Busy, Fun-Loving , Spontaneous, Versatile, Distractible, and
Scattered
“Sevens
are extroverted, optimistic, versatile, and spontaneous. Playful,
high-spirited, and practical, they can also misapply their many talents,
becoming over- extended, scattered, and undisciplined. They constantly seek new
and exciting experiences, but can become distracted and exhausted by staying on
the go. They typically have problems with impatience and impulsiveness. At
their Best: they focus their talents on worthwhile goals, becoming appreciative,
joyous, and satisfied.”
·
Basic Fear: Of being deprived
and in pain
·
Basic Desire: To be satisfied and
content—to have their needs fulfilled
·
Stress: Perfectionistic, gluttonous,
scattered, critical 1
·
Growth: Focused, fascinated 5
Key Motivations: Want to
maintain their freedom and happiness, to avoid missing out on worthwhile
experiences, to keep themselves excited and occupied, to avoid and discharge
-Sounds mostly like
younger-souled Gemini/Libra, Leo, Cancer, Taurus
Zodiacs Listed:
·
Gemini/Libra
(8)
·
Aquarius
(2)
·
Leo
(10)
·
Cancer/Scorpio
(5)
·
Taurus
(6)
“We have named this personality type The
Enthusiast because Sevens are enthusiastic about almost everything that catches
their attention. They approach life with curiosity, optimism, and a sense of
adventure, like “kids in a candy store” who look at the world in wide-eyed,
rapt anticipation of all the good things they are about to experience. They are
bold and vivacious, pursuing what they want in life with a cheerful
determination. They have a quality best described by the Yiddish word “chutzpah”—a
kind of brash “nerviness.”
Although
Sevens are in the Thinking Center, this is not immediately apparent because
they tend to be extremely practical and engaged in a multitude of projects at
any given time. Their thinking is anticipatory: they foresee events and
generate ideas “on the fly,” favoring activities that stimulate their
minds—which in turn generate more things to do and think about. Sevens are not
necessarily intellectual or studious by any standard definition, although they
are often intelligent and can be widely read and highly verbal. Their minds
move rapidly from one idea to the next, making Sevens gifted at brainstorming
and synthesizing information. Sevens are exhilarated by the rush of ideas and
by the pleasure of being spontaneous, preferring broad overviews and the excitement
of the initial stages of the creative process to probing a single topic in
depth.
Sevens
are frequently endowed with quick, agile minds, and can be exceptionally fast
learners. This is true both of their ability to absorb information (language,
facts, and procedures) and their ability to learn new manual skills—they tend
to have excellent mind-body coordination, and manual dexterity (typewriting,
piano playing, tennis). All of this can combine to make a Seven into the quintessential
"Renaissance person."
Ironically,
Sevens' wide-ranging curiosity and ability to learn quickly can also create
problems for them. Because they are able to pick up many different skills with
relative ease, it becomes more difficult for them to decide what to do with
themselves. As a result, they also do not always value their abilities as they
would if they had to struggle to gain them. When Sevens are more balanced
however, their versatility, curiosity, and ability to learn can lead them to
extraordinary achievement.
The root
of their problem is common to all of the types of the Thinking Center: they are
out of touch with the inner guidance and support of their Essential nature. As
with Fives and Sixes, this creates a deep anxiety in Sevens. They do not feel
that they know what to do or how to make choices that will be beneficial to
themselves and others. Sevens cope with this anxiety in two ways. First, they
try to keep their minds busy all of the time. As long as Sevens can keep their
minds occupied, especially with projects and positive ideas for the future,
they can, to some extent, keep anxiety and negative feelings out of conscious
awareness. Likewise, since their thinking is stimulated by activity, Sevens are
compelled to stay on the go, moving from one experience to the next, searching
for more stimulation. This is not to say that Sevens are "spinning their
wheels." They generally enjoy being practical and getting things done.
Second,
Sevens cope with the loss of Essential guidance by using the “trial and error”
method: they try everything to make sure they know what is best. On a very deep
level, Sevens do not feel that they can find what they really want in life.
They therefore tend to try everything—and ultimately may even resort to
anything as a substitute for what they are really looking for. (“If I can’t
have what will really satisfy me, I’ll enjoy myself anyway. I’ll have all kinds
of experiences—that way I will not feel bad about not getting what I really
want.”)
We can
see this in action even in the most trivial areas of their daily lives. Unable
to decide whether he wants vanilla, chocolate, or strawberry ice cream, a Seven
will want all three flavors—just to be sure that he does not miss out on the
“right” choice. Having two weeks for a vacation and a desire to visit Europe
brings a similar quandary. Which countries and cities to visit? Which sites to
see? The Seven’s way of dealing with this will be to cram as many different countries,
cities, and attractions into his vacation as possible. While they are
scrambling after exciting experiences, the real object of their heart’s desire
(their personal Rosebud, as it were) may be so deeply buried in their
unconscious that they are never really aware of precisely what it is.
Furthermore,
as Sevens speed up their pursuit of whatever seems to offer freedom and
satisfaction, they tend to make worse choices, and they are less able to be
satisfied because everything is experienced indirectly, through the dense
filter of their fast-paced mental activity. The result is that Sevens end up
anxious, frustrated, and enraged, with fewer resources available to them
physically, emotionally, or financially. They may end up ruining their health,
their relationships, and their finances in their search for happiness.
On the
positive side, however, Sevens are extremely optimistic people—exuberant and
upbeat. They are endowed with abundant vitality and a desire to fully
participate in their lives each day. They are naturally cheerful and good
humored, not taking themselves too seriously, or anything else for that matter.
As we have seen, the Basic Desire of Sevens is to be satisfied, happy, and
fulfilled, and when they are balanced within themselves, their joy and
enthusiasm for life naturally affect everyone around them. They remind us of
the pure pleasure of existence—the greatest gift of all.”
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