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Posted by Babelfish on July 23, 2000 at 13:23:10:

Dear Becky

Thank you: this more or less tallies with my assessment of being a 4/5 or 5/4 hybrid. And your self-accusations about being vague are unjustified.

Being an enneagram novice and not an initiate, I'm still not quite au fait with such recondite notions as "wings". As you state that you feel ambiguously about them, I'd be glad if you could elaborate on your perspective.

Although my test results suggest that I'm predominantly 4 (secondary trait 5), I have a passionate commitment to ideas, and see my "fourness" embedded in a desire to effect a creative symbiosis of concepts and theories, where no apparent connection or compatibility is thought to exist.

I'm a translator/copywriter/linguist by profession (although this doesn't represent "pursuit of bliss")with my specialisms tending to lie on the more creative side, where you are granted more "licence" to make a text your "own" (within reason). Financial liabilities notwithstanding, I'd ultimately like to pursue an academic career in the Arts/Humanities, but even this comes with potentially lethal snags attached, as individual creativity is often stifled or funneled into a self-consciously academic pigeonhole.

Thanks once again for your comments and would welcome any further feedback you might have.

Regards

Babelfish

: : I would like to hear from those who believe themselves to be 4/5 in equal measure. Do these configurations complement each other, or are they often at odds with one another, or both?

: I don't know what my wing is (I'm not sure if I agree with wing theory; I think I have potentially "secondary" 4 or 9 traits), but I do feel compelled to share my persepective.
: I hold the attitude that conflict is good; competition, so to speak, is good. It promotes balance. In a way, contradicting forces complement each other because they serve the purpose of equilibrium.
: In short: both, but not alternately so--simultaneously, in themselves.

: *sigh*, I'm getting too vague.
: If that didn't make sense, let me know. I can try another angle.

: Becky

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Re: Message for Becky relating to "Hmm . . ." Followup Post Bredraig 16:00:45 07/26/00 (0)
A thought.... WingPrayer 09:46:49 07/24/00 (0)
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: Dear Becky : Thank you: this more or less tallies with my assessment of being a 4/5 or 5/4 hybrid. And your self-accusations about being vague are unjustified. : Being an enneagram novice and not an initiate, I'm still not quite au fait with such recondite notions as "wings". As you state that you feel ambiguously about them, I'd be glad if you could elaborate on your perspective. : Although my test results suggest that I'm predominantly 4 (secondary trait 5), I have a passionate commitment to ideas, and see my "fourness" embedded in a desire to effect a creative symbiosis of concepts and theories, where no apparent connection or compatibility is thought to exist. : I'm a translator/copywriter/linguist by profession (although this doesn't represent "pursuit of bliss")with my specialisms tending to lie on the more creative side, where you are granted more "licence" to make a text your "own" (within reason). Financial liabilities notwithstanding, I'd ultimately like to pursue an academic career in the Arts/Humanities, but even this comes with potentially lethal snags attached, as individual creativity is often stifled or funneled into a self-consciously academic pigeonhole. : Thanks once again for your comments and would welcome any further feedback you might have. : Regards : Babelfish : : : : I would like to hear from those who believe themselves to be 4/5 in equal measure. Do these configurations complement each other, or are they often at odds with one another, or both? : : I don't know what my wing is (I'm not sure if I agree with wing theory; I think I have potentially "secondary" 4 or 9 traits), but I do feel compelled to share my persepective. : : I hold the attitude that conflict is good; competition, so to speak, is good. It promotes balance. In a way, contradicting forces complement each other because they serve the purpose of equilibrium. : : In short: both, but not alternately so--simultaneously, in themselves. : : *sigh*, I'm getting too vague. : : If that didn't make sense, let me know. I can try another angle. : : Becky

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