Extraverted Sensing (Se) - Volitional Sensing

The Form of Force: The Configuration of Pressure

The Attributes of Se

Se is an explicit, involved, holistic informational unit, organized as a phenomenon, focused on the individual scale, and specifically sensitive to the current social context.

Level 1: The Nature of the Information:

• Explicit: Se data does not hide in subtext. Force is visible; pressure is felt. A boundary is either intact or violated. It isn't a matter of "I feel like..."; it is a matter of "the line is drawn here." Explicitness is the measurability of a manifestation.

• Involved: You cannot fully analyze Se at a distance. Pressure cannot be abstracted without losing its meaning. It is experienced through the body, through space, and through presence. Se is the aspect of direct contact.

• Holistic: Se does not dissect force into elements or analyze mechanisms. It grasps density instantly. You perceive a person as "heavy" or a position as "rigid." It is the perception of a monolith, not a spreadsheet of characteristics.

Level 2: The Structure of the Information:

• Phenomenon: It fixes the "node"—the manifest fact of force. Who occupies the space? Who is pushing through? Where is the boundary? It is not about the relationship between things, but about the object itself as a carrier of pressure.

• Form: It does not track the process of change over time; it fixes the state of force. It perceives position as a configuration. "He is strong." "This is a rigid structure of influence." It is a snapshot. Not "intensifying" or "weakening," but simply "existing." Se answers the question: What is the distribution of power right now? Not "where is this heading," but "how does it stand?" It captures the presence and density of force as a static fact.

Level 3: The Social Layer:

• Individual: It describes the force of a specific subject—personal boundaries, personal endurance, and the individual ability to occupy space. It is the scale of the participant, not the system.

• Actual (Context-Dependent): Its social significance fluctuates with the era. There are times when personal strength is the primary capital and times when it is suppressed. In times of crisis, however, Se always surges to the foreground.

Summary: Se is the informational mode that fixes the manifest, bodily experienced, holistic form of an individual’s force within the current space.

The Semantics of Se

• Personal Boundaries: Because a boundary is the "form" of force.

• Physical Pressure: Because force is perceived as "density."

• Spatial Dominance: Because Se works with occupied space.

• Weight/Brightness: Because holistic perception reads energy as a monolith.

• Endurance: The ability to maintain "form" under external pressure.

Se is not about the process of a struggle; it is about the position within that struggle. It doesn't ask "who is starting to win," but "who is standing firmer?"

The World Through the Eyes of Se

Imagine someone entering a room who understands the world as territory. Not in a criminal sense, but in a physical one—the way a master understands their domain.

They don’t enter and think, "What lovely decor." They immediately sense who the master of the space is. Not by looking at legal documents, but by observing form. They watch how a person stands in their own kitchen. If the owner moves apologetically, gives way in their own hallway, or says "Oh, please, come in" as if they were the guest, Se notes it. They don't judge it morally; they simply register a "weak form."

Se is not about morality; it is about the configuration of power.

Se notices who claims the sofa first. Who sits with their back to the door. Who positions themselves to control the room. Who speaks but cannot hold eye contact. Who laughs loudly but constantly checks for a reaction. This isn't psychology; it’s a deployment of forces.

In any room, there is a hierarchy—especially if everyone is pretending there isn't. Se sees the world as an organization of densities. Someone is leaning, someone is pushing, someone is holding, someone is yielding.

If one person interrupts another, Se doesn’t perceive "rudeness"—it perceives an invasion. If someone occupies another’s territory—placing their jacket on the host’s chair or making a joke that tests a boundary—Se registers a takeover.

The Language of Form

Se doesn't always react with aggression. It might say nothing at all. It simply adjusts its own position. It moves a chair. It stands in a way that blocks a path. It holds a gaze a second longer than expected. This is the language of form. No hysteria, no moralizing—just "this is how it stands."

Se believes in body language, distance, and the reality of who moved and who stood their ground. It doesn't matter what people declare; what matters is whose word actually holds the order.

The Weight of Presence

A Se guest can be perfectly polite, drinking tea and discussing cinema. But internally, they always know who in the room can withstand pressure and who will break. They see who owns their space and who surrenders it at the first sign of a breeze.

They don't necessarily push, but if pressure begins, they aren't lost. To them, the world isn't fragile—it is dense.

Se is the realization that every place has a master, every territory has a boundary, and every person has a "weight." If the weight doesn't match the position, the system begins to creak. This is why Se reacts poorly to helplessness where there should be stability, or to fussiness where there should be firmness.

Its internal principle is: If you stand, stand firm. If you are the master, hold the line. If it is yours, do not apologize for it. Se doesn't theorize about influence; it simply sees it. When the forms are aligned and stable, the Se is at peace. When the form collapses, they are the first to feel it.

Source: S. Ionkin

The Semantics of Se

Se’s semantic field focuses on tangible objects, direct interaction with the environment, and on the immediate, observable reality.

Key areas:

• Force, Energy, and Action: Think words like active, powerful, struggle, achieve. They experience the world through physical action and impact.

• Visual Perception: Se users are acutely aware of visual details and the act of seeing – 'look intently', 'make it beautiful', 'visual example', 'disappear from sight'.

• Physical Properties of Objects: They're keenly aware of color, size, shape, weight, texture, and the spatial relationship of objects – heavy, smooth, round, close, far.

• Object Manipulation: Their language reflects their physical engagement with the world – throw, catch, hold, push, pull.

Example of Se expression:

"A red sports car screeched to a halt. The driver, muscular and sharp, slammed the door and strode purposefully toward the building. He pushed open the heavy oak door and disappeared inside, leaving behind a scent of cologne and an impression of power.”

Source: The Semantics of Information Elements by L. Kochubeeva, V. Mironov, and M. Stoyalova

Manifestation in Different Types:

1. SLE's Program Se
   SEE's Program Se
2. LSI's Creative Se
   ESI's Creative Se
3. ILE's Role Se
   IEE's Role Se
4. LII's Vulnerable Se
   EII's Vulnerable Se
5. IEI's Suggestive Se
   ILI's Suggestive Se
6. EIE's Activating Se
   LIE's Activating Se
7. SEI's Observational Se
   SLI's Observational Se
8. ESE's Demonstrative Se
   LSE's Demonstrative Se