{"id":92677,"date":"2022-10-08T13:40:05","date_gmt":"2022-10-08T12:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/?p=92677"},"modified":"2022-10-08T13:59:22","modified_gmt":"2022-10-08T12:59:22","slug":"episode-233-the-inferior-function-opening-to-the-interior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/episode-233-the-inferior-function-opening-to-the-interior\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 233 \u2013 THE INFERIOR FUNCTION: Opening to the Interior"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Troll-Inferior-function-1024x617.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4561\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-embed-handler\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" preload=\"none\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/thisjungianlife\/TJL_233-Inferior-Function.mp3?_=1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/thisjungianlife\/TJL_233-Inferior-Function.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/thisjungianlife\/TJL_233-Inferior-Function.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>There is a crack in everything \/ That\u2019s how the light gets in. LEONARD COHEN<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jung\u2019s system of typology\u2014our characteristic way of orienting to the world\u2014led to the creation of the widely used Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Jung observed four essential ego functions. Thinking and feeling are rational functions of assigning value and making decisions, and intuition and sensation are non-rational modes of perception and attention. Ordered hierarchically from most to least developed, our inferior function lies closest to the unconscious. It tends to manifest through tasks, people, and situations that throw us off balance: we feel confused, overloaded, and unable to get a grip. The inferior function pushes in through the cracks in ego\u2019s efforts at supremacy and opens us to what is unknown and unlived. For Jung, however, this seeming weak spot in the personality was also \u201cthe treasure hard to attain,\u201d for it is also the source of our aliveness, freedom, and fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The post <a href=\"https:\/\/thisjungianlife.com\/episode-233-inferior-function\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Episode 233 \u2013 THE INFERIOR FUNCTION: Opening to the Interior<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/thisjungianlife.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">This Jungian Life<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/thisjungianlife\/TJL_233-Inferior-Function.mp3 There is a crack in everything \/ That\u2019s how the light gets in. LEONARD COHEN Jung\u2019s system of typology\u2014our characteristic way of orienting to the world\u2014led to the creation of the widely used Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Jung observed four essential ego functions. 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