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 "Mismatch," an NLP term meaning I look for and notice what is NOT present in any experience -- what is missing
#29 Minimizing physical & emotional needs to preserve personal autonomy
#30 Emphasizing uniqueness (which has the nasty side effect of distancing yourself from others and creating tension in relationships)
#31 Being fearless, tenacious, decisive and authoritative
#32 Putting a positive reframe on negative experiences
#33 Naturally noticing who has the power and who's in control
#34 Vigilance and alertness; looking for hidden agendas
#35 Know how to present something in a compelling and acceptable way
#36 Dissociating from threatening events
#37 Present a winning personality that people will admire
#38 Seeing everyone else's point of view
#39 Being self-controlled
#40 Being warm/pleasing to disarm potential hostility
#41 Giving (praise, affection, compliments, help, etc.) to get (love)
#42 Taking control of everything and everyone
#43 Repress feelings for maximum performance and results
#44 "Mind reading" (you often assume you know what others are thinking and feeling)
#45 Suppressing anger, real feelings and "bad" impulses
#46 Focusing on the bright side, even in difficult situations
#48 "Polarize," an NLP term meaning contrary/polar opposite thinking
#49 Compartmentalize my life to protect privacy
#50 Heightened imagination and positive, anticipatory thinking
#51 Sacrificing your own needs to care for others
#52 Perceptiveness
#53 Comparing self to others and judging self and others
#54 Minimizing hopes and expectations (that way you can't be disappointed)
I have these natural gifts and talents that I take for granted:
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#55 The ability to see the bright side of any problem or situation
#56 The ability to find and correct errors, flaws and omissions that others overlook
#57 The ability to listen objectively and non-judgmentally and give unbiased advise
#58 The ability to inspect, scrutinize and examine something carefully and thoroughly
#59 The ability to handle crises well by remaining calm and collected
#60 The ability to model integrity by living in alignment with my values (when very healthy)
#61 The ability to help people view life from a more universal, metaphysical perspective
#62 The ability to endure triumphantly/honorably through any tragedy, misfortune, or adversity
#63 The ability to see potential in people and possibilities in situations
#64 The ability to network and make connections (with the goal of helping each other succeed)
#65 The ability to identify and make use of available resources in ingenious ways
#66 The ability to adapt, accommodate, "go with the flow" and "live-and-let-live"
#67 The ability to commit to those I care about and be loyal, dependable and responsible
#68 The ability to offer good advice and counsel that helps people with their problems
#69 The ability to bring people together to create community and a family-like environment
#70 The ability to accept enormous responsibility and solve difficult problems
#71 The ability to broadly comprehend a subject while penetrating it deeply (and in great detail!)
#72 The ability to discipline myself, as necessary, to succeed
#73 The ability to synthesize other peoples' ideas and present my own original ones
#74 The ability to detect when someone is being untruthful
#75 The ability to create and provide stability and security for others
#76 The ability to discipline myself to achieve my goals
#77 The ability to keep on top of things
#78 The ability to put people at ease with my even-keeled presence, calmness and patience
#79 The ability to create an ambiance of romance
#80 The ability to move into focused action when known difficulties/problems arise
#81 The ability to stay open-minded, inquisitive and intellectually curious
#82 The ability to do precise, meticulous, accurate, high quality work (impeccable workmanship)
#83 The ability to encourage, uplift, inspire and empower people
#84 The ability to console, comfort and support people in times of pain and sorrow
#85 The ability to listen well and empathize deeply with others
#86 The ability to focus and concentrate deeply on projects that interest me
#87 The ability to tune in to my inner states, subconscious feelings and impulses
#88 The ability to accept and appreciate other people just the way they are
#89 The ability to praise people and make them feel good about themselves
#90 The ability to bring people together
#91 The ability to see life in a highly unique, otherworldly, idiosyncratic, and often spiritual way
#92 The ability to behave appropriately and diplomatically when out in public
#93 The ability to brainstorm and create multiple options to solve a problem
#94 The ability to work in a fast-paced, unpredictable environment calling for quick thinking/action
#95 The ability to follow rules, procedures and policies (as long as they are fair and ethical)
#96 The ability to mediate conflicts and disagreements between people; to harmonize
#97 The ability to be sincere and authentic about who I am which gives others permission to be honest and real about who they are
#98 The ability to pay careful attention to details
#99 The ability to learn quickly
#100 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
#101 The ability to create "works of art" (term used broadly) that are beautiful, poetic, touching
#102 The ability to plan and then execute the plan to achieve my lofty goals (I have big dreams!)
#103 The ability to positively reframe any setback/disappointment as a great learning experience
#104 The ability to communicate with and care for animals (some Nines are gifted with animals)
#105 The ability to foresee problems and troubleshoot them before they occur
#106 The ability to use good common sense and take a realistic, pragmatic approach to life
#107 The ability to motivate, persuade, convince and inspire people
#108 The ability to intuit and inwardly perceive other people's needs
#109 The ability to make people feel included and important
#110 The ability to take charge and assume positions of leadership
#111 The ability to investigate, probe and question
#112 The ability to creatively solve highly complex and mentally challenging problems
#113 The ability to network
#114 The ability to comfort, support and empathize with others
#115 The ability to build trust with people with my strong sense of loyalty, duty and commitment
#116 The ability to take daring risks but based on practical intuition
#117 The ability to see other peoples' points of view and value differences of opinion
#118 The ability to promote honesty, fairness, righteousness and evenhandedness in others
#119 The ability to work well with my hands, with tools and with possibly machinery
#120 The ability to notice what is illogical, inconsistent, impractical or inefficient
#121 The ability to focus and concentrate fully when I'm on task
#122 The ability to build rapport and trust with anyone by being genuinely interested in them
#123 The ability to multitask and juggle many roles and responsibilities in life
#124 The ability to keep personal information confidential (important for most occupations)
#125 The ability to protect and help those that have been taken advantage of or mistreated
#126 The ability to read people well, build rapport, and make friends easily
#127 The ability to courageously take risks, try new things and overcome or circumvent obstacles
#128 The ability to pull myself up by my own bootstraps
#129 The ability to see patterns and possibilities
#130 The ability to remain a source of strength, stability, reliability and dependability for others despite extreme hardship or trying circumstances
#131 The ability to synthesize vast amounts of information
#132 The ability to focus and concentrate on a work task
#133 The ability to inspect products, services, or processes to evaluate their quality or performance
#134 The ability to see the big picture and the implications of my actions and ideas
#135 The ability to contemplate deeply, philosophize and understand abstract ideas and concepts
#136 The ability to fight for truth and justice and stand up for what I believe in
#137 The ability to empathize with people and console and reassure them
#138 The ability to create close, personal, meaningful relationships with people
#139 The ability to see deep underlying principles of life and universal truths that escape most
#140 The ability to sell, promote and market myself, my services, and my products
#141 The ability to achieve any goal I set for myself, by working long and hard if necessary
#142 The ability to help people relax, see the big picture, and put things in perspective
#143 The ability to create financial independence (because of my strong desire not to be dependent on anyone)
#144 The ability to experiment, explore, question and make discoveries
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 Manage your social insecurities/anxieties by looking for reassurance and support from friends and allies
#146 Can be a reformer, advocate and/or crusader
#147 Desire to find the perfect, ideal partner
#148 You're very protective -- of yourself, your loved ones, your possessions, your friends, and others in need
#149 Are considerate and cooperative but have good boundaries; don't allow others to control or coerce you
#150 Inner tension between wanting privacy/alone time vs. wanting intense, intimate connection with partner
#151 Are looking for the ideal partner who doesn't recoil from your intensity, social awkwardness or shyness
#152 You can occasionally act counterphobic and rebel against an
untrustworthy authority figure
#153 Can fall in and out of love often, trying your best to avoid a boring life
#154 Can get anxious and panicky when you think about losing your freedom
#155 Can avoid groups and organizations altogether while still caring about your social position and how you are seen by society
#156 At worst, are anxiety-ridden, clingingly dependent, self-disparaging and massively insecure
#157 Can unconsciously recreate childhood losses in adulthood through reckless behavior
#158 Can be disillusioned and resentful of authority figures if they end up disappointing you in some way
#159 May aggressively pursue and overcome all obstacles/objections when you really like and want someone
#160 Polite and diplomatic; self-confident and ambitious
#161 At worst, fear others loathe and condemn you because others can read your weird thoughts
#162 Can sometimes be indecisive about whether you want to belong to a group or not
#163 Stand up for yourself and speak up when you are being discounted or ignored
#164 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
#165 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)
#166 Fear making mistakes, fear catastrophes
#167 Fearful of losing your identity and becoming just like everybody else; you desire to be something bigger
#168 Responsible, loyal and committed, you stand by your friends and those you love
#169 Can be extremely suspicious and fear betrayal
#170 Ambitious and hard working
#171 Skilled at one-to-one relating because you are authentic and real rather than pretentious
#172 Good at planning everything out
#173 Intuitively know the needs and interests of others
#174 Test others to appraise your character, inner strength and fortitude
#175 Like to be spontaneous but also like planning so that you can do as much as possible with your time
#176 Caretaking
#177 When healthy, are concerned about eating well, exercising regularly, getting adequate sleep, paying bills on time and basically keeping yourself well-functioning
#178 With your great intuition, can have excellent social skills, social sensitivities and great manners
#179 Are goal-oriented, hard-working and energetic
#180 Try to hide your fears behind a mask of beauty (especially women)
#181 Credentials, degrees, titles, awards, certifications, licenses, etc. are extremely important to have
#182 Fear being left out or forgotten
#183 Can be hypersensitive to criticism and devastated by being left out by a group of friends
#184 Have a wide-ranging curiosity and are likely multitalented
#185 Feel the need to prove yourself as anxiety about your social worth increases
#186 For all your bravado, you actually have a deep fear of rejection which is why you feel the need to possess and control your partner in the first place
#187 Some choose work that helps others become more attractive
#188 Lead a disciplined life that allows you to feel empowered and secure
#189 Stand up for what you believe in and fight for truth, fairness and justice
#190 Unconsciously yearning for the ideal partner perpetuates familiar feelings of lost love in childhood
#191 Critically and obsessively compare yourself to others
#192 Help other people feel happy by sharing your deep gratitude and enjoyment of life
#193 Want to be envied for having a picture perfect relationship with a successful, attractive, prestigious mate
#194 Extremely accepting of other people's individuality and right to express themselves
#195 Are sociable, generous, friendly and extremely honorable with those you love
#196 Excellent social skills and great conversationalists
#197 Create aesthetically pleasing surroundings in your home that have emotional resonance for you
#198 Want to make sure you always have what you need and aren't deprived, limited or constricted
#199 Choose a safe career rather than risk doing what you love
#200 Can be fickle and cancel appointments if something more exciting or promising comes up
#201 Are passionate about life
#202 Can develop excellent communication and interpersonal relationship skills
#203 Are capable of bringing passion, intensity and excitement to your intimate relationship
#204 Hard working, productive, time efficient, goal-oriented, pragmatic
#205 Can put yourself down, use humor or charm as a way of diffusing someone's perceived power
#206 You try to ensure that everyone around you or with you has a good time
#207 Entertaining, optimistic, positive, vivacious and upbeat
#208 Easily swayed by other people, you don't take responsibility for your own choices and blame your partner or other people when things go wrong
#209 Interested in physical and material well being
#210 Underlying feelings of scarcity cause you to withdraw into privacy
#211 Can engage with people deeply, authentically and passionately
#212 Are attracted to a strong, decisive, assertive partner that makes you feel more alive and secure but don't like it when your assertive partner is impatient or aggressive with you
#213 Healthy reformer qualities
#214 Often feel lonely, even when with others
#215 Consider your home as somewhat like a castle, island, fortress or barrier of safety to protect yourself against the dangers of the outside world
#216 Often drawn to academia or science (but not always); may become an expert in their field
#217 Provide financial security and stability to others
#218 Like to expose wrong-doing; willing to speak up and speak out
#219 As you become less healthy you can become a scheming swindler, full of hot air and empty promises
#220 Repress and stuff their feelings
#221 Tend to be a good conversationalist and advice giver
#222 Fearing betrayal, you can cast aside a friend for even minor transgressions or oversights
#223 Opinionated; believe you are the voice of the "truth"
#224 Can be aware of group expectations but have enough self-esteem to do what's best for yourself
#225 Strong sense of social responsibility
#226 Can project your courage/strength/power onto admired authority figures and idealize/romanticize them
#227 You sometimes have inner tension between wanting to merge vs. wanting to keep your autonomy
#228 Resent authority because you see it as unnecessary and just another restriction on your freedom
#229 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
#230 Often have a strong sex drive (which helps you get involved in and stick with a relationship)
#231 Substitute nonessential satisfactions (such as eating, watching TV, sleeping a lot, shopping, playing on the computer, daydreaming, collecting things, reading, puttering about the house) for essential satisfactions (aligning choices/behaviors with core values, inner sense of meaning/purpose, etc.)
#232 Work long hours to preserve their security and mitigate anxiety
#233 Can have difficulty with social chit-chat and small talk, unless talking about your field
#234 Hold people to exacting standards
#235 Get anxious when anything interferes with or disturbs your enjoyable rituals
#236 Give their time, energy and even money to improve conditions for people and/or the world
#237 Cultivate whatever qualities valued others find appealing and desirable
#238 Subconsciously act warm and friendly towards others to disarm potential hostility
#239 Can focus intently on work or a cause you believe in wholeheartedly
#240 You can invite aggressive reactions to your belligerent reactions
#241 Have hidden expectations of love being returned
#242 You may like a more withdrawn type of partner that you can mold
#243 Passionate
#244 Are willing to confront people who take advantage of your kindness and charity
#245 Can discount basic self-preservation needs and tune mundane reality out in order to follow a dream
#246 Strong emphasis on fidelity
#247 When healthy you can fight injustices courageously, especially with backing from your inner circle
#248 You don't even realize you've got no burning commitment to your own goals and personal needs
#249 At worst, become completely dishonest, phony, exploitative and desperate for attention
#250 Excellent material providers for your family and yourself; can be generous and big-hearted
#251 Crave yet fear intimacy due to hidden feelings of undesirability
#252 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
#253 Can also be creative (somewhat like 4s) since you have a rich imagination and an eye for beauty
#254 Want the best for everyone else as well as yourself
#255 You are usually quite energetic and like to stay active
#256 May deceive yourself and others by projecting an affluent image
#257 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
#258 Often struggle in your relationships because you are so private, independent and emotionally detached
#259 Excellent social and interpersonal skills; great networker
#260 Often protect the weaker/downtrodden/disadvantaged members of society, especially when they're being taken advantage of, and try to empower them to be more self-reliant, confident and courageous
#261 Know how to get close to and intimate with people
#262 Would make a great teacher, mathematician, scientist, consultant or computer programmer
#263 Pay attention to yourself and "put first things first," aligning your behaviors and choices with what's really important to you, your deepest values and convictions
#264 At worst, can be an antisocial crackpot propounding your provocative, even anarchistic views to others
#265 Keep up with latest developments in their line of work
#266 Can be overly protective of your time, money, space and energy output
#267 Acts of service is one of your "love languages"
#268 Maintain order and comfort for everyone in your home
#269 Public image is all important
#270 Like going to seminars, conferences and meetings to learn new knowledge and meet like-minded people
#271 Strong fears of rejection and abandonment; you have serious doubts about your desirability
#272 Truly want to have a partnership of equality where you don't feel the need to control and possess
#273 You may like a partner to be strong and direct, to stand his/her ground against yourself
#274 Responsible and security conscious
#275 If you feel misunderstood or rejected in any way you can become quite emotionally distant
#276 Give their time, energy and even money to improve conditions for people and/or the world
#277 Can feel as though other people have what is missing in your life
#278 Are very loyal, dutiful and devoted to the people in your clan and work tirelessly on their behalf
#279 Trust and privacy are big issues; don't want your partner discussing relationship issues with other people
#280 Excellent at connecting people together for their mutual benefit
#281 Can be rigid in their viewpoint
#282 Usually are good at debating, analyzing, critiquing, investigating, researching, conceptualizing, etc.
#283 Feel drawn to anything or anyone that is unique, unusual, complex, mysterious, intense or beautiful
#284 Do whatever it takes to "win over" people, especially a romantic interest (won't take no for an answer)
#285 Can zone out mentally and disengage emotionally while still remaining physically present/involved
#286 Feel a sense of entitlement to get their essential needs met too
#287 Go after what you want
#288 Feel you need to have freedom and multiple options in life; can easily become frustrated without them
#289 Often love to cook for others
#290 Have trouble taking time off from work, relaxing or even slowing down
#291 You like to get involved in groups that further social causes
#292 Group involvement helps you to structure the use of your time better
#293 Great at organizing meetings, facilitating projects
#294 Long for a soulmate to come along and sweep you off your feet; to save you from an ordinary life
#295 At worst, you can become selfish, anti-social, recklessly impulsive, short-tempered and self-destructive
#296 Inner tension between social responsibility to others vs. a strong desire for excitement, adventure, fun
#297 Excellent at pointing out angles, perspectives or viewpoints that others had not considered
#298 Can overspend
#299 Have an interest in the group's welfare because you feel the group's welfare is connected to your own
#300 Keep your house well stocked with food, emergency supplies and creature comforts
#301 Can be excellent at investing money and creating stability/security for yourself and loved ones
#302 Your fear of material deprivation can cause a preoccupation with wanting comfort, especially at home
#303 Can be dauntless and throw caution to the wind to materialize your dream
#304 Want money and power to be able to insure your own well being and that of loved ones
#305 Can be a hypochondriac
#306 Attracted to those on their way up or socially influential
The following questions are optional, but recommended. Please answer truthfully.