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 Being self-sufficient to limit dependency on others
#29 Resilience --' bouncing back quickly after painful incidents
#30 Resisting over-influence from the environment
#31 Being prepared emotionally for worst case situations
#32 Vigilance and alertness; looking for hidden agendas
#33 Giving (praise, affection, compliments, help, etc.) to get (love)
#34 Focusing on, cueing for and sensing what others need
#35 Having a high threshold for pain
#36 Avoiding negative feelings that bring life down
#37 Having a strong sense of self and being self-assertive
#39 Protecting the weak, innocent and disadvantaged
#40 Comparing self to others and judging self and others
#41 Work exceptionally hard and compete to be the best
#42 Indirectly displacing anger through correcting errors and/or championing social causes
#43 Being warm/pleasing to disarm potential hostility
#44 Getting things "right" (your own inner critic berates you if you don't)
#45 Identifying the self with ever-changing feelings and moods
#46 Minimizing hopes and expectations (that way you can't be disappointed)
#47 Can be extremely focused and work diligently
#48 Intense focus on tasks, goals, achievement, and success
#49 Perceptiveness
#50 Detach to observe life from an internally safe distance
#51 Retreating to the safety of your imagination under stress
#52 Searching for the ideal (partner, job, body,...., life) that will compensate for what I feel is missing inside
#53 Not recognizing that you even have needs
#54 Feeling superior (to those less deep and/or sensitive)
I have these natural gifts and talents that I take for granted:
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#55 The ability to explore the world of dreams and symbols and think holistically
#56 The ability to create an ambiance of romance
#57 The ability to foresee problems and troubleshoot them before they occur
#58 The ability to see points of agreement between people's different points of view
#59 The ability to listen compassionately and allow people to feel understood
#60 The ability to notice what is illogical, inconsistent, impractical or inefficient
#61 The ability to interact well with people interpersonally/socially (I can be very charming)
#62 The ability to observe life impartially and see it from multiple, abstract perspectives
#63 The ability to tune in to my inner states, subconscious feelings and impulses
#64 The ability to perceive, discern and mentally interpret information that escapes most people
#65 The ability to find humor in my own faults and foibles (and help others see humor in theirs)
#66 The ability to work long and hard on anything that captures my interest/imagination
#67 The ability to lead discussion groups and build teams
#68 The ability to follow my heart, wherever it may lead
#69 The ability to listen to people patiently, attentively and nonjudgmentally
#70 The ability to endure triumphantly/honorably through any tragedy, misfortune, or adversity
#71 The ability to contemplate deeply, philosophize and understand abstract ideas and concepts
#72 The ability to build rapport and trust with anyone by being genuinely interested in them
#73 The ability to stay open-minded, inquisitive and intellectually curious
#74 The ability to see deep underlying principles of life and universal truths that escape most
#75 The ability to bring out the best in people by challenging them yet believing in them
#76 The ability to cheer people up when they're down or just lighten the mood of others
#77 The ability to motivate, persuade, convince and inspire people
#78 The ability to organize resources, prioritize tasks and follow through on work projects
#79 The ability to work in a fast-paced, unpredictable environment calling for quick thinking/action
#80 The ability to ensure the welfare of those I care about
#81 The ability to experiment, explore, question and make discoveries
#82 The ability to intuit and inwardly perceive other people's needs
#83 The ability to work hard with steady and persistent effort to achieve goals
#84 The ability to win friends and influence people (it's great when I'm running for election, interviewing or auditioning for a part)
#85 The ability to work steadily and persistently toward my goals without giving up
#86 The ability to seek to understand myself deeply (and then help humanity do the same)
#87 The ability to behave appropriately and be polite and well-mannered
#88 The ability to protect people and create security and stability for them
#89 The ability to think systematically and approach problems carefully and methodically
#90 The ability to serve and support others and worthy causes
#91 The ability to work well with my hands, with tools and with possibly machinery
#92 The ability to help people relax, see the big picture, and put things in perspective
#93 The ability to positively reframe any setback/disappointment as a great learning experience
#94 The ability to look for and find meaning in every experience, especially the painful ones
#95 The ability to listen objectively and non-judgmentally and give unbiased advise
#96 The ability to communicate well and get along with all kinds of people (even difficult ones)
#97 The ability to do precise, meticulous, accurate, high quality work (impeccable workmanship)
#98 The ability to beautify any environment
#99 The ability to give my word and honor it, come hell or high water!
#100 The ability to share my findings with others (for my joy and their knowledge)
#101 The ability to endure hardships and difficult times (with my quiet strength and tenacity)
#102 The ability to experiment, investigate, explore and discover (I'm insatiably curious!)
#103 The ability to direct my own life and not be swayed, influenced or coerced by others
#104 The ability to sacrifice my own needs for the benefit of someone I care to help
#105 The ability to pay careful attention to details
#106 The ability to heed my conscience when making decisions
#107 The ability to quickly understand computers and technology
#108 The ability to bring people together to create community and a family-like environment
#109 The ability to communicate with and care for animals (some Nines are gifted with animals)
#110 The ability to "learn more to earn more" -- I naturally want to stay on the cutting edge of breakthrough success technology
#111 The ability to see potential in people and possibilities in situations
#112 The ability to sell, promote and market myself, my services, and my products
#113 The ability to sacrifice immediate, personal gratification for the greater good of all
#114 The ability to create financial independence (because of my strong desire not to be dependent on anyone)
#115 The ability to discipline myself to achieve my goals
#116 The ability to behave appropriately and diplomatically when out in public
#117 The ability to improve myself and my work over time (a commitment to excellence)
#118 The ability to make people feel included and important
#119 The ability to take daring risks but based on practical intuition
#120 The ability to prioritize and manage my time well so that I can be efficient and productive
#121 The ability to do what I say I will do
#122 The ability to take control of a bad situation (a failing business or government, for example) and turn it around
#123 The ability to entertain others and make people laugh
#124 The ability to inspect, scrutinize and examine something carefully and thoroughly
#125 The ability to develop myself and my potential to be all I can be
#126 The ability to plan (especially exciting things to do!)
#127 The ability to keep on top of things
#128 The ability to bring people together who I know could benefit one another
#129 The ability to help people view life from a more universal, metaphysical perspective
#130 The ability to set, plan, organize and achieve goals
#131 The ability to remain a source of strength, stability, reliability and dependability for others despite extreme hardship or trying circumstances
#132 The ability to feel things deeply and share the depths of my soul with others, warts and all
#133 The ability to bring people together
#134 The ability to identify and utilize all available resources at my disposal
#135 The ability to work long and hard on someone else's behalf
#136 The ability to accept and appreciate other people just the way they are
#137 The ability to speak my mind and inspire others to do the same
#138 The ability to create close, personal, meaningful relationships with people
#139 The ability to discipline myself, as necessary, to succeed
#140 The ability to work for the common good and support causes (especially underdog ones)
#141 The ability to go and go and go.... until I crash (like the Energizer bunny!)
#142 The ability to keep personal information confidential (important for most occupations)
#143 The ability to see the big picture and the implications of my actions and ideas
#144 The ability to look for the positive in any situation
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 You can long for the ideal romantic union with a partner
#146 Desire recognition but fear being embarrassed, humiliated, ridiculed or rejected by probing eyes
#147 Fastidious, picky and finicky
#148 Can put yourself down, use humor or charm as a way of diffusing someone's perceived power
#149 Expect others to know what you need
#150 Excellent material providers for your family and yourself; can be generous and big-hearted
#151 You don't even realize you've got no burning commitment to your own goals and personal needs
#152 Easily feel ashamed/frustrated for not being able to live up to your own vision of your ideal self
#153 Often focus on maintaining your home and the stability of your home life
#154 Lead a disciplined life that allows you to feel empowered and secure
#155 Extremely accepting of other people's individuality and right to express themselves
#156 Have a wide-ranging curiosity and are likely multitalented
#157 Give their time, energy and even money to improve conditions for people and/or the world
#158 You are usually quite energetic and like to stay active
#159 May even take credit for others' work and/or exaggerate their success/fame/wealth
#160 Can be very open-hearted and merged with your partner at times
#161 Keep up with what is going on in their community
#162 Maintain order and comfort for everyone in your home
#163 Have an interest in the group's welfare because you feel the group's welfare is connected to your own
#164 Outgoing and sociable but like having a home base
#165 Often feel socially inept or inadequate --' handle by being outwardly charming or just blending in
#166 Overly concerned about your social position; want to be one of the intellectual or creative elite
#167 Opinionated; believe you are the voice of the "truth"
#168 Pride in ability to socially connect people and help others
#169 Usually are good at debating, analyzing, critiquing, investigating, researching, conceptualizing, etc.
#170 Always have other people's welfare in mind as well as your own
#171 Disengage from your partner to be alone after an intense engagement, which can confuse your partner
#172 Like to put your trust and support in a cause or group you believe in; can be self-sacrificing
#173 Ambitious and hard working
#174 You can occasionally act counterphobic and rebel against an
untrustworthy authority figure
#175 Some choose work that helps others become more attractive
#176 Always have other people's welfare in mind as well as your own
#177 At worst, can be voyeuristic, kinky, sexually perverted and/or isolate yourself from society
#178 Trust and privacy are big issues; don't want your partner discussing relationship issues with other people
#179 Often drawn to academia or science (but not always); may become an expert in their field
#180 Obsessively think about their partner
#181 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
#182 Energetic, practical, ambitious and hard working
#183 If you feel misunderstood or rejected in any way you can become quite emotionally distant
#184 Can be aware of group expectations but have enough self-esteem to do what's best for yourself
#185 Once friends have proven themselves trustworthy, they are considered part of your inner circle
#186 Can have difficulty saying no because you like to please and want to belong/fit in
#187 Have a lot of self-doubt about your sexual attractiveness and desirability
#188 You enjoy bringing people together and being part of what's going on
#189 May deceive yourself and others by projecting an affluent image
#190 Want success but worry about feeling overwhelmed and overstressed by too much responsibility
#191 Are goal-oriented, hard-working and energetic
#192 Can engage with people deeply, authentically and passionately
#193 Health conscious (exercise regularly, eat well, etc.)
#194 Know how to get close to and intimate with people
#195 Can be fickle and cancel appointments if something more exciting or promising comes up
#196 Test limits and boundaries with your friends initially to see if they are loyal, honorable and trustworthy
#197 Can be the classic lazy couch potato who asks as little of life as possible
#198 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
#199 Tend to retreat to the comfort and solitude of your home where you feel more safe and at ease
#200 Are very protective of your partner
#201 Since you can feel lost without a partner, you believe you find your personal identity by merging your life with your partner's; "my life" becomes "our life," but at the cost of my independence
#202 Are very loyal, dutiful and devoted to the people in your clan and work tirelessly on their behalf
#203 Skilled at one-to-one relating because you are authentic and real rather than pretentious
#204 Can project your courage/strength/power onto admired authority figures and idealize/romanticize them
#205 Fear of scarcity
#206 Can be too self-contained, self-destructive, self-defeating, irresponsible and completely autonomous
#207 Can be ingratiating and flattering to win other people's affections (and ensure your survival)
#208 Often will stay on the periphery or the fringe of group involvement so you don't have to fully commit
#209 Desire to uphold and enforce rules for the good of all
#210 Minor discomforts can seem unbearable --' room temp. too hot or cold, lighting to bright or dim, etc.
#211 Attracted to those on their way up or socially influential
#212 Want to be envied for having a picture perfect relationship with a successful, attractive, prestigious mate
#213 Can aggressively and relentlessly go after what you want (to keep anxiety repressed)
#214 At worst, get so emotionally distraught over love gone wrong that you kill yourself and/or your lover
#215 Critically and obsessively compare yourself to others
#216 Great at saving and investing money
#217 Want the best for everyone else as well as yourself
#218 Fear being left out or forgotten
#219 Can focus intently on work or a cause you believe in wholeheartedly
#220 Inner tension between doing what you want versus doing what you feel you "should" do
#221 When your marriage inevitably hits a difficult patch, you stay positive, talk, and work through it
#222 Identify strongly with your image; can be show-offs
#223 Have a lust for power and quickly notice who else has power when you are among a group of people
#224 Often get impatient and frustrated by other people's slower pace; like to take immediate action
#225 Neglect primary needs (spiritual) -- go for secondary gratifications (material) as compensation for not pursuing your real desires, but not without some repressed underlying anxiety and anger
#226 Desire to find the perfect, ideal partner
#227 Careful with money and possessions, don't risk them foolishly chasing a pipedream
#228 Often become extremely knowledgeable in your line of work or field of interest
#229 Warm, friendly, pleasant, easy-going and considerate yet also dynamic and alive to yourself
#230 Can have unrealistically high expectations of their partner to fit their ideal fantasy of a mate
#231 Can have difficulty with social chit-chat and small talk, unless talking about your field
#232 You like to get involved in groups that further social causes
#233 Able to be extremely open-hearted, compassionate and loving toward all sentient beings
#234 At worst, become completely dishonest, phony, exploitative and desperate for attention
#235 Provide financial security and stability to others
#236 Are sociable, generous, friendly and extremely honorable with those you love
#237 Withdraw into your lair because you easily feel drained by being around people too much
#238 Are passionate about life
#239 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
#240 Cultivate whatever qualities valued others find appealing and desirable
#241 Good team players, get along well with others
#242 Caretaking
#243 Like to check in with family, friends, coworkers, etc. before making decisions to get agreement, consensus and support that you are making the right choice or doing the right thing
#244 You think the threat is "out there" so you take on a strong persona to match any perceived threat
#245 Hide your neediness behind giving
#246 Believe you are only as good as your achievements
#247 Excellent social skills and great conversationalists
#248 Fear becoming dependent on others or having others dependent on you
#249 Are capable of making new discoveries or introducing inventions or life changing theories, etc.
#250 Can be self-righteous
#251 Get rebellious when people try to tell you that you should give up dreaming and be more practical
#252 Excellent social and interpersonal skills; great networker
#253 Strong sense of social responsibility
#254 Create aesthetically pleasing surroundings in your home that have emotional resonance for you
#255 Choose a safe career rather than risk doing what you love
#256 Won't let down your guard or relax your control in a relationship until you know it is safe to do so
#257 Feel a sense of entitlement to get their essential needs met too
#258 Would make a great teacher, mathematician, scientist, consultant or computer programmer
#259 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
#260 Dislike inequality amongst people so strive for an egalitarian group structure --' no leaders, no followers
#261 Self-reliant and independent
#262 Need to be in control of your immediate environment and all resources
#263 Enjoy sharing secrets with your partner and trusted allies and are excellent at keeping secrets too
#264 Can have a short attention span, easily get distracted and have trouble concentrating/getting focused
#265 Can be hard on your kids (if you have them) to toughen them up for the real world
#268 Can be competitive with any rivals that might threaten your romantic relationship
#269 Can be materialistic and use money as bartering chips for power and control
#270 Go after what you want
#271 Do whatever it takes to "win over" people, especially a romantic interest (won't take no for an answer)
#272 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
#273 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)
#274 Can be possessive and demanding, intrusive and hovering
#275 Passionate
#276 Get disappointed when your partner doesn't share the same zest for fun and adventure in life as you do
#277 Hard working, productive, time efficient, goal-oriented, pragmatic
#278 Give their time, energy and even money to improve conditions for people and/or the world
#279 Can have voyeuristic tendencies and/or be sexually perverted
#280 Work long hours to preserve their security and mitigate anxiety
#281 Are able to deal with difficult, even painful, situations by choosing to see the positive that can come from any situation
#282 You (especially if you were a woman) play up your attractiveness as a way of attracting a partner
#283 Embody the "life of the party" type who gets drunk and disorderly, especially when young and single
#284 Witty and very genuine
#285 So focused on goals, mission, purpose that you can't relate to people
#286 At worst, you can become selfish, anti-social, recklessly impulsive, short-tempered and self-destructive
#287 You're very protective -- of yourself, your loved ones, your possessions, your friends, and others in need
#288 Always have other people's welfare in mind as well as your own
#289 Often very loyal to family and friends; enjoy nurturing and caring for your own
#290 Acts of service is one of your "love languages"
#291 Can be haughty, snobbish, intellectually arrogant and condescending toward "inferior-minded" people
#292 Are often talkative and enjoy a good debate, especially about politics, the economy, sports or leadership
#293 You don't like having too many expectations or duties placed on you by the group
#294 Can be aware of group expectations but have enough self-esteem to do what's best for yourself
#295 Tend to be assertive and confrontational in relationships; prefer intense relationships to comfortable ones
#296 Intuitively know the needs and interests of others
#297 Like to help others with their material and physical needs
#298 You may like a more withdrawn type of partner that you can mold
#299 At worst, are anxiety-ridden, clingingly dependent, self-disparaging and massively insecure
#300 Can be a reformer, advocate and/or crusader
#301 Healthy reformer qualities
#302 Want to make sure you always have what you need and aren't deprived, limited or constricted
#303 Disciplined and regimented
#304 Know what you want out of life and don't get pulled off course by other people's agendas and desires
#305 Patient and forbearing
#306 Tend to demand loyalty and attention from your partner; can act parental or superior at times
The following questions are optional, but recommended. Please answer truthfully.