For some readers, Ontolokey may at first appear to be just another personality system—one more creative invention in an already crowded field. But this impression usually arises from unfamiliarity with its actual foundations. Ontolokey is not a spontaneous creation detached from established theory. Instead, it is a structured, three-dimensional representation built directly on the core principles of Jungian typology, Socionics, Model A, and conceptual frameworks also familiar within MBTI theory.
Far from contradicting these models, Ontolokey maps onto them with remarkable precision. Its purpose is not to replace existing typological systems, but to render them in a clearer, more integrated, and visually coherent form. To understand this, it helps to revisit the theoretical lineage on which Ontolokey is constructed.
1. Jung’s Foundation: Psychological Types (1921)
Carl Gustav Jung’s Psychologische Typen provided the conceptual origin of modern typological systems. His distinctions between:
- attitudes (introversion / extraversion),
- functions (thinking, feeling, sensation, intuition),
- function orientations (dominant, auxiliary, etc.),
form the basis for nearly every later model, including Socionics and MBTI. Jung described typology as a conceptual map for understanding information processing—not a set of traits—and Ontolokey follows this interpretation closely.
Ontolokey’s cube visually encodes the same functional oppositions Jung described, but spatially, allowing relationships to be perceived rather than merely described.
2. Socionics & Model A: Structuralizing Jung’s Concepts
Developed in the 1970s–80s in Eastern Europe by Aušra Augustinavičiūtė, Socionics expanded Jung’s functional model into a systemic, information-metabolic framework.
Model A introduced:
- eight information elements,
- functional positions,
- intertype relations,
- a mathematically structured arrangement of the psyche’s information flow.
Socionics may not be uniformly recognized internationally, but several countries—especially in Eastern Europe—have published academic work, university theses, mathematical formalizations, and institutional research engaging with its structure.
Ontolokey adheres to this same architecture. The eight functions of Model A map directly onto the geometric logic of the Ontolokey cube; the cube simply renders their relationships spatially rather than linearly.
In other words:
Ontolokey does not modify Socionics — it translates it into 3D form.
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3. MBTI & Western Typology: Shared Roots, Different Expression
Although MBTI operationalizes Jung differently, its:
- cognitive function framework,
- preference dichotomies,
- and patterns of functional hierarchy,
remain compatible with the structural logic of Socionics when interpreted carefully (e.g., considering differences between information elements and cognitive functions).
Ontolokey positions itself as a meta-framework capable of representing these differences without contradiction. By embedding the dichotomies and functional axes spatially, Ontolokey can illustrate both Socionic and MBTI-type structures without distortion.
4. What Ontolokey Adds: A Three-Dimensional, Integrative Model
Where previous models list or chart functions, Ontolokey introduces a spatial logic:
- Cognitive functions become coordinates.
- Dichotomies become axes.
- Information flow becomes geometric structure.
- Intertype relations become spatial transformations.
This makes Ontolokey not a competing theory, but an extension tool—a way to perceive typological systems at a level of integration that two-dimensional charts cannot offer.
In this sense, Ontolokey goes beyond the earlier systems precisely by staying faithful to their theoretical foundations.
5. Addressing the Misconception: “Is Ontolokey Scientific?”
The word scientific requires clarification.
Ontolokey is scientific in the same sense that:
- Jung’s typology,
- Socionics Model A,
- and cognitive-information models of personality
are scientific:
It is a theory-based, logically structured system grounded in established conceptual frameworks.
The scientific literature supporting the components on which Ontolokey is based includes:
- Analytical psychology (Jung, Neumann, von Franz)
- Information metabolism theory (Augustinavičiūtė, Gulenko, various Eastern European publications)
- Cognitive function research in psychology and neuroscience exploring perception vs. judgment processes
- Cross-cultural typology research
- Mathematical modeling of Socionics structures
Ontolokey does not ask for blind belief—it invites analytical examination.
Its correctness lies in the accuracy with which it preserves and integrates the logic of its source models. When compared function-by-function and axis-by-axis, Ontolokey aligns with Jung, Model A, and MBTI-based systems with structural consistency.
6. Conclusion: Ontolokey as a Framework, Not a Fantasy
Ontolokey is not an invention detached from psychological theory. It is a three-dimensional synthesis of typological systems whose roots go back over a century. It respects the internal logic of Jungian functions, preserves the structural rigor of Socionics, accommodates MBTI interpretations, and adds a spatial clarity that helps resolve ambiguities present in all of them.
Rather than being a whimsical creation, Ontolokey is a visual mathematics of typology—a model designed to clarify, not complicate, one of psychology’s most enduring theoretical frameworks.
Skepticism is natural. But skepticism should be answered by structure, logic, and theoretical continuity. Ontolokey offers all three.
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