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The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator or MBTI, was developed during World War II, by a young woman named Isabel Briggs Myers, and her mother, Katharine Briggs.

Isabel decided to do her part for the war effort by creating a self-report inventory that would make Carl Jung's theory of psychological types available to more people. Her goals were two-fold; 1) Help people find a better fit for their work and make that work more effective and 2) Promote world peace by helping people develop more appreciation for individual differences and how to use the differences constructively rather than divisively.

Today the MBTI is a well-known tool used for business effectiveness, communication, career development, cross-cultural understanding, education, and spirituality. It is made up of four preferences; how you get energy, how you take in information, how you make decisions and how you relate to the outside world.

Soultypes: Matching Your Personality and Spiritual Path
by Sandra Krebs Hirsh and Jane Kise

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There are many forms of spirituality. Understanding your preferences and type can help you find your most natural way connect to God and some ways to stretch and grow in your spiritual development.

Sensing Types:
Mold their soulwork to authenticate their actions, and by doing so, meet practical needs in their day-to-day lives.

Intuitive Types:
Design their soulwork by synthesizing ideas from several traditions or by accepting some of the dilemmas others might find problematic.

Thinking Types:
Construct their soulwork by doubting at first, then searching for truthful, clear principles; cause and effect relationships; and explanations before espousing a belief system.

Feeling Types:
Personalize their soulwork, wanting to first hear about the practices that have worked for others in order to find out what will help them live out their values.

From SoulTypes: Matching Your Personality and Spiritual Path, by Sandra Krebs Hirsh and Jane Kise