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Ni - Introverted Intuition - MBTI

Carl Jung described introverted intuition (Ni) as producing mystical dreamers and seers who focus on perception and shaping perception. Ni desires to know the future and bring together cosmic data into a singular point of profound clarity, as represented by prophets, shamans, and mystics. In its healthiest form, Ni provides clear insights from trustworthy data points, while unhealthy Ni can lead to delusional visions. Ni develops from imagining scenarios to knowing outcomes will occur to divining events are already in motion.

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Ni - Introverted Intuition - MBTI

Carl Jung described introverted intuition (Ni) as producing mystical dreamers and seers who focus on perception and shaping perception. Ni desires to know the future and bring together cosmic data into a singular point of profound clarity, as represented by prophets, shamans, and mystics. In its healthiest form, Ni provides clear insights from trustworthy data points, while unhealthy Ni can lead to delusional visions. Ni develops from imagining scenarios to knowing outcomes will occur to divining events are already in motion.

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Introverted Intuition (Ni)

‘What Will Be’


What Carl Jung said about Introverted Intuitive Types:
“The peculiar nature of introverted intuition... produces a peculiar type
of man; the mystical dreamer and seer on the one hand, or the
fantastical crank and artist on the other. The latter might be regarded
as the normal case, since there is a general tendency of this type to
confine himself to the perceptive character of intuition. As a rule, the
intuitive stops at perception; perception is his principal problem, and --
in the case of a productive artist - the shaping of perception. But the
crank contents himself with the intuition by which he himself is shaped
and determined. Intensification of intuition naturally often results in an
extraordinary aloofness of the individual from tangible reality; he may
even become a complete enigma to his own immediate circle. His
argument lacks convincing reason. He can only confess or pronounce.
His is the 'voice of one crying in the wilderness.’

What does it do?


Introverted intuition (Ni) desires to know the future. It’s fundamental question
is, “What will it be?” Because it is an introverted function, the what will it
be-ness is entirely subjective, though to the user it feels entirely universal and
objective. It has as its main goal the quest to bring together the vast amount of
cosmic data into a singular point. This quest has been represented throughout
history and fables as prophets, shamans, and mystics.
As Carl Jung noted, introverted intuition is tough to articulate. For Ni
dominant users, that being the INTJ and INFJ, the clarity of understanding is
almost inversely proportional to the ability to articulate it. After all, would
it be fair to know all the secrets of the universe AND be concise in your
explanatory abilities?
Ni types have often described the ‘a-ha’ moment that comes to them randomly
the way that Nikola Tesla did: “My brain is only a receiver, in the Universe
there is a core from which we obtain knowledge, strength and inspiration. I
have not penetrated into the secrets of this core, but I know that it exists.”
It’s like a lightning bolt of insight from the Beyond. This profound clarity can
lead the Ni user to become the crank that Jung describes. “Don’t ask me how I
know it, BUT TRUST ME I DO!”
Ni is often recognized from the outside as pattern recognition. You might
know someone who is always connecting dots or making analogies as to how
THIS connects to THAT and with that connection, a VERY BIG truth is
revealed. Or it’s not and you’re making something out of nothing.

How it Develops

Introverted Intuition in its healthiest form provides clear insight that is derived
from trustworthy data points. It is refined in its predictive ability. It doesn’t
run wild with a random string of information, but takes a rather cautious filter
when preparing a conclusion.
In its most unhealthy form, Ni can lead us astray towards delusional visions,
paranoid thoughts, and dissociation. In a phrase, “seeing things that aren’t
there.”
John Beebe, world renowned Jungian author and Typology professor, revealed
in his book Energies and Patterns in Psychological Type, the ways in which each
of the 8 cognitive functions develops.
For Ni, it goes imagining -> knowing -> divining.
We move from simply imagining a scenario playing out, to making a scenario
playout.
Put another way:
Imagining: “This would be interesting if it happens.”
Knowing: “This is going to happen.”
Divining: “It’s already in motion towards happening.”
Ultimately, for any type, what seems to be the most effective way of utilizing
introverted intuition correctly is knowing how to harness the insights that the
universe sends you to capture them. This could be as simple as having the
Notes app easily accessible on your phone or having a pen and paper next to
your bedside table.
We never know when Ni is going to activate, so be ready to capture its brilliance
when it decides to show up.

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