Anxious, distrustful, frightening components in their worldview and in their overvalued ideas-desires. Society is seen as an unsafe structure, one that often contains inner, hidden “conspiracies” and “riddles” that it is important to solve. A hostile, distrustful attitude towards society in general and towards the authorities in particular. A ban on realising their ideas-desires directly and openly. Squeamishness (as a form of defence against danger — overvalued ideas of “being influenced”, “being contaminated” and so on). A drive to get to the bottom of “the truth”.
Disharmonious and Conflict-Prone Traits
- It is never entirely clear “whose side they are on”; indeterminacy (neither enemies nor friends).
- Hyper-control (of those close to them and of themselves, of their own desires)
- Difficulty in showing and in becoming aware of what they feel (given the ban on expressing and acting on it).
- Punishing themselves for realising their ideas-desires (for instance, they often make promises they cannot keep and are told off for it), so that in the end the ideas-desires are realised by “a crooked route”.
- It is hard for them to say “no”, to refuse (better to make a promise they cannot keep and then “run away”).
- A wish to look for a hidden meaning, a secret conspiracy, a threat in everything.
- “Being chosen”, being out of the ordinary (people are “nasty germs”, they are disgusted by them, squeamish).
- Unpredictability: “you will not work me out”.
Harmonious Traits
- An ability to see what is hidden; to foresee consequences, to calculate the options, to track regularities.
- An ability to see other, less obvious routes — unconventional thinking, creativity and activity.
- Calculation (working out the consequences of realising their ideas-desires, of their actions and so on).
- Restraint (in expressing what they feel and think).
- Inner freedom from the conditions society sets (“inner dissidents” — they live inside the system but not with it).
- An ability to deal with others within the boundaries those others have set.
- A wide variety of acquaintances and useful connections.
- An ability to deny themselves anything excessive.
- Curious, clever, well-read, analytical.
- They do not demand that others keep to agreements.
- They have a fine feeling for style.
Fears, Sources of Displeasure
- Hidden influence, being acted upon.
- Fulfilling their ideas-desires, since this may destroy their relationships with significant others and bring punishment.
- Expressing deep, strong feelings outwardly (after all, there are “enemies” all around), sincerity, directness, scenes.
- Being predictable to society (“they have got my number”)
- Everything being simpler than it seems (the world being simple, kind and primitive).
- Madness, being inadequate, being incomprehensible — and being punished for it (above all by losing the freedom of their ideas-desires).
- Not knowing something, being inexact, uninformed, incompetent in the eyes of society.
- Deception, betrayal (in closeness) -> emotional closeness; indifference, hypocrisy (from those close to them).
Sources of Pleasure
- Getting to the bottom of the truth, working out how something is secretly put together.
- Running a process from the background (“I am steering, but nobody can see me” — the éminences grises).
- Exclusivity, extravagance (buying rare shoes for $500, or out of grandmother's trunk, or from Coco Chanel).
- Solitude (though prolonged solitude frightens them with the prospect of becoming inadequate in the eyes of society).
- Difficult tasks and solving them (putting together all sorts of “jigsaws” and puzzles).
- A change of scene, travel (it helps to clear the head, to feel oneself).
- Meeting different people (as a way of studying “new structures”), interesting conversations.
- Books, films, theatre, ideas (complex, out of the ordinary).
- A permanent, at times illogical opposition to everything, and above all to the government of the day and to popular ideas (which creates the illusion of inner freedom).
Careers (Comfortable, Self-Actualizing)
- Criminal investigators
- Analysts. Theoretical scientists.
- Architects, designers of projects.
- Keepers of “great secrets” (Tibetan Buddhists, intelligence officers, scientists in closed research institutes and so on).
- Journalists who investigate conspiracies.
- Freelancers (I work for myself).
- Intelligence and counter-intelligence officers.
- Designers (exclusive, out-of-the-ordinary creative work).
- Politicians (committed members of the opposition).
Games – Roles – Manipulations
- “Enemies all around”, “a worldwide conspiracy”, “time to hide”.
- “I have been soiled” (ideas of being influenced, polluted, infected, given the evil eye and so on).
- Mysteriousness, magic, a life lived among mysterious ideas (“night watch / day watch”, “we are vampires”, “elves and orcs”).
- You will not catch me (you will not work me out).
Appearance
Exclusive, out of the ordinary, extravagant (or secretive and restrained); they often dress for the wrong weather, and often have pale skin; among young people the style is often of the “day watch”, “vampire”, “dark side” kind.
Motor Activity
Extravagant (or suspicious), angular, sharp
Personality Development (Paths)
- Realising their ideas-desires directly, without any need for punishment; expressing what they feel outwardly without fear.
- Becoming aware of their own bodily nature, of the link between body and mind; discovering their body and its needs.
- Trust and openness in society (“I know something hidden, but I do not want to shut myself up inside my own exclusivity”; “there are always conspiracies, but they are not dangerous to me”).
- Turning to face people, dealing with them as equals (people are not machines, not mechanisms, not structures).
- Closeness (as an expression of what they feel)
- Letting go of the hyper-control of themselves.
- Learning care, kindness, attentiveness to people, love (“people are not only interesting structures”).
- Calm, trust in the world, in the flow (all is well)







