The GCI offers a fresh approach to Swiss psychologist Carl Jung’s original eight psychological types, the well validated and broadly acclaimed gifts. The GCI focuses on the personal growth and development of unique individuals. This is our inaugural podcast and we are so excited to share our understanding of type with you. We are passionate about type, and our aim is to help you understand type, how to use type to better understand yourself, to have better relationships at home, in a social setting or in the workplace.
Some terminology from Jung’s Indispensable Compass is mentioned during the podcast. Each is a masculine archetype and a description of their characteristics. Their insights could be applied to women as well as men. We could use their metaphorical descriptors because their archetypal characterizations are congruent with the GCI’s Four Functional Roles of the Psyche: Reflecting, Formulating, Associating, Producing (Johnston, Jung’s Indispensable Compass: 186)
Lover
The Lover Heading indicates an artistic, creative, poetic way of life. People who favor the Lover Heading have a well-developed, rich, imaginative inner life that is directed by their ideals and their concern for people. They love deeply, being passionate about relationships and values.
Magician
The Magician Heading indicates a highly creative, thought-provoking, imaginative, and often philosophical way of life. People who favor the Magician Heading have a well-developed, rich imaginative inner life that is directed by their insightful and productive thinking. They enjoy the thrilling process of creating something new or discerning the solution to a difficult problem.
Sovereign
The Sovereign Heading indicates a way of life that is oriented to people—to their practical needs, their emotional and physical wellness, and to harmony among them. People who favor the Sovereign Heading enjoy relationships, sustaining organizations and groups, and providing social leadership. Harmonious relationships are their perpetual aim.
Warrior
The Warrior Heading indicates a highly practical, down-to-earth, productive way of life. People who favor the Warrior Heading enjoy finding solutions to practical problems, setting goals, and constructing order that improves or organizes existing conditions. Constructive and orderly achievement is their perpetual aim.