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EnneaMaps. Enneagram Styles. Introduction to the Enneagram Spectrum of Personality Styles Style 1: Good Person | Style 2: Loving Person | Style 3: Effective Person | Style 4: Original PersonStyle 5: Wise Person | Style 6: Loyal Person | Style 7: Joyful Person | Style 8: Powerful Person | Style 9: Peaceful Person The Enneagram (pronounced any-a-gram) is a circle inscribed by nine points. In Greek, ennea means nine and gramma means point. Each point portrays a distinctive personality style that has its own way of viewing, construing, and responding to people and events. Within all of us, there are certain universal qualities that express the essence of the human person. If our values and visions are threatened or discounted, we experience vulnerability and may develop a personality strategy to protect our sensibilities and to compensate for characteristics in our selves we fear might be lacking.

Personality Style ONE: The Good Person Core Value Tendency: ONES are attracted to and value goodness. Top. Enneagram Personality Types- Lynette Sheppard, The Essential Enneagram. Enneagram Types Each of the Enneagram types has a unique gift that they contribute to the full spectrum of human potential. However, each gift has a dark side. Much like the yin-yang symbol, there is a little shadow in each gift and a little gift in each shadow. Gifts and traits do not make up the most significant aspect of the Enneagram. Point One - the Perfectionist Worldview: Life is about correcting error and striving for improvement. Unconscious Drive: Internalized Anger - Resentment Gift: Discernment Perfectionists have an innate ability to assess potential for improvement in any situation. Dark side of the gift. Inner Landscape Ones have an enormous internal critic berating and judging them, continually finding them wanting.

Top of page ^ Point Two - The Helper Worldview: (My) Love makes the world go round. Unconscious Drive: Pride Gift: Empathy Twos have a natural ability to make empathic connections with others. Dark side of the gift. Point Three - the Performer Dark side of the gift. Career Choices for Enneagram Types – The Great Office Escape. Careers enneagram type 4 infj. Tritype. The Enneagram in Diet and Health | Living Holistically…with a sense of humor. Photo: drtel What’s your health and wellness type?

I’ve long loved the Enneagram ever since I was classified as a Type 4 by my therapist almost 10 years ago. At first, I responded in a “meh” kinda way when she told me I exhibited signs of the Individualist (aka “tragic romantic”), but not long after, I read up on the Enneagram and my jaw dropped as I closed out the description. Uh, yeah I am Type 4. My love affair with this personality-typing system has continued over the years, where I intertwined it more and more with my daily life and work. Last year, I wrote a piece over at Brave New Traveler called What’s Your Travel Personality?

Though I’ve also long thought about how the Enneagram relates to health approaches, only recently have I begun to use it in my work with clients. Here’s a synopsis of some of the health quirks I’ve observed based on Enneagram types. Type 1: The Strict Eater Decided to be a vegan? Insert Paleo, GFDF, or fruititarian for vegan, but definitely not flexitarian. Enneagram. The EnneagramCompiled by Bruce Sabalaskey Introduction The Enneagram is a popular New Age tool which has found its way into Catholic practices, including parish classes and in retreat programs.

This article is a short summarized compilation of four authors who have studied the Enneagram. They are Father Mitch Pacwa, S.J., Msgr. William Smith, Dorothy Ranaghan, and Rick Kephart. What is the Enneagram? The Enneagram is a circular diagram on which personality types numbered one through nine are symbolically represented at nine equidistant points on the circumference.

"Each of the nine personality types (numbered 1 through 9) is described negatively by some compulsion, fixation, or basic driving force to avoid something unpleasant. The personality types and the animals symbolizing them are: Essentially the Enneagram is an occult and Gnostic pagan self-centered system. Origin of the Enneagram Father Mitch Pacwa, S.J. says the following: Dorothy Ranaghan confirms the background. Lastly, Fr. Msgr. And Spirituality brought to you by enneagram.net. Enneagram Type and Wing. Www.enneagramdimensions.net/articles%5Cchart_27_subtypes.pdf. Practical Applications of the Enneagram. Applications in the Real World So many practical applications are possible with the Enneagram because it is a framework that clarifies the mutually sustaining, self-balancing components that are part of any complex process. Whenever we wish to understand any process more clearly (and why any course of action does or does not work), we can use the Enneagram as a guide.

For example, to start and operate a successful enterprise, one needs vision and confidence (Eight), the ability to bring people together and to listen to them (Nine), ethical standards and quality control (One), the ability to serve people and anticipate their needs (Two), promotional and communication skills (Three), a well designed product and a sensitivity to its emotional impact on individuals (Four), technical expertise and innovative ideas (Five), teamwork and self- regulating feedback (Six), and energy and optimism (Seven). In Business Furthermore, the Enneagram helps us see our own personality dynamics more clearly. Enneagram Type Description. Perfection with Resentment ( .. points) Special Gift: A vision of Balance and Completion. Self Definition: "I'm right. I'm hard working. Shadow Issue: Wrath (Violent Anger; Self Righteous Indignation). Rejected Element: Direct expression of Anger. Addiction: Perfection. Strength Needed: Patience, Serenity.

Defence Mechanism: Reaction Formation. Psychological Disturbance: Compulsive Personality. (e.g. excessive frugality, obstinacy, cleanliness, etc) Talk Style: Preach and Teach. Preoccupations Include: Demanding Internal Standards. Focus: Personal emphasis on Worry. Life Task: To achieve a sense of Serenity with a body secure in it's capacities. Sub Type/s Perfectionists have a strong tendency to be Judgers. Suggested Job Types If analytical and tough minded, Perfectionists are good in Management, Specification Development, Science and Law Enforcement, People oriented Perfectionists are good in Health Care, Education and Religious Work, etc. Helpfulness with Manipulation ( ..points) Enneagram Types: Your Personality Revealed TV Show. Enneagram Personality Types. According to some authors, the Enneagram categorizes personality types into 9 unique types, each with specific patterns of thought, speaking style, emotions, sensations and belief systems.

Here is an example of a clasification among the many available: The Helper - The caring, nurturing type who always wants to help others, sometimes as the expense of him or herself. The Motivator - The success-oriented, practical type, who is constantly on the search for ways to improve careers and relationships, yet often neglects the obvious important things. The Artist - The sensitive, withdrawn type, who can appear initially thoughtful, but is often mistaken as apathetic or lazy. The Thinker - The intense, intellectual type, who often excels beyond all others, but can also recluse into anonymity. The Loyalist - The committed, security-oriented type, who will stand by another regardless of actions, yet can also be seen as too passive to take action for one's self.

For example, The LEADER TYPE , etc. Instinctual Subtypes Chart. How the Enneagram Personality System Works. This explanation covers the basics that you will need to understand how the Enneagram works, and will be especially helpful for beginners. As you will see, only a few simple concepts are needed to begin your journey of self-discovery. The Enneagram, however, is ultimately subtle and complex, as you will appreciate the more you use it in your life. For more guidelines, consult Personality Types 27-55, and for further clarifications Understanding the Enneagram, 11-30. Index of Subjects: Structure The Enneagram's structure may look complicated, although it is actually simple.

Draw a circle and mark nine equidistant points on its circumference. The nine points on the circumference are also connected with each other by the inner lines of the Enneagram. The Enneagram Your Basic Personality Type From one point of view, the Enneagram can be seen as a set of nine distinct personality types, with each number on the Enneagram denoting one type. Identifying Your Basic Personality Type The Centers.