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Point Eight: The Program of Self-defined Justice with Arrogance
| Special Gift: |
Care for the Underdog |
| Self-Definition: |
"I can do. I'm powerful." |
| Shadow Issue: |
Lust -- use of others as objects |
| Rejected Element: |
Weakness |
| Addiction: |
Arrogant justice |
| Strength Needed: |
Trust |
| Defense Mechanism: |
Denial |
| Psychological Disturbance: |
Sociopath |
| Talk Style: |
Imperatives |
| Preoccupations Include: |
Aggression and impulse control.
Puritan/hedonist dichotomy.
Control of personal objects, space and people likely to influence the EIGHT'S
life.
Excessive (to others) self-presentation -- too much, too loud.
Tendency to see things in extremes, people either strong or weak, fair
or unfair, with no middle ground; an automatic denial of other points of
view in favor of single "legitimate" opinion that supports the
EIGHT'S security.
Concern with justice and the protection of others. |
| Focus: |
Personal emphasis on satisfactory survival.
Couple emphasis on possession/surrender.
Community emphasis on friendship. |
| Life Task: |
Realization of truth and justice in each moment's flow of reality.
Accepting one's personal weakness offers the possibility of integration. |
Margaret Frings Keyes
Emotions and the Enneagram
Working Through Your Shadow Life Script
Molysdatur Publications, Muir Beach, California,1992, 164 pages
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