I'm curious, in one of your posts you said the way you classpect is very personal, what do you do? What questions do you ask?
In putting my thoughts down to answer your ask, I ended up making a breakthrough in how I classpect.
Previously, the methods I used ended up being quite personal, (which all previous parties involved with my classpecting shenanigans were alright with, since they are my friends whom I've known for a long time,) but I cannot ask for such familiarity from strangers online and I would expect many are not willing to share such personal things with a stranger online either. (On top of that, I am not a therapist, and I am certainly not being paid to listen to a stranger's trauma. Apologies, but no.)
Now, however, I can gauge what a person's classpect might likely be with the authentic answers to six questions, no invasive methods needed. Thank you, truly, for sending this ask.
The process I previously used required personal introspection from the person involved to be shared with me. The process I use now still requires personal introspection, but it is not required to be shared with me; only through the authentic answers to these questions.
It is, essentially, an interrogation with yourself. If the answers are shared with me, I can only point you in the directions I noticed within your answers. It will ultimately be you who decides what fits the most.
As well, you may have noticed I am using the word "authentic" instead of "honest". When analyzing the answers to these questions, I did not just take the answers into account; I also took the way the answer was phrased into account, such as certain words used over others, and how they interpreted what the question was asking within their answers. Even the attitude of the person answering and how they treated the questions with the tone of their answers was something I took into account. It is all a tell of aspect and class; that is why the answers must be authentic. Otherwise, it may obscure the true results.
(One notable example, when testing these questions with a less familiar group chat, a Knight of Void (Actively Skilled with Secrets), whose inverse is Rogue of Light (Passive Giver of Knowledge), sent me essay long paragraph answers to each question asked. Most others sent me one to two word answers and/or one to two sentences.)
Before I get into the questions, here are some notes about aspects and classes I've noticed when classpecting.
Due to the nature of classes, aspect can be obscured or otherwise hard to tell. Those of the active classes (direct relationship with aspect) find it easier to pin down an aspect and class, and those of the passive classes (indirect relationship with aspect) find it more difficult to pin down both an aspect and a class. However, the way classes interact with each other can actually help pin down one's aspect.
Like aspects, each class has its own inverse class as well. These inverse classes, when paired with their aspects, make for an inverse classpect. This inverse classpect is arguably extremely crucial, and it is an angle I've taken for a different perspective when classpecting, as it can provide startlingly meaningful insight. Understanding the push and pull between not only aspects and inverse aspects, but also between classes and inverse classes, has proven to be the most accurate way I've found to determine a classpect.
As a Seer of Heart (Passive Study of Identity), my inverse is Witch of Mind (Actively Embodies Logic). The way I approach this blog and classpecting as a whole is from a very logical standpoint. On the surface level, one wouldn't classify me as a Heart player, but from the angle of an inverse Witch of Mind, it makes more sense. (also, i dont usually type the way i do on this blog when im with my friends, it is literally only when im seriously trying to study something. buuut i do tend to actively think rationally when faced with A Challenge (typically a social one,,,), so that counts towards it i think. being a system/plural probably has something more to do with that. idk.)
I would advise, if you're having trouble pinning down an aspect for yourself, to narrow it down to aspect-pairs instead of just a single aspect; which inverse of your potential aspects fits you the most? Light-Void, Heart-Mind, Time-Space, Blood-Breath, Life-Doom, Rage-Hope. Eliminating your choices down to two potential aspects instead of one, especially out of a pool of twelve, will typically reap better results. (Unfortunately, this may not work for Sylphs, Maids, Princes, and Bards. Those of those four classes will have to account for their love and hatred/fear of their aspect and its inverse.)
These questions will only truly work if you are willing to be honest with yourself. (They will also only work if you are familiar with all of the aspects and all of the classes to read between the lines and make a proper connection for yourself... I suppose I should post a quick classpecting guide at some point to aid with that.)
What is most important to you?
Why is this important to you?
Why do you do what you do?
What frustrates or upsets you most?
What is in your way? What are your flaws? How do you overcome this?
So I was asked about how I classpect by @classesandaspects so I decided to explain my method. See, I can't decide anyone's classpect without it being sort of one on one. I am very verbal in my ways. In fact I've never classpected someone unless we were face to face or phoning or very long messaging. When I go to classpect someone, I always say the same thing to each person. "You must be truthful. Not to me, but yourself. Lying gets you nowhere." I have had three people try lying to get something they want. When one is truthful with their answers, you learn more about yourself. Next we move onto the aspects. One must always start with the aspects first. I then read off each aspect and begin making a list of every aspect the target associates themselves with. Once I get all the aspects compiled into a list, I begin something I call the Bracket System. The way the Bracket System works is I go two aspects at a time. Then the target must say which of the two they are most like. Continue to do this till you have one aspect. That is their aspect. You do the exact same thing with your classes. Now I use this method with every classpect I do, and I am very accurate to the point I accidentally made a friend cry. I will say I will accept questions about classpecting someone, but you must message me.
