We’ve seen a recent pattern in people who are trying to figure out their Energy Type.
And we’re here to shine some light on it.
You are a unique combination of all 4 Types at varying degrees. And you will always lead with a dominant Type. But the combination of your dominant and secondary Type may have actually led you to believe that you express a different Energy Type completely! Today, we talk about a unique combination that you’ll want to know about.
If you’ve identified yourself as a Type 3, but your facial features don’t line up with that profile, this video is for you. We talk about why you could be expressing a fabulous dominant/secondary combo of Type 1/4 or 4/1. And we discuss how you can figure it out. Watch and see:
Did you think you were a Type 3? Have you changed your mind, or do your facial features match up with your dominant Type?
What has your experience been like in identifying your Type? How has this video helped you? Share your experience in a comment.
Remember, these videos are supplemental material. So, if you’re trying to Type yourself with just the information on my blog, you may get frustrated or confused. You need the full program. My book, It’s Just My Nature, will take you through key aspects of every Energy Profile, including your defining facial features.
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July 14th, 2011 at 4:22 am
How interesting! A couple family members came to mind as I watched this so now I’ll go back and review the course info with this in mind. Thanks for clarifying!
July 14th, 2011 at 7:55 am
Yeah, great video! My sister is this combo we think. Though she thinks she is a Type 2….she so IS NOT though. Ha!
July 14th, 2011 at 2:51 pm
This is great. I relate a bit, although being the more yin side in both my primary T1 my secondary T4, I don’t experience it very much. My friend who is some combo of 1 and 4 (the more yang 4) and very energetic 1 is a real display of this energy confusion you are talking about. Now I can understand her! Thanks Carol and Anne.
July 14th, 2011 at 3:29 pm
I think this will help a lot of people to understand their energy. This was a very good explanation.
July 14th, 2011 at 11:43 pm
Thank you! One of the members of the forum directed me to this page, and I am so grateful that you covered this. I thought I was a dominant Type 2, but living one month wearing Type 2 clothes didn’t really energize me. I didn’t feel empowered. Instead, although I looked elegant, I had to watch myself and felt really bothered that I expressed myself vocally more as a Type 1, and sometimes as a Type 4. And although nothing in my facial features suggest a Type 3, I wished I could just be ONE DISTINCT type… because nothing seemed to be working out!
So now the challenge is to figure out whether it is T1 or T4 that is my leading nature! But this is tougher than I thought!!
July 16th, 2011 at 8:31 am
This is a hard one, Jessica, and I struggled for quite a while with whether it was my Type 1 or Type 4 nature that was dominant. My advice to you is to go with what your facial features are saying! My features are clearly Type 4 but I have a very, very strong secondary 1 (that also shows in my features). It was confusing because I had allowed my type 1 characteristics to dominate my personality for many years, as my type 4-ness was not OK with the people around me. Stick with it! You will get everything figured out and it will be so worth it.
July 15th, 2011 at 1:20 pm
I feel like my 2/4 can often come across as a 1, my four kind of bubbles over the two at times. Have you seen this before?
July 15th, 2011 at 6:26 pm
Thank you for this video. Carol typed my mom (through the Monday night blogtalk radio series using a FB pic) as a Type 4. I have struggled with that because we are SO different and haven’t seen eye-to-eye on much of anything. I was sure she was a Type 3: she always has 3 or 4 projects going and going FAST and wants the rest of us to be right there with her. After watching this I’ve seen the light!!
This really helped me understand her movement as a 4/1.
July 17th, 2011 at 6:51 am
Thank you. Being a 4/1 or 1/4 combo IS confusing. I think I’ve figured out which one is my dominant. But when the other is a very strong secondary it makes it difficult to determine which one is the dominant. My daughter just got done reading the Type 1 section of the book and asked me why I’m not a dominant 1. It would be nice if you did some help for people like me that have a very strong secondary with a 1/4 or 4/1 combo. Sometimes the facial features are difficult because we are so blended.I’ve seen others make comments and having this same problem.
Rene, I can relate with your mother. I appreciate you bringing the project aspect up. I always have big projects going on and sometimes too many. I love big projects; they don’t scare me. I do find myself having a difficult time focusing on more than one big project at a time, like tunnel vision.
This has been very helpful. Now to figure out which is the dominant. Hmmm.
July 17th, 2011 at 8:54 pm
At first I thought I was a 3 but after view this video I reviewed my materials and feel that I am either a 1/4 or 4/1. I’m not sure which one yet. My question is: How can I determine which style to exude physically? If I am a type 1, the style of dress, hair, and make-up is very different from that of a type 4. If I have a strong secondary type, is it okay to blend the styles in my physical appearance?
July 18th, 2011 at 11:48 am
This was great. Thank you.
July 18th, 2011 at 2:16 pm
Interesting point about the tracks on a CD. I do get quite focused on one thing for awhile then it switches. My challenge is about the secondary being 1 or 3, because these days it feels more like a 3.
July 18th, 2011 at 3:11 pm
Good to know I’m not the only one who made this mistake!!! I tried to dress like a Type 3 for several months, but it never felt quite right. And my fiance kept complaining that the sharp angles on the
Type 3 jewelry made him feel afraid of me. I actually loved the Type 3 jewelry (so exotic), but it looked kind of ridiculous on me with my round apple cheeks, round eyes, smooth skin and heart shaped face. Even worse, the Type 3 eye makeup made my eyes look droopy and tired. I kept experimenting with different Type 3 colors, but nothing worked. Switching to Type 1 eye makeup opened my eyes, brightened them and took years off. It’s wonderful when you finally get it right! When I realized I was a 1/4 it all fell in place. I especially love the way I look in my chocolate brown and have made it a staple of my wardrobe. Chocolate brown works with all the bright, playful accessories and accents, but has the anchoring quality my secondary 4 needs. Oh and my 3/1 fiance was thrilled when I switched to my Type 1 jewelry. He “playfully” took my Type 3 necklaces and said, “Now I can use these to go hunting!”
July 19th, 2011 at 12:00 pm
This is exactly what happened to my mother and I. We both thought that we were a type three. Eventually I figured out I was a 4, but I still thought I had a secondary three. I went up with my mother to get draped in Utah later, and after we found out my mother was a 1, Sarah explained to us that the 4/1 1/4 energy gets confused. I found out my secondary wasn’t a 3, but a very very strong 1. She was a type 1, with a secondary 4. Suprise!
July 24th, 2011 at 7:41 pm
I I read the book and I am more confused than ever. I do not have round eyes or a heart shaped face. My face is a perfect oval and my eyes are “exotic”- I am caucasian- but I do have the apple cheeks and the eyes with light in them. Is it possible to be half 1 and half 3 with no dominate? I feel like I don’t look anything like type 1′s and yet I feel most like type 1′s even though I have some of the features of a 3. After this video I am doubting even that. I don’t feel comfortable making an investment until I am sure.
July 25th, 2011 at 8:53 pm
ha! This happened exactly to me! I had heard of DYT, searched YouTube and the blogs and thought I was a Type 3. Then, I read the book and did the online profiling and realized I was a combo of Type 1 and Type 4, but not sure which led out. I chose to schedule a draping to clarify things once and for all, and of course, I was shocked to find I am a Type 1 (secondary 4).
The explanations in this video are exactly the reasons why I thought I was a Type 3. Great blog post!
July 28th, 2011 at 7:49 pm
O.k. I am starting to understand this better, after reviewing the material. I would like to learn to dress my type I still feel like I dont look physically the part of a type 1 but I am most assuredly not a type 3! I think sometimes we need to listen to our inner voice, and stop scrutinizing the details and go with our first feeling after reading the book.
July 31st, 2011 at 9:19 pm
I think it can go the other way, too!
When I first was learning about EP, I was sure that I was a 4/1, when really I was a 3! I’m glad she posted this so we can all learn more about living our true natures.
August 4th, 2011 at 12:27 am
This was clarifying on a friend of mine who I felt had T3 energy but none of the facial features! 1/4! Ahhhh. Great to be freed of confusion!
September 29th, 2011 at 9:34 am
Great Video!
I would like to see a video of a 2/3 and 3/2 combo, how this combination look like.