Understanding the enneagram

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what is the enneagram? The Enneagram helps us identify our motivations and the lens through which we view the world.

HOW DOES THE ENNEAGRAM WORK?

The Triads 9 8 1 Body/Gut 7 2 Mind/Thinking Heart/Feeling 6 3 5 4 Core Emotion: Anger 7 2 Mind/Thinking Heart/Feeling Core Emotion: Fear Core Emotion: Shame 6 3 5 4

Each type interacts with 4 other numbers… Path of Stress 3 2 1 9 6 5 4 7 8 Path of Integration Wings Levels of Development Healthy Average Unhealthy

“The Protective Challenger” Type 8 “The Protective Challenger”

“The Protective Challenger” Type 8 3 2 1 9 6 5 4 7 8 “The Protective Challenger” Desire: To protect oneself Fear: Being weak, powerless, controlled, manipulated or betrayed Weakness: Lust or Excess Ego Ideal: The Powerful Person - Always invincible and forceful; Never weak or cowardly Strengths: Courage, Persistence, Fairness, Self-assertion, Intensity, Ability to energize others

“The Peaceful Mediator” Type 9 “The Peaceful Mediator”

“The Peaceful Mediator” 3 2 1 9 6 5 4 7 8 Type 9 “The Peaceful Mediator” Desire: To be at peace and connect Fear: Being in conflict, disconnected and shut out Weakness: Sloth Ego Ideal: The Peaceful Person - Always easygoing and accepting; never pushy or ambitious Strengths: Empathy, Supportiveness, Adaptability, Being accepting and caring, Ability to see both sides

“The Moral Perfectionist” Type 1 “The Moral Perfectionist”

“The Moral Perfectionist” 3 2 1 9 6 5 4 7 8 Type 1 “The Moral Perfectionist” Desire: To have integrity Fear: Being wrong, bad, evil or corruptible Weakness: Resentment Ego Ideal: The Good Person - Always moral and responsible; never bad or mediocre Strengths: Integrity, Idealism, Puts forth a lot of effort, Self-reliance, Fair, Highly Responsible

“The Supportive Advisor” Type 2 “The Supportive Advisor”

“The Supportive Advisor” 3 2 1 9 6 5 4 7 8 Type 2 “The Supportive Advisor” Desire: To be loved and wanted Fear: Being worthless, dispensable or unworthy of being love Weakness: Pride Ego Ideal: The Loving Person - Always thoughtful and generous; never selfish or insensitive Strengths: Giving, Generous, Sensitive to feelings of others, Supportive, Appreciative

“The Successful Achiever” Type 3 “The Successful Achiever”

“The Successful Achiever” Type 3 3 2 1 9 6 5 4 7 8 “The Successful Achiever” Desire: To be valuable and to succeed Fear: Failing, being incompetent, inefficient, worthless or unable to do Weakness: Deceit Ego Ideal: The Effective Person - Always professional and competent; never idle or inadequate Strengths: Enthusiasm, Leadership, Self-assurance, Practical, Competent, Efficient, Inspires hope

“The Romantic Individualist” Type 4 “The Romantic Individualist”

“The Romantic Individualist” Type 4 3 2 1 9 6 5 4 7 8 “The Romantic Individualist” Desire: To be oneself Fear: Being inadequate, flawed, insignificant Weakness: Envy Ego Ideal: The Original Person - Always creative and authentic; never ordinary or boring Strengths: Sensitivity, Attuned to feelings, Capacity to Empathize, Passion, Authenticity, Introspection

“The Investigative Thinker” Type 5 “The Investigative Thinker”

“The Investigative Thinker” Type 5 5 3 2 1 9 6 4 7 8 “The Investigative Thinker” Desire: To be competent Fear: Being ignorant, invaded, incapable, annihilation or obligation Weakness: Avarice Ego Ideal: The Wise Person - Always knowledgeable and autonomous; never emotional or transparent Strengths: Objective, Wise, Thoughtful, Keeping confidences, Dependability

Type 6 “The Loyal Guardian”

Type 6 3 2 1 9 6 5 4 7 8 “The Loyal Guardian” Desire: To be secure Fear: Fear itself, being without support or guidance, being alone, or blamed Weakness: Anxiety Ego Ideal: The Loyal Person - Always reliable and consistent; never untrustworthy or difficult Strengths: Trustworthy, Loyal, Thoughtful, Perseverance, Responsibility, Good intuition, Wit

“The Entertaining Optimist” Type 7 “The Entertaining Optimist”

“The Entertaining Optimist” 3 2 1 9 6 5 4 7 8 Type 7 “The Entertaining Optimist” Desire: To be happy and content Fear: Being deprived, trapped in emotional pain, limited, bored or missing out Weakness: Gluttony Ego Ideal: The Enthusiastic Person - Always optimistic and enthusiastic; never trapped or pessimistic Strengths: Playfulness, Inventiveness, Enjoyable and upbeat, High energy, Optimism, Love of life, Vision

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Resources The Road Back to You by Ian Cron and Suzanne Stabile The Essential Enneagram by David Daniels and Virginia Price The Enneagram Institute