What deity is each Cognitive type?

[GreenCoyote]

• I thought it would be fun to see which deity best represents each cognitive type! Open discussion, lets figure it out!

 
 

[EpicEntity]

I was going to say something that would get me banned!

[GreenCoyote]

Im curious now lol

[Rickus]

Well if you mean Greek or Norse gods, I could think of a few.

Se would be linked to Aphrodite due her connection to pleasure and sensuality.

Te would be linked to Zeus who is the king of the gods. Also Chronos, the devouring father archetype.

Fe would be linked to Apollo god of the sun, perhaps also Thor god of thunder and heroism.

Ne would be linked to Hermes as well, as he is a messenger god travelling with the wind.

Fi would be linked to any mother earth goddess, like Gaia, Demeter, Artemis or Freya.

Ti I'm unsure of, maybe Hades. I don't know any gods linked to the void or emptiness.

Si I would link to Odin who is the god of wisdom and knowledge.

Ni would have some sort of connection with birds of prey which fits Athena (the owl), Odin (the raven).

[Aletheia]

Been a while since this was posted, but I like this topic ^^

I've thought about this actually, and in my psychoanalytical as well as occult work I've found the different functions seem to align with different archetypal narratives/Gods and Goddesses.

I've thought most about Ti, since it's my lead function. Ti is Lucifer, to the letter. Lucifer, meaning light-bringer, or bringer of consciousness, is a symbol of Ego. The story of Lucifer's fall is a parable warning against exalting one's own ego-desire and sense of self importance over the Higher Self, which is ultimately "God in Man" or the "Superconscious Intelligence". Also the story of the Tree of Knowledge and the Serpent in Eden is an allegory of humanity's rise to conscious awareness. The Serpent - or Lucifer - is the purveyor of conscious judgement and self awareness.

So how does this relate to Ti? Introverted judgement plays a significant role in building sense of identity, I might even go so far as to say it is the locus of Ego. Jung wrote of the Ego as the origin of the conscious state in the psyche, as having a sense of self to compare to "other" is prerequisite to sentience; including recognition of self's relationship to environment, and subsequently world-view and capability for a sense of continuity of a personal self. Also Logos is related to the Serpent who is, in occult doctrine, a symbol of Wisdom and the Revealer of Mysteries. The T functions in general concentrate on discovering truth, but Ti uses deduction to strip away extraneous information to get to the underlying truths and principles of a thing - thus "revealing mysteries".

Ti with little Fe development presents in the personality as a kind of self-focused, perfectionistic demi-god obsessed with knowing the truth and being right. Not only this, but it has been a theme I've noticed that imbalanced Ti-leads tend to present with God complexes, claiming to be Christ, Divinity itself, or in some cases they will "play God" with their own body or in situations with others. They might claim to have conscious power over death, or to be exempt from mortality altogether.

Overall the narrative of Lucifer as a perfect being who falls from grace because he's a know-it-all and believes he can achieve ultimate power because he's superior to God, resonates a lot with what I've observed about Ti's expression. But Ti can also be wielded intelligently to bring a greater conscious awareness and/or to improve methods and systems. As it's said, Lucifer is an angel of darkness, but also of light.

EDIT: I know Hermes was already brought up as Ne, but I actually think he aligns with Fe moreso. The Greek Hermes was the God of trade, diplomacy, persuasion, writings and athletics. All that sounds like Fe to me! He was also the messenger of the Gods, again alluding to articulation. I'd say more but I've already scrawled out all my thoughts on Ti so I'll leave it here 😁

• This reply was modified 3 years, 9 months ago by Aletheia.
• This reply was modified 3 years, 9 months ago by Aletheia.

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