A pair of Intuitive/Sensing type traits is defined by filling the Strong/Weak function blocks with irrational (Si, Se, Ni, Ne) information aspects. Thus, Intuitive types have strong Ni-Ne and weak Si-Se aspects, while Sensing types have strong Si-Se and weak Ni-Ne aspects.
As mentioned in the previous article, Strong/Weak properties form broad and narrow channels for assimilating information. When combined with irrational aspect pairs grouped under one trait, these properties establish one of the fundamental divisions of types – into intuitives and sensors. Let’s take a closer look at them.
Intuitives are good at navigating through events: they understand what can or cannot happen, what tendencies exist and what new things can be introduced into the current situation. It is easier for them to fantasize and make predictions about events that do not directly concern them. In contrast, sensors are good at orienting themselves to what surrounds them: they have a better understanding of their own sensations and the qualities of material objects, speak more confidently about their and others’ abilities, and find it easier to improve the quality of their own or others’ lives. Accordingly, intuitive thinking is focused on their physical needs – they do not understand other people’s sensations, while sensors are rarely interested in events that do not directly concern them – they prefer to plan and improve their own lives.
When determining these traits, it is important to remember that they relate only to how we assimilate information, that is, how our experience is formed. If a person understands something well in some aspect, it does not necessarily indicate that their strong function is working. It is possible that it is their Mobilizing function that inertly worked through the topic of interest to the person, or their Suggestive one that passively absorbed and adjusted to someone else’s convictions. Strength/weakness is primarily about whether we can see the world through someone else’s eyes, whether we can adopt someone else’s experience. Therefore, when typing, we recommend moving on to them only after you have identified inert and valued functions.
Intuitive types include Don Quixote, Robespierre, Hamlet, Yesenin, Jack London, Balzac, Huxley and Dostoyevsky.
Sensory types include Hugo, Dumas, Zhukov, Maxim Gorky, Napoleon, Dreiser, Stierlitz and Gabin.