Shadow Functions

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8 January 2015

ESTP Shadow: ISTJ. Can become stubborn about their perception of the past and fixated on
its relation to the present (Si). Can become critical, disgruntled with disorder, illogic, or
inefficiency (Te). Rigidly following a belief system or what they personally think is important,
with accompanying childish and/or selfish behaviour (Fi). Over-reading between the lines,
often misinterpreting someone’s actions and seeing negative intentions where there are none
(Ne).

ESFP Shadow: ISFJ. Can become stubborn about their perception of the past and fixated on
its relation to the present (Si). Can be quite critical and disgruntled about the expectations of
the group to the point of rebellion and disengaging (Fe). May make statements or believe in
ideas that are contradictory and illogical (Ti). Over-reading between the lines, often
misinterpreting someone’s actions and seeing negative intentions where there are none (Ne).

ISTP Shadow: ESTJ: Can become stubborn about organising things and insist on a
systematic approach (Te). Prefer not to focus on the past but can be quite critical of past
performances and overuse negative experiences to inform decisions (Si). Interpret situations
in a naive way, inferring malice where none exists (Ne). Spend money and time on things that
are unimportant and care little about the value of things (Fi).

ISFP Shadow: ESFJ: Stubborn about how others affect them and resist being pulled into being
responsible for others feelings and choices (Fe). Prefer not to focus on the past but can be
quite critical of past performances and overuse negative experiences to inform decisions (Si).
Interpret situations in a naive way, inferring malice where none exists (Ne). Caught up in
pointing out others’ inconsistencies, with a dogmatic tendency to adhere to one principle
rather than seeing its distinctions (Ti).

ESTJ Shadow: ISTP. Can be stubborn about the models and principles they’ve adopted,
categorising everything simplistically and robotically following the principles (Ti). Go on about
“facts,” blocking others’ proposed actions, or get caught up in the moment and engage in
impulsive behaviour (Se). Envision how something will play out and ignore signs that it won’t
work out, foreseeing disaster or nothing at all (Ni). Convinced others don’t like, appreciate, or
need them, and over-accommodate others needs (Fe)

ESFJ Shadow: ISFP. Be stubborn about values as they crusade for a particular cause, turning
off people instead of mobilising them (Fi). Go on about “facts,” blocking others’ proposed
actions, or get caught up in the moment and engage in impulsive behaviour (Se). Envision how
something will play out and ignore signs that it won’t work out, foreseeing disaster or nothing
at all (Ni). analyse, lash out if others criticise their logic with emotional arguments, and make
subjective arguments (Te).
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ISTJ Shadow: ESTP. Stubborn about going on impulse and insist that they have an accurate
read of the situation (Se). Prefer not to articulate operating principles and can get stuck in
models and frameworks they have learned or adapted (Ti). Over-address others’ concerns and
feel disappointment over a false sense of closeness (Fe). Make dire predictions with certainty
and mistake deep symbolism as a guidepost for life (Ni)

ISFJ Shadow: ESFP. Stubborn about going on impulse and insist that they have an accurate
read of the situation (Se). Dwell on conflicts in beliefs, being critical, and locking into their
desires by bulldozing others (Fi). Spend unnecessary time establishing order, planning, and
misguide themselves and others in the process (Te). Make dire predictions with certainty and
mistake deep symbolism as a guidepost for life (Ni)

ENTJ Shadow: INTP. Can be stubborn about the models and principles they’ve adopted,
categorising everything simplistically and robotically following the principles (Ti). Oblivious to
unspoken potentials and get off track with inferences and interconnections (Ne). Cling to what
they are used to; repeat themselves in ritualistic fashion (Si). Convinced others don’t like,
appreciate, or need them, and over-accommodate others’ needs (Fe)

ENFJ Shadow: INFP. Be stubborn about values as they crusade for a particular cause, turning
off people instead of mobilising them (Fi). Oblivious to unspoken potentials and get off track
with inferences and interconnections (Ne). Cling to what they are used to; repeat themselves in
ritualistic fashion (Si). analyse, lash out if others criticise their logic with emotional arguments,
and make subjective arguments (Te)

INTJ Shadow: ENTP. Be stubborn about responding to emerging information and locking on to
a hidden meaning (Ne). Prefer not to articulate operating principles and can get stuck in
models and frameworks they have learned or adapted (Ti). Over-address others’ concerns and
feel disappointment over a false sense of closeness (Fe). Get stuck in impressions of how
things were and resist change; waste time reviewing the impact of the past (Si).

INFJ Shadow: ENFP. Be stubborn about responding to emerging information and locking on to
a hidden meaning (Ne). Dwell on conflicts in beliefs, being critical, and locking into their
desires by bulldozing others (Fi). Spend unnecessary time establishing order, planning, and
misguide themselves and others in the process (Te). Get stuck in impressions of how things
were and resist change; waste time reviewing the impact of the past (Si)

ENTP Shadow: INTJ. Be stubborn about perceptions of how the future will be, and lock onto a
vision that won’t happen (Ni). Can become critical, disgruntled with disorder, illogic, or
inefficiency (Te). Rigidly following a belief system or what they personally think is important,
with accompanying childish and/or selfish behaviour (Fi). Excessively seek physical
stimulation or following the urge to do nothing; zero in on isolated details, acting impulsively
on them (Se).

ENFP Shadow: INFJ. Be stubborn about perceptions of how the future will be, and lock onto a
vision that won’t happen (Ni). Can be quite critical and disgruntled about the expectations of
the group to the point of rebellion and disengaging (Fe). May make statements or believe in
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ideas that are contradictory and illogical (Ti). Excessively seek physical stimulation or
following the urge to do nothing; zero in on isolated details, acting impulsively on them (Se)

INTP Shadow: ENTJ. Can become stubborn about organising things and insist on a
systematic approach (Te). Indulge negative thoughts of how events will unfold (Ni). Dwell on
the perceived “realities” of a situation; act highly impulsively (Se). Spend money and time on
things that are unimportant and care little about the value of things (Fi)

INFP Shadow: ENFJ. Stubborn about how others affect them and resist being pulled into being
responsible for others feelings and choices (Fe). Indulge negative thoughts of how events will
unfold (Ni). Dwell on the perceived “realities” of a situation; act highly impulsively (Se). Caught
up in pointing out others’ inconsistencies, with a dogmatic tendency to adhere to one principle
rather than seeing its distinctions (Ti).

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