Magentas are jesters. They are zany, spontaneous, offbeat, outrageous, physical, innovative, in the here-and-now, inventors, attention-seekers. Sometimes they're loners.
The key to understanding the Magenta Personality Spectrum’s color is their unwillingness to conform to the expectations and norms set by society. These individuals seek to express their individuality by using, with creativity and flair, the belongings and raw materials at their disposal. Because they look at life through a Magenta filter, they tend to be viewed as the nonconformists of the spectrum.
The single most difficult thing for a Magenta is to understand the difference between commitment and entrapment. For a Magenta to be locked into a nine-to-five job, to be married and have children, and to run a household, would be a form of insanity. They need to learn to create for themselves a lifestyle that works for them and does not impinge on the sensibilities of others. Magentas revitalize our concept of creativity by offering a new perspective, opening new vistas and exploring new points of departure.
Magenta Physical Approach to Life
Reds want to subdue reality, and Oranges want to conquer it; Magentas want to push physical reality to the leaky margins - that locale where fantasy and reality become a blur. Magentas consider life worth living only if they can listen to their own inner drummer. They live on the edge, creating three-dimensional physical environment in their mind's eye that is very different from the one we experience in our day-to-day existence.
Magentas create in the physical environment in ways that are similar to those of their sister Personality Spectrums colors, Red and Orange. They prefer products to abstractions. Magentas work with the tangible but creative material aspects of the world. They find their greatest satisfaction when manipulating, working with, changing, or building something real and specific. So much the better if it is outrageous, off-the-wall and controversial.
Their innovative, creative, fertile minds lead them to explore the unusual, bizarre, arty, or trendy. Their nonconformity allows them to skew their perspective on the world, making them unique. Out of this new, fresh perspective comes the gift of this color, creating experiences that allow the rest of us to see the world from an alternative point of view. It is as if the Magentas ask us to put on three-D glasses, turning our flat two-dimensional world into one with depth and perspective. Everyday life looks quite different.
Magentas are outrageous, and they prefer it that way. They take pride in their refusal to adapt to any of society's mechanisms of lockstep thinking or behavior. By creating a totally original point of view, Magentas give us an opportunity to laugh at ourselves. They encourage us to find ways to express our own divergent individuality by expressing their own.
Magenta Mental Approach to Life
Magentas have bright, agile minds-fleet as quicksilver. However, they are unwilling to master acres of boring details. They become experts in the field that interests them, or in which they might choose to make a living. But if they do not see much need for information, they refuse to clutter their minds with inessential details. Like the other Physical (environmental) colors, the Magentas are strong-willed and determined about the things they regard as important. They are eclectic in their learning. They can be excellent students when the subject interests them or they see a need to learn about it. Otherwise a Magenta will move heaven and earth to create a diversion-preferably one that entertains the entire class. School subjects that appeal to inquiring minds, taught by teachers who are flexible and creative, are ideally suited to a Magenta. Magentas do well in drama, English, debate, forensics, the arts, science, if allowed to "play" in the tabs), physical education, and crafts such as woodworking and welding.
Magentas need to develop the ability to stay with a project until it is completed. Each new project is like a silver lure, sparkling and twisting through the water, distracting the attention of the Magentas from what they are supposed to be doing. Learning to finish a job is one of the most difficult challenges for a Magenta. Short projects that are easy to bring to conclusion build confidence and pride in the Magenta. Once the Magenta experiences the satisfaction of accomplishment. it becomes easier for him or her to stay focused for longer and longer periods of time. This is one of the major skills necessary to the Magentas' happiness and well-being-it allows them a wider range of career choices and a greater chance of success.
Their mental process appears to be haphazard when, in fact, most Magentas have a very clear idea of what they want to create, say, or do. Because their nature is to stretch the limits of everything they encounter-products, social customs, mores, relationships, and standards by which most of us judge and evaluate our reality-Magentas are constantly searching for new and different ways to use everyday items. Many Magentas are inventors of those handy gadgets that the rest of us couldn't get along without. They are continually fascinated by what is in the marketplace.
Food above all! Yummy double chocolate stuff from chewy junior at bugis junction!
Plastic-feeling shoes from bugis street. Looks quite simple and sweet [Like the new owner =D]
You think it's quite easy? Lol.. it took me nearly 2 hours I think.. I drew all 20 circles with equilateral triangles in them.. man.. it's the first time I'm such a super neat freak. It looks rather pretty. This is the simplest 'dome' inspired by Buckminster Fuller. Yea, he's the guy who made bucky balls? lol.. This is a one frequency dome as far as I know.. but it looks like some kinda lantern thing you see during Chinese New Year? =D
