Introverted Intuitive
The introverted intuitive relates to internal objects the same way the extroverted intuitive relates to external objects. “Their reality is not physical but psychic” (Jung, 1971/1976, p. 398 [CW 6, para. 655]). With a focus on the subjective, internal experience, introverted intuitives access the personal and collective unconscious. The natural inclination toward the internal world allows the introverted intuitive to grasp concepts that have governed the species for centuries
The Extroverted Intuitive
Looking into more specific traits of the intuitive function is done by classifying individuals into extroverts or introverts. For example, the extroverted intuitive focuses on the external world for intuitive information and possibilities. People, objects, opportunities all entice the assessment of possibilities. The extroverted intuitive has a strong sense of what is new and interesting. The outside world inspires a discovery process. These individuals can be highly creative
Intuitive Typology
A significant contribution by Jung (1971/1976) was through his discussion of intuition in the context of the personality. For the purposes of this study, investigating typology will provide insight into the manifestation of the intuitive function when it is both dominant and inferior in the personality style. This study proposes that in recovery, the intuitive function comes back into balance, or begins to be consciously recognized in decision making processes. The psychologi
The Connection Between Intuition, Instinct and Archetypes.
Associated with implicit knowing is one of the most central aspects of human behavior, instinctual action. This area of the intuitive spectrum pertains to this research by examing the role of the intuitive function has in tempering out of balance instincts characteristic in addictions. Both implicit knowledge and instincts are unconscious automatic behaviors with biological origins. Implicit knowledge and precognitive assessment is similar to the process Jung (1954/1981) desc
Manifestations of the Intuitive Function
Implicit Memory The intuitive spectrum begins with subtle precognitive knowledge, which manifests in activities like athletics or playing an instrument. These tasks include moments where individuals are not thinking about what they must do but simply executing through a mindless flow. This intuitive state of mind correlates to the recovery process as the individual begins to feel less agitated and more trusting in their abilities to engage in life’s mundane activities (White,
The Elusive Nature of the Intuitive Function
Jung (1971/1976) described intuition as an unconscious function, which draws from perception, memory, and precognition. He stated intuition informs the conscious psyche in ways the other functions could not. The peculiarity of intuition is that it is neither a sense perception, nor feeling, nor intellectual inference, although it may appear in these forms. In intuition a content presents itself whole and complete, without our being able to explain or discover how this content
The Intuitive Function
From a clinical perspective, intuition is a psychic function that manifests through various phenomena, from the simple elegance of subtle perception and instinctual execution, to the grander acausal realm of premonitions and synchronicities. This section includes literature on the phenomenology of the intuitive function, investigating the unconscious origins and conscious environment in which intuition becomes known. The specific topics covered are how intuition relates to in
