ex cathedra: The Five: Knowledge & Withdrawal

Thursday, December 02, 2010

The Five: Knowledge & Withdrawal

My home base. I have worked hard and found myself in different situations and relationships over the years that have balanced me out a bit --both my training and work as a psychotherapist and my connections to lovers and friends-- but I recognize these deep-seated tendencies in me. I might be a recovering Five, but I recognize myself here.

Special Gift:	Knowing "what's so"
Self-Definition:	"I'm perceptive."
Shadow Issue:	Miserliness
Rejected Element:	Meaninglessness
Addiction:	Knowledge
Strength Needed:	Detachment
Defense Mechanism:	Isolation (compartmentalization)
Psychological Disturbance:	Avoidant personality
Talk Style:	Dissertations
Preoccupations Include:	Concern with privacy; withdrawal; social/antisocial dichotomy. Restricting and minimizing personal needs as a way of non-involvement. Need to control unpredictable feelings and reactions. Sectioning off emotionally charged experiences into predetermined time units; setting boundaries. Interest in using analytical knowledge as a substitute for emotional experience. Confusion between spiritual non-attachment and personal withdrawal from emotional pain. "Outside observer" point of view leading some to feel isolated from the events of one's own life and others to a point of view detached from the biases of personal fear or desire.
Focus:	Personal emphasis on "home as castle." Couple emphasis on confidence. Community emphasis on totems, identifying with "those who know."
Life Task:	Gaining knowledge of life by stepping into action from being an observer, taking in exactly what is needed and letting the rest go.

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