Carol, your post about the moon shining on the snow was absolutely beautiful, a wonderful way to start my morning. Thanks so much.
Hey, guess what? We are exactly the same!!! This is quite coincidental (or something), because only two percent of the population are idealist counselors. Anyway, kindred souls or something!!! I almost fell over when my husband took the test, and he is the same thing! And my daughter is an idealist advocate, very close. Carol, we are in the esteemed company of Eleanor Roosevelt and Mahatma Gandhi. Can't beat that!
Portrait of the Counselor (iNFj)
Copyrighted c 1996 Prometheus Nemesis Book Company.
The Counselor Idealists are abstract thought and speech, cooperative in reaching their goals, and directive and
introverted in their interpersonal roles. Counselors focus on human potentials, think in terms of ethical values, and
come easily to decisions. The small number of this type (little more than 2 percent) is regrettable, since iNFjs have an
unusually strong desire to contribute to the welfare of others and genuinely enjoy helping their companions. Although
iNFjs tend to be private, sensitive people, and are not generally visible leaders, they nevertheless work quite intensely
with those close to them, quietly exerting their influence behind the scenes with their families, friends, and colleagues.
This type has great depth of personality; they are themselves complicated, and can understand and deal with complex
issues and people.
Counselors can be hard to get to know. They have an unusually rich inner life, but they are reserved and tend not to
share their reactions except with those they trust. With their loved ones, certainly, iNFjs are not reluctant to express
their feelings, their face lighting up with the positive emotions, but darkening like a thunderhead with the negative.
Indeed, because of their strong ability to take into themselves the feelings of others, iNFjs can be hurt rather easily by
those around them, which, perhaps, is one reason why they tend to be private people, mutely withdrawing from
human contact. At the same time, friends who have known an iNFj for years may find sides emerging which come as
a surprise. Not that they are inconsistent; iNFjs value their integrity a great deal, but they have intricately woven,
mysterious personalities which sometimes puzzle even them.
Counselors have strong empathic abilities and can become aware of another's emotions or intentions-good or
evil-even before that person is conscious of them. This "mind-reading" can take the form of feeling the hidden distress
or illnesses of others to an extent which is difficult for other types to comprehend. Even iNFjs can seldom tell how
they came to penetrate others' feelings so keenly. Furthermore, the iNFj is most likely of all the types to demonstrate
an ability to understand psychic phenomena and to have visions of human events, past, present, or future. What is
known as ESP may well be exceptional intuitive ability-in both its forms, projection and introjection. Such
supernormal intuition is found frequently in the iNFj, and can extend to people, things, and often events, taking the
form of visions, episodes of foreknowledge, premonitions, auditory and visual images of things to come, as well as
uncanny communications with certain individuals at a distance.
Does yours fit you, Carol? Mine does, exactly! |
