the ego tend to do away with creative impulses when those creative products are not life supporting, or let's say, when they lead to regress instead of progress, particularly when, out of frustration, they lead to self-defeating mischief.
Does anybody here have any input on the goal of tertiary temptation?