Personality and Iris Patterns
Since some people type based on the iris of the eye I decided to check further into it. I enlisted the help of an IEI family member and a magnifying glass in order to determine the pattern of my iris since it does not show clearly in any of the pictures I took. My eye is a primary jewel but secondary shaker which gives me a shaker-jewel pattern. It was actually kind of fun to do but ultimately on the same level with blood type personalities as far as being accurate. I would say at least half of the traits of shaker and jewel could apply to me. Maybe a little more. I will ask my eye doctor when I go in for a follow up. I just happen to have an allergy so it is perfect timing as far as getting a professional opinion on my iris pattern. I could also relate to parts of the stream-flower which I thought was my pattern just based on pics. It was helpful to have someone else to look since I took my contacts out to avoid distortion. Plus it is really hard to look into my own eyes in a mirror without contacts
So yeah it is pretty interesting idea but does it correlate with enneagram and socionics? You be the judge of your own eyes.
http://rayid.com/iris-patternsstructures/
UPDATE: My eyes are stream-jewel
http://rayid.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/4types.jpg
Summary of Jewel Characteristics
| Iris Type: |
Jewel |
| Iris traits: |
Brown freckle-like dots or flecks |
| Personality: |
Thinking, analytical, verbal, slow to change |
| Essence/Unique gift: |
Clear, knowing |
| Gestures/Postures: |
Controlled, pointed |
| Perspective: |
“I” (1st person) |
| Gifts/Skills: |
Leadership, attention to detail, clarity |
| Lessons: |
Trust others, delegate, integrate, flow, allow, let go |
| Learning (subconscious): |
Visual, and by association with emotions |
| Communication (conscious): |
Verbal, using sounds and words |
| Family relationships: |
Often closer to mother/sister in childhood, problems with father/brother |
| Mate/partner relationships: |
Flower (feeling-type) |
| Activities/Disposition: |
Star Trek fans, future-oriented |
| Energy pattern/Direction: |
Build energy, direct it forward |
| Physical characteristics: |
Sharper bone structure in face, cold hands, warm body |
| Interruptive pattern: |
Verbal over-analysis, jittery hands/feet, abrupt body movements |
| Sleep: |
Primarily on left side, with partner on their right |
| Fears: |
Being controlled, letting go, criticism, intimacy, the unknown |
| Adaptation: |
Emotional, spacey, forgetful |
| Stress imbalance: |
Anxious, frustrated, avoiding, loss of confidence |
| Transformational Pathway |
| Positive expression: |
Control, focus, analyze, plan |
| If blocked, they are: |
Opinionated, interruptive, avoiding |
| If they learn to: |
Allow, flow, open |
| They experience: |
Deep feeling & silence |
| Achieving the desired state of: |
Knowing truth |
Summary of Shaker Characteristics:
| Iris Type: |
Shaker |
| Iris traits: |
Both dot-like/freckle-like pigments and rounded openings |
| Personality: |
Driven, progressive, in motion, unpredictable, extreme |
| Essence/Unique gift: |
Vitality, joy |
| Gestures/Postures: |
Dynamic |
| Perspective: |
“They” (4th person) |
| Gifts/Skills: |
Motivation, originality, zeal, achievement |
| Lessons: |
Consistency, moderation, stability, trust |
| Learning(subconscious): |
Through body experience/motion/intuitive feeling |
| Communication (conscious): |
Alternating or unified (visual and verbal), and by gesture |
| Family relationships: |
Depends on primary structure (Jewel or Flower) |
| Mate/partner relationships: |
Stream (kinesthetic-type) |
| Activities/Disposition: |
Travel and/or fighting for causes, enthusiastic, impatient |
| Energy pattern/Direction: |
Moves energy, up and out |
| Sleep: |
Depends on primary structure |
| Fears: |
Failure, being controlled, intimacy |
| Adaptation: |
Inactive |
| Stress imbalance: |
Autocratic |
| Transformational Pathway |
| Positive expression: |
Driven, motivated |
| If blocked, they are: |
Reckless, isolated |
| If they learn to: |
Plan, join, connect |
| They experience: |
Change, sense of purpose |
| Achieving a state of: |
Conscience aliveness |
Edit: 2 out of 3 people say my eyes are stream-jewel so adding stream description.
Summary of Stream Characteristics
| Iris type: |
Stream |
| Iris traits: |
Straight lines or streaks of color |
| Personality: |
Amiable, intuitive, sensitive, grounded |
| Essence/Unique gift: |
Stillness, connectedness, mediator |
| Gestures/Postures: |
Subtle |
| Perspective: |
“We” (3rd person) |
| Gifts/Skills: |
Balance and stability, empathy, support, integration |
| Lessons: |
Trust, release, find purpose |
| Learning (subconscious): |
Experiential, by doing |
| Communication (conscious): |
By touch and posture |
| Family relationships: |
Depends on primary structure (i.e., Jewel or Flower) |
| Mate/partner relationships: |
Shaker (movement-type) |
| Activities/Disposition: |
Physically active, attentively concerned |
| Energy pattern/Direction: |
Connecting and containing, directed downward (grounding) |
| Sleep: |
Depends on primary structure |
| Fear: |
Change, initiation, mistakes, hurting others or being hurt |
| Adaptation: |
Ungrounded |
| Stress imbalance: |
Acquiescent, stymied, helpless |
| Transformational Pathway |
| Positive expression: |
Support, serve, balance |
| If blocked, you are: |
Indecisive |
| If you learn to: |
Initiate, act, move, give |
| You experience: |
Nurturing, unification |
| Achieving a state of: |
Belonging, Deep Stillness |