Benjamin Burnley experiences his inner life as a process of growth and maturation, nurtured by his involvement with others and the positive and negative encounters this generates.

Benjamin Burnley, an individualist, tries to free himself from any outside influence and often rebuffs others for help. He attempts to accomplish his goals and ambitions by working and acting independently.

Benjamin Burnley was contributing to important social causes or collective ideals while maintaining his individual identity intact. For this reason, although he may become personally involved in social affairs, he was likely to resist any project he would be unable to lead himself, according to his own individual direction. He identified himself with an activity with social implications and attempted to know himself through this activity.

The salient feature of Benjamin Burnley’s psyche is the struggle between two fundamentally opposite psychological tendencies. In his case, emotional and dynamic functions predominate over mental adaptations to the reality principle and practical capacities. He is propelled by dynamism and idealism on one hand, while endowed with emotionalism and sensitivity on the other. The resulting personality is passionate and fiery, excitable and impulsive, while greatly engaged with others and receptive to their overtures. If he encounters problems in life, their source can often be traced to a lack of realism and reflection.

Benjamin Burnley struggles to get into natural harmony with the physical world and the limitations and restraints it places upon him. Idealistic, he tends to be somewhat disconnected from practical considerations, and barely pays any attention to material things like food, money, his surroundings, and so on. He tends to be footloose and fancy-free, oblivious to the necessities of survival in the physical world, until his lack of material resources – an issue to which he usually grants no importance – becomes an emergency. This feeling of being out of touch with material things and the physical dimension of reality may sometimes lead him to see himself as unfit for this world. He may think he cannot attach himself to anything that would sustain his efforts at self-expression. However, his impractical nature offers many positive aspects. He sees life’s possibilities as limitless. He is apt to develop his imagination or pursue a spiritual quest in order to transcend the material world.