“Transformation happens when our ordinary perspective shifts and we attain a

new understanding of who we really are.”

“The Enneagram does not put us in a box, it shows us the box we are already in

– and the way out.”

Russ Hudson and Don Riso

Type 8: The Protector (The Challenger)

Eights come to teach us about Aliveness, Immediacy, and Strength. They are confident, strong, assertive,

protective, resourceful, straight-talking, and decisive. Eights are truth-tellers who are not afraid to say the hard

things. Eights feel most comfortable when they are in charge as this is a way of protecting themselves. The

main reason they desire to be the one in control is less because they want to be in charge of everyone else and

more because they don’t want anyone to be in charge of them. Eights enjoy taking on challenges themselves as

well as giving others opportunities that challenge them to exceed themselves in some way. Eights are intense

and desire to feel fully alive. What others may experience as stressful… deadlines, confrontations, arguments…

Eights consider comfortable and they easily express anger. If they are feeling sad, embarrassed, frustrated, or

vulnerable… it will usually present as anger. Eights are assertive and frequently take on leadership positions.

At their Best: self- mastering, they use their strength to improve others' lives, becoming heroic, magnanimous,

and inspiring

Basic Fear: Of being harmed or controlled by others

Basic Desire and Its Distortions: The desire to protect oneself (deteriorates into constant fighting)

Vice: Lust – Lust does not only refer to sexual lust; Eights are “lusty” in that they are driven by a constant need

for intensity, control, and self-extension. Lust causes Eights to try to push everything in their lives – to assert

themselves willfully.

Virtue: Innocence – The ability to walk into a situation without expectations about what they are going to find.

Be open to whatever the situation presents and allow yourself to naturally accommodate to a correct course of

action.

Focus of Attention: Power and control

Key Motivations: Want to be self-reliant, to prove their strength and resist weakness, to be important in their

world, to dominate the environment, and to stay in control of their situation.

Childhood Pattern: As Eights are growing up, they pick up the message that the strong survive. The world is a

hard place and the weak will be taken advantage of. They must protect their innocence and “power up” in order to

stay in control of themselves and not be taken advantage of.

Freedom: Acknowledging and releasing fear of intimacy

Type 9: The Mediator (The Peacemaker)

Nines come to teach us about Wholeness, Unity, and Being. They are generally very accepting, trusting, and

stable. They tend to go with the flow and have a don’t rock the boat mentality. They are on a quest for both

inner and outer peace for themselves and others. Nines want everything to go smoothly and be without conflict

and they don’t want to be pressured or pushed. Nines easily merge with others and go along with whatever

everyone else wants to do. They have an amazing ability to understand everyone’s perspective and identify

with each of the other 8 types. Nines tend to simplify problems and minimize anything upsetting. They have the

gift of knowing how to include everyone, but can sometimes forget about including themselves. They tend to

believe that keeping the peace is more important than their own wants or needs.

At their Best: all-embracing, they are able to bring people together and heal conflicts

Basic Fear: Of loss of connection

Basic Desire and Its Distortions: The desire to be at peace (deteriorates into stubborn neglectfulness)

Vice: Sloth – Sloth does not simply mean laziness, since Nines can be quite active and accomplished. Rather, it

refers to a desire to be unaffected by life. It is an unwillingness to arise with the fullness of one’s vitality to

fully engage with life. Being asleep to self.

Virtue: Right Action – The ability to perceive a correct course of action and to stay on track without becoming

diverted by inessentials.

Focus of Attention: Other people’s agendas

Key Motivations: Want to create harmony in their environment, to avoid conflicts and tension, to preserve

things as they are, to resist whatever would upset or disturb them. To be at peace.

Childhood Pattern: As nines are growing up, they pick up the message that they need to not be a bother. They

feel they need to be easy going and not demand much by way of attention. They learn they should not assert

themselves or have their own agency.

Freedom: Acknowledging and releasing idealization of the world and others

Type 1: The Reformer (The Idealist)

Ones come to teach us about Goodness, Purity, and Sacredness. They are conscientious and ethical, with a

strong sense of right and wrong. They are teachers, crusaders, and advocates for change: always striving to

improve things, but afraid of making mistakes. Well-organized, orderly, and fastidious, they try to maintain

high standards, but can slip into being critical and perfectionistic. Ones have a strong sense of purpose and tend

to spend a lot of time thinking about the consequences of their actions, as well as about how to keep from

acting contrary to their convictions. They internalize and repress their anger because they feel it isn’t correct to

directly express their anger. They are people of instinct and passion who use convictions and judgments to

control and direct themselves and their actions. Ones find their value in trying to make the world a better place,

but they have a relentless inner critic.

At their Best: wise, discerning, realistic, and noble

Basic Fear: Of being bad, corrupt, evil, or defective

Basic Desire and Its Distortion: The desire to have integrity (deteriorates into critical perfectionism)

Vice: Anger – This passion might be more accurately described as Resentment or Frustration. Anger in itself is

not the problem, but in Ones the anger is repressed, leading to continual frustration and dissatisfaction with

themselves and the world.

Virtue: Serenity – Allowing for acceptance. Letting both positive and negative feelings to move through the

body without inhibiting them and allowing the judging mind to recede.

Focus of Attention: What is right/wrong

Key Motivations: Want to be right, to strive higher and improve everything, to be consistent with their ideals,

to justify themselves, to be beyond criticism so as not to be condemned by anyone.

Childhood Pattern: Ones as children are often described as tiny adults. Growing up, they pick up the message

that it is not okay to make mistakes and they must do everything the right way. They fear they will lose love and

connection is they don’t do things correctly.

Freedom: Acknowledge and release unrealistic expectations of self

Type 2: The Helper (The Giver)

Twos come to teach us about Love, Sweetness, and Nurturing. They are empathetic, sincere, friendly, generous,

self-sacrificing, and warm-hearted. They are well-meaning and driven to be close to others, but can slip into

doing things for others in order to be needed. Twos greet the world with “what do you need?” and “how can I

help?” While they feel very comfortable meeting the needs of others, they feel equally uncomfortable

acknowledging their own needs. When Twos are healthy and in balance, they really are loving, helpful,

generous, and considerate. People are drawn to them. Healthy Twos enliven others with their appreciation and

attention, helping people to see positive qualities in themselves that they had not previously recognized. Twos

read the world by feelings. They express emotions so easily you might think those feelings are their own, but

that is seldom the case. Twos feel the feelings of others and find it difficult to tell you what they actually feel.

Twos find their value by taking care of the needs of those around them, but they can become resentful if they

feel unappreciated.

At their Best: unselfish and altruistic, they have unconditional love for others

Basic Fear: Of being unworthy of being loved

Basic Desire and Its Distortion: The desire to be loved (deteriorates into the need to be needed)

Vice: Pride – Refers to an inability or unwillingness to acknowledge one’s own suffering. Twos deny many of

their own needs while attempting to “help” others. This passion could also be described as pride in one’s own

virtue.

Virtue: Humility – In recognizing one’s own needs the quality of giving will be in just the right proportion to

what is required.

Focus of Attention: Other’s needs

Key Motivations: Want to be loved, to express their feelings for others, to be needed and appreciated, to get

others to respond to them.

Childhood Pattern: Growing up, twos pick up the message that it is not okay to have their own needs. They must

focus their attention on being kind and loving and meeting the needs of others. This is the best way to survive and

stay connected and loved.

Freedom: Recognizing ulterior motives and negative feelings toward others and releasing them

Type 3: The Achiever (The Performer)

Threes come to teach us about Value, Glory, and Preciousness. They are self-assured, attractive, charming,

ambitious, competent, and energetic. They can also be status-conscious and highly driven for advancement.

Threes are diplomatic and poised, but can also be overly concerned with their image and what others think of

them. They are hard workers and will do whatever it takes to climb the ladder of success. Threes love setting

goals and collecting achievements. It can be hard for them to pause to celebrate an achievement because they

are quick to move on to the next goal. Threes can struggle with workaholism and competitiveness. They want

to make sure their lives are a success, however that is defined by their family, their culture, and their social

sphere. No matter how success is defined, Threes will try to become somebody noteworthy in their family and

their community. They will not be a “nobody.” Threes work very hard to be who they think you want them to

be. They find value in being and appearing successful and can reframe any situation that might appear as a

failure into a victory. Threes are assertive types who are frequently found in leadership positions.

At their Best: self-accepting, authentic, everything they seem to be—role models who inspire others.

Basic Fear: Of being worthless or without inherent value

Basic Desire and Its Distortions: The desire to be valuable (deteriorates into chasing after success)

Vice: Vanity/Deceit – Deceiving ourselves into believing that we are only the ego self. When we believe this,

we put our efforts into developing our egos instead of our true nature. We could also call this passion Vanity,

our attempt to make the ego feel valuable without turning to our spiritual source.

Virtue: Honesty – Recognizing the different between what they are really feeling and the habit of shifting their

presentation in order to get a win… Being true to self and not putting on an image for acceptance and value.

Focus of Attention: Approval for tasks

Key Motivations: Want to be affirmed, to distinguish themselves from others, to have attention, to be admired,

to impress others… To be successful.

Childhood Pattern: Growing up, threes pick up the idea that they are loved and valued for what they do and not

for who they are. They feel it is not okay to have their own feelings and identity. They cannot risk being a

nobody, but must be the best and most successful in order to have value.

Freedom: Acknowledging and releasing desire for attention and admiration

Type 4: The Individualist (The Romantic/ The Artist)

Fours come to teach us about Identity, Depth, and Beauty. They are self-aware, sensitive, emotionally honest,

creative, and personal. They can also fall into being moody and self-conscious. Fours might have problems with

melancholy, self-indulgence, and self-pity. They tend to live in the past and feel deeply. Fours define themselves by

what they aren’t. They are very expressive and like to be unique. They try on lots of different styles and careers as a

form of self-expression. While it is true that Fours often feel different from others, they do not really want to be

alone. If, over time, validation remains out of reach, Fours begin to build their identity around how unlike everyone

else they are. Fours’ mantra becomes “I am myself. Nobody understands me. I am different and special,” while they

secretly wish they could enjoy the easiness and confidence that others seem to enjoy. Fours find their value in being

unique, special, and authentic and they often feel like they are too much to handle or no one understands them.

Because fours feel emotions so deeply and aren’t afraid of the harder or darker emotions… they are incredibly

empathetic people… able to sit with others in their pain without needing to fix it.

At their Best: inspired and highly creative, they are able to renew themselves and transform their experiences.

Basic Fear: Of being without unique identity or personal significance

Basic Desire and Its Distortion: The desire to be oneself (deteriorates into self-indulgence)

Vice: Envy – Based on the feeling that something fundamental is missing. Envy leads Fours to feel that others

possess qualities that they lack. Fours long for what is absent but often fail to notice the many blessings they have.

Virtue: Equanimity – This is all about balance… being able to stabilize attention in the present and feeling

satisfaction with having enough.

Focus of Attention: What’s missing

Key Motivations: Want to express themselves and their individuality, to create and surround themselves with

beauty, to maintain certain moods and feelings, to withdraw to protect their self-image, to take care of emotional

needs before attending to anything else. The desire to be special, unique, different, and authentic.

Childhood Pattern: Growing up, Fours pick up this message that they are too much to handle and that no one

understands them. They feel they must be special and different to survive and have importance. They come to believe

it’s not okay to be too functional or too happy.

Freedom: Acknowledging and releasing strong attachment to feelings

Type 5: The Investigator (The Observer)

Fives come to teach us about Clarity, Knowledge, and Illumination. They are alert, insightful, and curious.

They are able to concentrate and focus on developing complex ideas and skills. Independent, innovative, and

inventive, they can also become preoccupied with their thoughts and imaginary constructs. They become

detached, yet high-strung and intense. Fives value their independence and are careful with how they spend their

time, energy, and resources. Often times they want to be left alone and they never want to be made to look

foolish. Fives want to find out why things are the way they are. They want to understand how the world works.

They are always searching, asking questions, and delving into things in depth. They do not accept received

opinions and doctrines, feeling a strong need to test the truth of most assumptions for themselves. Fives are

very much thinkers who crave a lot of alone time. They find their value from being independent, capable, and

competent.

At their Best: visionary pioneers, often ahead of their time, and able to see the world in an entirely new way

Basic Fear: Of being useless, incapable, or incompetent

Basic Desire and Its Distortions: The desire to be competent (deteriorates into useless specialization)

Vice: Avarice – Fives feel that they lack inner resources and that too much interaction with others will lead to

catastrophic depletion. This passion leads Fives to withhold themselves from contact with the world. Thus, they

hold on to their resources and minimize their needs.

Virtue: Non-Attachment – Having a full range of feelings available to you and accepting whatever needs to

rise to the surface into awareness before you let it go.

Focus of Attention: Intrusion / What others expect

Key Motivations: Want to possess knowledge, to understand the environment, to have everything figured out

as a way of defending the self from threats from the environment. To be competent and not look foolish.

Childhood Pattern: Growing up, Fives pick up the idea that the world demands too much and supplies too little.

They come to believe that it’s not okay to be comfortable in the world so they store away knowledge and

resources so they won’t need to be dependent on anyone or anything else.

Freedom: Acknowledging and releasing fear of being powerless and overwhelmed by the outside world

Type 6: The Loyal Skeptic (The Guardian)

Sixes come to teach us about Awakeness, Loyalty, and Commitment. The committed, security-oriented type,

Sixes are reliable, hard-working, responsible, and trustworthy. Excellent "troubleshooters," they foresee

problems and foster cooperation, but can also become defensive and anxious—running on stress while

complaining about it. Sixes can be cautious and indecisive, but also reactive, defiant and rebellious. They

sometimes have problems with self-doubt and suspicion. They spot inaccuracies and read people well. Sixes are

the most loyal to their friends and to their beliefs. They will “go down with the ship” and hang on to

relationships of all kinds far longer than most other types. Sixes are also loyal to ideas, systems, and beliefs.

Not all Sixes go along with the “status quo”: their beliefs may be rebellious and anti-authoritarian, even

revolutionary. They will typically fight for their beliefs more fiercely than they will fight for themselves, and

they will defend their community or family more tenaciously than they will defend themselves. Sixes are

“worst case scenario” thinkers. They want to be prepared for the worst, so are actually pretty good in a crisis.

At their Best: internally stable and self-reliant, courageously championing themselves and others

Basic Fear: Of being without support and guidance

Basic Desire and Its Distortion: The desire to be secure (deteriorates into an attachment to beliefs)

Vice: Fear – This passion might be more accurately described as Anxiety because anxiety leads us to be afraid

of things that are not actually happening now. Sixes walk around in a constant state of apprehension and worry

about possible future events.

Virtue: Courage – Doing before thinking. Allowing the doubting-mind to recede and trusting the body to act

appropriately.

Focus of Attention: Hazards

Key Motivations: Want to have security, to feel supported by others, to have certitude and reassurance, to test

the attitudes of others toward them, to fight against anxiety and insecurity.

Childhood Pattern: Growing up, Sixes learn it is hard to trust people and there are so many things to be scared

of. They feel life is unpredictable, even hazardous, and they must be prepared and skeptical. Their fear becomes

that it’s not okay to trust themselves.

Freedom: Acknowledging and releasing feelings of dependency

Type 7: The Enthusiast (The Adventurer/The Epicure)

Sevens come to teach us about Freedom, Joy, and Positivity. They are outgoing, optimistic, versatile, and

spontaneous. Playful, high-spirited, and practical, they can also misapply their many talents, becoming over-

extended, scattered, and undisciplined. They constantly seek new and exciting experiences, but can become

distracted and exhausted by staying on the go. Sevens have a way of seeing all the possibilities in the world and

helping others believe the sky is the limit when it comes to pursuing their dreams. They want to accumulate

experiences and repress or ignore pain. They rationalize pain away or try to spin every situation positive.

Sevens are enthusiastic about almost everything that catches their attention. They approach life with curiosity,

optimism, and a sense of adventure, like “kids in a candy store” who look at the world in wide-eyed

anticipation of all the good things they are about to experience. They are bold and vivacious, pursuing what

they want in life with a cheerful determination. Sevens find value in focusing on the future and the positive and

staying busy. They love aesthetics and want every occasion to be a big deal.

At their Best: they focus their talents on worthwhile goals, becoming appreciative, joyous, and satisfied

Basic Fear: Of being deprived and trapped in pain

Basic Desire and Its Distortions: The desire to be happy (deteriorates into frenetic escapism)

Vice: Gluttony – Gluttony refers to the insatiable desire to “fill oneself up” with experiences. Sevens attempt to

overcome feelings of inner emptiness by pursuing a variety of positive, stimulating ideas and activities, but

they never feel that they have enough.

Virtue: Constancy/Sobriety – Being able to continue in a course of action without having to introduce

diversions or exciting secondary plans. Staying in the present moment.

Focus of Attention: Pleasant options

Key Motivations: Want to maintain their freedom and happiness, to avoid missing out on worthwhile

experiences, to keep themselves excited and occupied, to avoid pain.

Childhood Pattern: Growing up, Sevens begin to believe the world limits, frustrates, and causes them pain. They

fear getting trapped in pain because it feels it will overtake them and destroy them. They must be the fun/funny

ones who make people happy and are the life of the party. They pick up the message that it’s not okay to depend

on anyone for anything.

Freedom: Acknowledging and releasing attachment to being stimulated all the time

Centers of Intelligence

2/3/4 The Heart Center symbolizes the source of emotional connection with the world around us. 2/3/4s embrace their true identity and express love for themselves and others in tangible and active ways, building community and cultivating relational unity. They process life with their heart.

5/6/7 The Head Center has a thriving inner life that spills out into meaningful connections with others. They observe, perceive and seek to understand the world around them. 5/6/7s have inner confidence and guidance that fosters wise and intentional living. They process life with their heads.

8/9/1 The Gut Center has a deep connection with the intelligence of the body, giving them a sharp sense of intuition and vitality. Bringing consistency and integrity to the world, 8/9/1s communicate their inner wants and needs and the wants of all of humanity. They process life with their gut.

Each type has a particular way of coping with the dominant emotion of its Center.

The Gut Center: Anger/Rage

Eights act out their anger and instinctual energies. When Eights feel anger building in them, they immediately

respond to it in some physical way, raising their voices, moving more forcefully. Others can clearly see that

Eights are angry because they give themselves permission to express their anger physically.

Nines deny their anger and instinctual energies as if to say, “What anger? I am not a person who gets angry.”

Nines are the type most out of touch with their anger and instinctual energies, often feeling threatened by them.

Of course, Nines get angry like everyone else, but try to stay out of their darker feelings by focusing on

idealizations of their relationships and their world.

Ones attempt to control or repress their anger and instinctual energy. They feel that they must stay in control of

themselves, especially of their instinctual impulses and angry feelings at all times. They would like to direct

these energies according to the dictates of their highly developed inner critic.

The Feeling Center: Shame/Grief

Twos attempt to control their shame by getting other people to like them and to think of them as good people.

They also want to convince themselves that they are good, loving people by focusing on their positive feelings

for others while repressing their negative feelings (such as anger and resentment at not being appreciated

enough). As long as Twos can get positive emotional responses from others, they feel wanted and are able to

control feelings of shame.

Threes try to deny their shame, and are potentially the most out of touch with underlying feelings of

inadequacy. Threes learn to cope with shame by trying to become what they believe a valuable, successful

person is like. Thus, Threes learn to perform well, to be acceptable, even outstanding, and are often driven

relentlessly in their pursuit of success as a way of staving off feelings of shame and fears of failure.

Fours attempt to control their shame by focusing on how unique and special their particular talents, feelings,

and personal characteristics are. Fours highlight their individuality and creativity as a way of dealing with their

shameful feelings, although Fours are the type most likely to succumb to feelings of inadequacy. Fours also

manage their shame by cultivating a rich, romantic fantasy life in which they do not have to deal with whatever

in their life seems drab or uninteresting to them.

The Thinking Center: Fear/Anxiety

Fives have fear about the outer world and about their capacity to cope with it. Thus, they cope with their fear

by withdrawing from the world. Fives become secretive and isolated and use their minds to penetrate into the

nature of the world. Fives hope that eventually, as they understand reality on their own terms, they will be able

to rejoin the world and participate in it, but they never feel they know enough to participate with total

confidence. Instead, they involve themselves with increasingly complex inner worlds.

Sixes exhibit the most fear of all three types, largely experienced as anxiety, which causes them to be the most

out of touch with their own sense of inner knowing and confidence. Sixes have trouble trusting their own

minds, so they are constantly looking outside themselves for something to make them feel sure of themselves.

They might turn to philosophies, beliefs, relationships, jobs, savings, authorities, or any combination of the

above. But no matter how many security structures they create, Sixes still feel doubtful and anxious. They may

even begin to doubt the very people and beliefs that they have turned to for reassurance. Sixes may also

respond to their fear and anxiety by impulsively confronting it— defying their fear in the effort to be free of it.

Sevens have fear about their inner world. There are feelings of pain, loss, deprivation, and general anxiety that

Sevens would like to stay clear of as much as possible. To cope with these feelings, Sevens keep their minds

occupied with exciting possibilities and options— as long as they have something stimulating to anticipate,

Sevens feel that they can distract themselves from their fears. Sevens can be found staying on the go, pursuing

one experience after another, and keeping themselves entertained and engaged with their many ideas and

activities.

Wings and Arrows

Wings are the numbers on either side of your number; and they have the capacity to significantly impact behavior. Wings affect behavior when dominant, but have no effect on core motivation.

Arrows:

Stress (purple arrow) is the number your personality draws on when you are stressed. When stressed your number can take on the “negative” characteristics of the number you go to in stress. This is not always a negative move – you need the behavior of the number you go to in stress to take care of yourself. You can also choose to travel this line when you need these behaviors, even if you are not in stress.

Security (green arrow) is the number your personality draws on when feeling secure. When feeling healthy your number can take on the “positive” characteristics of the number you go to in security. You can travel this line by choice when you need these behaviors.

Wing Descriptions Every number has two wings. One may feel stronger than the other during different times in your life or you may

use them equally.

Type 1 with 9 wing: 1w9 – The Idealist – Highly discerning, wise, and civilized. Can be scholarly and erudite, maintaining a dispassionate philosophical stance that focuses on long-range concerns. Can have an introverted, reclusive quality about them. Emotionally reserved, but generous, kind, and generally loving nature, animals, and innocence. They wish to fix things but with a gentler, more detached touch than other 1s.

Type 1 with 2 wing: 1w2 – The Advocate – Blend their quest for ideals and high principles with empathy and compassion for others. Genuinely interested in improving the lot of mankind and more willing to get into the trenches to bring about the changes they advocate. Passionate and interpersonal, enjoying the give-and-take of political involvement, persuasive, go out of their way to get others to care about the causes and beliefs they espouse.

Type 2 with 1 wing: 2w1 – The Servant – Combine warmth with seriousness of purpose, strive after personal goodness and selfless service, strong desire to relieve human suffering. Often Good Samaritans, willing to take on thankless tasks. More serious-minded, often working as caretakers, teachers, public servants, or in healing professions, ministry, or working with the disenfranchised.

Type 2 with 3 wing: 2w3 – The Host/Hostess – More outgoing, seek love through the creation of personal connection and making others feel good. They are sociable, talkative, charming, adaptable, and have lots of personality. They enjoy bestowing whatever talents and resources they possess on friends and family – cooking, entertaining, singing, or listening – all ways of sharing their inner bounty.

Type 3 with 2 wing: 3w2 – The Charmer – More emotional and spontaneous, outgoing and vivacious (making them resemble 7s). They can be friendly, helpful, and generous (like 2s) while maintaining poise, self-esteem, and high personal achievement (like 3s). Want to be loved and are driven to be close to people, but sometimes substitute public life and the recognition they obtain there for a more satisfying private life and domestic stability.

Type 3 with 4 wing: 3w4 – The Professional – Feel that self-esteem comes from their work and career success more than personal qualities. They want their work to be outstanding and well regarded, putting great energy into their careers. They take pleasure in their profession and are willing to make great sacrifices to maintain their professional integrity. Diplomatic and charming, but generally more serious and task-oriented (like 1s).

Type 4 with 3 wing: 4w3 – The Aristocrat – Combine creativity and ambition and have desire for self-improvement and achieving goals. They are more sociable and want to be both successful and distinctive. They feel the need to communicate themselves and their creative efforts to others. They care both about finding the right mode of expression and about avoiding anything off-putting. They create with an audience in mind.

Type 4 with 5 wing: 4w5 – The Bohemian – Tend to be extremely creative, combining emotionality and introspection with perceptiveness and originality. Less concerned with acceptance and status, they are highly personal and idiosyncratic in their self-expression, creating more for themselves than for an audience. They enjoy the process of creativity and discovery more than that of presentation and are highly exploratory. They are usually defiant of convention and authority, breaking rules whenever self-expression is an issue.

Type 5 with 4 wing: 5w4 – The Iconoclast – Curiosity and perceptiveness combine to create a desire to express a unique, personal vision. More emotional, introspective, and creative than other 5s. They seek a niche that can truly be their own. Not scientifically oriented, they are often creative loners, mixing passion and detachment. Whimsical and inventive: their tinkering often leads to startling innovations. Often drawn to the arts, they use their imagination more than the analytic, systematic parts of their minds.

Type 5 with 6 wing: 5w6 – The Problem-Solver – Observation combined with organization and detail give them the ability to draw meaningful conclusions from miscellaneous facts and to make predictions based on those conclusions. Seek a niche that will provide security and that fits into a larger context. Often drawn to technical subjects, inventing, and repair work. Cooperative, disciplined, persistent and more interested in practical matters.

Type 6 with 5 wing: 6w5 – The Defender – Often excel at various kinds of technical expertise. They are great practical problem-solvers, analysis, social commentators, teachers, and opinion leaders. Attracted to systems of knowledge where the rules and parameters are well established. Often have greater powers of concentration and can be narrower in their concerns. Political causes and community service are areas of interest, and they often serve as champions for the disadvantaged.

Type 6 with 7 wing: 6w7 – The Buddy – Engaging, funny, less serious than other 6s, they tend to avoid heavy topics and restrict focus to their security needs (taxes, bills, office politics, etc.). Serious when it comes to commitment and making sacrifices to ensure the safety and well-being of their family and friend. They enjoy good company, kidding around, and connecting with others. They combine interpersonal qualities with energy, humor, and a zest for experience. Can be self-deprecating, turning their fears into occasions for joking.

Type 7 with 6 wing: 7w6 – The Entertainer – Productive and playful, they retain a belief in life’s goodness and the joy of existence. Curious and creative with an excellent sense of humor and positive outlook. They have a quick mind, a cooperative spirit, and organizational abilities so they can accomplish a great deal with seemingly little effort. They seek variety and interact easily with people. Show business, public relations, advertising, media, and the world of entertainment are naturals for them.

Type 7 with 8 wing: 7w8 – The Realist – They truly enjoy the world and have quickness and drive, often leading to material success and positions of power. They are determined to get what they want from life and think strategically and can rapidly organize their internal and external resources in pursuit of their desires. They are earthy, practical, and tough-minded.

Type 8 with 7 wing: 8w7 – The Independent – They have a quick mind combined with vision for practical possibilities. Charismatic and able to attract the support of others to join them in their vision. Action-oriented and want to have an impact on their world. Good at challenging others to stretch their abilities and to surpass their own expectations. Often entrepreneurial they create projects that will ensure their independence.

Type 8 with 9 wing: 8w9 – The Bear – They combine strength, self-confidence, and determination with quiet groundedness and a certain laid-back quality. Noticeably steadier in the pursuit of their aims and not as openly aggressive or as easily perturbed as other 8s. Warmer and more family-oriented, asserting power and leadership through protectiveness. Want to be independent and do things at their own pace. The ability to reassure and calm others enhances their capacity for leadership.

Type 9 with 8 wing: 9w8 – The Referee – Mix the ability to be agreeable and to comfort others with endurance and strength. Both powerful and gentle, able to easily engage with people and with things in the world, mediating between people and lessening conflicts. Often seek new projects to have change of pace. Practical and typically concerned with immediate needs and physical and financial circumstances. More sociable, they generally prefer to work with other people. Excel in the helping professions, consulting, business, negotiations and human resources.

Type 9 with 1 wing: 9w1 – The Dreamer – Imaginative and creative, often able to synthesize different schools of thought or points of view into a vision of an ideal world. Particularly good at nonverbal forms of communication and can thrive in large institutions. Friendly and reassuring with a distinct sense of purpose, especially about their ideals. Often make good therapists, counselors, or ministers, balancing nonjudgmental listening with the desire to be of help to others.

Stress and Security Arrows

Type 1: Security: Conscientious Ones become more spontaneous and joyful like healthy Sevens

Stress: Methodical Ones suddenly become moody and irrational at Four

Type 2: Security: Giving Twos become more self-nurturing and emotionally aware like healthy Fours

Stress: Needy Twos suddenly become aggressive and dominating at Eight

Type 3: Security: Successful Threes become more cooperative and committed to others like healthy Sixes

Stress: Driven Threes suddenly become disengaged and apathetic at Nine

Type 4: Security: Sensitive Fours become more objective and principled like healthy Ones

Stress: Aloft Fours suddenly become over-involved and clinging at Two

Type 5: Security: Researching Fives become more self-confident and decisive like healthy Eights

Stress: Detached Fives suddenly become hyperactive and scattered at Seven

Type 6: Security: Committed Sixes become more relaxed and optimistic like healthy Nines

Stress: Dutiful Sixes suddenly become competitive and arrogant at Three

Type 7: Security: Versatile Sevens become more focused and profound like healthy Fives

Stress: Scattered Sevens suddenly become perfectionistic and critical at One

Type 8: Security: Powerful Eights become more open-hearted and caring like healthy Twos

Stress: Self-confident Eights suddenly become secretive and fearful at Five

Type 9: Security: Harmonizing Nines become more self-developing and energetic like healthy Threes

Stress: Complacent Nines suddenly become anxious and worried at Six

Resources

Books: The Wisdom of the Enneagram by Don Richard Riso and Russ Hudson

The Road Back To You by Ian Cron and Suzanne Stabile

The Path Between Us by Suzanne Stabile

Self to Lose Self to Find by Marilyn Vancil

Podcasts: The Road Back To You

Typology

Apps: Know Your Type

EnneaApp

Website: enneagraminstitute.com

Online Test: tests.enneagraminstitute.com (RHETI test $12)

Follow up with more training from Julie: Julie.briggs@enneagramprisonproject.org

*Information from this packet collected from multiple resources including: The Wisdom of the Enneagram by Russ Hudson and Don Riso, enneagraminstitute.com, Enneagram Prison Project