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Which of the Five-Phase Chinese Archetypes are You?

Created by PixieWolf

All the information and several of the questions in this quiz come from _Between_Heaven_And_Earth:_A_Guide_to_Chinese_Medicince_ by Harriet Beinfield, L.As. and Efrem Korngold, L.Ac., O.M.D.(c)1991.

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Created by PixieWolf on 05/13/2008

Take the Which of the Five-Phase Chinese Archetypes are You? quiz.

Pick some words to describe yourself at your best (pick as many as you want)

Confident Lively Nurturing Methodical Candid Assertive Talkative Supportive Discerning Introspective Bold Charismatic Relaxed Scrupulous Modest Watchful Objective Curious Ingenious Careful Particular Thrifty Sensible Lucid Ambitious Competitive Powerful Direct Committed Decisive Optimistic Sanguine Aware Tender Empathetic Devoted Enthusiastic Alert Oriented Sociable Sympathetic Considerate Agreeable Poised Attentive Accepting Neat Calm Disciplined Honorable Precise Reserved

And at your worst?

Ritualistic/Ceremonious Blunt/Sarcastic Excitable/Startled Overprotective/Spoiling Arrogant/Pretentious Withdrawn/Catatonic Predjudiced/ Dilletante Meddlesome/Clinging Overtalkative/Mute Aggressive/Peevish Reckless/Erratic Driven/Premature Antagonistic/Contrary Tyrannical/Ineffectual Confrontational/Devious Compulsive/Fickle Impulsive/Ambivalent Seductive/Flirtatious Grandiose/Credulous Pollyanna/Giddy Hypersensitive/Confused Sentimental/Sensitive Merging/Lost Adoring/Infatuated Avid/Selfish Anxious/Panicky Inert/Amorphous Stuck/Vacillating Crowding/Ingratiating Involved/Attached Worried/Scattered Conforming/Wishy-washy Lugubrious/Precarious Overbearing/Fawning Reticent/Anonymous Penetrating/Voyeristic Detached/Cut off Scrutinizing/Critical Eccentric/Fanciful Suspicious/Phobic Demanding/Fussy Covetous/Miserly Cynical/Pessimistic Preoccupied/Absentminded Perfectionist/Petty Stoical/Resigned Austere/Sloppy Indifferent/Numb Strict/Compliant Self-Righteous/Hypocritical Dogmatic/Lacking conviction Cool/Elusive

What do you often find yourself having difficulty with?

Intensity Restraint Equality Sharing Cooperation Ambiguity Obstacles Anger Boundaries Space Seperation Stimulation Future The Unknown Dreaming Expression Sleep Thinking Pleasure and Pain Change Disorientation Self-sacrifice Efficiency Ambivalence Identity Independence Concentration Control Disappointment Emotional expression Intimacy Authority Relativity Disorder Spontaneity Sociability Introversion Conformity Generosity Hypochondria Isolation Communication Exposure Trust Confidence

What are your main inner conflicts?

Being at the still point - feeling stuck Wanting to be full - feeling weighted down, overstuffed, and overwhelmed Seeking emptiness - fearing that there is nothing at the core Desiring change - wanting things to remain the same Wanting to be needed - wary of being absorbed, losing the self Yearn for truth - fear exposure Yearn for connection - intolerant of contact Like to be squeezed - scared of being squashed Want to penetrate inside - detest being absorbed Enjoy being left alone - dread being abandoned Want to be in charge - miss the companionship of equals Yearn to do, to act - subject to uncontrollable impulse Make rules - like to break them Demand freedom - need to struggle Feel invincible - fear vulnerablilty and loss of control Desire contact, intimacy - need solitude Love sensation and feeling - fear being overwhelmed by intensity Love to say yes - can't say no Yearn for fusion - dread dissolution Live in the moment - dread the future Want relationship - need distance Know what is right - accept what is safe Aspire toward beauty - settle for utility Want joy - fear spontaneity Like creativity, ingenuity - intolerant of diorder, dissonance

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