The Gifts Compass Podcast

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Jun 2026

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Join Nicholas Toko, Anne-Liis Lääne-Sáez, and James Johnston as they talk about the use of the Gifts Compass Inventory (GCI) and the many important applications of psychological types. The well validated and broadly acclaimed GCI offers a fresh approach to Swiss psychologist Carl Jung’s original eight psychological types. The GCI focuses on the personal growth and development of unique individuals. We are passionate about type, and our aim is to help you understand type, how to use type to better understand yourself, to have better relationships at home, in a social setting, or in the workplace.

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June 2, 2026Episode 637 min

The Four Archetypes: Magician, Sovereign, Warrior, Lover.

In the Gifts Compass Inventory (GCI), the four archetypes—often referred to as Archetypal Headings or Orientations—are based on Carl Jung's original eight psychological types. They map human dispositions into four quadrants: Magician (Thinking/Intuition), Sovereign (Feeling), Warrior (Sensation/Thinking), and Lover (Feeling/Intuition). In this podcast Marcin, Anne-Liis and Nick take a look at the four archetypes, reflecting on their own preferences and how the archetypes play out in the inner and outer world.

April 22, 2026Episode 537 min

About the Gifts Compass Inventory [GCI]

In this podcast, Marcin, Anne-Liis, and Nick talk about the GCI with a brief comparison to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator [MBTI].

September 15, 2025Episode 435 min

Reading the Melody with David Bolton

Special guest, David Bolton, joins James Johnston and Anne-Liis Lääne-Sáez for a heartfelt and engaging conversation exploring his dynamic GCI Profile.

July 28, 2025Episode 334 min

Reading the Melody: Margret Roelofsen

Special guest Margret Roelofsen joins Anne-Liis Laane-Saez, Nicholas Toko, and James Johnston to consider Margaret's GCI Profile, which merges the yearning of the heart with an inventive intellect.

May 13, 2025Episode 21 hr 0 min

Reading the Melody: Jerry Gilpin

Special guest Jerry Gilpin, President of the British Association of Psychological Type, joins Anne-Liis Laane-Saez, Nicholas Toko, and James Johnston to consider Jerry's profile of a lifelong learner.

March 1, 2025Episode 139 min

Reading the Melody: Daniel Roura_

Special guest Daniel Roura joins Anne-Liis Laane-Saez, Nicholas Toko, and James Johnston to consider Daniel’s balanced extraverted & introverted GCI Profile.

January 21, 202526 min

Reading the Melody: Frances Bolton

Special guest, Frances Bolton, joins Anne-Liis Laane-Saez, Nicholas Toko, and James Johnston to consider Frances's dynamic GCI Profile. For this podcast, we first asked Frances to review the three experiences she used in completing the GCI. Then we related her profile to those three experiences.

January 10, 202534 min

Reading the Melody: Kevin Lim

Special guest, Kevin Lim, joins James Johnston, Anne-Liis Laane-Saez and Nicholas Toko to consider Kevin’s unique GCI Profile. We “read the melody” of Kevin’s profile, then ask him to talk about our reading and its relation to his life experience. Kevin recently completed a PhD in physics from Cambridge University. He is also a poet, songwriter, and musician. Listen in to see if the reading can help account for those diverse pursuits!

December 2, 202457 min

Reading the Melody: René Pieterse

Special guest, René Pieterse, joins James Johnston, Anne-Liis Laane-Saez and Nicholas Toko to consider René’s unique GCI Profile. We “read the melody” of René’s profile, then ask him to talk about our reading and its relation to his life experience.

March 21, 202422 min

The Intuition Function

James Johnston, Anne-Liis Laane-Saez and Nicholas Toko talk about the thinking function, one of four “functions” of conscious experience. The other three functions are feeling, thinking and sensation.