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Over the course of their lives, Rationals accumulate many such "powers." Occasionally they find
unexpected uses for their talents: "Oh, you need someone who knows how to scuba dive?" "Oh,
you need an expert in acupuncture?" "Oh, you need someone who can speak Esperanto?" Usually
these announcements are greeted with surprise by the INT's acquaintances, who had never
suspected that their colleague had such a strange card hidden up their sleeve. People
subconsciously recognize this NT tendency to accumulate knowledge and abilities, and therefore
the archetypal elderly, powerful, magical, male character is a Rational. Van Helsing is an example
of this archetype. He exhibited a wide range of special knowledge and abilities, and the best
example of his modern wizardry was his power of hypnosis.
One of Van Helsing's duties was to repeatedly hypnotize a team member who had been partially—
but not completely—transformed into a vampire. By this means, he was able to gain brief glimpses
into Dracula's mind and track his movements. So here we have an example of how an unusual
ability, held in reserve, can ultimately benefit an INTJ's group. Though not widely recognized or
appreciated for all their skills, an INTJ may be able to make surprising contributions to a group.
And now you have a reason to learn hypnotism.
Leadership and Organization
Van Helsing became the team leader by unofficial group consent. Nobody ever elected him; they
simply recognized that he was the most qualified person and looked to him to direct their efforts.
Here are some of the INTJ traits that made him a qualified leader:
• Calmness and coolheadedness. By remaining steadfast in the face of setbacks and danger,
Van Helsing kept everyone thinking clearly and even created a sense of group optimism.
His self possession helped give his team members others a feeling of control over the
situation that prevented despair.
• Foresight. Van Helsing was able to predict long term consequences and guard against them.
On more than one occasion, a team member pointed out the immediate benefits of taking a
particular action, only to have Van Helsing point out the disastrous future consequences such
a decision would have. For instance, after a major defeat Dracula decided to flee back to
Transylvania. One of the team members wondered if they shouldn't just let him go and let
the whole thing drop. But Van Helsing pointed out that one member of the group had been
half-transformed into a vampire. Though she was still alive and human, she would become
a true vampire if she died—even of old age. Van Helsing foresaw that even if this team
member lived a happy, normal life for the next 60 years, she would inevitably become a
member of the Undead when she died. That's taking the long view of the situation. Van
Helsing also foresaw the larger consequences of failing to kill Dracula: "if we fail, [he may
yet become] the father or furtherer of a new order of beings, whose road must lead through
Death, not Life." INTJs, with their future orientation and big picture view of situations,
often see the larger consequences of an action that others miss. This is a significant
component of their leadership abilities.
• Organization. Van Helsing was able to set up tasks for the group, taking into account
potential sources of delay. He also personally made many of the travel arrangements for
their journey to Transylvania to hunt down Dracula. One author has suggested that if an
INTJ travels with an ITP, the INTJ will probably end up filling this role. 143 Although INTJs
may not like "international opportunities" as much as the other Rationals, 144 they seem to be
143 Jones & Sherman, 1997
144 Myers, McCaulley, Quenk & Hammer, 1998