Personal Growth
(Self-Integration from
an INFJ perspective)
through Awareness
of Cognitive Functions
BECOMING AWARE OF
OUR'E (EGO FUNCTIONS)
(Let me start this off by saying this is very broad, and generally objective view of the process of learning ones cognitive functions. Then integrating them into full cognitive awareness. To do this it takes a certain psychic phenomenon I like to call conjunction of opposite energies, or union of the opposites.)
Personal growth is something that we all struggle & yearn for, sometimes on a deep unconscious level. I will try to explain how to expand you're mind & personality through becoming aware of our cognitive functions.
It will help to have a better understanding of this, if you have a basic understanding of you're own mbti personality type & a basic knowledge of cognitive functions.
Well, the biggest obstacle to personal growth is the relationship between the dominant function and the rest of the ego functions like Auxiliary, Tertiary & inferior function. The process of integration really starts with the dominant function allowing the auxiliary function to take up it's own identity by giving it the freedom to express itself fully & naturally. The reason behind going for the auxiliary function first is because, you don't want the tertiary to start drifting away, due to the onesided attitude of the auxiliary function. When people allow their dominant function to bully & over-power the other ego functions, occurrences of the runaway dominant function effect take place, (like Nietzsche).
So this is why I advocate for personality growth from the dominant function down (working from the dominant down assimilating them into consciousness, then integrating them to blend with our full day to day life.
One thing I will stress is to always make sure you work the other ego functions in with the blessings of you're dominant function. This starts bonding a working relationship of mutual benefit. It is important to integrate the inferior function by finding a way to Incorporate it into daily life consciously. I believe to do this, it's important to learn as much about you're types dominant and inferior function as you can. Learn the attitude of those functions, there likes, there dislikes. This will allow you to excercise you're inferior function in a emotionally healthy manner, through a mutual subordination & usefulness to all the functions as a unit.
(especially to dominant Ni types, like in the case of infj) The inferior function will have to demonstrate it's merit to the dominant function and the overall personality structure, & in turn the dominant function will have to compromise, as well as stop being so rigid in the application of dominance, letting the inferior function assume it's role naturally, in the unified personality structure. The dominant - inferior functional relationship is just the most important parts of breaking through and discovering the shadow functions, but it is also very important to learn, & discover then cultivate naturally you're auxiliary function & tertiary functions.
When I say naturally, this can be achieved by getting a good
understanding of the personal preferences, likes and dislikes, their wants, desires & attitudes of all you're ego functions. Learn how to cultivate each one without(without being too clumsy ) stepping on the toes of the others. (it's basically a balancing ) you can continue your naturalization by applying each one, as it is most needed throughout day to day life. Thereby a rearranging of perception, thought process & cognitive patterns. You're functions then start to identify their roles, locking them in, and a mutual benefiting of natural efficiency takes hold, allowing true-open cognitive expression, strengthening our functions individual resolve, mutually supporting each other. (integration is all about acceptance of differences even though they contradict each other, thereby holding the tension of the opposites.)
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Becoming aware of (Self) through cognitive functions.
ParanormalA broad outline of the personality growth process. it's basically like an introduction into integrating ones self through personal individuation.
