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

Let’s. borrow a topic of Good Reader, cai, who commented in a post where we suggested Readers try and identify the clark, the scott and the roger in our group portrait (above).

I’m guessing the Roger wore the traditional 3 piece suit with tie, with co-ordinating shirt-tie combo. Maybe the Scott didn’t wear a tie.

(To which we Replied):

close…

ProTip: set aside the choice of clothing for the moment, if your computer permits, blow up the photo until you can see each face in detail… look at the eyes in particular now, (we trust you’ve been keeping up with the assigned reading, lol) with the three predominant worldviews in mind, imagine what kind of world each of the three are observing…
the Doctrine is all about perspective
the challenge (and the fun) lies in putting yourself in another’s position and, setting your own views aside, try and see the world from their perspective… are they alert and focused as any predator monitoring their surroundings for prey or are they comfortable where they are, relaxed because they know everything is in it’s place or, are they abstract, distant, observing a strange alien world
lol
told you the Wakefield Doctrine was fun!

And it is!

Cai has taken an reasonable approach, i.e. the fashion choices of a(n) Outsider and a Predator and a Herd Member will not only be different, it will be indicative of the individual’s personal reality, aka predominant worldview.

ProTip: We can never repeat too frequently: the Wakefield Doctrine is gender, age and culture neutral. After all, people, the Doctrine is an alternative perspective on the reality experienced by lifeforms, living beings, not girls and boys, young and old, Mods and Rockers.

So, back to cai’s insights. We dress for success in our personal realities. And, with the forensic analysis* of choice of dress we can reverse percieve the predominant worldview of the individual.

So, good on you, cai. Considered the choices each of our subjects made (prior to appearing in the photo) and sought to infer their personality type.

As you read in our Reply. There are any number of ways to determine (to your own satisfaction**) which of ‘the three’ a person is. Since a fundamental principle of this here Doctrine here is, you can’t have too many perspectives’ knock yourself out.

But, and we’ll come back to Cynthia probably tomorrow with a post about secondary aspects, we’ll just say: if’n you want to explore additional and possibly more esoteric ways to see the world around you and the people who make it up, just send her a message. (or, additionally Denise or Mimi both total Doctrine savants.)

So, in closing, our suggestion: look at the expression on the faces of the three in photo above. They are projecting how they (are) relating to the not only the photographer but to the fact of their situation, i.e. where they are, what they are doing. In a sense, that is the simplest definition of the Wakefield Doctrine, a personality system predicated on one’s response to the reality in which they are born and must develop in.

outa time, yo

* just wanted to use the word ‘forensic’ lol

** since we’ve included one ‘can’t repeat too often’ saying why not another?  ‘No one has authority to establish the predominant worldview of another… at least not in the sense of , ‘Hey! You’re a clark. Get used to it‘ or ‘Accept that you’re a roger. You have our condolences.’ Sorry (not) but no one can impose their opinion on another when it comes to personal reality. (In fact, writing that makes us think there must be some cool, greco/roman sounding named rhetorical device. Say something like antanaclasisdismissus. lol