This test is designed to score your results for the following 306 items, the first 27 of which scoring how closely you identify with a set of limiting subconscious beliefs for each Enneagram type (3 randomly chosen for each type), the next 27 of which scoring how closely you identify with a set of coping strategies employed as a result of having these subconscious beliefs (again, a random 3 of each type), the next 90 of which scoring you along a set of natural gifts and talents for each type (10 of each) and the last 162 of which scoring you along the three subtype descriptions for the nine types with 6 items chosen for each subtype: 3 positive items and 3 negative items. Because there are 846 items stored in the database, you will receive a random 306 of those 846 items whenever you take this test; your results are therefore subject to change upon a retest.
You can select five options per question, where the leftmost choice corresponds to "disagree/no" and the rightmost choice corresponds to "agree/yes." The three options in the middle correspond to only moderate preferences for each side, the middle option being specifically for "no preference for either side." To aid you in remembering this, "yes" and "no" have been labeled on their corresponding columns and have been colored appropriately.
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The following is a list of limiting subconscious beliefs for each type; please choose the appropriate choice for each belief.
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The following is a list of coping strategies for each type, where they focus their attention as a result of their subconscious beliefs; please choose the appropriate choice for each belief.
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#28 Sacrificing your own needs to care for others
#29 Being fearless, tenacious, decisive and authoritative
#30 Being dutiful and aligning with others to feel safe
#31 Taking control of everything and everyone
#32 Suppressing anger, real feelings and "bad" impulses
#33 Being self-sufficient to limit dependency on others
#34 Repress feelings for maximum performance and results
#35 Resilience --' bouncing back quickly after painful incidents
#36 Keeping life upbeat, exciting and enjoyable
#37 Not recognizing that you even have needs
#38 Present a winning personality that people will admire
#39 Emphasizing uniqueness (which has the nasty side effect of distancing yourself from others and creating tension in relationships)
#40 Minimizing physical & emotional needs to preserve personal autonomy
#41 Searching for the ideal (partner, job, body,...., life) that will compensate for what I feel is missing inside
#42 Resisting over-influence from the environment
#43 Putting a positive reframe on negative experiences
#44 Comparing self to others and judging self and others
#45 Maintaining comfortable, predictable routines
#46 "Matching," an NLP term meaning you try to find commonality between yourself and others
#47 Going along with others' agendas
#48 Doubt/mistrust others; Test other's loyalty
#49 Tuning in to inner states and feelings to actualize the self
#50 Looking for something and/or someone outside the self to believe in and put loyalty into
#51 Discerning the "right" thing to do (working hard, being honest, moderate, thrifty, etc.)
#52 Can be extremely focused and work diligently
#53 Imposing their will and truth on others (to stay in control)
#54 Detach to observe life from an internally safe distance
I have these natural gifts and talents that I take for granted:
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#55 The ability to nurture and cultivate love and kindness in others
#56 The ability to work long and hard on anything that captures my interest/imagination
#57 The ability to comfort, support and empathize with others
#58 The ability to initiate, lead and take action to succeed
#59 The ability to motivate, persuade, convince and inspire people
#60 The ability to bring enthusiasm, optimism, passion and fun to whatever work I do
#61 The ability to listen objectively and non-judgmentally and give unbiased advise
#62 The ability to focus and concentrate fully when I'm on task
#63 The ability to find and correct errors, flaws and omissions that others overlook
#64 The ability to accept/appreciate differences and go with the flow
#65 The ability to build trust with people with my strong sense of loyalty, duty and commitment
#66 The ability to adapt, accommodate, "go with the flow" and "live-and-let-live"
#67 The ability to see the big picture and develop long-range strategic goals
#68 The ability to reveal deep, hidden, subtle truths about the human condition that have profound affects on people because they are experienced universally but unspoken of
#69 The ability to positively reframe any setback/disappointment as a great learning experience
#70 The ability to empower and encourage others to be strong and take charge of their life
#71 The ability to see the bright side of any problem or situation
#72 The ability to encourage, uplift, inspire and empower people
#73 The ability to communicate well and get along with all kinds of people (even difficult ones)
#74 The ability to help other types get in touch with their deeper feelings
#75 The ability to follow rules, procedures and policies (as long as they are fair and ethical!)
#76 The ability to bring people together
#77 The ability to achieve any goal I set for myself, by working long and hard if necessary
#78 The ability to notice flaws, discrepancies, inconsistencies, inaccuracies and contradictions
#79 The ability to perform and play a role well
#80 The ability to enforce policies and procedures and speak up against dishonesty/unfairness
#81 The ability to put enormous energy, passion and intensity into whatever I do
#82 The ability to interact well with people interpersonally/socially (I can be very charming)
#83 The ability to handle crises well by remaining calm and collected
#84 The ability to follow my heart, wherever it may lead
#85 The ability to give my word and honor it, come hell or high water!
#86 The ability to plan and then execute the plan to achieve my lofty goals (I have big dreams!)
#87 The ability to make people feel included and important
#88 The ability to arouse enthusiasm and excitement in others for my products, services or projects (great for winning supporters, investors or followers)
#89 The ability to sacrifice my own needs for the benefit of someone I care to help
#90 The ability to mediate conflicts and disagreements between people; to harmonize
#91 The ability to mobilize and marshal people to help others in need
#92 The ability to adapt well to sudden changes and shift gears quickly to stay on top of things
#93 The ability to lead discussion groups and build teams
#94 The ability to experiment, explore, question and make discoveries
#95 The ability to pick up the feelings of people around me (because of my emotional sensitivity)
#96 The ability to synthesize other peoples' ideas and present my own original ones
#97 The ability to create and provide stability and security for others
#98 The ability to multitask (example: ride lifecycle, watch news, read newspaper (business section first?), and network or do business on the cell phone..... at 5:00 am)
#99 The ability to follow rules, procedures and policies (as long as they are fair and ethical)
#100 The ability to exercise rational judgment and objectivity when making decisions
#101 The ability to inspect products, services, or processes to evaluate their quality or performance
#102 The ability to understand what motivates people
#103 The ability to see patterns and possibilities
#104 The ability to run my own business successfully
#105 The ability to size people up quickly and figure out their weaknesses
#106 The ability to see points of agreement between people's different points of view
#107 The ability to identify and make use of available resources in ingenious ways
#108 The ability to broadly comprehend a subject while penetrating it deeply (and in great detail!)
#109 The ability to take control of a bad situation (a failing business or government, for example) and turn it around
#110 The ability to explore the world of dreams and symbols and think holistically
#111 The ability to see the good in others even when they don't see it in themselves
#112 The ability to set, plan, organize and achieve goals
#113 The ability to behave appropriately and be polite and well-mannered
#114 The ability to work hard with steady and persistent effort to achieve goals
#115 The ability to pay careful attention to details
#116 The ability to take initiative/action and get things done (and get things done quickly)
#117 The ability to offer good advice and counsel that helps people with their problems
#118 The ability to detect when someone is being untruthful
#119 The ability to seek to understand myself deeply (and then help humanity do the same)
#120 The ability to juggle many roles and responsibilities in life (in my pursuit of having it all!)
#121 The ability to speak my mind and inspire others to do the same
#122 The ability to fight for truth and justice and stand up for what I believe in
#123 The ability to bring people together who I know could benefit one another
#124 The ability to see other peoples' points of view and value differences of opinion
#125 The ability to be touched deeply by beauty, kindness and love as well as sadness, sorrow and pain
#126 The ability to learn quickly and do many different things well (can be a blessing or a curse)
#127 The ability to observe life impartially and see it from multiple, abstract perspectives
#128 The ability to analyze
#129 The ability to synthesize others' ideas and form my own
#130 The ability to create an ambiance of romance
#131 The ability to share my findings with others (for my joy and their knowledge)
#132 The ability to help others grow and develop their potential
#133 The ability to look for and find meaning in every experience, especially the painful ones
#134 The ability to build rapport and trust with anyone by being genuinely interested in them
#135 The ability to create close, personal, meaningful relationships with people
#136 The ability to cooperate and collaborate with others as part of a team with a common goal
#137 The ability to accept and appreciate other people just the way they are
#138 The ability to notice what is illogical, inconsistent, impractical or inefficient
#139 The ability to build trust with people with my strong sense of integrity and hard work ethic
#140 The ability to contemplate deeply, philosophize and understand abstract ideas and concepts
#141 The ability to inspect, scrutinize and examine something carefully and thoroughly
#142 The ability to endure hardships and difficult times (with my quiet strength and tenacity)
#143 The ability to conceptually understand the fundamental principles of how anything works
#144 The ability to beautify any environment
The following is a list of statements taken from each subtype description. Please choose the appropriate choice for each item.
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#145 Charismatic and charming; outgoing and personable
#146 Stand by your true friends through thick and thin; will come to their defense in times of need
#147 Loving, attentive to others, generous
#148 Can develop excellent communication and interpersonal relationship skills
#149 You try to ensure that everyone around you or with you has a good time
#150 Can envy or resent the very qualities in your mate you originally admired or wanted in yourself
#151 Careful with money and possessions, don't risk them foolishly chasing a pipedream
#152 Can be tenacious, determined and resolute to achieve your lofty goals
#153 Are resilient; you can reframe disappointments and look to future possibilities for happiness
#154 Can focus intently on work or a cause you believe in wholeheartedly
#155 You like to get involved in groups that further social causes
#156 Extremely accepting of other people's individuality and right to express themselves
#157 Can get scattered, over-extended and over-committed
#158 Can see life as a struggle; may believe only the strong survive; can be hard-hearted, anti-social
#159 Responsible and security conscious
#160 Strong sense of social responsibility
#161 Can have a difficult time committing and tend to scatter their energy in every direction
#162 Get anxious when anything interferes with or disturbs your enjoyable rituals
#163 Keep up with what is going on in their community
#164 Tend to demand loyalty and attention from your partner; can act parental or superior at times
#165 Know how to get close to and intimate with people
#166 At worst, can be an antisocial crackpot propounding your provocative, even anarchistic views to others
#167 Try to hide your fears behind a mask of beauty (especially women)
#168 Expressing feelings that occur in the moment is difficult without having time to think about them
#169 Continually learning and into self-improvement
#170 Seductive and alluring; crave yet fear intimacy
#171 Can be materialistic and use money as bartering chips for power and control
#172 Desire to find the perfect, ideal partner
#173 Socially compare yourself with others; you're strongly identified with your social role
#174 You foster a sense of unity and deep connection with people you are close to (like your partner, parents, children, friends, pets, etc.), and for some your spiritual teacher or even All That Is
#175 Tend to collect things you never use "just in case you ever need it" and because you are chronically indecisive about what you should throw away and what you shouldn't so you keep everything
#176 Can be hypersensitive to criticism and devastated by being left out by a group of friends
#177 Often are a high achiever who participates in social causes; have unique talents and gifts to share
#178 Would make a great teacher, mathematician, scientist, consultant or computer programmer
#179 Sometimes you can unexpectedly leave/disappear for long periods of time without any notice
#180 You're very protective -- of yourself, your loved ones, your possessions, your friends, and others in need
#181 Intuitively know the needs and interests of others
#182 At worst, you can become reckless a thrill-seeker, needing bigger and better experiences to get that rush of excitement you're looking for, like a drug addict who's built up a tolerance and needs more
#183 Fastidious, picky and finicky
#184 Are able to deal with difficult, even painful, situations by choosing to see the positive that can come from any situation
#185 At worst, you can become selfish, anti-social, recklessly impulsive, short-tempered and self-destructive
#186 Fear you would not be loved if others knew how much self-doubt you have
#187 Have learned to temper your impulsivity and risk taking; take calculated risks now
#188 Your lust for life makes you prone to excess --' late nights, heavy entertaining, drinking, eating, etc.
#189 Patient and forbearing
#190 Can become magnetized by and infatuated with someone you find
fascinating/intriguing/mysterious and will romanticize and fantasize about him or her as a way to keep life exciting and stimulating
#191 You can occasionally act counterphobic and rebel against an
untrustworthy authority figure
#192 Skilled at one-to-one relating because you are authentic and real rather than pretentious
#193 Outgoing and sociable but like having a home base
#194 Enjoy fantasizing about all the magical adventures and interesting conversations you would have with your new romantic interest, even if they are married or have a partner already
#195 Know what you want out of life and don't get pulled off course by other people's agendas and desires
#196 Provide financial security and stability to others
#197 Consider your home as somewhat like a castle, island, fortress or barrier of safety to protect yourself against the dangers of the outside world
#198 It is easy for you to "lose yourself" in your partner because tension dissolves when you do
#199 Like to have order in your life and get upset when your familiar surroundings get disrupted or disordered
#200 Withdraw into your lair because you easily feel drained by being around people too much
#201 When healthy you can fight injustices courageously, especially with backing from your inner circle
#202 Overly concerned about your social position; want to be one of the intellectual or creative elite
#203 Crave yet fear intimacy due to hidden feelings of undesirability
#204 Can be a reformer, advocate and/or crusader
#205 Are capable of bringing passion, intensity and excitement to your intimate relationship
#206 Reluctant to take on visible leadership roles for fear of being criticized, judged, rejected or cracking up
#207 Lead a disciplined life that allows you to feel empowered and secure
#208 May even take credit for others' work and/or exaggerate their success/fame/wealth
#209 Analyze decisions to death before making them to avoid making mistakes or jeopardizing your safety
#210 Minor discomforts can seem unbearable --' room temp. too hot or cold, lighting to bright or dim, etc.
#211 Are very protective of your partner
#212 Too intense for others
#213 Often struggle in your relationships because you are so private, independent and emotionally detached
#214 Able to be extremely open-hearted, compassionate and loving toward all sentient beings
#215 Supportive and forgiving
#216 Give their time, energy and even money to improve conditions for people and/or the world
#217 Know how to look attractive: you workout, eat right, pay attention to style and grooming, etc.
#218 Inner tension between wanting to fully participate in a group vs. not wanting the responsibility of fully participating
#219 Can be extremely devoted, big-hearted and loving once you trust their partner
#220 Enjoy sharing secrets with your partner and trusted allies and are excellent at keeping secrets too
#221 You are usually quite energetic and like to stay active
#222 Critically and obsessively compare yourself to others
#223 Are passionate about life
#224 May aggressively pursue and overcome all obstacles/objections when you really like and want someone
#225 Can be fairly conventional and conforming; you may not like to go beyond the limits
#226 Get angry when your partner withholds information from you during a fight/argument -- you want your partner to be direct and honest and not withhold their thoughts or emotions from you
#227 Act childish and egocentric when scared
#228 Give their time, energy and even money to improve conditions for people and/or the world
#229 Subconsciously believe that enough pleasureful experiences and possessions will bring you happiness
#230 If alone without anyone to talk to or call you will refer to the voices of trusted others in your mind to get guidance and support when making decisions
#231 Fear becoming dependent on others or having others dependent on you
#232 You are easily influenced by the people around you, so you like to make people happy so that you can stay happy (and avoid any kind of conflict)
#233 Desire to uphold and enforce rules for the good of all
#234 Public image is all important
#235 Often love to cook for others
#236 Great at saving and investing money
#237 When healthy, are concerned about eating well, exercising regularly, getting adequate sleep, paying bills on time and basically keeping yourself well-functioning
#238 Have a lust for power and quickly notice who else has power when you are among a group of people
#239 Can be fickle and cancel appointments if something more exciting or promising comes up
#240 Expect others to know what you need
#241 Once you create powerful bonds of camaraderie with close friends, you can let your true feelings show
#242 Can be rigid in their viewpoint
#243 Minimalistic; get by with the bare essentials (like books, bookshelves, a computer & Sudoku puzzles!)
#244 Can be seductive, sexual, jealous and possessive; relationship problems cause depression
#245 Can be a workaholic
#246 You may like a more withdrawn type of partner that you can mold
#247 Set personal goals regularly and don't sweep problems under the rug
#248 Are very loyal, dutiful and devoted to the people in your clan and work tirelessly on their behalf
#249 Polite and diplomatic; self-confident and ambitious
#250 Get rebellious when people try to tell you that you should give up dreaming and be more practical
#251 Can't stand being in confined places (like an elevator, crawl space) or confined by a relationship or job
#252 Constantly analyze everything you do or say for fear of looking foolish or making a mistake
#253 Can express your feelings especially well nonverbally, through your sensuality and sexuality
#254 Always have other people's welfare in mind as well as your own
#255 Excellent material providers for your family and yourself; can be generous and big-hearted
#256 Great at organizing meetings, facilitating projects
#257 Often focus on maintaining your home and the stability of your home life
#258 Can't ask for what you need
#259 Can be self-righteous
#260 Inner tension between social responsibility to others vs. a strong desire for excitement, adventure, fun
#261 Fear being rejected for who you really are
#262 Hold people to exacting standards
#263 Can have fixated beliefs and paranoia about anyone who is not in alignment with your beliefs
#264 Go after what you want
#265 Conscientious about planning for the future, for yourself and loved ones
#266 Won't let down your guard or relax your control in a relationship until you know it is safe to do so
#267 Can get defensive or angry when people mock your ideals and lifestyle or try to change them
#268 At worst, you can feel alone, lost, dissociated from others and yourself
#269 Can feel incapable of meeting the same standards that others in the group are capable of meeting and fear that your defectiveness will eventually be found out and you will be rejected by the group
#270 Subconsciously act warm and friendly towards others to disarm potential hostility
#271 May want the symbols of success (in the U.S. --' a fancy car; a nice, big house in the best neighborhood; designer clothes; name brands, etc.)
#272 Fear making mistakes, fear catastrophes
#273 Are capable of making new discoveries or introducing inventions or life changing theories, etc.
#274 Inner tension between wanting privacy/alone time vs. wanting intense, intimate connection with partner
#275 Can have difficulty saying no because you like to please and want to belong/fit in
#276 Can also be creative (somewhat like 4s) since you have a rich imagination and an eye for beauty
#277 Easily get depressed and feel disillusioned when relationship problems come up
#278 Often drawn to academia or science (but not always); may become an expert in their field
#279 Are extremely loyal to and protective of people you care about
#280 Pursue sexual conquests subconsciously believing they will bolster your self-esteem; they don't
#281 Excellent social skills and great conversationalists
#282 Warm, friendly, pleasant, easy-going and considerate yet also dynamic and alive to yourself
#283 Can be aware of group expectations but have enough self-esteem to do what's best for yourself
#284 Can be powerful and self-assertive
#285 Responsible, loyal and committed, you stand by your friends and those you love
#286 Your goal is to keep your peace of mind and keep life comfortable --' at all costs!
#287 Like to help others with their material and physical needs
#288 You avoid participating in group conflicts if at all possible
#289 Get along well with individuals and groups that are very different from each other
#290 Can avoid groups and organizations altogether while still caring about your social position and how you are seen by society
#291 Attracted to those on their way up or socially influential
#292 Disciplined and regimented
#293 Can have vanity and try to become the "ideal man" or "ideal woman"
#294 Fear of scarcity
#295 Like to know your partner's personal thoughts, feelings and desires, and like sharing their own
#296 Self-reliant and independent
#297 Credentials, degrees, titles, awards, certifications, licenses, etc. are extremely important to have
#298 Maintain order and comfort for everyone in your home