#1-The Reformers

Reformers have an instinct for completion and perfection, which permeates their whole persons. They also instinctively sense the opposite: incompleteness and limitation.

They have a strong need to point out what seems wrong to them and then seek to correct and change these things. They apply this to themselves, others, life, the world and the moral order of things.

The word which most precisely involves the One energy is standards. According to the way the Ones operate, life has come to us imprinted with standards.

Like the eagle stalking its prey, the One must keep a sharp eye out for all that does not measure up to the inherent standards which govern all of life.

Caretakers have a natural feel for caring and nurturing. They also instinctively feel the neediness of others and move forward to provide the needed caring.

Their own feelings and thoughts and actions, will all be focused on the neediness of other people and on caring for them, ignoring their own neediness. Their energy is consistently moving out toward others.

The word around which the Twos focus all their energies is need. It's as if this is the main thing, sometimes the only thing, the Twos see or hear or feel.

They pick up on needs by listening and intuiting through the language of feelings.

Accomplishers have a keen feel for producing or making things happen. They also have an instinct for recognizing when there is a lack of activity, no productivity, nothing being accomplished.

Their considerable energy is always directed toward the accomplishment of some goal. As each goal is reached they are already setting objectives toward the next goal.

The word which draws all the Three energy to the forefront is goals. The Threes are focused on setting goals, meeting goals, evaluating goals, and most importantly, in being evaluated by others according to the goals accomplished.

They are constantly aware of how others interact with them and evaluate their accomplishments. The Threes aquire their identity through their connection to the community.

The Originals have a special sensitivity for the uniqueness of each person. They tend to appreciate each person and life itself as unique. Their sensitivity can also detect the common ordinariness of life and they have a strong aversion for this.

Their energy is directed both toward presenting themselves in a special way and treating others and life in special ways.

The word which symbolizes all the energy of the Fours is different. The Fours feel that they are different from everyone else. And they feel intensely that all persons are different, one from another.

They feel that they are themselves unique.

#5-The Observers

Observers have an instinctive knowledge about knowing and not knowing. They see life as a continuous process which invites us to go farther and farther in the discovery of truth. It's a journey of life and growth processes.

Their main focus is on the mental arena including activities such as observing, reading, researching, analyzing, and understanding.

The word which most clearly distills the Five energy is observe. The Fives are "all eyes." Life comes into them from this their most prominent sense. With their eyes and their minds they try to observe and understand the mysteries of the world and everything in it.

They work at understanding how it all fits together, how everything is interrelated. Then they ask a further question. What is the meaning of the whole?

Cooperators/Rebels know and understand the concept of faith and its opposite: certainty. They either cooperate with the group and leader or they rebel.

They view life and the world as a community with a leader and a structure. They wish to belong, unless the community is unreliable in some way. In the latter case their rebellion will still be a way of relating to the group.

The word which captures the energy of the Sixes is authority. All the different varieties of Sixes in all different stages are always interacting with the world through their involvement with authority.

However they attempt to fit into the world, it will always be a relationship to authority. Furthermore, the term "authority" will include anyone the Sixes decide should be included in that category. Their hypervigilance is always trained on authority.

Experiencers know and experience joy and delight. They also know about sadness, pain, and sorrow. They show us the excitement of life, an almost childlike delight in all they survey with their senses.

They see the positive in every situation, the joy in all things and want all of us to join in the dance with them which will surely banish the feared dark side, they hope.

The word which magnetizes the energy of the Sevens is experience. For them, life is a series of experiences. Through their senses, especially visual, they take in all the sensations that life offers.

They revel in the sights, sounds, aromas, textures, flavors, and stimulating ideas that abound in the world.

Bosses strongly sense power as well as vulnerability and weakness. They sense how power can be used for both good and evil. It can create new life or destroy everything.

All that they do in the world will somehow be based on this power issue. They will fight to protect the weak and downtrodden, and create massive changes.

The word which best embodies the Eights is struggle. The Eights are intensely involved with the world around them and all that is a part of it.

One thing is constant with the Eights, their strong energy is forceful and interactive.

#9-Peacemakers

Peacemakers have a strong instinct for harmony and likewise have a particular sense for discord. They relate to the world, other people and even themselves from the position of loving harmony and recoiling from discord.

Their aversion to discord can motivate them to bring about the harmonious union of opposites.

The word that most typifies the Nine energy is stable. The Nines are like the great wonders of nature which remain generally the same, in season and out.

The oceans, even with high tides and low, still remain the same large bodies of water. "Ole Man River keeps on rollin' along." And the Grand Canyon just sits there getting more grand every year.

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