What is Garth Nix’s Personality Type?

The specific personality of Garth Nix can be summed up by his nostalgic yearning for his roots – a “paradise lost” which is also a source of energy and vitality. His power is linked to memory. He inhabits a present which draws sustenance from the past, from continuity and timelessness. The power of memory can either be dynamic or static. The consciousness of an inaccessible past can either immobilize him in melancholy and nostalgia, or shine as an ideal which motivates him to recreate a new harmony. His attitude and approach to the past are of key importance. If he thinks of it as a refuge, his obsession with it may be such that his progress is impeded. If, on the contrary, he thinks of it as a starting point or launching pad for his comprehension of the human condition, he will integrate it into his self-realization process. He possesses a potential for great maturation and wisdom. He is relatively slow-moving and may feel protected from the outer world by an armor of education, family surroundings (his most cherished environment), and social status. For this reason, he tends to limit the scope of his activities to a single well-defined sphere, and, within the boundaries he has established, release the entire spectrum of his rich and varied emotional expression. Sometimes he may feel overwhelmed by the prospect of situations which will introduce him to unfamiliar factors and elements; he sees them as intrusions. Before he judges an event, a person, or a thing, he attempts to absorb it into his private universe. Of a fairly subjective and introverted turn of mind, he defines everything in terms of the sensation it arouses in him as his consciousness embraces it. This predominance of sensation gives his extreme sensory finesse. His perceptions are intense, keen, penetrating right to the heart of people and things. His imagination, which is a function of his perceptions, is also lively, colorful, and prolific. Because he is sometimes self-centered, attentive to and protective of his inner self, he may tend to withdraw into his shell when he encounters aggression from the outer world. As a result, he may sometimes become distant and secretive. His tendency to be rather short-tempered and easily offended, a classic flaw, is also the consequence of his need for protection and security. Despite his sensitivity, and his ability to be genuinely virtuous, he is not always gentle. His outbreaks of hostility are all the more wounding because of their rarity. However, more than aggressiveness, his stubbornness, slow

Garth Nix finds his work rewarding. Daily life and routine activities are excellent sources of self-fulfillment for him.

Garth Nix feels that friendship and membership in groups are vital to his personal self-fulfillment.

At the time of your birth, your rising sign was located in Scorpio (the Scorpion), while the sun was passing through the sign of Cancer (the Crab). Both signs are ruled by the same element, which augurs a certain cohesiveness for your character. A summary of the various clues mentioned above provide your personality profile. The following key words capture the essence of your character and indicate certain contradictions which may be sources of tension:

Pugnacity – Sensitivity – Charisma – Imagination – Dignity – Eccentricity – Shrewdness – Savings and thrift – Concentration – Suspicion – Optimism – Obstinacy – Common sense – Premonition.

You have a sensitive and intuitive nature which gives you a great capacity for understanding and a deep sense of all that is human. Your outward reserve conceals great psychological subtlety. You are able to perceive the depths of the people you meet. Fascinated by the enigma of life and death, you are attracted to the exploration of the dark, unconscious side. Your scholarly enthusiasm may also be aroused by the mysteries of procreation, of the beyond, or of ancient civilizations, etc. Straightforward and spontaneous in the expression of your likes and dislikes, you nevertheless are often dubious about your emotions, and have an urge to control, monitor, and plan everything. Your acute receptivity makes you sensitive and vulnerable to environmental influences, from which you must learn to protect yourself.

Born on the third day before the new moon, you have a spiritualistic character closely attached to generous humanitarian ideals. You are sometimes sorely tried to limit yourself to the narrow scope of individual ambition. Indeed, you aim for a humanitarian ideal which would include the outcasts and the unfortunate. You fervently hope the meek will inherit the earth. To bring about this ideal, you are likely to seize every resource placed at your disposal: physical effort, money (if you have it), speech, your writings, and your poetic or artistic talents. However, you should be wary of your unconscious guilt feelings. Actually, there is no reason for you to devote yourself to your mission entirely; a simple daily effort should suffice to express your philosophy and free your conscience. Usually, the three days preceding the new moon will be time in the monthly lunar cycle most favorable to your activities and your general energy level.

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