What do you want?
Explore the states you repeatedly seek and what gives you a sense of satisfaction.
Enneagram self-exploration
Discover the
real reasons that drive you.
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Explore different perspectives on self-understanding through Enneagram type descriptions, guides, and comparison articles.
A resource for exploring and understanding yourself, not a diagnosis.
The reasons beneath behavior
The same behavior can have different reasons
One person works late to get everything right; another works late to avoid looking like a failure. The Enneagram explores the recurring reasons behind behavior.
What do you try to avoid?
Observe the situations you automatically avoid or try to control because they feel uncomfortable.
What do you notice first?
Explore the information and tensions that catch your attention first, even in the same situation as someone else.
9 perspectives
Not nine separate personalities,
but nine familiar perspectives
Alongside the type that seems most appealing, read the descriptions that feel uncannily familiar or a little uncomfortable.
TYPE 1
The one who sets principlesInstinctive center
To live rightly and responsibly, and make themselves and their surroundings better.
TYPE 2
The one who cares for relationshipsFeeling center
To feel love and connection, and be needed by the people who matter to them.
TYPE 3
The one who proves their worthFeeling center
To be recognized as capable and valuable, and accomplish meaningful things.
TYPE 4
The one who seeks meaningFeeling center
To discover and express their own authentic identity and meaning.
TYPE 5
The one who builds understandingThinking center
To understand the world sufficiently and have the ability and resources to manage on their own.
TYPE 6
The one who checks for safetyThinking center
To secure trustworthy standards and relationships, and prepare for uncertain risks.
TYPE 7
The one who opens up possibilitiesThinking center
To choose freely and keep having enjoyable, fulfilling experiences.
TYPE 8
The one who stands firmInstinctive center
To have control over their own life and the strength to protect themselves and those they value.
TYPE 9
The one who preserves peaceInstinctive center
To maintain inner stability and connection with people, and exist peacefully.
Exploring beyond the results
Your results do not end with a single number
01
Find your candidates
Consider your closest candidates together instead of settling on one type.
02
Read more deeply
Compare the core motivations with your own experience.
03
Compare and observe
Look for patterns that recur in your everyday life.
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Introductory guide
New here? Start with these three articles
Introductory guideWhat is the Enneagram?
The Enneagram is a tool for exploring personality by looking at recurring motivations and patterns of attention, rather than placing people in nine fixed boxes.
Read more →Introductory guideWhat is a wing?A wing is the idea that the types immediately beside your core type can influence how it is expressed.
Read more →Introductory guideHow to find your typeTake time to look at underlying reasons that have recurred over a long period, rather than the most appealing description or your recent behavior.
Read more →Introductory guideHow to read Enneagram assessment resultsTry using the first type number in your results as a starting point for comparing close candidates, rather than as a conclusion.
Read more →Introductory guideWhy do I get a different type each time I take an assessment?Responses to a self-report assessment can be influenced by your current situation and self-image. Start by looking at why the results changed.
Read more →Introductory guideThe Enneagram's three centers — body (instinctive), feeling and thinkingThe nine types can be grouped into three centers: body (instinctive), feeling and thinking. These are also called the gut, heart and head centers, respectively. Centers are a way of understanding familiar channels of response, not a scorecard.
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New articles
Articles that take a closer look at the nine types and three centers.
Type 5 · Thinking center
The Comforting Prison of Knowledge: The Truth Beyond the Walls Type 5 Builds
The quiet comfort and unease of being alone Have you ever felt a deep weariness while listening to people around you chatting noisily together? Being together should be enjoyable, yet somehow your thoughts grow tangled, and even saying a word seems to take so much energy...
Type 4 · Feeling center
When Words Touch the Darkness Inside: Type 4's Sleepless Silence and Tears
A heart that thunders at the slightest scolding Since childhood, many of us have grown up as fairly sensitive and delicate people. We were probably the first to notice how wide our emotional range is: we feel great joy over small things and deep sadness over small things too. Enneagram Type 4, the Individualist...
Type 3 · Feeling center
Wanting Praise but Unable to Say So: The Weight of Being "Admirable"
Why you cannot say "Please notice me" Are you someone who always does your best for the people around you, yet finds it hard to proudly show your own effort or achievements? You submit the most thoroughly prepared report in the meeting room, and when teammates struggle, you are the first to reach out a...