Horse

ISFJ
Elemental Energy: Earth
K-Type: Protector/Defender
Tagline: Beloved

Introduction

On September 10, 1946, she received a calling that would forever transform her life. She was riding in a train from Calcutta to the Himalayan foothills for a retreat when she said Christ spoke to her and told her to abandon teaching to work in the slums of Calcutta aiding the city’s poorest and sickest people.

Since she had taken a vow of obedience, she could not leave her convent without official permission. After nearly a year and a half of lobbying, in January 1948 she finally received approval to pursue this new calling. That August, donning the blue-and-white sari that she would wear in public for the rest of her life, she left the Loreto convent and wandered out into the city. After six months of basic medical training, she voyaged for the first time into Calcutta’s slums with no more specific a goal than to aid “the unwanted, the unloved, the uncared for.”

Mother Teresa quickly translated her calling into concrete actions to help the city’s poor. She began an open-air school and established a home for the dying destitute in a dilapidated building she convinced the city government to donate to her cause. In October 1950, she won canonical recognition for a new congregation, the Missionaries of Charity, which she founded with only a handful of members—most of them former teachers or pupils from St. Mary’s School.
(biography.com)

Psysign Summary

Horses are kind, loyal and considerate. They desire to serve and protect others sacrificially. They serve behind the scenes without seeking recognition. Defenders like routine and have excellent follow-through skills. They possess rich inner lives, are private and quietly friendly (personalitymax.com).

More About the Animal

Of all the animals that humans have domesticated, none has had more impact than the horse. Dogs guarded the homestead and were used for hunting; cats kept away pests and protected stores. However, just like a car does today, a horse represented freedom and independence. These gentle, strong animals have been part of human life for thousands of years. There is definite evidence that horses were being used by humans on the steppes of Eurasia more than 5,500 years ago.

There is evidence that horses were worshipped as gods in the early Bronze Age, but details are hard to ascertain as it was simply so long ago. A horse goddess called Epona was believed to have been revered by the ancient Gauls in France. Her name is Roman in origin and there is scant evidence that she was on the radar before the Roman invasion. (randomdescent.wordpress.com)

The horse is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus. It has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature, Eohippus, into the large, single-toed animal of today.  Humans began domesticating horses around 4000 BC, and their domestication is believed to have been widespread by 3000 BC. Horses in the subspecies caballus are domesticated, although some domesticated populations live in the wild as feral horses. (wikipedia.org)

Energy Signature – Si, Fe, Ti, Ne

Horses (ISFJs) direct their energy inward. They are energized by spending time alone. They are private and deliberate. ISFJs usually have a small circle of close friends. As Sensors, Horses process information through their senses. They are concrete, realistic, practical and live in the moment. They give attention to details. ISFJs are Feelers and make decisions with their heart. They are gentle, empathetic, warm and caring. Horses strongly dislike conflict, are organized and plan ahead. Their lives are scheduled and structured. Horses are responsible when it comes to finishing tasks and they get satisfaction from closure. (personalitymax.com)

Relationships

Horses are dependable and affectionate lovers. Although two well-developed individuals of any type can enjoy a healthy relationship, the ISFJ’s natural partner is the Orca (ESTP), or the Seal (ESFP). The Horse’s dominant function of Introverted Sensing is best matched with a partner whose dominant function is Extraverted Sensing. (personalitymax.com)

Careers

In many ways, ISFJs are the backbone of the modern workforce. Altruistic and well-rounded, no other personality type is so well-suited to be of service of others. It is no surprise that many ISFJs are not just good at supporting their coworkers and customers in human resources and support positions, they genuinely enjoy it, as it gives them the chance to calm frustrations, see things through to a practical solution, and to be thanked, appreciated, at the close of each ordeal (16personalities.com).

Because structure and attention to detail are important to ISFJs, they will generally avoid careers that are overly abstract or theoretical and seek positions requiring detailed, exacting methodologies. (indeed.com)

Arts and Humanities

  • Archives librarian
  • Museum curator
  • Historian
  • Showroom designer
  • Production assistant

Commercial Media and Communications

  • IT administrator
  • Technical support
  • Photographer
  • Film editor

Business

  • Office Manager
  • Human resources professional
  • Account manager


Education and Healthcare

  • Librarian
  • Elementary teacher
  • School administrator
  • Healthcare worker
  • Radiation therapist
  • Medical researcher

Likely Famous (of this style)

  • David Petraeus
  • George Marshall
  • Robert E Lee
  • George Custer
  • Jimmy Carter
  • George HW Bush
  • Mike Pence
  • Mitt Romney
  • Rosa Parks
  • Mother Theresa
  • Rand Paul
  • James Comey
  • Anthony Hopkins
  • Katie Holmes
  • Prince Charles
  • Bruce Willis
  • Mark Hamill

(celebritytypes.com)

Other Trivia

Mascots for:

  • Denver Broncos
  • SMU Mustangs
  • University of Texas at Arlington Mavericks