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The gut types (8, 9, 1) are either all focused on physical aspects, on activities, or on action or are focused on the exact opposite. They react to impulses and are either quite physically active and present or (again) not active or present at all. They see the world through a filter of physical perceptions and unreflective instincts.

Gut types have an innate talent when it comes to listening to their bodies. Thoughts are experienced in the head, feelings in the heart, and perceptions in the body. These can be pleasant perceptions, such as the sun on the skin or the warmth of a touch, but also less enjoyable ones, like tension. The gut types value their autonomy, each in their own way. They share an inclination toward confrontation (moving against). When something happens, they have a tendency to fight it. Gut types use their personal position and strength to shape life the way it must be. They develop strategies to secure their place in the world and minimize unpleasantness. The idea of borders is a significant (unconscious) thematic for them, in the sense that they either don’t actually experience boundaries or are unaware of their own boundaries.

Internally, gut types often experience a subliminal sense of resistance, especially when their (unconscious) boundaries are crossed. This resistance can be expressed in ways that seem either steadfast, passive-aggressive, or controlling. Just as the head types share a subliminal feeling of a lack or of personal failure, the three gut types often feel worthless or guilty because of some failure on their part. This is why their goal is often to be of value to others.

Stan (Type 8) instinctively perceives who has power. He wants to measure himself against that person, to pick a fight to garner respect and to see how they stand in relation to each other. This fight lets Stan experience his own strength, and that feels good. It makes him feel alive. When the situation calls for it, Stan can literally make himself bigger and stronger. And when he does that, the people in his surroundings often make themselves smaller. When he perceives his own power and strength, the danger exists that Stan no longer senses the power and strength of others. He underestimates his opponent, and this has caused him difficulties more than once.