Enneagram of 9 Personalities

What is the Enneagram of Nine Personalities

Well generally this is a model proposed by Gurdif originally that identifies nine distinct

personality types and the characteristic emotional states to which each personality type is connected

So it's identifying emotional states and connecting those to nine distinct personality types

Now to do so it uses what's called the Riso-Hudson Enneagram Type Indicator or RHETI

And this is a questionnaire that generally allows the user to understand the Enneagram personality types that best describe you

So by answering these questions, you can find yourself categorized, one, as a dominant personality type for you of these different nine types

And it will also identify two secondary types that you exhibit at times

And these, collectively, these three personality types are demonstrated together in what's known as three critical

So let's look first at the different personality types. First the reformer purposeful self and perfectionistic helper generous demonstrative people the achiever adaptable excelling image the individualist dramatic self but expressive the investigator very innovative but secretive and isolated the loyalist engaging in responsible behavior but oftentimes anxious and suspicious in nature the enthusiast tends to be spontaneous versatile but can be scattered at times the challenger is always self

but can be somewhat confrontational, argumentative. The peacemaker is receptive and reassuring

but can be complacent and resigned in the face of challenge. So take all these together, and they are divided into groups of three

And if you find yourself identified in one personality type, the other two personality types that you're likely to exhibit in some circumstances

are the other two secondary personality types. But they're divided into these three into either instinctive

which means more of a relating feeling type of approach to emotions

or a gut and intuitive approach. The feeling part is more emotion-based

The thinking part is very logical and doing But here an image of the Enneagram And take a second to look at this so you can see how each of these types these personality types

fit together. Like you'll see 1, 8, 9 fit together, 5, 6, and 7 fit together, 2, 3

and 4 fit together. And once again all of this is based upon how these

personality types would deal with the same emotional state. So if your reaction

is more similar to that of a performer then you're going to be more closely

related to the tragic romantic and the helper giver than you would be the boss

the leader or the generalist, right? So with that being said you're looking to

identify these type groupings together. So what do each of these groupings have in common? So

on the instinctive side, if you were dealing with external emotions, so let's look at fear first. So

types 1 reformers would try repressing anger and instinctual energies. Types 9 peacemakers would

try to deny their anger and instinctual energies. Types 8 challengers have absolutely no problem

expressing anger in those instinctual energies that come about. The second type, the feeling type

So your type two helpers that fall under this category try to be liked by others and control their feelings of any shame that results Types three achievers avoid feelings of shame and fear

They're very confident and outgoing. Type four, individualists, use their shame to focus on their personal interests and achieve their objectives

Now the thinking group, type five investigators, they're afraid to be outside of their comfort zone

They have difficulty in dealing with the outside world, so they stick to structure

You're loyalists, same way. They show a lot of anxiety and doubtfulness in their behavior, so they gravitate towards

jobs and people that give them comfort or structure. Even your enthusiast tries to deny feelings of pain or loss by distracting themselves

with things that entertain them, these external activities. So the important thing here, if we go back and look again at the Enneagram, is that you

can see the commonalities that these personality types share. Even though they're distinct

personality types, they would deal with emotions in similar ways and as such they're grouped

into these three centers, if you will. Now this is how the Enneagram is used to identify

characterize, and group personality types of individuals