Sevens are essentially concerned that their lives be an exciting adventure. Pleasure seekers and planners, in search of distraction Sixes don’t trust easily they are often ambivalent about others, until the person has absolutely proven herself, at which point they are likely to respond with steadfast loyalty. At the core of the type Six personality is a kind of fear or anxiety. Sixes essentially feel insecure, as though there is nothing quite steady enough to hold onto. They are generally intelligent, well read and thoughtful and they frequently become experts in the areas that capture their interest. Fives feel comfortable and at home in the realm of thought. Thinkers who tend to withdraw and observeįives essentially fear that they don’t have enough inner strength to face life, so they tend to withdraw, to retreat into the safety and security of the mind where they can mentally prepare for their emergence into the world. They tend to see their difference from others as being both a gift and a curse – a gift, because it sets them apart from those they perceive as being somehow “common,” and a curse, as it so often seems to separate them from the simpler forms of happiness that others so readily seem to enjoy. Identity seekers, who feel unique and differentįours build their identities around their perception of themselves as being somehow different or unique they are thus self-consciously individualistic. They are frequently hard working, competitive and are highly focused in the pursuit of their goals, whether their goal is to be the most successful salesman in the company or the “sexiest” woman in their social circle. Threes need to be validated in order to feel worthy they pursue success and want to be admired. Involved, socially aware, usually extroverted, Twos are the type of people who remember everyone’s birthday and who go the extra mile to help out a co-worker, spouse or friend in need.įocused on the presentation of success, to attain validation Giving to others is their reason for being. Twos essentially feel that they are worthy insofar as they are helpful to others. This makes them perfectionists who want to reform and improve, who desire to make order out of the omnipresent chaos. Ones are essentially looking to make things better, as they think nothing is ever quite good enough. Perfectionists, responsible, fixated on improvement If one doesn’t have a dominant wing, it is said that the wings are balanced. This may be abbreviated to “5w4” and “5w6”. So someone who is a type 5, might have a 4 wing or a 6 wing. Usually one has characteristics of one of the types that lie adjacent to one’s own that are more prominent. These numbers have a standard way of being placed around the Enneagram symbols.
The nine types (or “enneatypes”, “ennea” means “nine”) are universally identified by the numbers 1 to 9. While it’s uncertain whether this type is genetically determined, many believe it is already in place at birth. Everyone is considered to be one single type, although one can have traits belonging to other ones. The Enneagram is a personality typing system that consists of nine different types. It has been described as a method for self-understanding and self-development but has been criticised as being subject to interpretation, making it difficult to test or validate scientifically. In business contexts it is generally used as a typology to gain insights into workplace dynamics in spirituality it is more commonly presented as a path to higher states of being, essence, and enlightenment. It has been widely promoted in both business management and spiritual contexts through seminars, conferences, books, magazines, and DVDs. The Enneagram of Personality is not a typology that is commonly taught or researched in academic psychology. As there are different schools of thought among Enneagram theorists about some aspects of how it is understood, its interpretation is not always unified or consistent. The typology defines nine personality types (sometimes referred to as “enneatypes”), which are represented by the points of a geometric figure called an enneagram, which also indicates some of the connections between the types. The work was principally developed by Oscar Ichazo and Claudio Naranjo. The Enneagram of Personality (or simply the Enneagram, from the Greek words ennea, meaning “nine” and gramma, meaning something “written” or “drawn” is a model of human personality which is principally used as a typology of nine interconnected personality types.
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