Poised, Rational, Idealistic, Principled, Purposeful,
Self-Controlled, and Perfectionistic
“Ones are conscientious and ethical,
with a strong sense of right and wrong. They are teachers, crusaders, and
advocates for change: always striving to improve things, but afraid of making a
mistake. Well-organized, orderly, and fastidious, they try to maintain high
standards, but can slip into being critical and perfectionistic. They typically
have problems with resentment and impatience.”
At their Best: wise, discerning,
realistic, and noble. Can be morally heroic.
Basic Fear: Of being
corrupt/evil, defective
Basic Desire: To be good, to have
integrity, to be balanced
Stress: Moody, irrational 4
Growth: Spontaneous, joyful
7
Key Motivations: Want to
be right, to strive higher and improve everything, to be consistent with their
ideals, to justify themselves, to be beyond criticism so as not to be condemned
by anyone.
-Sounds like Virgo/Capricorn, Leo, Libra/Aquarius,
Scorpio
Zodiacs Listed:
v Virgo/Capricorn (9)
v Leo/Sagittarius (4)
v Libra/Aquarius (6)
v Cancer/Scorpio (7)
We have named personality type One The
Reformer because Ones have a “sense of mission” that leads them to want to
improve the world in various ways, using whatever degree of influence they
have. They strive to overcome adversity—particularly moral adversity—so that
the human spirit can shine through and make a difference. They strive after
“higher values,” even at the cost of great personal sacrifice.
History is full of Ones who have left
comfortable lives to do something extraordinary because they felt that
something higher was calling them. During the Second World War, Raoul
Wallenburg left a comfortable middle-class life to work for the protection of
thousands of European Jews from invading Nazis. In India, Gandhi left behind
his wife and family and life as a successful lawyer to become an itinerant
advocate of Indian independence and non-violent social changes. Joan of Arc
left her village in France to restore the throne to the Dauphin and to expel
the English from the country. The idealism of each of these Ones has inspired
millions.
Ones are people of practical
action—they wish to be useful in the best sense of the word. On some level of
consciousness, they feel that they “have a mission” to fulfill in life, if only
to try their best to reduce the disorder they see in their environment.
Although Ones have a strong sense of
purpose, they also typically feel that they have to justify their actions to
themselves, and often to others as well. This orientation causes Ones to spend
a lot of time thinking about the consequences of their actions, as well as
about how to keep from acting contrary to their convictions.
Because of this,
Ones often persuade themselves that they are “head” types, rationalists who
proceed only on logic and objective truth. But, the real picture is somewhat
different: Ones are actually activists who are searching for an acceptable
rationale for what they feel they must do. They are people of instinct and
passion who use convictions and judgments to control and direct themselves and
their actions.
In the effort to stay true to their
principles, Ones resist being affected by their instinctual drives, consciously
not giving in to them or expressing them too freely. The result is a
personality type that has problems with repression, resistance, and aggression.
They are usually seen by others as highly self- controlled, even rigid,
although this is not how Ones experience themselves. It seems to them that they
are sitting on a cauldron of passions and desires, and they had better “keep
the lid on” lest they and everyone else around them regret it.
Ones believe that being strict with
themselves (and eventually becoming “perfect”) will justify them in their own
eyes and in the eyes of others. But by attempting to create their own brand of
perfection, they often create their own personal hell. Instead of agreeing with
the statement in Genesis that God saw what He had created, “and it was good,”
Ones intensely feel that “It wasn’t—there obviously have been some mistakes
here!” This orientation makes it difficult for them to trust their inner
guidance—indeed, to trust life—so Ones come to rely heavily on their superego,
a learned voice from their childhood, to guide them toward “the greater good”
which they so passionately seek. When Ones have gotten completely entranced in
their personality, there is little distinction between them and this severe,
unforgiving voice. Separating from it and seeing its genuine strengths and
limitations is what growth for Ones is about.
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