#type eight

[galoregalacticals]

Four: *throwing their head into Eight's lap* Tell me I'm pretty!

Eight: *lovingly stroking Four's hair* You're pretty fucking annoying, that's what you are.

[the-weird-poet]

eight by sleeping at last>>>

[marshmalaphor]

A Love Letter to Type 8

To the Hesitant,

           You, as the utmost of utmost badasses, house within you an entire encyclopedia of Dungeons and Dragons classes.

           You are a Fighter—strong enough to be armored, even from a young age—you come at problems headfirst, and you know how to lead.

           You are a Barbarian—a battle cry fit to ward off even the worst of predators. You are a Monk—to save yourself, so that you can save the world.

           Wait, no, a Bard because you have the wherewithal to inspire others to pick up a blade and save themselves. But if they cannot save themselves, you transmute into a Paladin to do the saving for them.

           Serving as a Ranger, you remove yourself from immediate danger, and your inner Rogue lets you slip into the shadows so that you may breathe—even if only for a moment.

           A Druid—blending in with your surroundings and becoming one with them. A Wizard, here to alter the structures of reality so that others may see what it is that you could not always see. A Cleric—healing both yourself and those around you.

           You—classes aside—stand before me bare, battered, and what some may deem as broken.

           But you—classes aside—are enough of a powerhouse to push through any turmoil or long-form disaster that gets thrown your way.

           But that doesn’t mean you should have to. You should never have had to. Especially not as such a small child.

           Here, now, I am giving you permission to rest—to fold yourself into my arms and find comfort in someone other than yourself. You’ve earned that, even though it should never have been an “earnable” prize to begin with.

Forever on your team,

r.h.

P.S. Don’t waffle. You’ll get better results if you just do it, instead of being afraid of the judgement or the outcome.

Song: Eight by Sleeping At Last

Song: Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears

[watchingtheunivereeexpand]

Sasha Waybright (Enneagram Analysis)

From Amphibia by Matt Braly/Disney

Type: 8w7 Subtype: sx/sp Tritype: 837 Enneagram Analysis Masterlist

-> TYPE: 8w7

Core Desire: to be independent and in contol.

Core Fear: to be dependent, controlled, or otherwise weak.

Type Eights tend to see everything as a challenge. They're naturally aggressive, assertive and rebellious, which is their way to assert their freedom. Wing Sevens tend to be a lot more extroverted and adventurous than other Eights. At their worst, they are controlling and confrontational to get what they want, and push down their feelings of shame and sadness, for example, as they see them as weaknesses. Sasha looks for positions of authority wherever she goes, which is an Eight way to assert control over a situation. She's so used to being the leader, in fact, that during most of, if not her entire life, she refused to have it any other way. Whenever her position is threatened, she externalizes her anger, which is typically the only (negative) feeling Eights allow themselves to express. She desintegrates onto Five, becoming isolated, out of touch with her feelings, turns her guilt into self-hatred and arrogance. We see this side of Sasha particularly in Turning Point (s03ep03), while before it, she was fighting against those feelings through her tritype's coping mechanisms. At her best, however, Sasha integrates onto Two. Here, she's selfless and open-hearted, allowing herself to be vulnerable and soft with others instead of seeing that as a weakness.

-> SUBTYPE: sx/sp

Her primary instinctual drive is the sexual, or intimate, one, which focuses on intense experiences and bonds and forming intimate connections. Intimate Eights are the most rebellious and authoritarian, and are naturally prone to break rules and dominate their environment. We see Sasha looking for positions of power and attemption to control the things, and people, around her. The sx need for intimacy only worsens her controlling behavior, but it also shows us her softer side. She wants love and affection but is afraid that asking for it will put her in a vulnerable position, so she uses her power to protect the people she cares about as a way to earn it—and sometimes, even takes it for granted. Her secondary instinctual drive is the self-preservation one. Self-Preservation Eights tend to focus on material things as a display of their power and impact. They're typically secretive and cunning, but will use their power to make sure theirs and their loved one's needs are met. Sasha leans hard on this during The Reunion, for example.

-> TRITYPE: 837

Sasha's body fix is 8. It handles anger by externalizing it and being overly assertive. Her heart fix is 3. It handles shame by repressing it and only showing the best of yourself. Her mind fix is 7. It handles fear by repressing it and filling the space with movement. These fixes, her main coping mechanisms, can be seen working together in Toadcatcher: she's not afraid of losing Anne!, she's not ashamed of her actions!, she's just angry and exhausting herself to avoid thinking about it.

[playsthetics]

Enneagram Moodboards

Type 8: The Challenger (The Leader)

Powerful, resilient, confrontational, decisive, empowering.

[sailforvalinor]

Enneagram Types as Lines of Poetry

Type One, the Reformer: ”For truth was to me

A breath, a wind,

A shadow, a phantom,

And never had I touched

The hem of its garment.” --Stephen Crane, “’Truth’, said a traveler”

Type Two, the Helper: ”Will it come like a change in the weather?

Will its greeting be courteous or rough?

Will it alter my life altogether?

O tell me the truth about love.” -- W. H. Auden, “Tell me the truth about love”

Type Three, the Achiever: ”Oh Fame!—if I e'er took delight in thy praises,

'Twas less for the sake of thy high-sounding phrases,

Than to see the bright eyes of the dear one discover,

She thought that I was not unworthy to love her.” --George Gordon Byron, “To Youth”

Type Four, the Individualist: “The lamp said,

‘Four o'clock,

Here is the number on the door.

Memory!

You have the key,

The little lamp spreads a ring on the stair,

Mount.

The bed is open; the tooth-brush hangs on the wall,

Put your shoes at the door, sleep, prepare for life.’

The last twist of the knife.” --T. S. Eliot, “Rhapsody on a Windy Night”

Type Five, the Investigator: “’Faith’ is a fine invention

For Gentlemen who see!

But Microscopes are prudent

In an Emergency!” --Emily Dickenson, “‘Faith’ is a fine invention (202)”

Type Six, the Loyalist: “For I have known them all already, known them all:—

Have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons,

I have measured out my life with coffee spoons” --T. S. Eliot, “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”

Type Seven, the Enthusiast: “And the days are not full enough

And the nights are not full enough

And life slips by like a field mouse      

Not shaking the grass” --Ezra Pound, “And the days are not full enough”

Type Eight, the Challenger: “It matters not how strait the gate,

How charged with punishments the scroll.

I am the master of my fate:

I am the captain of my soul.” --William Ernest Henley, “Invictus”

Type Nine, the Peacemaker: “Before I built a wall I'd ask to know

What I was walling in or walling out,

And to whom I was like to give offense.

Something there is that doesn't love a wall,

That wants it down.” --Robert Frost, “Mending Wall”

(Note for Fives: I originally wanted to use “Do I dare/Disturb the universe?/In a minute there is time/For decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse,” from Eliot’s Prufrock for you guys, but I already had two other Eliot poems picked out, and I felt like three Eliot quotes would be too much.)

[delightfullygrace]

The Enneatypes Playing Among Us

Type 1 — As a crew member, they’re the first to finish their tasks and will get upset if they’re interrupted by an emergency meeting. Will avoid voting anyone without reason. As an imposter, they only kill when they’re 100% certain no one will see them; mainly stay quiet in chat and avoid outright lying, but will point out when others are “acting sus.” Won’t support theories that say their fellow imposter should be voted off and may skip to avoid throwing them under the bus.

Type 2 — As a crew member, they pick someone and follow them around, both for safety in numbers and so they can vouch for them when they see them complete a visual task. They try to make sure everyone has a chance to speak in emergency meetings. As an imposter, they overthink every decision because they’re afraid they’ll get caught, so they mostly end up sabotaging. They use vents sparingly. They’re great with double kills, especially if their fellow imposter takes the initiative. They naturally end up flocking in crowds, so they avoid suspicion there.

Type 3 — As a crew member, they’re both completing their tasks as quickly as possible and watching everyone to see who’s sus. When in a meeting, they’re the first to accuse anyone and will wholeheartedly fight for them to be voted off. Probably won’t say much if they were wrong about it; they just immediately move on to try and find who the imposter actually is. As an imposter, they’re very quick. They use venting and sabotaging to their advantage and will work while walking. When in a meeting, they’ll pick someone to actively accuse and will avoid any suspicion being put on them by throwing someone else under the bus every time (including fellow imposters, if people seem to be catching on). People usually believe them.

Type 4 — As a crew member, they’re disappointed that they don’t get to be the imposter. They have a balance of watching other people, completing tasks, and running around. They may call an emergency meeting if they’re being chased or they believe they know who the imposter is, but they’re not the type to abuse the button. They’ll share their own opinions during meetings, but don’t usually actively accuse others nor demand everyone listen to them. They just want to be sure their thoughts are heard. As an imposter, they may jokingly call people sus, but won’t outright demand someone be voted off. They’ll just share that they’re going to vote for someone (with hopes that you’ll follow suit.) They enjoy having a unique role, so they may not always fake tasks; they may just run around from room to room, killing people when the mood hits and jumping into the vent to get away. They don’t take their fellow imposter into account too much; they won’t throw them under the bus, but they won’t defend them either. Very much of an independent killer.

Type 5 — As a crew member, they’re pretty quiet, usually connecting the dots right off the bat and trying to find the imposter. They don’t speak up immediately, usually waiting until they’ve acquired enough evidence to accuse someone. If they’re really sure someone is imposter, they will probably call their teammates dumb for not listening to them. They do their tasks as they pass them, but mostly focus on watching the cams and the map. As an imposter, they try to frame people as solidly as possible. Like to turn out the lights often. They rely on vent kills when two people are standing near each other, both completing a task so they can’t see the room around them; whichever one didn’t die looks sus af. They will point that out during an emergency meeting as well. Won’t try to defend their fellow imposter, but won’t try to accuse them either. If fellow imposter looks suspicious, they’ll play that to their advantage to get eyes off themselves.

Type 6 — As a crew member, they find inconsistencies with people’s stories during meetings and point them out. They’re highly suspicious of everyone, so they actively look for people to trust rather than the imposter specifically. They look for opportunities to watch someone complete a visual task and immediately let everyone know “[insert color here] is safe.” They also point out when someone would’ve had the perfect opportunity to kill them, but didn’t, “so they must be crew.” Of course, they complete their tasks diligently as well. As an imposter, they try to form a band of people who trust them by using the same aforementioned tactics, letting people know who’s safe. Being protected by them makes people want to protect them in return, so they’ll be actively defended for most of the game. When it’s down to the last few people, they’ll throw their defenders under the bus and act betrayed, “I don’t want to believe it, but it has to be [this color.] That was just way too sus. Dang, I really trusted you.” Their killing method is to off their allies and frame people who suspected them. They use sabotaging to their advantage, but not overly so. They don’t vent too often; it doesn’t make for good alibies.

Type 7 — As a crew member, they switch between running around aimlessly, actually completing tasks, and just watching other people. If they get bored and no one’s died yet, they may hit the panic button just to tell the imposters to “make something happen.” They may have some fun with chat during emergency meetings; calling people sus for no reason, asking how everyone’s doing, etc. Don’t like to actively accuse anyone, but if someone convinces them, they’ll be like “Ohhhh tru. Guys, vote [this color.]” 5s and 6s may easily take advantage of the trusting 7. As an imposter, they try to do a good job with framing people, shifting blame, and killing properly, but if the game’s going too slow or there aren’t enough opportunities to kill, then they may pull off some riskier moves. That is, killing someone right in front of someone else, then reporting the body and saying that person did it, or jumping into a big cluster of people (like at cams) and killing one so they know it has to be someone in that cluster, but who? Everyone definitely forgets who was in that group, so suspicion is eventually shaken. They just like interesting games. Regardless of role, they may go to lights and flick off the switches as people try to fix them.

Type 8 — As a crew member, they may occasionally forget to actually do their tasks, instead running around trying to find anyone who’s acting sus. Will absolutely call an emergency meeting if someone seems to be following someone else or is standing still when a sabotage happens. Will accuse that person actively until they’re voted off. They just wanna keep their crew safe; if they don’t believe you’re a crew member, you’re screwed. As an imposter, they can be kinda reckless. They actively sabotage and run around killing as many people as possible. The game maybe over by the time you realize anyone even died; they’re quick, especially if they have a fellow imposter they feel can rely on. They will not throw them under the bus as long as they can help it. They’d pair well with Type 2s, as they’re the type to take the initiative for a double kill and they give Type 2 the opportunity to kill while they’re sabotaging. Very attentive to what their fellow imposter is doing.

Type 9 — As a crew member, they tend to be pretty relaxed; they complete their tasks as needed then go watch cams or sit in waiting for the imposter to see them. If someone comes close, they’ll run away and point out the sus behavior when given opportunity. During emergency meetings, they don’t say much unless they’re called on by someone else or they believe they know who the imposter is. As an imposter, they act similarly to when they’re crew, but will slip in a kill when they see an opportunity. Don’t really try to frame people, but definitely hop on the bandwagon when someone else is accused. Not big on sabotaging, but may turn out the lights or shut the doors from time to time. May hang out in the vents for awhile.

[vnqel]

type 8: the fallen divine

Hi, this is my reflection on enneagram type 8. This is all my personal thoughts and ideas about this personality type. Add your thoughts to the discussion if you feel like it.

Thing I admire about type 8′s is the way they stand tall. And I mean it quite literally too, their posture speaks value, their walk screams courage, their eyes radiate strength. The respect they treat their own selves with is very well deserved - they’re human, after all. They’re flawless at responding to the primary and most honorable duty we all really have: the duty of caring for our own selves.

For a type 8, the king and queen of their own life, self care means putting themselves first. They have this natural ability to find their way through, whatever the circumstances, whatever tools and materials life provides them with, they’re gonna use it and make the best out of it. They know that life sometimes just “happens” to us, but at the same time they’re living as if they were also happening to life. The world does something to them, and they do something back. And they have this feeling at the very core of themselves that what they do truly matters. And it does, they’re not mistaken at all. 

They keep on living following the intuitive knowing of what to do. They take life as a show in theatre that their starring in and also directing it. The script may be written, but they’re the ones performing it. And so, somehow deep inside it is obvious for them that to be truly responsible of themselves and of their own story, they need to take into account the lives of others too. The calling they hear inside when making every step and every decision expands further into the external world. Suddenly, they see that their powerful ability to influence life and its direction can be applied not only to their own pathway but can also be of use to others that seem to be in need of it.

To type 8, the urge of taking matters into their own hands is hardly resistable. The guidence they take from their core makes them look around and just see what’s the right thing to do. Not only for themselves but also for others. That’s how they become protective, guiding or leading figures, straightforward and effortless, because they do what they need to do; what the calling inside is leading them to. And this call; this voice is probably one of the few they’re not gonna argue with. 

Despite of the inner drive and strong judgement, they seem to be able to treat the decisions and choices of others with the same amount of respect as they pay to their own decisions too. Their inner knowing always advices them on how to judge the situation and even if after all the persuasion of others they’re still sticking to their own opinion, they’re gonna let you do what you will nevertheless. That’s because, a type 8, more than anyone else, will be aware that we all have the very right to listen to our own inner voice. And this right is well respected by every 8. It is also demanded that their inner calling is respected as well. 

For that though, they’re not gonna ask or apologize for. They’re just gonna do the right thing.

☆ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ

the painting: Fallen Angel by Alexandre Cabanel