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Notes on Harvey Milk Mayor of Castro Street

Most of what I am pointing you to in thinking of Harvey Milk as a Seven is in the quotes from the biography.  
Notice these additional points in your watching/reading....
 
Impatience is the vice of the Seven.  Gluttony is a symptom of a deeper urge to "hurry up, let's go" impatience.  Sevens often feel behind, in a fear-of-missing-out.  They are in the fear triad-- afraid they will miss out on the IDEAL (1) BEAUTIFUL (4) experience.
5s6s7s are future oriented. Forward, not back or behind.  They want predictability, safety, certainty.
 
Wings:  SIX wing protects the underdog as an underdog.  EIGHT WING protects the underdog as a guard.  Seven: smack in middle to care about FREEDOM from restrictive POWER.
Six: Courage, Fear, Anxiety, Projecting Into Future-- egalitarian power
Eight: Justice, Power, Vengeance, Protect the Innocents -- power to be used appropriately (in their own view)
 
Seven theme: It's gotta be more.  An Excited Idealist (1) Romantic (4)...  
"You gotta give em hope."  Idealist Positive Outlookers like 2s and 9s, but with broad horizontal high energy.
Assertive Types liks 8s and 3s-- move IN and DEMAND to change the environment.
 
 
Connection to 5 is also "knowing" and "strategizing"....
Connection to 1 is "to be useful"
Avoidance: Boredom, restriction, pain 
Defense Mechanism: rationalization, sublimation; reframing to the positive at all costs
 
Called often by Naranjo: The Loquacious Type  (an inner and sometimes outer "talking" chatter)
 
Subtypes:
SP community of like minded defenders bring people to their next for experiences
SX fascination with individual lives and experiences
SO giving up their own freedom so that others may have it
 
 
Harvey got people addicted to jelly beans.... !  Stimuli!!   
Quote about him in book:  "Never forget his smile, his courage and sense of justice"  
That's Type 7 smile, Type 6 Courage and Type 8 Justice.  

​"If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door." -- Harvey Milk 
 



How important is freedom as a value: to you, to your relationships, to groups and society as a whole?  
What are the issues that conflict with freedom as a primary value?
What role has freedom played in your life?
In what ways do you see a focus on restrictions, pleasure and freedom in this work?
How do you deal with limited options, pain, restrictions?
In what ways are you like an Enneagram Seven?  
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