enneagram
Nine-pointed personality system
An enneagram is a nine-pointed geometric figure, but the word almost always refers to a personality typing system that categorizes people into nine interconnected types based on core motivations and fears.
The system draws from various spiritual and psychological traditions and is popular in self-help, workplace training, and relationship counseling: I'm a Type Four on the enneagram.
Critics question its scientific validity.
Persistent mental attachment
- passionIntense emotional drive
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
- integrationCombining into a whole
- disintegrationProcess of breaking apart
motivation · neurosis · health
Agent of institutional improvement
- helperOne who aids another
- achieverOne who accomplishes goals
- individualistOne who values autonomy
- investigatorOne who examines evidence
loyalist · enthusiast · challenger · peacemaker · traits · temperament · character · persona
Simplified explanatory sketch
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
- circleCurved closed shape
- triangleThree-sided plane figure
- hexadGroup of six
points · lines · connections · geometry · polygon · glyph · mandala · configuration
Pursuit of divine union
- essenceFundamental nature of something
- egoOne's self-image
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- discernmentKeen perception and judgment
Evaluative examination
- questionnaireFormal inquiry form
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
- panelDistinct flat section
- workshopPlace for making or learning
certification · results · profile · report · indicator
Insight into one's psyche
- self-observationExamining one's own mind
- transformationThorough change in form
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
realization · authenticity · self-understanding · self-acceptance · triggers · reactivity · autopilot · presence
Limb enabling flight
- triadGroup of three
- subtypeSmaller group within larger
- self-preservationInstinct to survive danger
- socialConcerning community life
sexual · one-to-one · stance · mistyping · typing
fixation
Persistent mental attachment
- passionIntense emotional drive
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
- integrationCombining into a whole
reformer
Agent of institutional improvement
- helperOne who aids another
- achieverOne who accomplishes goals
- individualistOne who values autonomy
investigator · loyalist · enthusiast · challenger · peacemaker · traits · temperament · character · persona · disposition
diagram
Simplified explanatory sketch
hexad · points · lines · connections · geometry · polygon · glyph · mandala · configuration · structure
mysticism
Pursuit of divine union
- essenceFundamental nature of something
- egoOne's self-image
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
test
Evaluative examination
- questionnaireFormal inquiry form
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
- panelDistinct flat section
workshop · certification · results · profile · report · indicator
self-awareness
Insight into one's psyche
- self-observationExamining one's own mind
- transformationThorough change in form
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
awakening · realization · authenticity · self-understanding · self-acceptance · triggers · reactivity · autopilot · presence · consciousness
wing
Limb enabling flight
- triadGroup of three
- subtypeSmaller group within larger
- self-preservationInstinct to survive danger
- assessmentsassessments, evaluation, evaluations, test, tests
- ninesninth, cat lives, novena, Ennead, nine lives
- star polygonsoctagram, five-pointed star, six-pointed star, eight-pointed star, pentacle
- occultwitchcraft, sorcery, necromancy, black magic, tarot
- mystic symbolssigil, glyph, rune, sigils, pentagrams
- pseudosciencehomeopathy, astrology, phrenology, numerology, palmistry