Those quotes could have been said by a number of the ENNG types. I'll be checking back, interesting
Of course. I'm not denying the possibility that he could have been a 9w1, or in fact anything else. The only person who could have known for sure was Jung himself.
Kayness said:
He's popularly typed as a 9w1 (Riso-Hudson & Enneagram Institute & Ocean Moonshine) + sx/sp (Typewatch), but I've seen a few other places that speculated him as a 5w4 as well.
Just out of curiosity, was there an explanation provided, or was Jung just listed as an example?
I haven't read any of Jung's books; they might provide a better insight on what he wanted/valued. If anyone has (especially
Memories, Dreams, Reflections), I'd be glad to read their opinion.
My initial impression on what Jung said about himself and the world: he strikes me as deeply inquisitive (which is not solely a 5 attribute, but would fit 5's idea of omniscience), favouring individuality and autonomy, being interested in anything archetypical, symbolic (again, an interest sometimes associated with 4/5, but not exclusive to these types) and his deep dedication to the areas he was interested in the most. Also, the fact that he disliked being considered a mystic and preferred being seen as a man of science. He believed that individuation can be achieved through ego-consciousness; I realise that it doesn't necessarily mean he was an ego type (4, 5, 9), but I think it's worth considering.
I think I can see the source of the confusion: I didn't pick those specific quotes just to prove a point; a copy-paste of an entire wikiquote site would be unnecessary, so I chose the quotes that stood out and, in my opinion, reflected how he thought and preferred to explain his point of view. I think I should've been more specific about that.
no_id said:
5w4 seem ok, possibly NiTeFiSe
This article implies that Jung used both Ti and Ni:
Although one camp argues that he was an INTP (ie, Jungian IT) and the other argues that he was INTJ (Jungian IN), both remain unaware - because they are caught up in MBTI assumptions - of the fact that Jung was, ironically, himself a 'pure' type. A person who had introverted thinking and introverted intuition as his first two functions (with the former as dominant at some points in his career, and the latter dominant at other times), Jung was one 'pure' or 'extreme' type who not only lived 'effectively', but also made an extremely significant contribution.
and later, a hypothesis that certain enneatypes attract/invite what the authors call "the pure types":
For example, the 'pure type' that is uniquely associated with zone Five is the INT -which has dominant introverted thinking and auxiliary introverted intuition.
I don't think that switching from Ti-dom into Ni-dom is possible, though. Did Jung say whether he considered himself an introvert or an extravert (since he coined the terms)? I'm inclined to think he was introverted, but I'm curious if he ever confirmed that.
