#archetype

Joseph Campbell, from The Hero with a Thousand Faces

Am I the only one to have noticed that Mrs. Cunningham's white bonnet in Episode 5 (Send for the Devil) and black attire seem to be an anachronic nod to Whistler's Arrangement in Gray and Black no 1, aka Whistler's Mother iconic portrait?

This portrait was painted in London, in 1871, but the multiple OL uhm... connections make me think the reference is completely premeditated and, to be honest, unexpected. Because the person posing for Whistler, his own mother - Anna McNeill Whistler - was born in 1804, in Wilmington, North Carolina. Surely we all remember Wilmington as the place of this (in)famously unforgettable moment (Season 4, episode 9, The Birds & The Bees):

Circling back to the strange mix of stern and supportive Anna McNeill Whistler was, it is also obvious that she has deep Scottish roots, on both her father, Charles Daniel McNeill (a physician, just like Claire) and mother, Martha Kingsley (whose own mother, Isabella Johnston, hailed from Dumfries and Galloway), sides. They owned, of course, slaves - but that is another, less cheerful, side of the story.

A closer look at the Mother's figure tells me Frances Tomelty's casting choice as Mrs. Cunningham is no accident:

And if you thought it's a reinterpretation of sorts, here is a 1850s 📷of the model. The son painted her reverently:

Surely Claire, Roger and Brianna made the right connection. I mean, the woman has her own statue, proving she became a sort of archetype of American motherhood:

[Emil Siebern/Julius Loester, Ashland Mother's Memorial, 1938 - Ashland, Pa.]

Side note: can you believe Mrs. Tomelty was once married to Sting? Nope, neither could I, bless my heart.

↳ the sub-group archetype of the diplomats

ENFJ

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ENFJ ⟶ extroverted feeling, introverted intuition, extroverted sensing and introverted thinking.

breaking down the archetype ⬎

the archetype is made up of Fe Ni Se and Ti.

E = extroverted.

N = intuition.

F = feeling.

J = judging.

 the first two functions that determine the ENFJ TYPE CODE ⬎

Fe Ni Se and Ti.

the Fe and NI within the ENFJ function makes up for the two missing letters in the middle of the type code: E __J because the two missing letters in the middle are the first two functions!

the Ni is the N _ because it is about introverted intuition.

the Fe is the F _ because it is about extroverted feeling.

but what makes up the first letter in the code?

what makes up for the first letter in the code is the second letter to the strongest function for the archetype. and the strongest function for ENFJ is Fe and evidently the second letter is “E” which causes the function to now become from N F to E N F _ .

but what makes up the last letter in the code?

you’ll have to look back at the first extroverted archetype in the entire code. and for ENFJ it is ⟶ Fe Ni Se Ti the first extroverted function in the type is Fe, which is extroverted feeling.

Fe belongs to the judging function which displays the fact that the last letter to E N F _ will be E N F J.

explaining the archetype ⬎

♱ ENFJ people are who are in love with the idea of love and find it very important to put focus with the people they're in a bond with. it could be lovers, friends or family members. the tie is important to them. they are people who like to take an approach that is abundant to life and take everything through personal lens.

♱ they are people who are heavily loyal, they are the type to be a ride or die for other people. they're like golden retrievers, everything they're interested in is something they both admire and put to high esteem. this makes them people who are very enthusiastic and responsive, the type to respond to hearing a pin drop.

♱ besides from being people who are known to be energetic, a side to themselves involves being heavily critical about themselves. they are someone who might give themselves the responsibility of making balance remain in friendship groups or other dynamics, so when things go wrong the tend to blame themselves, this sometimes makes them a self-insert.

♱ people who belong to the ENFJ archetype tend to be aware of social cues and like to be the person who makes other people feel like they are listened to, and due to that they come off as charismatic and pleasant.

♱ diplomacy and a good environment is something they like to be around. this makes them natural leaders, charming and known. ENFJs like to make their decisions based on how they feel in action rather than the principle of the situation.

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DOMINANT Fe

❦ the Fe is the judging function that makes them want to have harmony with the world, but when it comes to handling situations they are people that use feelings of either disharmony or hamony to determine behaviour that is unaccepttable or acceptable.

❦ it is their Fe that seeks connections that is sympathetic and empathetic. they're people who like to feel as if they're apart of something wholesome. this makes them an archetype that can easily read other people's vibes, they know how to read the room, very good at social qeues.

❦ with being people who are kind, helpful and giving, these makes them individuals who are willing to help people and bring people together. they're someone who likes to work on the same wavelength as other people, being on the same page as others. this can kind of make them people pleasers.

❦ they see the capacity in others and try and bring out the potential out of themselves and other people. this makes them people who are understanding and forgiving, almost too forgiving. as i have mentioned that ENFJs tend to be people pleasers, they could also become vessels of insecurity and have the desire to cling onto other people to not be alone.

❦ they can become individuals who feel too much guilt, causing them to become melodramatic, transforming into someone who has the mentality of woe is me.

ENFJ'S AUXILIARY ⟶ Ni. [AUXILIARY HELPS GROWTH/HEALTHY OR DEVELOPED ENFJ’S] ⬎

♱ they become people who have the ability to interpret suggestions correctly and move the path that is considered ideal forward. they like to learn information in a way that is thorough and overarching.

♱ howbeit they are also careful in not being in situations where the end has information that has not been finished, they are the type who like to finish what they have started.

♱ when healthy, ENFJs become the type who have a personal belief that mirrors a meaningful direction, they have a potency that is genuine. this force makes them people who have a rawness to make the world a better place.

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WHEN ENFJ’s BEHAVE INHIBITED ⬎

❦ when underdeveloped they turn into people who tend to sweep things under the rug, or they become individuals who focus on the negative aspects on life too much, this can make them come off as an ingrate person.

❦ when they are inhibited, ENFJs turn into people who are arrogant but life does play the same game and tends to jinx them, howbeit their lack of discernment makes them people who fall into the same cycle again. and when they repeat the same cycle they use the excuse of their actions being meaningful, for the greater good when it's absolutely not that.

❦ during their underdeveloped era they become obsessed with goals and ideals that can come acorss as eggosticial or shallow to others. and as they become preoccupied with it, they end up making mistakes due to hastiness and being impatient with what life attempts to teach them.

❦ whenever they're inhibited they could have a very old school way of seeing things but still perceive their opinions and ideology to be the best ones, this could cause them to be people who externalises insecurities into other people so they could have control of the scene of the environment.

❦ ENFJs become people who can become individuals who are very pretentious and a know-it-all. the type to listen to no one when the think their way is the only way. they become people who are very superficial and use their narrow way of thinking to compensate for lack of character or culture.

INFERIROR Ti GRIP ⬎

❦ they're people who can get easily detached as much as attached, but this trait in them likely comes out whenever they feel like they are entirely alone. for example they're the type of people to change relationships every now and then because they want to feel an excitement that comes when you find someone new. the inferior grip makes them people who are confused and even skeptical to those who have proven them nothing but loyalty.

❦ they become dismissives of others, doubtful, connecting to what the previous paragraphs have said, doubtful of other people's opinions. arrogant and even ignorant. because the think they're only right they turn into people who are too critical, and when confronted about their behaviour they create a backstory that could come across as logical to get others on their side.

❦ ENFJs can be people who like to find a scapegoat within others, they could turn into people who like to manipulate and trap others, make the party feel cornered or alone. can make other people feel guilty if they dont share the same spiteful energy, this trait makes them obsessive people as well, problem solvers but are become subjective more than objective, but they think of themselves to be completely rational besides from the opposite. howbeit they can get this way when they feel like their fears of being alone or inadquate becomes true.

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MORE ENFJs EXAMPLES ⬎

ꨄ CELEBRITIES ⬎

❦ SABRINA CARPENTER, ANYA TAYLOR JOY, HARRY STYLES AND MADISON BEER.

ꨄ GAME CHARACTERS ⬎

❦ AMY ROSE, RACHEL AMBER, DUTCH VAN DER LINDE AND AERITH GAINSBOROUGH.

ꨄ ANIME CHARACTERS ⬎

❦MAKIMA, LUCY HEARTFILIA, MINATO NAMIKAZE AND MARNIE.

ꨄ SHOW CHARACTERS ⬎

❦ LOVE QUINN, ALISON DILAURENTIS, HOMELANDER AND MARGAERY TYRELL.

ꨄ FILM CHARACTERS ⬎

❦ ELAINE THE LOVE WITCH, PRINCESS PEACH: WRECK IT RALPH, PETER KAVINSKY AND ELLE WOODS.

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Geometry is the archetype of the beauty of the world.

-- Johannes Kepler