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Opening Statement Well, we all knew this discussion was coming eventually... I didn't want to do this, but I thought it was an important discussion, and I bribed myself with actual spending money if I covered this topic, so here we are.  Well, Alpha Quadra. There is your ammunition. The ESI (ISFP) "gold-digger" allegations are never going away now. Discussions about rarity have always been dominant in typology discussions, because I think everyone has an innate need to distinguish themselves from others. I mean, you are aware of all of your inner complexities, contradictions, thoughts, struggles, aspirations, etc. Therefore, your type must be rare. Right? Well, that is not always the case. You have to remember that typology, by its very nature, strives to categorize people into boxes. But it says nothing about how people can develop very differently within those categories. That is why two people, of the same type, can be extraordinarily different from one another. Whe...

  Naranjo and the   Self-Preservation Enneagram 4: Hey guys. This is a collection of notes I have taken from the Enneagram Four Book, or more specifically, a translation of  Envidia Abnegados, Odiadores Y Melancolicos by Claudio Naranjo. At the end of each chapter, I have added some personal notes, stories, anecdotes, and how I relate to the book. This was mainly a means of me trying to understand the subtype better, but I thought that maybe making these notes public can be of use to others. Hopefully this helps people understand the SP4 subtype, and maybe my personal anecdotes may help illustrate some more real-life, grounded examples to supplement your understanding. While I am not the largest fan of Claudio Naranjo as a person (look at his various scandals), the E4 book has fundamentally helped bring awareness to my deepest self, my tendencies, and has helped to develop compassion for others, and myself. At the time of writing this, I am 27 years old, so I have a long ...