Introverted Sensing (Si)

Introverted sensing (Si) could best be summarized, or synthesized as “subjective sensing” meaning that the Si user is far more concerned with that which is evoked by the object within the subject, rather than on how the subject may impact the subject in any way, shape, or form. The subjective nature of this function also indicates an inward profound focus which focuses on depth, instead of breadth unlike the extroverted version of this perceiving function. Now it is important to note that Si gravitates on the same axis as Ne (extroverted intuition). More specifically the dynamic of the relationship between this two functions within their axis is defined by their placement in the function stack of any specific type. In other words the function which is placed higher in the stack between the two represses the one that is placed lower. For instance in the case of Dominant, or Auxiliary Si users (ISTJ,ISFJ,ESTJ,ESFJ) Ne is repressed therefore all the sensory data, and information which is collected will for the most part be used to build upon an internal map of past memories, sensations, emotions, and feelings associated with the subject’s past, and provoked by the object. Unlike the types who’s axis is flipped, (meaning that Ne suppresses Si INTP,INFP, ENTP, ENFP) who are constantly on the hunt for novelty, innovation, and creativity the introverted sensor feels far more at ease perceiving the world via Si. This is fundamentally why they tend to rely on past subjective experiences, and may feel extremely uncomfortable with the endless untried, and unproven possibilities that extroverted intuition could muster up.