by John Bodine | Oct 25, 2022 | Articles, By Personality Type, Season 07 - Virtue & Vice, Season 18 - Cognitive Mechanics
The 8 Temple Wheels of the Octogram At the root of every type is a singular drive to attain something that fills up the hole within us. This hole, while often the cause of our pain, discomfort, and disconnectedness from others, is also the source of our motivation...
by John Bodine | Oct 2, 2022 | Articles, Season 16 - Attitudes of Cognitive Functions, Season 17 - The four sides of the mind and the quadras, Season 18 - Cognitive Mechanics
Introducing Cognitive Circuits “Like begets like; honesty begets honesty; trust, trust; and so on.” — James F. Bell, IIIThe Four Sides of the Mind is a map. Not just a map, but a map that guides through the labyrinth of our psyche. Through the entrance to the dark —...
by John Bodine | Aug 26, 2022 | Articles, Season 16 - Attitudes of Cognitive Functions, Season 18 - Cognitive Mechanics, Season 23 - How to parent each of the 16 types
Where does our source of meaning come from? Victor Frankl, in Man’s Search for Meaning, taught that a person must search to find what was meaningful to them, and in some cases create that meaning, to be sustained. From Frankl: “Ultimately, man should not ask what the...
by John Bodine | Aug 7, 2022 | Articles, Season 02 - How to type yourself and others, Season 07 - Virtue & Vice, Season 15 - How to use the type grid, Season 16 - Attitudes of Cognitive Functions, Season 17 - The four sides of the mind and the quadras, Season 18 - Cognitive Mechanics, Season 19 - How to be the best version of yourself (enlightenment), Season 20 - How to type famous people, Season 29 - How to Master Your Demon
Historical Typing: King Leonidas of Sparta The ground shakes as hordes of Persian soldiers stomp the cracked earth in unison, marching toward the Hot Gates. There, a small group of elite soldiers — 300 Spartans — and a handful of Grecian platoons, await their fate....
by John Bodine | Jul 12, 2022 | Articles, Season 19 - How to be the best version of yourself (enlightenment)
Cognitive Integration as Sanctification? “The only crime is pride.” ― Sophocles. There is a temptation to regard the theory of the 4 Sides of the Mind, and any related aspects of Jungian psychology, philosophy, science, and history that contribute to our...
by John Bodine | Jun 12, 2022 | Articles, Season 02 - How to type yourself and others, Season 15 - How to use the type grid, Season 18 - Cognitive Mechanics
Fictional Typing: Darth Vader & Anakin Skywalker Is Darth Vader the greatest villain of all time? If we look at the pantheon of villainy, Darth Vader has an involuntary place of honor in most people’s rendition. But why is Darth Vader such an iconic villain?...
