Nine Personalities
Discover Your Enneagram Type
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Nine Personalities
Discover Your Enneagram Type
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Preparing your personality journey
Enneagram language, in plain words. Look up a term, then follow it a little further.
10 definitions
In an instinctual stacking, the instinct that receives the least attention. It comes last in the three-part order.
Also: Last instinct
In an SP/SO stacking, sexual is the blind spot.
The three groups of types: Body (8, 9, 1), Heart (2, 3, 4), and Head (5, 6, 7).
Also: Centres · Triads
Types Five, Six, and Seven belong to the Head center.
The main Enneagram pattern you identify with. It describes underlying motivations rather than a single habit or behavior.
Also: Basic type · Dominant type
Someone can identify with Type One as their core type and also notice a Nine wing.
The instinct that comes first in your stacking and tends to draw your attention most readily.
Also: First instinct
In an SO/SP stacking, social is the dominant instinct.
The order of your three instincts, from most to least attended to. SP/SO, for example, puts self-preservation first, social second, and sexual last.
Also: Instinct stack · Stacking
SP/SO describes self-preservation first, social second, and sexual last.
A nine-level model describing healthy, average, and unhealthy expressions of each type. The assessment estimates which patterns your answers reflect over the last three months.
Also: Development levels
Type Three can be described at different Levels of Development; the type number and level number describe different things.
An instinct focused on practical security, comfort, and resources.
Also: SP
SP priorities include having enough rest, resources, and practical support.
An instinct focused on intensity, chemistry, and close bonds.
Also: SX · One-to-one
SX draws attention toward chemistry, intensity, and absorbing connections.
One of the two types next to your core type on the Enneagram circle, used to describe a possible influence. Type 1, for example, has Types 9 and 2 as neighbors.
Also: Wings
The notation 1w9 describes Type One with a Nine wing.
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An instinct focused on belonging, roles, and the group.
Also: SO
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SO draws attention toward belonging, contribution, and group relationships.