I received a text from someone asking me what my Enneagram is. I wanted to invite some of you try the test as well. Personally, I love diving into my […]
I received a text from someone asking me what my Enneagram is. I wanted to invite some of you try the test as well.
Personally, I love diving into my personality whether through something as in depth as Myers-Briggs or something as stupid as what flavor of jolly rancher does my personality resemble. It is fun and entertaining. I first heard about Enneagram ironically enough through someone else in response to my Myers Briggs post about six months ago. I decided to take it again.
The Enneagram of Personality is a model of the human psyche that is principally understood and taught as a typology of nine interconnected personality types. They are as follows…
Type 1 – Reformer, Perfectionist
Ones place a lot of emphasis on following the rules and doing things correctly.
Type 2 – Helper, Giver
Twos want to be liked and find ways that they can be helpful to others so that they can be loved and belong.
Type 3 – Achiever, Performer
Threes want to be successful and admired by other people, and are very conscious of their public image.
Type 4 – Individualist, Romantic
Fours want to be unique and to live life authentically, and are highly attuned to their emotional experience.
Type 5 – Investigator, Observer
Fives seek understanding and knowledge, and are more comfortable with data than people
Type 6 – Loyalist, Loyal, Skeptic
Sixes are preoccupied with security, seek safety, and like to be prepared for problems.
Type 7 – Enthusiast, Epicure
Sevens want to have as much fun and adventure as possible and are easily bored.
Type 8 – Challenger, Protector
Eights see themselves as strong and powerful and seek to stand up for what they believe in.
Type 9 – Peacemaker, Mediator
Nines like to keep a low profile and let the people around them set the agenda.
With each personality type, there are basic variables such as fears, desires, ego, vices, etc. Each type devolves into another type based on stress levels of situations. Before diving into my personality type, let’s outline them.
Type 1 – Reformer, Perfectionist
Ego Fixation – Resentment
Holy Idea – Perfection
Basic Fear – Corruptness, Imbalance, Being Bad
Basic Desire – Goodness, Integrity, Balance
Temptation – Hypocrisy, Hyper-criticism
Vice/Passion – Anger
Virtue – Serenity
Stress/Disintegration – Type 4
Security/Integration – Type 7
Type 2 – Helper, Giver
Ego Fixation – Flattery (Ingratiation)
Holy Idea – Freedom, Will
Basic Fear – Being unloved
Basic Desire – To Feel Love
Temptation – Deny own needs, manipulation
Vice/Passion – Pride
Virtue – Humility
Stress/Disintegration – Type 8
Security/Integration – Type 4
Type 3 – Achiever, Performer
Ego Fixation – Vanity
Holy Idea – Hope, Law
Basic Fear – Worthlessness
Basic Desire – To Feel Valuable
Temptation – Pushing Self to Always be “The Best”
Vice/Passion – Deceit
Virtue – Truthfulness, Authenticity
Stress/Disintegration – Type 9
Security/Integration – Type 6
Type 4 – Individualist, Romantic
Ego Fixation – Melancholy (Fantasizing)
Holy Idea – Origin
Basic Fear – Having No Identity or Significance
Basic Desire – Be Uniquely Themselves
Temptation – Overuse Imagination in Search of Self
Vice/Passion – Envy
Virtue – Equanimity (Emotional Balance)
Stress/Disintegration – Type 2
Security/Integration – Type 1
Type 5 – Investigator, Observer
Ego Fixation – Stinginess (Retention)
Holy Idea – Omniscience, Transparency
Basic Fear – Helplessness, Incapability, Incompetence
Basic Desire – Mastery, Understanding
Temptation – Replacing Direct Experience with Concepts