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Each cognitive type enjoys a special relationship with every other.  Types with opposite letters can form a special, exciting bond with each other, while types with opposite first and last letters have a unique sense of camaraderie and closeness.  Each relationship between the many types has special qualities and advantages, but maybe the most important of all these is Paradoxitype.

Your Paradoxitype is the secret person you are deep down.  It is not your “true self,” but rather the hidden, private side of yourself that others may rarely get to see.  It can shine out when you’re feeling especially exuberant or comfortable among close friends, who get to see this hidden you that others might never know.  On the flip side, in times of great distress you may be unable to keep it in, leaving it to burst out of you haphazardly.  Yet the more you get in touch with and cultivate your Paradoxitype, the more easily and naturally you’ll end up mastering the strengths of your own type, while avoiding its weaknesses.

Cognitively, Paradoxitypes differ in all their letters except N or S.  So for you as an INTP Alchemist, your secret, inner Paradoxitype is the ENFJ Veteran!  This may seem, well, paradoxical to stereotypical INTP attitudes, but that’s exactly what makes it so special.  It’s this sort of complexity that makes healthy people POP!  It’s this adorable paradox within you that can always surprise people just when they think they’ve got you figured.

 

Learn to let loose your inner Veteran!  Open your heart with tender love for everyone close to you, and lose yourself in seeking their happiness.  Nourish their hearts and minds, teach them and inspire them, always believing in everything they can grow to be.  Let their joys and successes be inseparable from your own, and their hardships and disappointments as well.  Celebrate the meaning of those you love, and help them find joy in all the experiences of their lives.  The more you let your inner Veteran come out in all you do, the more you’ll naturally stand tall as a mighty Alchemist in unprecedented strength, complexity, compassion, and genuine happiness.