Peter Deadpan
phallus impudicus
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Thanks, I've been practicing with the instincts a lot. I got a lot of those ideas from one of the Fauvres' classes on the instincts...I was kind of disparaging the class in my head the other day (sorry if you read this Katherine), but it looks like it now has some uses. I love when something you think is crap suddenly blossoms with value.
Second, I want to play. I'd be interested in knowing what people (anyone, not just Peter Deadpan) get from this particular collage (sorry guys, you'll have to follow the link, computer's being stupid):
I'm not saying who specifically made this collage (it may or may not be mine), but I have it in my possession, and I've gotten some very...unusual feedback on it in the past. Thoughts?
Okay, here goes.
As weird as it may sound, what first jumped into my head was "7". In part because of the sheer variety of it all. The raspberry image seems 7 Sp - a pop of color, flavored with epicurean self-indulgence. The king also seems 7-ish to me with it's movement and also how it seems to make a mockery of authority.
At first glance, the "Revolution" image stands out from the rest. It seems rather... traditional and social, something a socially oriented ISTJ 6 would pick or something. However, maybe there is some sort of deeper statement here. With the colonial flag, it's clearly a reference to the American Revolution, so maybe the king is a reference to George III who was king at that time. Additionally, at left we see a soldier, perhaps crying or broken. He appears to be a Vietnam soldier. Given that these two wars were some-200 years apart from one another, I'm gonna conclude that the message being transmitted is a broad one of criticism toward the greed and lust of those in power, and the damage inflicted on the common man, and the irony that we celebrate such "victories". The center image appears to be a ninja? Perhaps turned away from the innocence of the inner child, but certainly not completely unaffected by it.
The other three corner images represent a loss and sorrow so stabbing that it can only be depicted in images; friends, lovers, children. The image at bottom center is total loss, being left only with oneself. There is a palpable pain here, but also a refusal to surrender all strength. Symbolism. "This is the path I walk and I do so with what I have."
Bearing all of the above in mind, I conclude that the raspberries are actually an ironic title of sorts for this collage: "The Fruit of our Labor"
Type wise, there is a lot going on here. The entire thing is statement, and a strong one at that, of disapproval. It certainly isn't social blind for this reason. I'm leaning toward Sx/So or So/Sx. It's as if the creator is yelling "Look at what you people are doing to yourselves!" It's a statement about humanity and self-inflicted suffering, or at least self-species inflicted suffering. Overall, it's too breathy to be Sx/Sp or Sp/Sx, which tend to have some level of a smothering quality, and rarely depict people outside of the realm of sexuality and sensuality or isolation (the "Revolution" and king pictures fit into So). I also considered So/Sp, but there is such a focus on one-to-one connection here that it doesn't seem sexual blind. Overall, there are elements of all three instincts, but it seems to be a statement about loss of connection at a higher social level.
Tritype wise, it's a little tough for me. My knee jerk analysis was 648, a true Truth Teller, but then I felt maybe it wasn't 8 enough. There seems to be a desire for harmonious union like a 9, but if I look closer, there is a hidden vulnerability underneath, particularly the ninja turning away from the innocent inner child. This brings me back to 8. The heart fix is probably 4 given the intensity of sorrow, longing, loss, and loneliness, although these are certainly universal feelings. Head fix is even tougher to determine, but since I am not getting an "I am an alien overwhelmed by the real world, so instead I choose to observe it from afar" sensation, I'll throw 5 out. I'll also throw 6 out because I don't think that the underlying message was blatantly in the viewer's face, rather it was a creative blending of disparate images into a cohesive message. I think 6 tries to be either more directly confrontational, or not confrontational at all, and this was more intentionally abstract and somewhere in the middle, almost like the creator wanted to test the viewer's ability to deconstruct everything and then piece it all back together appropriately. Therefore, 7.
Conclusion: 847 Sx/So (I'm choosing 8 first because it's not melancholic enough for 4, and it's not light enough for 7).
The Messenger is the archetype with a unique and original message to deliver, and I think that was the purpose of this collage.