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This is just one of my "how would it be like if...?" works.

Considering the dominant functions, I tried to explain how each of them reacts when they are first introduced to an unfamiliar flower via story-like examples. 

I picked the rose flower as the thing external and portrayed it as something special. So, keep it that way while reading. 

None of those examples below are real events nor represent anyone.   

 Case: Imagine a world where roses have never been seen and discovered before.  Nobody knows what it is like. One day, a friend brings you some red roses telling you that those have been recently discovered and called "rose". So now, you know what it is called and how it looks like. 

INFP & INTP THE VISIONARY and THE SCIENTIST (THE INVENTORS)  

P: Perceiving. Sense perceptions.  

There is this phrase which I don’t remember where I heard of "A scientist experiments without anticipating results."  For those two, perception takes place first, and then the imagination process begins. 

There is some chance for both to grab it immediately and be prickled by its thorns, but I preferred not to add that scene.   

 INFP: (Fi) Smelling, seeing or touching the rose may remind them some sort of feeling regardless of having experienced before. It may also take them to a moment in the past, which may create either some relief or sadness.  Besides that, it can also remain a simple Deja-vu experience. All those emotions may lead them to philosophize and subsequently trigger their creativity. 

Example: 

Looks at it and says "It's red like blood". Some feeling occurs. Holds it first and then smells and goes "Oh! That feels like falling in love". Another feeling passes by. Then the thinking process begins. "Blood is life, and this smells like love. Does that mean, you feel lively when you fall in love? If you loved with your fullest potential wouldn't life become more lively and meaningful? Wouldn't you feel happy and content when you have love in your heart? Isn't it your heart that pumps blood to your body already?  So, that means love is life." (I wrote this focusing on how an INFP would verbalize their feelings. May sound weird. No offense.) 

This may evolve into a poem later on. Let's consider the poem is read in a public area, inspires hundreds, and evolves into a social movement or even revolution. Sounds utopic, but still probable. Examples may vary. As the thinking process goes by the result may be a piece of art, a story or even an invention. Perfume for instance.  

 INTP: (Ti) Same story. Someone brings them a bunch of red roses. They use their 5 senses to observe the rose like INFP, but instead of feeling they jump into questioning.   

Example: 

They may compare it to other flowers or an object and begin analyzing to see if they share any similarity. "Have I ever seen something like this before?" "Doesn’t it look like X?" Or no! "Y?" Questions about its scientific classification are likely to be asked. If not known, they will do some research. (object classification)

They may do various experiments on the flower. The shape of its petals may inspire them so much that it may lead them to come up with an idea, then the idea will turn into something bigger, such as an invention.  An INTP would like to know about every single detail about this new flower from its chemical composition to its architecture. Eureka moments are likely to happen.  

  INXJs: THE PSYCHICS (just kidding) THE FORESEERS 

Those who are able to think, visualize, theorize and foresee with less need of their 5 senses. 

INXJs: (Ni Dominant) (Days before the friend comes by.) Unaware of the discovery of the rose, they are reading a book where the lead character is eager to find the most interesting flower in the world. Then, they take a break and ask themselves "How would it look like if I found a unique flower?" (J: Judging) 

Let's say what they visualize is something rose-like. (In some cases, that may be almost identical to a rose.) The book itself or any other source may have an impact on the visualized unique flower. Besides appearance, the functionality and other traits of an interesting flower can be thought.   

Days after someone brings them roses stating that those have recently been discovered. Curious about their opinion the person asks "How do you like them?" 

Ni dominant: Shocked. However, they somehow keep a calm manner. 

"Oh! Those are really nice." Then questions begin to shower. Who discovered them? When/where were they discovered? How? How many people are aware of those new flowers so far? Do they have any benefits or harms for human kind? Has it been researched yet? And so on. (Judging) 

Inferior Se: Instead grasping the object they first ask questions. They also may not want to touch something they aren't familiar with. The assistance of senses is temporarily postponed –the sight may still be active. (visual perception)

  My point is so hard to explain. Let me try. Everyone lives for satisfying their 5 senses. Use of senses is a survival need for sure- that’s how I perceive at least, but that's how many get their energy and pleasure from. That's almost never been that way for me. I realized somehow late, but not too late. 

     People want to go outside of their homes. Because being at a different spot instead home activates the use of 5 senses. You see, hear, feel, smell, and taste different things than you have at home. This is not only because of extroversion, it's because being a "sensor". 

People re-position their furniture, buy tremendous amount new clothes that they don't need regardless of their ability to afford, insist on eating a certain food even though they have enough to eat, stock their refrigerator with food they will trash later to make it look full, rich and colorful. All these are satisfying their sensory needs. Sensors tend to be greedy because their senses are everything for them. 

Me, I was the victim of this world without knowing what the truth is. “Why is this happening to me? Why nothing makes me happy?” Because I wasn't able to be stimulated by the external world like others do.

That fucking need to always move and do stupid things without self-discipline.

Dominant for INTJ and INFJ

These descriptions are based on input from people for whom the process is dominant (INTJ and INFJ). What you observe will vary noticeably depending on other factors – particularly whether it is paired up with Extraverted Thinking or Extraverted Feeling in the auxiliary position.

Like the splashes of color in an impressionist painting, however, the bullets, when taken all together, reveal a vivid portrait that will enable you to recognize Introverted Intuiting when you see it. 

Introverted Intuiting is an information-gathering process. It focuses on the subjective, internal world of the unconscious to find intangible connections and abstract relationships between the contents of the unconscious and/or the environment. Ni wants to discover underlying significance, systems, and meaning.

KEY FEATURES

Focuses on the contents of the unconscious.

Involves a psychic awareness of the intangible.

Searches for grand patterns, themes, and systems in order to understand the meaning and significance of everything.

Operates unpredictably, often through flashes of insight.

Seeks to understand through an abstract sense of the essential nature of all things and their complex interrelationships.

Attaches meaning and symbolism to the concrete world of the senses.

Seeks to understand the entire “dance of the universe.”

WHAT’S GOING ON?

Is the only perception process that is independent of the conscious mind.

Is the only process that does not need any external stimulus

Can be triggered either internally or externally or have no identifiable trigger at all.

Works in mysterious ways and on its own timetable.

Views everything on the broadest, most complex level possible.

Has an abstract, futuristic approach to information.

Asks, “What else is going on here?”

Quickly grasps the meaning behind words. Its focus is on reading between the lines.

Is the keeper of the so-called sixth sense. Unexplainable information can take the form of hunches, clairvoyance, abstract intuition, and messages from the unconscious.

Is really ultimately about trying to understand life itself.

When people are using their preferred Introverted Intuiting

That which can be perceived by the five senses is important mainly as a source of clues to aid in the pursuit of an inner understanding of the universal truths that the tangible objects represent.

They look for associations and connections to identify patterns and systems in order to see and understand everything at once as an interconnected whole.

An understanding of what is beneath the surface comes easily.

The connections that they perceive are often not demonstrable. Often these connections appear to others to be leaps or gaps but are actually links of abstract knowing, possibly through pattern recognition.

They view everything in the tangible world as a reflection of the much more complex and interesting world “behind the curtain.”

Visions and intuitive insights are trusted and valued. They ‘just know" with a confidence and certainty that often cannot be justified or explained to others.

They view people who dispute their predictions as simply lacking the vision to be able to see what is coming.

They are carrying on a search for meaning: a search for the cosmic significance and for the underlying commonalities of all that we see

FROM THE OUTSIDE, LOOKING IN When we experience people who are engaging their preferred Introverted Intuiting, they:

Can be difficult to relate to or understand. Not only are their perceptions unique to the individual, but they are nearly impossible to explain or describe in words.

May experience insights that are not connected to the tangible world in any way that makes sense to anyone else.

Tend to search for a better solution, even if the current one works just fine. They are always looking for something new and unlike anything else. They do not want to hear “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” because they believe that everything can be reinvented and improved.

Often communicate through abstractions, metaphors, images, and symbols.

Can sound halting, rambling, or awkward as they search for words that convey their abstract thoughts.

May fall into ever-more vague and theoretical language as they try to explain something, prove something, or convince you.

Often communicate very little specific concrete data and sometimes none at all. The outer world of tangible facts may have little to do with the validity of the message they are trying to convey.

May use abstract or symbolic art as a way of communicating.

Have no limits on the scope of their perception except for the challenges of describing it to others.

Have a hard time listening carefully for long. They are too preoccupied with searching for the meaning and patterns behind the words.

Have a very future-oriented focus on what may come to pass.

Seem to make everything more complex. To them, when you look beneath the surface, all things are interconnected and are, indeed, incredibly complex.

Are sometimes slow to reply. They are not usually seen as being quick on their feet. Before responding, they usually need time to access internal information and consider how it fits in with the rest of the universe.

May tune out conversations that do not have meaning or depth for them.

Often ask questions that are very penetrating and may be uncomfortable for others.

Like to ask why. If asked and answered enough times, the question brings them to the depth of understanding that is of interest to them.

Want to know what is really going on behind the facade.

Are extremely independent and take pride in that.

Have little regard for authority. They decide for themselves whether or not rules and regulations make sense and should be followed.

Tend to be exceptionally stubborn.

Have difficulty accepting limitations and constraints. They really believe that the impossible usually just takes a little longer. If you want to see them take action, tell them they cannot do something.

Are easily bored by repetitious tasks unless a task requires so little attention that it allows them to focus on their internal world.

Are hard to fully challenge.

May appear arrogant.

Are often quiet in their demeanor. They may even be awkward and shy.

Can become very vocal, passionate, animated, and obstinate when they are convinced that they understand something that others need to know.

Often excel at higher, more theoretical and abstract levels of education.

CONTRIBUTIONS Special perspectives and approaches of Introverted Intuiting

A fine-tuned awareness of people’s authenticity level and of how safe it is to be open, honest, and vulnerable with them

An understanding that all things are interrelated in ways that are often intangible and perhaps even unknowable

Insight into what is going on beneath the surface through a sense of the meaning of what can be seen

A talent for operating outside the box

Applying metaphors and symbols

Advancing scientific theory beyond the bounds of conventional wisdom

A capacity to promote understanding by teaching the whys and wherefores

The vision that guides strategic planning

FROM THE INSIDE Paraphrased descriptions of what it is like to gather information through one’s preferred Introverted Intuiting

Sometimes I just know something. Even though I don’t always understand how I know it, I’m certain that I’m right.

I will always accept input for consideration, but I can’t be coerced.

I want to understand how complex processes and mechanisms work.

I’m gratified when I see things happening as I said they would.

I am more interested in pioneering a new road than exploring anything along the beaten path.

I am deeply discontented with routine work that doesn’t allow for inspiration or creativity.

I get very frustrated and impatient when others cannot see what I see and will not listen to me. It seems that invariably, a while later someone else will say the same thing and then people will listen and think it is a great idea.

The flash of inspiration comes when it wants to come. I can’t consciously summon it.

I get a sense of who people are very quickly. I have to remind myself that they probably don’t know me as well as I know them.

My best ideas come to me during my morning shower. I think I do my best thinking in the morning because I’ve had a chance to sleep on an idea.

I always know about people.

Sometimes it is hard to start a task. I need to wait for an understanding of the implications, nuances, and broad scope of it because only then will I know what I need to do and how to do it. People often tell me that I procrastinate.

I usually don’t remember people’s names or factual information about them very well.

I am the only one who says what is really going on. I have learned that sometimes I need to hold myself back and not say it out loud.

I am sometimes able to have a sense of what the future holds without anything in the external world appearing to support the prediction.

It’s really frustrating when I know how something can be done more effectively and see people clinging to the old way.

I do not let details and facts get in the way of solutions.

I tend to get lost when navigating through the physical world. I guess I’m the classic absent-minded professor.

I have a strong sense about danger. On several occasions I have ducked out of harm’s way in the nick of time because I sensed it coming. Usually, though, it just comes through as a reliable sense of which situations to avoid. 

I feel as if I have about five hundred social studies in progress in my head at all times. Every behavior I observe gets automatically fed into those studies to continually revise my hypotheses about human nature and interaction.

VIGNETIES Scenes from the world of Introverted Intuiting

In a boat with friends, I’ll be wondering: What is this trip really all about? Is everyone really saying what they mean? How does this all play out in the greater scheme? What impact will this boat ride have on our future relationships? I may not even notice the weather.

GIFTS Unique strengths of Introverted Intuiting

A capacity for seeing the shape of possible futures, unrestricted by time, place, concrete data, or events

Grasping the whole context in a flash of insight

A tendency to fill the roles of prophets and visionary leaders to inspire cultural change toward new models of what can be

A talent for teaching a deeper level of understanding

Connecting society to the intangible, metaphysical world

A knack for putting things in a bigger context: a universal context of meaning.

Connecting to the collective unconscious