How each type moves in relation to others — toward, against, or away. These stances reveal the social strategy each type uses to get their needs met.
Move against people. They go after what they want directly and shape the environment to meet their needs. Proactive and goal-oriented. They expand into the space around them.
Move toward people. They earn belonging by meeting expectations and being responsible. They seek connection through duty and service. They orient themselves around others’ standards.
Move away from people. They retreat inward to manage the world — through imagination, analysis, or peaceful inner landscapes. They create distance to find safety.
Types 3, 7 & 8 — Move against people
Move against people. Go after what they want directly, shaping the environment to meet their goals. Proactive, driven, they take charge and push for results.
“You are loved for being you”
Move against people. Go after what they want with enthusiasm and energy, shaping the environment to keep options open. Proactive and fast-moving, they resist being limited.
“You will be taken care of”
Move against people. Go after what they want with force and directness, shaping the environment through sheer will. Proactive, confrontational, protective of territory.
“You will not be betrayed”
Types 1, 2 & 6 — Move toward people
Move toward people and structures. Earn belonging by meeting expectations, being responsible, and seeking connection through duty and service.
“You are good”
Move toward people. Earn belonging by being helpful, warm, and indispensable. Seek connection through service, generosity, and anticipating what others need.
“You are wanted”
Move toward people and structures. Earn belonging by being loyal, responsible, and dependable. Seek connection through allegiance and showing up for the group.
“You are safe”
Types 4, 5 & 9 — Move away from people
Move away from people. Retreat inward to process emotions, using imagination, creativity, and rich inner landscapes to manage the world.
“You are seen and loved for who you are”
Move away from people. Retreat inward to observe, analyse, and conserve energy — managing the world through detachment, privacy, and intellectual mastery.
“Your needs are not a problem”
Move away from people. Retreat inward to find peace, using daydreaming, routine, and passive engagement to manage the world.
“You matter”