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 Meet challenges by being extremely adaptable -- I adjust my behavior and affect to meet expectations and succeed
#29 Present a winning personality that people will admire
#30 Conserving energy and withdrawing to refuel
#31 Emphasizing uniqueness (which has the nasty side effect of distancing yourself from others and creating tension in relationships)
#32 Intense focus on tasks, goals, achievement, and success
#33 Being undemanding
#34 Minimizing hopes and expectations (that way you can't be disappointed)
#35 Getting things "right" (your own inner critic berates you if you don't)
#36 Detach to observe life from an internally safe distance
#37 Denying any personal vulnerability or weakness
#38 Being fearless, tenacious, decisive and authoritative
#39 Feeling superior (to those less deep and/or sensitive)
#40 Focusing on, cueing for and sensing what others need
#41 Imposing their will and truth on others (to stay in control)
#42 Fitting in to society and working for common goals
#43 Natural Socratic method of questioning to get to truth
#44 Suppressing anger, real feelings and "bad" impulses
#45 Suppressing negative, unpleasant and unlikable feelings
#46 Vigilance and alertness; looking for hidden agendas
#47 Seeing the flaws --' you have great critical powers
#48 Avoiding negative feelings that bring life down
#49 Seeing everyone else's point of view
#50 Looking for something and/or someone outside the self to believe in and put loyalty into
#51 Identifying the self with ever-changing feelings and moods
#52 Heightened imagination and positive, anticipatory thinking
#53 "Matching," an NLP term meaning you try to find commonality between yourself and others
#54 Resilience --' bouncing back quickly after painful incidents
I have these natural gifts and talents that I take for granted:
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#55 The ability to build rapport and trust with anyone by being genuinely interested in them
#56 The ability to fight for truth and justice and stand up for what I believe in
#57 The ability to act spontaneously and adapt quickly to changing situations
#58 The ability to intuit and inwardly perceive other people's needs
#59 The ability to initiate, lead and take action to succeed
#60 The ability to beautify any environment
#61 The ability to notice flaws, discrepancies, inconsistencies, inaccuracies and contradictions
#62 The ability to exercise rational judgment and objectivity when making decisions
#63 The ability to broadly comprehend a subject while penetrating it deeply (and in great detail!)
#64 The ability to feel things deeply and share the depths of my soul with others, warts and all
#65 The ability to comfort, support and empathize with others
#66 The ability to adapt well to sudden changes and shift gears quickly to stay on top of things
#67 The ability to courageously take risks, try new things and overcome or circumvent obstacles
#68 The ability to entertain others and make people laugh
#69 The ability to prioritize and manage my time well so that I can be efficient and productive
#70 The ability to put people at ease with my even-keeled presence, calmness and patience
#71 The ability to use Socratic questioning and scientific methodology
#72 The ability to network and make connections (with the goal of helping each other succeed)
#73 The ability to accumulate enormous amounts of varied information (I'm so curious!)
#74 The ability to work hard, persevere and do whatever it takes to succeed
#75 The ability to give my word and honor it, come hell or high water!
#76 The ability to inspect, scrutinize and examine something carefully and thoroughly
#77 The ability to communicate with and care for animals (some Nines are gifted with animals)
#78 The ability to understand what motivates people
#79 The ability to help other types get in touch with their deeper feelings
#80 The ability to see the bright side of any problem or situation
#81 The ability to organize resources, prioritize tasks and follow through on work projects
#82 The ability to serve and support others and worthy causes
#83 The ability to find and correct errors, flaws and omissions that others overlook
#84 The ability to contemplate deeply, philosophize and understand abstract ideas and concepts
#85 The ability to work well with my hands, with tools and with possibly machinery
#86 The ability to communicate well and get along with all kinds of people (even difficult ones)
#87 The ability to mediate conflicts and disagreements between people; to harmonize
#88 The ability to keep on top of things
#89 The ability to read people well, build rapport, and make friends easily
#90 The ability to seek to understand myself deeply (and then help humanity do the same)
#91 The ability to work well under pressure
#92 The ability to bring people together to create community and a family-like environment
#93 The ability to focus and concentrate deeply on projects that interest me
#94 The ability to share my findings with others (for my joy and their knowledge)
#95 The ability to take control of a bad situation (a failing business or government, for example) and turn it around
#96 The ability to nurture and cultivate love and kindness in others
#97 The ability to speak my mind and inspire others to do the same
#98 The ability to encourage, uplift, inspire and empower people
#99 The ability to learn quickly
#100 The ability to be touched deeply by beauty, kindness and love as well as sadness, sorrow and pain
#101 The ability to see life in a highly unique, otherworldly, idiosyncratic, and often spiritual way
#102 The ability to synthesize others' ideas and form my own
#103 The ability to be sincere and authentic about who I am which gives others permission to be honest and real about who they are
#104 The ability to network, communicate and interact well in interpersonal/social situations
#105 The ability to create peace and harmony between people (and even countries)
#106 The ability to follow rules, procedures and policies (as long as they are fair and ethical)
#107 The ability to accept/appreciate differences and go with the flow
#108 The ability to express myself creatively through art such as music, painting, dance, etc.
#109 The ability to plan and then execute the plan to achieve my lofty goals (I have big dreams!)
#110 The ability to protect, guard, defend and keep people safe from harm
#111 The ability to perform and play a role well
#112 The ability to bring people together
#113 The ability to notice what is illogical, inconsistent, impractical or inefficient
#114 The ability to lead discussion groups and build teams
#115 The ability to run my own business successfully
#116 The ability to identify and capitalize on good ideas and turn them into profit
#117 The ability to follow my heart, wherever it may lead
#118 The ability to keep personal information confidential (important for most occupations)
#119 The ability to endure hardships and difficult times (with my quiet strength and tenacity)
#120 The ability to foresee problems and troubleshoot them before they occur
#121 The ability to offer good advice and counsel that helps people with their problems
#122 The ability to advocate and promote people or causes I am passionate about
#123 The ability to create financial independence (because of my strong desire not to be dependent on anyone)
#124 The ability to improve myself and my work over time (a commitment to excellence)
#125 The ability to bring people together who I know could benefit one another
#126 The ability to model integrity by living in alignment with my values (when very healthy)
#127 The ability to see the best in anyone or anything
#128 The ability to pull myself up by my own bootstraps
#129 The ability to achieve any goal I set for myself, by working long and hard if necessary
#130 The ability to enforce [fair] rules imposed on others and break [unfair] rules imposed on me
#131 The ability to empower and encourage others to be strong and take charge of their life
#132 The ability to keep my word and do what I say I will do
#133 The ability to work steadily and persistently toward my goals without giving up
#134 The ability to do precise, meticulous, accurate, high quality work (impeccable workmanship)
#135 The ability to find humor in my own faults and foibles (and help others see humor in theirs)
#136 The ability to direct my own life and not be swayed, influenced or coerced by others
#137 The ability to enforce policies and procedures and speak up against dishonesty/unfairness
#138 The ability to inspect products, services, or processes to evaluate their quality or performance
#139 The ability to work long and hard on anything that captures my interest/imagination
#140 The ability to listen compassionately and allow people to feel understood
#141 The ability to build trust with people with my strong sense of integrity and hard work ethic
#142 The ability to handle crises well by remaining calm and collected
#143 The ability to look for and find meaning in every experience, especially the painful ones
#144 The ability to invent new theories, models or systems to solve problems
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 Can fear being trapped in a relationship so often move on once the rush of initial attraction wears off
#146 Are capable of bringing passion, intensity and excitement to your intimate relationship
#147 Once you create powerful bonds of camaraderie with close friends, you can let your true feelings show
#148 Can overspend
#149 Overly concerned about your social position; want to be one of the intellectual or creative elite
#150 Excellent social and interpersonal skills; great networker
#151 You enjoy bringing people together and being part of what's going on
#152 You try to ensure that everyone around you or with you has a good time
#153 Provide financial security and stability to others
#154 Keep physically fit and healthy
#155 Fear being left out or forgotten
#156 Often feel lonely, even when with others
#157 Can have difficulty saying no because you like to please and want to belong/fit in
#158 Expect others to know what you need
#159 Ambitious and hard working
#160 At worst, you can become selfish, anti-social, recklessly impulsive, short-tempered and self-destructive
#161 Want desperately to be perfect and ideal in every way but can't play the different roles simultaneously
#162 Can be territorial about your possessions and get bent out of sorts if someone moves something of yours
#163 At worst, become completely dishonest, phony, exploitative and desperate for attention
#164 Fear becoming dependent on others or having others dependent on you
#165 Due to social shame, you can believe you don't know how to function like normal people
#166 Like to help others with their material and physical needs
#167 Test others to appraise your character, inner strength and fortitude
#168 Can develop excellent communication and interpersonal relationship skills
#169 Strong emphasis on fidelity
#170 Can be dauntless and throw caution to the wind to materialize your dream
#171 Your fear of material deprivation can cause a preoccupation with wanting comfort, especially at home
#172 Can have voyeuristic tendencies and/or be sexually perverted
#173 Get along well with individuals and groups that are very different from each other
#174 Usually are good at debating, analyzing, critiquing, investigating, researching, conceptualizing, etc.
#175 Maintain order and comfort for everyone in your home
#176 Inner tension between social responsibility to others vs. a strong desire for excitement, adventure, fun
#177 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.)
#178 Can express your feelings especially well nonverbally, through your sensuality and sexuality
#179 At worst, you can feel alone, lost, dissociated from others and yourself
#180 Get angry when your partner makes an important decision without consulting you first
#181 Can be very open-hearted and merged with your partner at times
#182 Want money and power to be able to insure your own well being and that of loved ones
#183 Feel the need to prove yourself as anxiety about your social worth increases
#184 Some choose work that helps others become more attractive
#185 Go after what you want
#186 Set personal goals regularly and don't sweep problems under the rug
#187 Seductive and alluring; crave yet fear intimacy
#188 Not very adaptable; see things as black and white
#189 Unrealistically high expectations, easily disappointed when others don't measure up
#190 Feel drawn to anything or anyone that is unique, unusual, complex, mysterious, intense or beautiful
#192 Expect to be abandoned at any time and are terrified of having no support so you stay in bad situations
#193 Believe you are only as good as your achievements
#194 May deceive yourself and others by projecting an affluent image
#195 Like to put your trust and support in a cause or group you believe in; can be self-sacrificing
#196 Give their time, energy and even money to improve conditions for people and/or the world
#197 Can be disillusioned and resentful of authority figures if they end up disappointing you in some way
#198 Often focus on maintaining your home and the stability of your home life
#199 At worst, you can be obsessively paranoid and depressive
#200 You're very protective -- of yourself, your loved ones, your possessions, your friends, and others in need
#201 Hide your neediness behind giving
#202 Hold people to exacting standards
#203 Can be self-deprecating as a way to fit in and deflect their inner feelings of envy and defectiveness
#204 Can be tenacious, determined and resolute to achieve your lofty goals
#205 Excellent material providers for your family and yourself; can be generous and big-hearted
#206 Overprotective
#207 Can become passive-aggressive when you're frustrated at yourself or with unfair authority figures
#208 Can be fairly conventional and conforming; you may not like to go beyond the limits
#209 Supportive and forgiving
#210 Want to know everything about your partner -- body, mind and soul; no secret is too sacred
#211 Always have other people's welfare in mind as well as your own
#212 Minor discomforts can seem unbearable --' room temp. too hot or cold, lighting to bright or dim, etc.
#213 Fear social encounters that might bring your deficiency or "fatal flaw" to light and humiliate you
#214 Can appear intimidating, arrogant or callous as a way to get people to not mess with you and, thus, not threaten or scare them
#215 Like to be spontaneous but also like planning so that you can do as much as possible with your time
#216 Feel most alive when tempting fate; can lead to crisis situations
#217 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
#218 The positive energy of group involvement invigorates and enlivens you
#219 Disciplined and regimented
#220 Fastidious, picky and finicky
#221 Are sociable, generous, friendly and extremely honorable with those you love
#222 Like time alone. Can be balanced with regard to own needs vs. others' needs
#223 Know how to get close to and intimate with people
#224 Can be extremely devoted, big-hearted and loving once you trust their partner
#225 Analyze decisions to death before making them to avoid making mistakes or jeopardizing your safety
#226 Fearing betrayal, you can cast aside a friend for even minor transgressions or oversights
#227 Can be extremely social, entertaining, humorous and fun-loving
#228 Great at organizing meetings, facilitating projects
#229 Your goal is to keep your peace of mind and keep life comfortable --' at all costs!
#230 Can have anticipatory anxiety and fearful fantasies of worst-case scenarios
#231 Can be neglectful of important responsibilities and obligations
#232 Responsible, loyal and committed, you stand by your friends and those you love
#233 Tend to take charge of your partner's life; want to possess him/her; feel the impulse to command/boss
#234 At worst, you are irresponsible, rebellious, seek constant variety and get involved with the wrong crowd
#235 Alter and adapt yourself to meet others' needs but then fear rejection if you express your own needs
#236 Extremely social, friendly and outgoing
#237 Can surrender control and be genuinely soft, vulnerable and tender with your partner once you have won your partner's loyalty and affections and have no fear of being betrayed
#238 You can occasionally act counterphobic and rebel against an
untrustworthy authority figure
#239 Can have difficulty adhering to mindless rules and regulations
#240 Witty and very genuine
#241 Are looking for the ideal partner who doesn't recoil from your intensity, social awkwardness or shyness
#242 Feel you need to have freedom and multiple options in life; can easily become frustrated without them
#243 Can be envious of people who seem more fulfilled and happy in their love life
#244 Interested in physical and material well being
#245 Take criticism very personally
#246 Can be excellent at investing money and creating stability/security for yourself and loved ones
#247 Can have a difficult time committing and tend to scatter their energy in every direction
#248 Often are a high achiever who participates in social causes; have unique talents and gifts to share
#249 Extremely accepting of other people's individuality and right to express themselves
#250 Underlying feelings of scarcity cause you to withdraw into privacy
#251 Like to expose wrong-doing; willing to speak up and speak out
#252 Faithful and loyal
#253 As you become less healthy you can become a scheming swindler, full of hot air and empty promises
#254 Intuitively know the needs and interests of others
#255 Can be seductive, sexual, jealous and possessive; relationship problems cause depression
#256 Can focus intently on work or a cause you believe in wholeheartedly
#257 Can expect preferential treatment for love and attention given to others
#258 Are self-reliant and independent
#259 Are goal-oriented, hard-working and energetic
#260 Often enjoy teaching, training, research, scholarship, sharing their knowledge and wisdom
#261 Charismatic and charming; outgoing and personable
#262 You can completely lack discernment and get involved in risky love affairs, flirt with danger or live on the edge in other ways to feel fully alive; excessive living can lead to burn-out and depression
#263 You can lack a strong, unchanging sense of self and often live vicariously through others
#264 Are extremely loyal to and protective of people you care about
#265 Are capable of making new discoveries or introducing inventions or life changing theories, etc.
#266 Are passionate about life
#267 Dislike inequality amongst people so strive for an egalitarian group structure --' no leaders, no followers
#268 Like going to seminars, conferences and meetings to learn new knowledge and meet like-minded people
#269 Can lack confidence in your social skills, especially when initiating contact with a romantic interest
#270 Conscientious about planning for the future, for yourself and loved ones
#271 Are able to commit deeply in a relationship as long as you have ongoing stimulation and variety
#272 Subconsciously believe that enough pleasureful experiences and possessions will bring you happiness
#273 Trust and privacy are big issues; don't want your partner discussing relationship issues with other people
#274 Can have intense romantic and sexual longings; easily get infatuated with a romantic interest
#275 At worst, anxiety attacks, work burnout and nervous breakdowns
#276 Orderly, organized, neat, clean
#277 Often will stay on the periphery or the fringe of group involvement so you don't have to fully commit
#278 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)
#279 Can engage with people deeply, authentically and passionately
#280 Lead a disciplined life that allows you to feel empowered and secure
#281 Help other people feel happy by sharing your deep gratitude and enjoyment of life
#282 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
#283 Try to allure and impress a romantic interest with your charisma, magnetism, success and confidence
#284 Alter your behavior in any way necessary to keep your partner interested in you
#285 Like to be seen with successful people to enhance their own social value
#286 Reluctant to take on visible leadership roles for fear of being criticized, judged, rejected or cracking up
#287 Inner tension between wanting to connect with people vs. wanting to withdraw to be alone
#288 Skilled at one-to-one relating because you are authentic and real rather than pretentious
#289 Tend to retreat to the comfort and solitude of your home where you feel more safe and at ease
#290 Careful with money and possessions, don't risk them foolishly chasing a pipedream
#291 Desire to uphold and enforce rules for the good of all
#292 Caretaking
#293 You avoid participating in group conflicts if at all possible
#294 Can be seductive without even meaning to be
#295 Seek attention and even prestige by being popular or seen with the "in crowd"
#296 Warm, friendly, pleasant, easy-going and considerate yet also dynamic and alive to yourself
#297 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
#298 Often drawn to politics and/or journalism
#299 Inner tension between wanting privacy/alone time vs. wanting intense, intimate connection with partner
#300 Have learned to temper your impulsivity and risk taking; take calculated risks now
#301 Always have other people's welfare in mind as well as your own
#302 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