Development continued

There are a couple of dimensions of development from a type perspective that merit some reflection. At the most profound level, type development is about full and clear perceptions and sound and discerning judgment. But getting there isn't necessarily about adding skills to the backpack. You can't quite say, "I am an Intuitive so I'll engage in Sensing focused activities and thereby increase the range of my perceptions." while there is virtue in testing out the opposite (as I explored in a previous post), I don't want us to confuse that with a development solution. In fact, I suspect it is more difficult than engaging in opposite-like activities. The tension inherent in the opposites of our typeology is the source of potential development. Imagine a rubber band being pulled by the pointing fingers of both hands. The energy in the rubber band grows as the two fingers are pulled in larger distances apart. In a sense, we need to come to grips with the opposites of our own nature to discover the energy needed to work with these opposites, as essential as they are. Our first step toward type development may well be the recognition of our tensions among our competing sources of perception and judgment. Second is to seek the wisdom of the opposite in any given situation. Third, to create an internal space to understand these competing forces within your own psychology and engage in a kind of dialog about how to use this energy to enhance perceptions and judgments. More to come. Stay tuned.