#function quadrants

Delta types are those with Fi-Te and Ne-Si as their oscillation pairs. We have seen that among all delta types run themes of quirkiness and nerdiness. Whether it is in the form of the eccentric nerd, the walking encyclopedia, the unsocial yet sensitive Seelie, the tinkering collector, or the fantastical entrepreneur – all share the qualities of independence and off-beat spontaneity. They are imaginative but not always by any conventional means. They are efficient and productive but also scattered and roundabout, expending energies in novel directions with signs of promise or resonance with deep personal conviction.

Like the alpha types, deltas will be more lenient toward human failure and weakness. They will aspire to create an arrangement that allows for privacy, freedom, and functional support. At their best, delta types will be keenly sensitive to the most ethically sound position, however obscure or unconventional, and find novel ways to organize their lives to suit that ethical sense. They may also pioneer a new field of study, trailblazing into uncharted territory with the empiricism and mentality of a researcher and the heart of a child.

In their worst form, their nerdiness can manifest a rather autistic persona and mechanically minded detachment from people. A father may be a tennis expert, with halls of trophies in his house and a CEO position, but he may be aloof toward his children, lacking parental touch. The emotionally oblivious delta type can remedy this by turning their attention within. A connection with their private world is necessary for this quadrant to avoid the desensitizing steel of capitalism and allow for a convergence of life and work.

Te+Si Bureaucrat:

The Te+Si function combination merges Te's understanding of mechanical dynamics with Si's understanding of discrete local contexts, producing an understanding of life as an assortment of discrete mechanical operations. Each of these operations requires tailored solutions, giving rise to many separate protocols. This inclines the Te+Si towards a style of legalistic reasoning, whether the laws are artificial bureaucracies or the laws of nature. The Te+Si combination has a natural aptitude for scientific reasoning on the one hand, but it also inclines one to over-systematizing things on the other.

Fi+Ne Etherealist:

The Fi+Ne function combination produces an experience where life is percieved by Ne impressionisitically and suspended from actuality, while Fi aims to embody its raw, uninhibited nature through those impressions. Fi carries an essential core it wishes to radiate out, but it has no definite form of expression, only a spectral Ne range that takes many forms. This leads Fi+Ne to have an ethereal embodiment, which feels real but ungraspable and beyond. When applied to creativity, this can produce a magical effect on one hand or a nerdy quirkiness on the other.

Te+Ne Inventor:

The Te+Ne function combination merges Te's mechanistic causality with Ne's imaginative potential, creating a dynamic, inventive cognition. This cognitive union combines logistical strategies with creative possibilities, creating a scientific yet unconventional approach to problem-solving. Outside of science, this approach also produces an inventive approach toward human interaction, leading to witty, off-the-wall humor. The Te+Ne combination can lead to a strong innovative spirit on the one hand or to a scatterbrained tinkerer on the other.

Fi+Si Druidist:

Gamma types are those with Fi-Te and Se-Ni as their oscillation pairs. The four gamma types share an opposite orientation toward society and culture. While the alpha and beta types advocate a culture with a decent degree of uniformity, the gamma quadrant aims to meet the outer world objectively and the inner world with a subjective approach. Logistics manage the necessities of life while individuality is cherished and preserved – even though they may not always agree among themselves.

Themes of philanthropy span this quadrant, and their absence of social protocols and obligations is answered with a heartfelt concern for incapable or less fortunate people. Especially in high Fi types, there will be a strong agency for the underdog. While the beta quadrant is susceptible to throwing some under the bus of social condemnation, the gamma quadrant will be passionate about reducing this type of inequality. On the other hand, gamma types will generally expect people to remain self-sufficient once they can stand on their two feet and will have little sympathy for those who cannot succeed after being given a fair start.

In its worst form, the gamma quadrant can develop a highly utilitarian mindset that feels self-justified in its success and indifferent toward the weak. They may become materialistic and vain, exalting beauty and individualistic perfection.

Te+Ni Meritocrat:

The Te+Ni function combination merges Te's understanding of mechanical dynamics with Ni's holistic grasp of the world's workings, producing a linear understanding of how things are achieved across time. This naturally encourages Te+Ni to practice their understanding of life and achieve results through their merits and independence while advocating for everyone's ability to do the same. However, while Te+Ni can lead to personal success and independence, it can also lead the individual to overpower and undermine those less able to match their executive functioning.

Fi+Se Sensualist:

The Fi+Se function combination produces an experience where life is percieved by Se viscerally and connected to literal reality, as Fi aims to align that experience perfectly with their raw, uninhibited nature. The result is an embodied approach to lived experience, where Se's creativity is channeled through Fi's authentic self-alignment, creating artistry that perfectly resonates with the nature of their essence. This can lead to a radical authenticity on one hand or to an unhealthy egoism on the other.

Te+Se Realizer:

The Te+Se function combination merges Te's mechanistic causality with Se's dynamic engagement with the present moment, resulting in a forceful drive towards realizing objectives. This cognitive union leads Te+Se to act decisively, cutting through complexities with a quick and linear approach. What results is dynamic effectiveness, making Te+Se formidable in startup culture, leadership, and businesses. The Te+Se combination can lead to rapid achievements and efficiency on the one hand, or it may also result in impatience for the subtler aspects of situations.

Fi+Ni Occultist:

Beta types are those with Ti-Fe and Se-Ni as their oscillation pairs. Beta types often develop as smooth talkers and persuaders. From the articulate and empathic FeNi to the hypnotic NiFe to the affable SeTi and the cool geek TiSe, we are drawn to their tailored presentation and confident aura. In their best form, their cultural know-how can create social cohesion, community, stability, and equality; like with alpha types, a strong sense of brotherhood/sisterhood may flourish and invite involvement between people of all demographics. However, this acceptance will not always come free. There may be peace and order, but only in the confines of a certain paradigm, which may carry superfluous restrictions and misconceptions about human nature.

A type of sectism can quickly develop, and an us-vs-them mentality stretches its roots. When this hostility is at its worst, we will find opportunistic social and emotional exploitation, shaming, oppressive social hierarchies, bullying, and misleading visions from oracle figures. However, this stubbornness can find relief in a feeling of cosmic embrace. When Ti and Ni collaborate to create an all-inclusive principle sensitive to the empathy shared by all conscious beings, the beta quadrant recovers its generosity and leniency.

A sense of aesthetic will permeate the quadrant, which aims for simple elegance and function. These types often make an art of sensation, creating luxurious displays and channels for stimulation. An insatiable gravitation toward the richness of experience will ebb across all four of these types and sometimes clash with the moderation suggested by their ethical code.

Fe+Ni Sectarian:

The Fe+Ni function combination merges Fe's understanding of social dynamics with Ni's grasp of the interconnected nature of historical narratives, producing a unified worldview of human nature and destiny. This inclines Fe+Ni to extract the over-arching truth of the human condition, its necessary arrangement for human flourishing, and its fatalistic decline if it fails to meet those needs. The Fe+Ni combination can thus rally people together into one world-changing revolutionary spirit or create cult-like groups around an all-enveloping worldview.

Ti+Se Sensationalist:

The Ti+Se function combination produces an experience where life is percieved by Se viscerally and connected to literal reality, as Ti aims to hone that experience, perfecting its form towards an ideal. The result is an analytical approach to lived experience, where Se's creativity is channeled through Ti's form-scrutiny, insisting on a high standard of artistic elegance. This can lead to an acute aesthetic mastery on the one hand or to an unhealthy visceral indulgence in stimuli on the other.

Fe+Se Persuader:

The Fe+Se function combination merges Fe's social acuity with Se's awareness of the immediate environment, creating a savvy, influential communicator. This cognitive union excels in maneuvering through social landscapes, using its charisma and perceptiveness to sway opinions and shape dynamics. What results is a captivating presence adept in both professional and personal spheres. The Fe+Se combination can create lively and immediate social impacts on one hand, but that same talent can lead to opportunism and con-artistry on the other hand.

Ti+Ni Cabbalist:

Alpha types are those with Ti-Fe and Ne-Si as their oscillation pairs. In the four alpha types, we find a special sense of humor that invites social participation and calls upon culturally known (and "safe") memes. Moreover, since humor relies heavily on the unexpected, the more Si-heavy alpha types can manifest as cliché and unoriginal in their socialization style. However, if Ne is engaged creatively, they may be great hosts and entertainers, surprising guests with their off-the-wall commentary. The alpha types will try hard to create harmony and will be quick to see solutions for social arrangements. They will be optimistic about avenues for connection, diplomacy, and peace.

On the flip side, these continued efforts to gain and maintain a positive social opinion may be overdone, raising suspicions of neediness and lack of personal identity. They may become social doormats, keeping their hands full with the troubles of others and the obligations they put themselves into. Their receptiveness to alternate ideas may backfire and cause them to listen too eagerly to information, especially if it comes from sources predetermined to be accurate.

However, this quadrant does have a special countermeasure to these shortcomings in its philosophical edge. In their best form, the alpha quadrant's ideas will be constructed from axiomatic logic concerning human nature, specifically coordinated at an improved societal architecture. They may be the idealists who remind the rest of society that collective opinions create the limitations we perceive as so unmovable.

Fe+Si Diplomat:

The Fe+Si function combination merges Fe's understanding of social dynamics with Si's understanding of discrete local contexts to produce an overall appreciation for the idiosyncracies of every social bubble or group. As these idiosyncracies cannot be reduced to one homogenous worldview, this often encourages Fe+Si to mediate across various social structures, playing the role of the diplomat. This social awareness can lead Fe+Si to create an atmosphere of collaboration on the one hand or promote the further stratification of the different groups.

Ti+Ne Ephemeralist:

The Ti+Ne function combination produces an experience where life is percieved by Ne impressionisitically and suspended from actuality, while Ti aims to draw impersonal understandings from that reality. The remote aspects of both functions combine to produce a highly disembodied experience. This leads to the production of artistic works or writings highlighting the fleeting nature of the self. Ti+Ne can lead to an appreciation for human ephemerality on the one hand or to existential distress on the other.

Fe+Ne Inspirer:

The Fe+Ne function combination merges Fe's grasp of interpersonal dynamics with Ne's imaginative potential for the present, producing an inherently hopeful and motivating social force. This cognitive union understands how an existing social dynamic can be uplifted into something new, unexpected, and exciting. What results is a captivating optimism, bringing a childlike wonder and curiosity back into the social landscape and inspiring hope in people towards the unknown. The Fe+Ne combination can create optimism for new social realities on the one hand, or it can lead to impractical ideas and projects on the other hand.

Ti+Si Scholastic: