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 Giving (praise, affection, compliments, help, etc.) to get (love)
#29 Tuning in to inner states and feelings to actualize the self
#30 Explaining and justifying own inappropriate behavior (rationalizing)
#31 Detach to observe life from an internally safe distance
#32 Winning important others over with kindness, charm and seduction
#33 Retreating to the safety of your imagination under stress
#34 Intense focus on tasks, goals, achievement, and success
#35 Discerning the "right" thing to do (working hard, being honest, moderate, thrifty, etc.)
#36 Can be extremely focused and work diligently
#37 Fitting in to society and working for common goals
#38 Containing your own energy and anger
#39 Indirectly displacing anger through correcting errors and/or championing social causes
#40 "Polarize," an NLP term meaning contrary/polar opposite thinking
#41 Perceptiveness
#42 "Mirroring" others (matching mannerisms) in conversation to create wonderful rapport
#43 Know how to present something in a compelling and acceptable way
#44 Being fearless, tenacious, decisive and authoritative
#45 Minimizing physical & emotional needs to preserve personal autonomy
#46 Cope with fear by acting strong (or smart) to win support and/or by acting sexy or coquettish to attract support
#47 Vigilance and alertness; looking for hidden agendas
#48 Avoiding negative feelings that bring life down
#49 Moving on to something better when stuck in pain
#50 Being strong, and forceful if necessary, to gain respect
#51 Overusing imagination to fantasize about ideal situations
#52 Being undemanding
#53 Getting things "right" (your own inner critic berates you if you don't)
#54 Denying any personal vulnerability or weakness
I have these natural gifts and talents that I take for granted:
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#55 The ability to create an ambiance of romance
#56 The ability to contemplate deeply, philosophize and understand abstract ideas and concepts
#57 The ability to conceptually understand the fundamental principles of how anything works
#58 The ability to see life in a highly unique, otherworldly, idiosyncratic, and often spiritual way
#59 The ability to sense danger and often prevent it from happening
#60 The ability to network and make connections (with the goal of helping each other succeed)
#61 The ability to protect and help those that have been taken advantage of or mistreated
#62 The ability to see points of agreement between people's different points of view
#63 The ability to set, plan, organize and achieve goals
#64 The ability to direct my own life and not be swayed, influenced or coerced by others
#65 The ability to exercise rational judgment and objectivity when making decisions
#66 The ability to identify and capitalize on good ideas and turn them into profit
#67 The ability to behave appropriately and be polite and well-mannered
#68 The ability to focus and concentrate deeply on projects that interest me
#69 The ability to take control of a bad situation (a failing business or government, for example) and turn it around
#70 The ability to keep my word and do what I say I will do
#71 The ability to arouse enthusiasm and excitement in others for my products, services or projects (great for winning supporters, investors or followers)
#72 The ability to affirm others and put them at ease
#73 The ability to endure hardships and difficult times (with my quiet strength and tenacity)
#74 The ability to offer good advice and counsel that helps people with their problems
#75 The ability to put enormous energy, passion and intensity into whatever I do
#76 The ability to enforce policies and procedures and speak up against dishonesty/unfairness
#77 The ability to communicate with and care for animals (some Nines are gifted with animals)
#78 The ability to bring out the best in people by challenging them yet believing in them
#79 The ability to go and go and go.... until I crash (like the Energizer bunny!)
#80 The ability to value life's simple pleasures and comforts
#81 The ability to follow rules, procedures and policies (as long as they are fair and ethical)
#82 The ability to act spontaneously and adapt quickly to changing situations
#83 The ability to investigate, inquire and research
#84 The ability to feel connected with others (and even one with the universe)
#85 The ability to network, communicate and interact well in interpersonal/social situations
#86 The ability to creatively solve highly complex and mentally challenging problems
#87 The ability to anticipate wonderful things happening for me
#88 The ability to create close, personal, meaningful relationships with people
#89 The ability to think systematically and approach problems carefully and methodically
#90 The ability to interact well with people interpersonally/socially (I can be very charming)
#91 The ability to broadly comprehend a subject while penetrating it deeply (and in great detail!)
#92 The ability to experiment, investigate, explore and discover (I'm insatiably curious!)
#93 The ability to work hard, persevere and do whatever it takes to succeed
#94 The ability to see patterns and possibilities
#95 The ability to endure triumphantly/honorably through any tragedy, misfortune, or adversity
#96 The ability to "think outside the box" and envision exciting, creative and novel ideas
#97 The ability to find humor in my own faults and foibles (and help others see humor in theirs)
#98 The ability to learn quickly
#99 The ability to adapt, accommodate, "go with the flow" and "live-and-let-live"
#100 The ability to listen objectively and non-judgmentally and give unbiased advise
#101 The ability to synthesize others' ideas and form my own
#102 The ability to sell, promote and market myself, my services, and my products
#103 The ability to initiate, lead and take action to succeed
#104 The ability to protect, guard, defend and keep people safe from harm
#105 The ability to behave appropriately and diplomatically when out in public
#106 The ability to serve and support others and worthy causes
#107 The ability to promote honesty, fairness, righteousness and evenhandedness in others
#108 The ability to cooperate, collaborate and create harmonious relationships with others
#109 The ability to motivate, persuade, convince and inspire people
#110 The ability to work long and hard on someone else's behalf
#111 The ability to keep on top of things
#112 The ability to accept and appreciate other people just the way they are
#113 The ability to find and correct errors, flaws and omissions that others overlook
#114 The ability to put myself in someone else's shoes and consider their feelings
#115 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)
#116 The ability to network
#117 The ability to console, comfort and support people in times of pain and sorrow
#118 The ability to think logically and analytically (and make decisions that way)
#119 The ability to see the good in others
#120 The ability to listen to people patiently, attentively and nonjudgmentally
#121 The ability to protect people and create security and stability for them
#122 The ability to build rapport and trust with anyone by being genuinely interested in them
#123 The ability to help others grow and develop their potential
#124 The ability to develop myself and my potential to be all I can be
#125 The ability to produce positive change in the world (with my vision, compassion and strength)
#126 The ability to notice what is illogical, inconsistent, impractical or inefficient
#127 The ability to be sincere and authentic about who I am which gives others permission to be honest and real about who they are
#128 The ability to work hard with steady and persistent effort to achieve goals
#129 The ability to fight for truth and justice and stand up for what I believe in
#130 The ability to enforce [fair] rules imposed on others and break [unfair] rules imposed on me
#131 The ability to follow my heart, wherever it may lead
#132 The ability to feel things deeply and share the depths of my soul with others, warts and all
#133 The ability to build trust with people with my strong sense of integrity and hard work ethic
#134 The ability to do what I say I will do
#135 The ability to cooperate and collaborate with others as part of a team with a common goal
#136 The ability to focus and concentrate on a work task
#137 The ability to accumulate enormous amounts of varied information (I'm so curious!)
#138 The ability to encourage, uplift, inspire and empower people
#139 The ability to look for and find meaning in every experience, especially the painful ones
#140 The ability to foresee problems and troubleshoot them before they occur
#141 The ability to work steadily and persistently toward my goals without giving up
#142 The ability to speak my mind and inspire others to do the same
#143 The ability to help people view life from a more universal, metaphysical perspective
#144 The ability to comfort, support and empathize with others
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 Go after what you want
#146 Group involvement helps you to structure the use of your time better
#147 Want to know everything about your partner -- body, mind and soul; no secret is too sacred
#148 Great at saving and investing money
#149 You can justify and rationalize anything you do for the sake of having fun
#150 Get rebellious when people try to tell you that you should give up dreaming and be more practical
#151 Ambitious
#152 Can get anxious and panicky when you think about losing your freedom
#153 Give their time, energy and even money to improve conditions for people and/or the world
#154 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
#155 Expressing feelings that occur in the moment is difficult without having time to think about them
#156 Inner tension between wanting to withdraw from life vs. wanting to participate fully in life
#157 Like to help others with their material and physical needs
#158 Are passionate about life
#159 Faithful and loyal
#160 Fearing betrayal, you can cast aside a friend for even minor transgressions or oversights
#161 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
#162 Take criticism very personally
#163 Lead a disciplined life that allows you to feel empowered and secure
#164 Help other people feel happy by sharing your deep gratitude and enjoyment of life
#165 Like to know your partner's personal thoughts, feelings and desires, and like sharing their own
#166 You're very protective -- of yourself, your loved ones, your possessions, your friends, and others in need
#167 At worst, you can be an intimidating bully, threatening thief and/or an uncaring megalomaniac
#168 Maintain order and comfort for everyone in your home
#169 Can be so out of touch with your true self that you don't even know what you want
#170 Not very adaptable; see things as black and white
#171 You may like a partner to be strong and direct, to stand his/her ground against yourself
#172 Ambitious and hard working
#173 Can project your courage/strength/power onto admired authority figures and idealize/romanticize them
#174 Can have intense romantic and sexual longings; easily get infatuated with a romantic interest
#175 Always have other people's welfare in mind as well as your own
#176 Strong sense of social responsibility
#177 Are able to deal with difficult, even painful, situations by choosing to see the positive that can come from any situation
#178 Are able to commit deeply in a relationship as long as you have ongoing stimulation and variety
#179 At worst, you can be obsessively paranoid and depressive
#180 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
#181 Can be haughty, snobbish, intellectually arrogant and condescending toward "inferior-minded" people
#182 Want success but worry about feeling overwhelmed and overstressed by too much responsibility
#183 Can engage with people deeply, authentically and passionately
#184 Inner tension between wanting to comply with others' wishes vs. wanting to defy/assert independence
#185 Supportive and forgiving
#186 Extremely accepting of other people's individuality and right to express themselves
#187 Often love to cook for others
#188 Can fear being trapped in a relationship so often move on once the rush of initial attraction wears off
#189 May deceive yourself and others by projecting an affluent image
#191 Warm, friendly, pleasant, easy-going and considerate yet also dynamic and alive to yourself
#192 Won't let their guard down until you feel safe to do so, when you really trust and respect someone
#193 Procrastination
#194 Can be territorial about your possessions and get bent out of sorts if someone moves something of yours
#195 You think the threat is "out there" so you take on a strong persona to match any perceived threat
#196 Are considerate and cooperative but have good boundaries; don't allow others to control or coerce you
#197 Can be idealistic, sacrificing for a cause you believe in that serves something beyond just yourself
#198 Can be self-deprecating, act vulnerable and bid to be rescued
#199 Have hidden expectations of love being returned
#200 Can be very open-hearted and merged with your partner at times
#201 Can be fairly conventional and conforming; you may not like to go beyond the limits
#202 Enjoy learning widely and broadly to understand what other experts in different fields have to say
#203 Fear being able to live up to the image you are projecting
#204 Can be a materialistic and consummate consumer; like having the latest gadgets and trendy items
#205 Good at planning everything out
#206 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)
#207 Once you create powerful bonds of camaraderie with close friends, you can let your true feelings show
#208 Can have voyeuristic tendencies and/or be sexually perverted
#209 Can be excellent at investing money and creating stability/security for yourself and loved ones
#210 Tend to be lusty in love; can be competitive, impulsive and impatient too
#211 Can be dauntless and throw caution to the wind to materialize your dream
#212 Seductive; desire to be valued, wanted and desired
#213 Can sometimes be indecisive about whether you want to belong to a group or not
#214 Strong emphasis on fidelity
#215 Know how to get close to and intimate with people
#216 Can have a difficult time committing and tend to scatter their energy in every direction
#217 Can speak up for yourself and don't allow yourself to be overworked and underappreciated
#218 Loving, attentive to others, generous
#219 Can be self-deprecating as a way to fit in and deflect their inner feelings of envy and defectiveness
#220 Credentials, degrees, titles, awards, certifications, licenses, etc. are extremely important to have
#221 At worst, can be an antisocial crackpot propounding your provocative, even anarchistic views to others
#222 Overly concerned about your social position; want to be one of the intellectual or creative elite
#223 You like to get involved in groups that further social causes
#224 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
#225 Can develop excellent communication and interpersonal relationship skills
#226 Inner tension between social responsibility to others vs. a strong desire for excitement, adventure, fun
#227 Often will stay on the periphery or the fringe of group involvement so you don't have to fully commit
#228 Create aesthetically pleasing surroundings in your home that have emotional resonance for you
#229 By focusing so much of your energy on your partner you conveniently forget about yourself and don't have to worry about dealing with your repressed anger, anxiety or other instinctive energies
#230 Entertaining, optimistic, positive, vivacious and upbeat
#231 Tend to be outwardly nervous, anxious, dependent and needy
#232 Self-reliant and independent
#233 Have trouble taking time off from work, relaxing or even slowing down
#234 With your great intuition, can have excellent social skills, social sensitivities and great manners
#235 Tend to avoid social contact; can feel alienated from others at times
#236 You develop a keen "appetite" for secondary sources of gratification as a substitute for true self-love
#237 Can focus intently on work or a cause you believe in wholeheartedly
#238 Give their time, energy and even money to improve conditions for people and/or the world
#239 Can get scattered, over-extended and over-committed
#240 May aggressively pursue and overcome all obstacles/objections when you really like and want someone
#241 Can feel lost between hope and despair and take risks to get attention or increase emotional excitement
#242 Self-inhibited, repress your own wants/needs (and resent others for it)
#243 Consider your home as somewhat like a castle, island, fortress or barrier of safety to protect yourself against the dangers of the outside world
#244 Stand by your true friends through thick and thin; will come to their defense in times of need
#245 At worst, can become fanatical and obsessive about a group ideal you believe in unquestioningly
#246 At worst, become completely dishonest, phony, exploitative and desperate for attention
#247 Feel you need to have freedom and multiple options in life; can easily become frustrated without them
#248 Often drawn to politics and/or journalism
#249 Can have vanity and try to become the "ideal man" or "ideal woman"
#250 Disciplined and regimented
#251 Unconsciously yearning for the ideal partner perpetuates familiar feelings of lost love in childhood
#252 At worst, can completely control and dominate your partner and isolate him/her from other people
#253 Are resilient; you can reframe disappointments and look to future possibilities for happiness
#254 Meaningful objects, such as antiques or art, can appease romantic desires and longings
#255 Are looking for the ideal partner who doesn't recoil from your intensity, social awkwardness or shyness
#256 Unrealistically high expectations, easily disappointed when others don't measure up
#257 Hypochondria possible
#258 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.)
#259 You are usually quite energetic and like to stay active
#260 Responsible, loyal and committed, you stand by your friends and those you love
#261 Attracted to those on their way up or socially influential
#262 Have an interest in the group's welfare because you feel the group's welfare is connected to your own
#263 Know how to look attractive: you workout, eat right, pay attention to style and grooming, etc.
#264 Like to be seen with successful people to enhance their own social value
#265 Too intense for others
#266 When healthy you can fight injustices courageously, especially with backing from your inner circle
#267 Opinionated; believe you are the voice of the "truth"
#268 Like going to seminars, conferences and meetings to learn new knowledge and meet like-minded people
#269 Outgoing and sociable but like having a home base
#270 Can express your feelings especially well nonverbally, through your sensuality and sexuality
#271 Can be extremely social, entertaining, humorous and fun-loving
#272 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
#273 Skilled at one-to-one relating because you are authentic and real rather than pretentious
#274 Always have other people's welfare in mind as well as your own
#275 Easily get depressed and feel disillusioned when relationship problems come up
#276 Would make a great teacher, mathematician, scientist, consultant or computer programmer
#277 Can be materialistic and use money as bartering chips for power and control
#278 Can also be creative (somewhat like 4s) since you have a rich imagination and an eye for beauty