posted October 07, 2004 06:03 PM              

“THE DIFFERENT DRUMMER”

These men and women are not like anyone else. They are dreamers, seekers of the spirit, visionaries, mystics. They march to a distinctive beat, different from the conventional rhythms that most people follow. They are true originals and often they stand out, sometimes as eccentrics, sometimes as geniuses.

THE SIX CHARACTERISTICS

1. Inner life. These individuals are tuned in to and sustained by their own feelings and belief systems, whether or not others accept or understand their particular worldview or approach to life.

2. Own world. They are self-directed and independent, requiring few close relationships.

3. Own thing. Oblivious to convention, these individuals create interesting, unusual, often eccentric lifestyles.

4. Expanded reality. Open to anything, they are interested in the occult, the extrasensory, and the supernatural.

5. Metaphysics. They are drawn to abstract and speculative thinking.

posted October 07, 2004 09:05 PM              

I will have to ponder this one...and maybe look up my Aqua info...my Ex was Aqua and he doesn't seem to hold up to too many of these traits...Hmmm....His Cancer Moon and Cancer Rising must've over-ridden his Aqua Sun...

posted October 08, 2004 08:06 AM            

It sounds a lot like me.

posted October 08, 2004 01:58 PM            

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Oldham's Personality Styles

Introduction

In 1984, John Oldham M.D. began work on a personality system for normally healthy people based on the neurotic categories of the psychiatrist's "bible", the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, referred to in shorthand as DSM. The first edition (DSM-I) was published in 1952, DSM-II in 1968, DSM-III in 1980, DSM-III-R in 1987, and finally the latest, DSM-IV in 1994. Dr. Oldham worked on the committee for DSM-IV and is one of the leading psychiatrists in the United States. Currently, there are 14 different styles (or types) in Oldham's system. I have added 2 extra styles devised by Dave Kelly, since I feel they are worthy additions to the system.

Our personality is comprised of these 16 styles, each exerting a certain influence over us. Some styles play heavily in our personality, others are virtually non-existent. Some people have no predominant style and are instead very well-rounded. Still, everyone has one style that is predominant, and we can refer to that as what I call the basic style. The few styles immediately behind the basic style, but also play an important role in your personality are what I have termed supporting styles. In most people, there is one basic style with about 2-5 supporting styles, and the rest of the styles play a moderate to zero influence.

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posted October 08, 2004 11:16 PM              

DIFFERENT DRUMMER ... yeah they are

tuned in to and sustained by their own feelings and belief systems ... again, yeah they are

Own world (this could go Pisces too... but Aquas have their own world)

Well... and just about everything else, really.