Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)
“Hey, come over here, kid, learn something. You never know, you might have to understand the behavior of 20 people someday.”
No, I don’t think it odd that I am starting today’s Post with a quote from a famous movie. (If you know, without googling, what movie these lines are from, I will send you an official Wakefield Doctrine docTee!*) Most of the Posts that we write start with some totally random item from the world, however this is entirely appropriate, given the nature of the Wakefield Doctrine as a personality theory.
You know that the Doctrine is not really a personality theory, right? We have not (yet) delved into the matter of how we come to settle on one (of the three worldviews) as our predominant worldview. We don’t know why some of us have significant secondary and tertiary aspects and some are simply clarks… or scotts or rogers. We don’t even know what influences in the family structure are important! Birth order is kind of intriguing, but the worldview of the parents have little bearing on who goes to which worldview and, while evidence exists that is highly suggestive of a component of childhood trauma (of any type) as ’cause’ of one worldview being selected over the other, there is nothing anywhere near definitive. So what do we know?
Well, for starters we know that:
- we all find our predominant worldview and we adapt to the nature of that world. as Outsiders, clarks become creative, learn to camouflage ourselves among the ‘normal’ children and set out to leave no information un-examined…in the hopes of learning to become ‘part of’; finding themselves in the world of the Predator, scotts do what comes naturally, run and play and search out their environment, they are the first to go into the abandoned building, first to kiss a boy and are comfortable in the principle’s office because they cannot walk away from a fight and finally, …the majority of children (between the ages of 1 and 4) look around and know that they belong, they are Herd members. not an easy gig by any stretch of the imagination. just as with any member of a team or a family or a congregation, they discover that there are Rules and not only must they be followed, they must be shown to others and that, for the rogers, the good of the many must be imposed on the few
- while we all are predominately one (of the three personality types), we all have the potential of the other two. for reasons not yet fully understood, some clarks seem to come out of their shells at times, not at the behest of others, not because they want to, usually because there is a need to; scotts will often express a significant secondary aspect by demonstrating compassion to their prey, much to the confusion (of their prey) and chagrin to themselves, but they will ultimately over-come this by dispatching their victim or marrying them or setting out to right the injustices around them and rogers…poor rogers! a significant secondary aspect (of either sort) means nothing but dissatisfaction and dismay. they are in a world that should be ‘ordered and defined’, a world in which every one knows their place and worse, far worse, is that rogers (with a significant secondary aspect) have the misfortune to be able to see the sides of the box that is their perfect world
- if you learn the principles of the Doctrine and the characteristics of the three worldviews and (if you) correctly infer the worldview of the other person, you will be in a position to know more about them than they know about themselves
- if you practice inferring the worldview of the people around you, you will not only know why they behave the way that they do, but you will know what they will do, how they will respond to a situation or event that has not yet happened
- if you have the desire, the Wakefield Doctrine offers a tool for changing that part, that aspect, those habits that you have always wanted to change but have either had no luck doing so or, far worse, you have succeeded at changing only to discover that you have somehow slid back to where you managed to move yourself away from
- the Doctrine is fun…there are other people like you here, the cool thing is that you don’t have to risk guessing wrong who will ‘get you’
That’s enough for a Monday morning. Just remember this, the Wakefield Doctrine is for you, not them. Unlike most of the personality quizzes and tests and free samples you see in magazines and on the internet, the Doctrine is not a mirror-shaped club. No matter how certain you are that the other person would benefit from this, it just doesn’t work that way.
..still a lot of fun, tho
(… man! the sun refuses to come out! only one thing to do, listen to this):
* some restriction apply. the Wakefield Doctrine docTee will be a roger and proof of a rogerian worldview required. Some substation permitted, spouse or children allowable…with the predominance of rogers comprising the human race, how hard can that be?
About clarkscottroger
hey! I just got* an email from Kate over at ‘Another Clean Slate’ asking about the next vid chat… so I asked her to respondo plait here in the Comment section.
…Katie, the (virtual) floor is yours!
I’m excited :) And last night Lizzi was actually helping me to try to figure out which personality type I am most predominantly. Still working on that :)
Kate
very cool. Lizzi knows her Doctrine, I’m sure you’ll be spotting the clarks, scotts and rogers in your world in no time! (little tip: be careful not to point..lol you’ll scare them).
oh yeah, one thing I like to say about the process (of learning which of the three is your predominant worldview), ‘you can’t break it! (the Doctrine, that is)… it sometimes helps to think about the last eye exam you went to… three lenseses you look at a situation with one, then try the next …which is clearer this one (click) or….this one (click)… you won’t hurt anything even if you don’t ‘get it’ right away. so have fun with it.
…but! take notes!! (Lizzi is most likely being very supportative and kindly… she is good like that)… however as the new person, we all have an interest… we all learn from everything everyone does with the Doctrine.
There’s no rush, Kate. All in good time. Just pick the thing up, have a good look at it. Weigh it in your hands and in your mind and see which parts make sense.
WAY excited about the next Vid Chat :D
Lizzi
exactly! I think now might be a good time (for me) to find that Post where I talk about what to say when the co-worker sneaks up and says “Doctrine what the hell is this Doctrine??!” Not surprisingly the best response depends not only on which (of the three) they are, but also which of the three ‘you’ are… but bottom line? “fun in one of the most exclusive secret clubs in the world” is all we’re talkin ’bout.
Ohhh exclusive AND secret? Love it!
Kate,
…I was thinking of taking a cue from the motorcyclists with their 1% logo on hats (inverse of 99% of motorcyclist are law-abiding …blah, blah)
… we could do hats though I might need to get some help from someone versed in scientific notation as we in the Doctrine are the .0000000045%
anyone out there? help our newest .0000000045 percenter earn herself a damn docTee (any of you can answer on Kate’s behalf seeing as you are more familiar with our… perspective) just tell everyone where our .0000000045% comes from!!
is this one of those things where you got a kind of understand the question before you answer it?I love the idea of a hat. I’m so very jealous of the one on your dash!
zoe
…hey if there is enough demand, there’s no reason for not going back to the Wakefield Doctrine hat (‘for your damn head’) it’s just that the consensus was that the docTees presented more…. wearing opportunities
yeah, I really am math challenged, what not being anywhere close to rogerian (Hey! Kate a clue to predominant wordview!! do you like math? I don’t mean ‘like math’ as in “I can work a calculator”…. in terms of the rogerian worldview ‘like math’ is more like: “no, over here…there! yeah!! that’s the spot… no, don’t rush…that’s perfect”
lol if you feel this strongly about our numbered friends, then you might want to put rogerian worldview in the first rung for a test run.
sorry, zoe where was I? oh that’s right, my obscure little percentage joke…( taking my cue from the aforementioned outlaw motorcycle clubs)… I (tried to) divide the number of active Wakefield Doctrine members by the current population of the world. (I mean, that’s reasonable, isn’t it?)
I don’t think my math is all that reliable….
Hey Kate another check of worldview: ask yourself the following question, how much is 2 + 2? a roger will immediately answer “4! …are you really going to wear those shoes?” if you are a clark… your answer would be more along the lines of: “in what circumstance?… 2 what plus 2 what?” (or) “4! …most of the time”)
Whereas a scott would say …”what’s it to ya?”
lol
exactly!
Longgggg day….still crackin myself up.
I must be a roger then because I dislike math and would immediately answer 4 then wish I hadn’t had to calculate?
Kate
very good! I mean that that’s how it’s done…try one worldview out in different situations. Remember this is for you not them, and no one can say, “hey Kate you’re a …. get used to it” It doesn’t work that way. That’s not to say that we all might make suggestions and be helpful but this is not picking out a worldview so you can hangout… you have a worldview already. it’s for you to find out what it is because that’s where the fun (and the benefit) of this here Doctrine is… and, and!! don’t forget… you have the potential of ‘the other two’, but no need to worry about learning what they are, I’m mentioning it because for most of us, we look at ourselves and say. ‘alright! I’m a clark..or a scott or a roger” but then you find yourself acting as one of the other two…totally normal. the more you learn about the worldviews and talk to the other people like Lizzi and zoe and kristi and Cyndi and Denise… the clearer it will be…and the more comfortable you will be … glad you’re here.
It about cooking for 20 yes? Its one of the few movies I know…normally Im not good there (with movies)… It did have to do with cooking for folks right… the garlic cued me in… I already have my tshirt so I won’t name names… I have to come back and read the rest of the post… squeezing by today between appts.
zoe
“I can handle things! I’m smart. Not like everyone says!”
“…not dumb…and I want respect.” Im afraid on days like today I look like a lurker… too many appts. and time between… but I still want respect… HA! LOL!…crack myself up…
zoe
(hardly a surprise to anyone)… ‘I crack myself up’ is one of my own favorite expressions*
(yes, that is our aggressive clark selfs talking)
Fry garlic?? God did not create garlic and Le Creuset so that mortals could desecrate them. Sautee!!! Bobby, Alton and Giada would somberly point to the nearest exit from the set, and your hopes of a Food Network pilot would be dashed.
Maybe it’s a planetary alignment that determines whether you become a clark, scott or roger. And whether Saturn is in (at) Venus’ house fornicating when she’s supposed to be with Mars. Whelp, bring in the 7 Guardian Virgins…
HHAHAHA. I’m going to bed now.
Ver gins!!! …. Ver gins!!! Ver gins!!!
as always you hit a certain resonance! (lol, no not the Guardian Virgins the planets!!)
(it has been said: rogers are from Venus, scotts from Mars and clarks from outer space)
are you sure the Clarks werent just abducted and brought there???
Good morning…have a cool day.
that would make a certain amount of sense…. for clarks! lol
Making toast….cu