#type five

[marshmalaphor]

A Love Letter to Type 5

To the Ever-Curious,

           There is something about you, sweet lover, that I just can’t put my finger on. Like a mystery I’ve already read but that I can’t quite remember the ending to, you astonish me.

           Observant and free-thinking—you radiate open-mindedness. But it’s also OK to not care for the things that other people seem to think are so important. You just need to develop the confidence necessary to know that you are not the only one to have these thoughts. And you’re not “crazy.”

            As hard-working as they come, you could never be useless. Never helpless. Never incompetent. And although you can come across to others as tundra-esque, it is not your fault that they do not understand your aloofness.

           I know that you struggle to relate to others—that, sometimes, emotions feel so foreign to you—but that does not mean that you don’t have just the biggest heart. And I see—beyond the skyline nestled in your irises—that you are trying. I would never discount the efforts you are putting in.

           When afforded the opportunity for alone time, you take it. And I would never dream of withholding that from you. So you best believe that I know, with everything you have inside of you, that when you give up your alone time to spend it with me—that’s something very special. I cherish that—and you.

           It is OK to ask for help, stubborn one. And it’s OK if you ask it of me. I will never see you as lesser because you do not understand or because you require the kind of assistance that we all do from time to time. I will never see you as incapable just because you have a question. And I could never write you off just because you didn’t quite “get it” the first go around.

           Connect with me, lover. Let me feel the way you think—the way you process—and let me relish it.

I need you in the same ways that you need understanding,

r.h.

P.S. Don’t lose your spark. Don’t let people squash your curiosity. You are allowed to be curious. You are allowed to ask questions, and if people can’t accept that, then they’re not the right people for you.

Song: Five by Sleeping at Last

Song: Strangers Like Me by Phil Collins

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Marcy Wu (Enneagram Analysis)

From Amphibia by Matt Braly/Disney

Type: 5w4 Subtype: sx/so Tritype: 529 Enneagram Analysis Masterlist

-> TYPE: 5w4

Core Desire: to be competent, capable, and knowledgable. Core Fear: to be useless, incapable, ignorant or otherwise helpless. Type Fives overcompensate for their fears by persuing knowledge and developing their skills in their chosen area as a way to feel worthy. Wing Fours tend to be more expressive and emotional, leaning on their wing's passion and creativeness. In New Wartwood (s02ep26), for example, Marcy seeks Wartwood's validation the only way she knows how: by learning everything she can about the town and improving it in every way she can. In The First Temple (s02ep25), we see a manifestation of Marcy's core fear. She prouded herself in being smart and knowledgable, so when she's faced with the reality that she doesn't know everything, she shuts down. She had to learn to differenciate being helpless and letting go, an important part of a Five's arrow. Marcy desintegrates onto Seven, which is the reason she's commonly mistaken for one. There, she becomes scattered, hyperactive and distracted, taking on too many things at once yet convincing herself she can handle it. She represses negative emotions like an unhealthy Seven, too. However, she integrates onto Eight: here, she becomes self-confident, decisive, assertive and confident in her own abilities and worth.

-> SUBTYPE: sx/so

Her primary instinctual drive is the sexual, or intimate, one, which focuses on intense experiences and bonds and forming intimate connections. Intimate Fives may appear analytical and confident on the outside, but internally, they worry that they lack the social skills to form said connections. Marcy even expresses this insecurity out loud in Scavenger Hunt (s02ep12): “Yeah, sure, I'm good at solving puzzles and calculating the check, but you're amazing at making connections. And me? I have trouble looking people in the eye sometimes.” This subtype longs for relationships that can result in unconditional love, so they can trust this person—in Marcy's case, people—with their secrets and be trusted in return. She is more intense, passionate, talkative and open-hearted than other Fives. She wants to feel accepted and will isolate and talk herself down if she feels misunderstood, like we see in the flashback with her parents. Her secondary instinctual drive is the social one, which is image-focused and wants to belong in their community. Social Fives want to masteir their field in order to be the person people go to with questions, which is their way to feel accepted. They're more sociable than other Fives and seek to be indispensible in their group.

-> TRITYPE: 529

Marcy's mind fix is 5. It handles fear by isolating and keeping their feelings to themselves. This doesn't always mean physical isolation, as we've estabilished that Marcy is especially afraid of being lonely, but she does hide in her inner world and distances herself from reality through her imagination, even before Amphibia. Her heart fix is 2. It handles shame by trying to become indispensible in people's lives. Type Twos, sometimes called the Givers or the Helpers, fear being unlovable. Because of this, they try to help others however they can, even at the cost of themselves, a trait that carries onto Marcy's Two fix. Her body fix is 9. It handles anger by repressing it. Type Nines, and therefore Nine fixes, want to be at peace with everyone around them, which is why they typically deny their anger and any conflict that may be going on. This can be seen in Marcy when she denies the tension between Anne and Sasha. She wants things to be normal and harmonious, even if that means going back to the toxic dynamic they had before.

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Enneagram Moodboards

Type 5: The Investigator (The Thinker)

Intense, perceptive, innovative, isolated, analytical.

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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.)

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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.

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Enneagram Type Five

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Person: You don’t have to wait for someone to ask you how you’re doing, you can just tell people! :)

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(this meme stolen almost whole cloth from kawaii-mbti’s Type 9 meme thank you enneafriend)

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The Nine Enneagram Types as songs

TYPE 1 - THE REFORMER

The Rational, Idealistic Type: Principled, Purposeful, Self-Controlled, and Perfectionistic. The song is here.

TYPE 2 - THE HELPER

The Caring, Interpersonal Type: Demonstrative, Generous, People-Pleasing, and Possessive. The song is here.

TYPE 3 - THE ACHIEVER

The Success-Oriented, Pragmatic Type: Adaptive, Excelling, Driven, and Image-Conscious. The song is here.

TYPE 4 -THE INDIVIDUALIST

The Sensitive, Withdrawn Type: Expressive, Dramatic, Self-Absorbed, and Temperamental. The song is here.

TYPE 5 - THE INVESTIGATOR

The Intense, Cerebral Type: Perceptive, Innovative, Secretive, and Isolated. The song is here.

TYPE 6 - THE LOYALIST

The Committed, Security-Oriented Type: Engaging, Responsible, Anxious, and Suspicious. The song is here.

TYPE 7 - THE ENTHUSIAST

The Busy, Fun-Loving Type: Spontaneous, Versatile, Distractible, and Scattered. The song is here.

TYPE 8 - THE CHALLENGER

The Powerful, Dominating Type: Self-Confident, Decisive, Willful, and Confrontational. The song is here.

TYPE 9 - THE PEACEMAKER

The Easygoing, Self-Effacing Type: Receptive, Reassuring, Agreeable, and Complacent. The song is here. ______________________________ Enneagram test here.