INFJs ranked 8/16 in masculine/feminine
So, in the last post, we ranked the types 1-16 from masculine to feminine. Coming in at no 8 was the INFJ...so what does this mean? Are they Asexual? Which are they then? Are they perfectly balanced between the two? Perhaps. That opens up a whole other discussion about balancing of masculine and feminine polarity. But for simplicity sake I'd describe them as simply....smooth. This is how they feel and may come across if you see one.
Essentially, the INFJ is a masculine smooth. With ESTP subconscious, they see themselves as masculine. Yet, with high Ni and Fe, they see beyond the concrete here and now. *When you understand Te vs Fe as being box-like vs swirls and you notice that INFJs have Te blindspot, you then come to understand the "smoothness" that I'm referring too cognitively speaking. If their duality, the ESTP, has the strong masculine presence of a lion, let's say, then the INFJ is more feline-like; the Jazz-cats (or for a closer to scale version of this duality comparison see the personality portrayals of ESTP Kuzco and INFJ Aladdin). So in essence, you have a type that considers itself masculine but has a finesse to it. Their opposites for comparison, the STJs, are shifty and box-like in their movements; almost abrupt due to the same but opposite reasons (low Fe or Fe trickster and high Te...see ESTJ Busta Rhymes and ISTJ Tyler the Creator). It is for this reason they have a feminine side to them given lack of Te.
*click here for more on: Fe vs Te
Now let's observe. Are the males too feminine? Are the females too masculine? Perhaps.
Lloyd - notice the smoothness or cat-like movement.
Of course, there is the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, who many though rightfully so was rather feminine. Yet in his essence (minus the make-up due to vitiligo) was simply smooth pre-vitiligo make-up days (which didn't help the conversation). Notice Ni meditative gaze at 3:45
Now let's move to sports and see what cat-like is like. Also notice how Allen Iverson see's it fit to embellish style upon his uniform and look (NiFe creativity with Se inferior -- idealizing his appearance). **To be clear, all these examples are pretyped, I'm not trying to edify their type here. This post is to observe those of the type in question which has already been established. This is why I picked them for certain demonstrations... ** Full Typed List
Plus this song is dope (I believe coolio was an ESTP which if you notice the line "I'm that G all the homies wanna be like, on my knees in the night, saying prayers in the street lights"...that's INFJ subconscious in the ESTP speaking...but back to the INFJ Allen Iverson. Point here is Se inferior is cat-like. (also see INTJ Kyler Murry)
Let's observe this balance with the females shall we?
Marina Diamandis - Boxing Marina? Why yes. She is masculine too after all.
Dua Lipa - Female Alpha? Why yes. ESTP subconscious (INFJs just assume they are the true alphas as they sit back and understand the world to eventually lead or better it in some way, at least that's the plan). Ni eyes again 1:25
Alicia Keys - she's slightly masculine here don't you think? Yet not too much...say...8/16?
The theme here? A mix of masculine and feminine while appealing to "smooth".
So this is what it means to be in a balanced ranking of feminine masculine in my opinion knowing Jungian typology and being ranked 8th as in flesh experience.
I hope you can see the smoothness I'm referring to as a cognitive manifestation of Se inferior and Te trickster or lack of "box like movements". If you understand this difference between Te and Fe about INFJs, ESTJs will become blatantly obvious to detect by sight as well. They will have very shifty movements readily on display as they move quite literally from point A to point B; INFJs detour alot in route to wherever (think Gandalf).
I know I say "observe" alot but that is exactly how INFJs view the world: INFJs observe! Se inferior is just that. They are ever observing their environment to learn. As a rule of thumb remember that Se in the higher slots is action while Se in the lower slots is observation. They can certainly act when they call upon it (and enjoy moving, dancing etc), yet are firstly and most often going to be observing. So with that understanding, if you ever see a post on INFJs by an INFJ it is often them musing their understanding through observation as well as the need to understand their place in a world that so often does not see them fitting in readily in the day to day "formalities" of life. That, after all, is SJ territory, specifically STJ territory, their opposite. So where an ESTJ is designed to serve and protect (TeSi) an INFJ is designed to go their own way and do their own thing as they weave together fabrics of understanding often times into artful displays of literature or music if not just music for the vibes sake and Se experience (NiFe). This process may seem as "idle" by Si standards and in all fairness is idle in Si things. But that is how they were designed!
So all in all...cat-like...got it! 👌
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