Typologies


the material on this page is unfortunately very incomplete and disorganised...

one parameter table


the following table is  based on, but differs in sequence, to the seven Seven Chakra theory as interpreted by Christophere Hills (rainbow body)

Absolute type
spiritual consciousness, mysticism
Creative Imagination type
higher creativite imagination, occultism, artistic creativity 
Intuition type
higher head consciousness - visionary imagination
Intellectual type
head consciousness - mental intellect, working with ideas, reason and logic, scientific and rationalistic memes
Feeling type 
tradition, society, religion
Optimistic type
Social egotism and personal expression, lifestyles and fashion, culture, wanting to be seen
Self-assertive type
home life, friends and family, providing for self and those around
Sensation type
Physical pleasures - "sex n drugs n heavy metal (never mind rock n roll!)"

see also A brief introduction to the Chakra System


two parameter table

Psychic stratum Chakra Gross
(self-centered)		 Middle
(interpersonal)		 Subtle
(transpersonal)
Creative Imagination lower Sahasrara   Creative Imagination
(Introvert Intuition)
Higher Mental (Intuition) Indu & Manas   Intuitive type
(Introvert Thinking)
Middle Mental (Thinking) Ajna Intellectual
(Extrovert Thinking)
Emotional-Feeling Vishuddha
Anahata
Manipura 2
Extrovert Feeling
Extrovert Intuition
 		 Introvert Feeling
Feeling type		  Imagination
(Introvert Sensation)
Physical-emotional Manipura 1
Swadhisthana
Muladhara		 Extrovert Sensation Introvert Sensation
Physical Muladhara (in part)



hopefully one day I will have a table correlating a number of different metaphysical systems to get an overall typology

  1. the system of seven planes and seven bodies according to the Arya (Leadbeater-Besant) school of Theosophy
  2. The levels of self and spiritual hierarchies in Rudolf Steiner's Anthroposophy
  3. The "centers" in Gurdjieffian/Ouspenskian psychology
  4. The psychic strata in Sri Aurobindo's theory of consciousness
  5. The ego-compass typology of Jungian psychology
  6. The rainbow body theory of Christopher Hills
  7. Ned Herrmann's The Four Quadrant Whole Brain Model
  8. the planets and zodiac signs of modern humanistic astrology
  9. The seven etheric bodies in Barbara Brennan's broadly theosophically-based "Hands of Light" system
These different systems all fit together quite well, apart from the few inevitable difficulties.  The result is an overall theory of human consciousness

Personality tests and typology external links


web page The Keirsey Temperament and Character Sorter


more to be added...




Typologies in relation to the Evolution of the Earth and the Universe

Just as the phenomena of the cosmos, the Geosphere and the Biosphere can be classified taxonomically, so can the Noosphere.  The Noospheric types in fact can be defined "archetypally", except that these so-called "archetypes" are probably no more - and no less - archetypal than the "archetypes" of the organic world, or of the Chemical Elements, or of different types of stars and galaxies.








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page history

page uploaded  26 May 1998
revised & moved to new directory 5 November
moved to new subdirectory 23 November
moved and modified again 4 August 1999
moved to this directory 4 September
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