Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)

With the decaversary of the Ten Things of Thankful (TToT) bloghop coming up at the end of this week, we couldn’t help but think about the early days of this blog*.

Moving right along (E. McMahon: “Hi yo!”)

ok

So, lets try it this way: We’ll write a quick but comprehensive explanation of the principles of the Wakefield Doctrine and then, go back and copy/paste a first-year(ish) post doing the same thing².

Damn! Almost outa time!

The Wakefield Doctrine maintains that, while we all are born with the capacity to experience the world as one of three characteristic types, the Outsider, the Predator or the Herd Member, at a very early age we all settle into one of these three and live in that reality, aka predominant worldviews. These three predominant worldviews, (‘personality types’), are gender neutral, culture and age neutral. With an understanding of the principles of the Wakefield Doctrine we are in a position to know more about the other person than they know about themselves. But, for all the implied power and insight we might derive from this perspective, the Wakefield Doctrine is for us, not them. If we understand how a person, (or, for that matter, ourselfs), perceive the world, we are in a better position to self-improve ourselves.

(ok, necessarily brief, here’s some from the beginning days)

more necessary than you think, impossible to ignore, more popular than it should be, its the personality tool of the Wakefield Doctrine

September 20, 2011

Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers )

The Wakefield Doctrine is a tool that is easy to learn to use.  The theory of clarks, scotts and rogers is a fun way to look at the way the people in your life act and behave. The Doctrine is a tool that can be a huge help in changing the things about yourself that you have come to believe should be changed. The WD is a group of people with a common interest who share a way of  knowing about human personality (and) the interactions between different people.

Because of the Wakefield Doctrine and this blog: clarks will come to understand that they are not as different from scotts and from rogers as they sometimes think;  because of the Wakefield Doctrine and this blog: scotts will see for themselves that the world is less difficult and challenging and (that) not everyone is a threat; because of the Wakefield Doctrine and this blog: rogers will know that it does not matter whether they understand the reasons for the actions of others and (that) people who are different can be ignored without fear.

We are not being overly lyrical or mystical or theoretical or controversial with today’s Post. Sometimes it helps to just let passing thoughts see the light of day.
The Doctrine is beginning to catch on with people who had not heard the term: Wakefield Doctrine. We are getting emails from people who, after reading these pages are asking questions.
Questions about the value and the validity of the Doctrine.

In order to get the most out of today’s  little Post,  please do the following:

• finish reading this Post before moving on*
• know that everyone has the qualities of all three personality types, the idea is that one (of the three) is dominant
• understand that this is a tool, however,  the Doctrine is more  a file than a saw,  more a screw driver than a hammer (simply, relax, go slow and it will come to you)
• take assurance that if you have gotten this far, in this Post, you will grasp the concept of the Wakefield Doctrine and you will get something (in return for your efforts)
• the Doctrine is genuinely inspired and has a core of truth that is a little bit amazing in what it offers, but lighten up…it is meant to be fun as well as useful
• practicing the principles of the Wakefield Doctrine will return benefits way in excess of your efforts
• talk to others about this Wakefield Doctrine
• don’t worry about getting it right ( and you clarks especially!…don’t worry so much you will get some of it wrong at first)…but the Doctrine is very flexible, you can’t break it
• use the tools this thing offers, use it on yourself and when it works tell others

Glad you could stop by. Follow these simple suggestions and let us know how you make out!

* clarks!  do not jump around half reading pages….scotts sit! read! think first then act….rogers get back here, you will be glad that you did…later they will understand you, first you must understand them

* which first saw the LCD light of the virtual world in June 2009**

** which, to be more precise, would be June 9th***

*** 14 years ago¹

1) can we get an ‘Aiiyyee’

2) we expect some differences, some in the language, others in basic concepts, i.e. the Everything Ruleⁱ

i) ‘Everyone Does Everything at One Time or Another’. The value in this Rule is to remind us that, the three ‘personality types’ of the Wakefield Doctrine are three ways to relate ourselfs to the world around us. There are not three different realities₁, simply three characteristic relationships to the world. This distinction was prompted by early Readers asking if a certain behavior was a ‘scottian thing’ or a particular occupation was exclusive ‘to roger‘. The insight the Everything Rule afforded us was that it was all about how a thing, (or an occupation or avocation or hobby or whatever), manifested in the world of the Outsider(clarks) or Predator(scotts) or the Herd Member(rogers). Very helpful rule.