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Song Lyrics Series - 002 Sleeping At Last - Six

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Personality Analysis of: Mushu (Disney’s Mulan)

Sorting Hat Chats: BADGER-SNAKE (POWER BEHIND THRONE) I do think Mushu is clearly a loyalist in the sorting hat chats system (not 100% sure if he’s Snake or Badger though). After reading a great post about “badger snakes and the red-stained ledger” by @air-in-words, I like the idea of sorting Mushu from Disney’s Mulan as a Badger-Snake. He definitely has Harold Hill/Dewey Finn vibes. Mushu is group-oriented (trying to get reinstated as a family guardian), but he weirdly supports/protects the group through deception/finesse.   His “red-stained ledger” would probably be getting one of the family members he was protecting decapitated (which got him demoted to gong-ringer), and then impersonates someone he’s not (the Great Dragon Spirit) to regain his status/role within the group (this behaviour is sort of a self-serving expression of the Hufflepuff Primary). However he clearly bonds with his little group (Crikee, Mulan, Khan), and ends up doing a lot of good for his family and China, in the end. MBTI: ENTP Ne is very obvious in his quick-thinking, hyper-verbal style. Ti before Fe because he’s definitely more strategic and led by self-interest (Ti), before connecting it to his group (Fe). You don’t get the sense Mushu has grandiose values, he has “people” (which is why he is a loyalist house). ENTP’s Inferior Sensation in my experience tends to be represented in media as some sort of physical/sensory limitation/helplessness compensated for by a outsized persona/intellect (Tyrion Lannister, Iron Man, Varrick, Edward Elric). In Mushu’s case, he’s constantly being ridiculed for being little, and powerless, and a snake, so he always finds clever ways to appear large/powerful/authoritative (a very small man can cast a very large shadow, as Varys once told Tyrion). Enneagram Analysis Despite being commonly typed as a 7, Mushu from Mulan (1998) is a 6w7 sp. He isn't a free spirited 7 looking for fun and adventure--he wants to be reinstated as a guardian of the family (WAY more of 6 motivation) by proving he can watch over Mulan and keep her safe. I'll tell you this--you're not going to see a lot of enneagram 7's depicted as the jittery, protective character who is trying to talk the hero out of doing things, moaning "We're doomed!". Watch Mushu's major 6 energy in this bathing scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXSX84eVUCs Grumbling to yourself that no one is taking your fears seriously, while still acting as lookout to protect the idiots who are ignoring you, is a fat 6 mood. He is so 6 in how he is constantly anticipating threats and predicting what they need to worry about next, to keep Mulan safe. He wakes her up each morning and runs her through all the things she needs to focus on and think about to face the day ahead. He's always trying to protect his people by staying ahead of things (classic 6 strategy). Think of how on top of danger he is when Shan Yu's falcon tries to raise alarm, and Mushu immediately breathes fire and turns him into Mongolian barbecue--6's are amazing at detecting threats, because they're constantly scanning their environments. I know 7's are usually comic relief, but self pres 6's are sneakily the funniest enneagram subtype, IMO. They make for great comical sidekicks!

[psalmsandstories]

fear.

Anxieties hold heavy a strain on my chest. I feel as if there is someone clenching onto a rope that is tied to my heart. They grip and yank it forward, ever so often. I feel flimsy, unstable, and swollen from the strain of pull. This feeling is inescapable. I recognize my lack of control and it drives me mad. There is a proper sixth sense I gain, yet it is weighted with paranoia and biased assumption. There are too many possibilities, too many outcomes I can perceive. There is no end to my question, “Where lies truth?”

In these places, where fear is consuming, I seek apathy. I run to others to shield me from my worry, yet I admit they are not my solution. I hear whispers, “You are too much, leave them at peace!” and I withdraw. I seek to numb elsewhere. I have laid my hand in vices, too many to name. We all seek these vices to forget and delay. We fall asleep to ourselves, and give way to the emptiness. Whatever we can, we distract from the nerves. We are too terrified to feel. The feeling gives way to our loss. What if we lose? 

You must know, to win, you must first learn how to lose.

To win, we must make a commitment to the battle. We must embrace the sore and sickness we receive from dismantlement. There is a holiness we find in divorce and separation, it is where we find our victory. There is a loyalty we owe to this fight and to our truest selves. We must remain conscious of our ability to escape and choose to deny it. This will only delay growth. We must learn to find stability within the tugs & weights of our worries. Fear will overwhelm your head and heart, if you do not place trust in yourself, in your ability to fight against all assault. Pick up your sword and cut the rope.

“Lose the battle, win the war.”