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 Altering and adapting yourself to be more likeable and lovable
#32 Getting things "right" (your own inner critic berates you if you don't)
#33 Denying any personal vulnerability or weakness
#34 Explaining and justifying own inappropriate behavior (rationalizing)
#35 Being prepared emotionally for worst case situations
#36 Being passive-aggressive rather than directly confronting
#37 Being warm/pleasing to disarm potential hostility
#38 Natural Socratic method of questioning to get to truth
#39 "Mirroring" others (matching mannerisms) in conversation to create wonderful rapport
#40 Compartmentalize my life to protect privacy
#41 Winning important others over with kindness, charm and seduction
#42 Can be extremely focused and work diligently
#43 Minimizing hopes and expectations (that way you can't be disappointed)
#44 Identifying the self with ever-changing feelings and moods
#45 Moving on to something better when stuck in pain
#46 Retreating to the safety of your imagination under stress
#47 Being strong, and forceful if necessary, to gain respect
#48 Indirectly displacing anger through correcting errors and/or championing social causes
#49 Imagining and engaging in interesting activities
#50 Overusing imagination to fantasize about ideal situations
#51 Present a winning personality that people will admire
#52 Conserving energy and withdrawing to refuel
#53 Know how to present something in a compelling and acceptable way
#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 feel things deeply and share the depths of my soul with others, warts and all
#56 The ability to broadly comprehend a subject while penetrating it deeply (and in great detail!)
#57 The ability to look for the positive in any situation
#58 The ability to put people at ease with my even-keeled presence, calmness and patience
#59 The ability to see the good in others
#60 The ability to endure hardships and difficult times (with my quiet strength and tenacity)
#61 The ability to "learn more to earn more" -- I naturally want to stay on the cutting edge of breakthrough success technology
#62 The ability to creatively solve highly complex and mentally challenging problems
#63 The ability to adapt well to sudden changes and shift gears quickly to stay on top of things
#64 The ability to develop myself and my potential to be all I can be
#65 The ability to focus and concentrate on a work task
#66 The ability to see the bright side of any problem or situation
#67 The ability to see the best in anyone or anything
#68 The ability to synthesize other peoples' ideas and present my own original ones
#69 The ability to produce positive change in the world (with my vision, compassion and strength)
#70 The ability to win friends and influence people (it's great when I'm running for election, interviewing or auditioning for a part)
#71 The ability to interact well with people interpersonally/socially (I can be very charming)
#72 The ability to offer hospitality
#73 The ability to work hard, persevere and do whatever it takes to succeed
#74 The ability to build rapport and trust with anyone by being genuinely interested in them
#75 The ability to create and provide stability and security for others
#76 The ability to protect and help those that have been taken advantage of or mistreated
#77 The ability to give my word and honor it, come hell or high water!
#78 The ability to experiment, explore, question and make discoveries
#79 The ability to stay open-minded, inquisitive and intellectually curious
#80 The ability to be sincere and authentic about who I am which gives others permission to be honest and real about who they are
#81 The ability to encourage, uplift, inspire and empower people
#82 The ability to motivate, persuade, convince and inspire people
#83 The ability to create close, personal, meaningful relationships with people
#84 The ability to invent new theories, models or systems to solve problems
#85 The ability to accumulate enormous amounts of varied information (I'm so curious!)
#86 The ability to think systematically and approach problems carefully and methodically
#87 The ability to work hard with steady and persistent effort to achieve goals
#88 The ability to see the big picture and develop long-range strategic goals
#89 The ability to synthesize others' ideas and form my own
#90 The ability to find humor in my own faults and foibles (and help others see humor in theirs)
#91 The ability to act spontaneously and adapt quickly to changing situations
#92 The ability to fight for truth and justice and stand up for what I believe in
#93 The ability to do what I say I will do
#94 The ability to bring people together
#95 The ability to help people view life from a more universal, metaphysical perspective
#96 The ability to enforce policies and procedures and speak up against dishonesty/unfairness
#97 The ability to set, plan, organize and achieve goals
#98 The ability to follow rules, procedures and policies (as long as they are fair and ethical)
#99 The ability to mediate conflicts and disagreements between people; to harmonize
#100 The ability to empower and encourage others to be strong and take charge of their life
#101 The ability to seek to understand myself deeply (and then help humanity do the same)
#102 The ability to express myself in a highly unique, personal way
#103 The ability to put myself in someone else's shoes and consider their feelings
#104 The ability to read people well and perceive what's not being said
#105 The ability to juggle many roles and responsibilities in life (in my pursuit of having it all!)
#106 The ability to keep personal information confidential (important for most occupations)
#107 The ability to follow rules, procedures and policies (as long as they are fair and ethical!)
#108 The ability to read people well; to understand their needs and motivations
#109 The ability to prioritize and manage my time well so that I can be efficient and productive
#110 The ability to exercise rational judgment and objectivity when making decisions
#111 The ability to analyze
#112 The ability to bring enthusiasm, optimism, passion and fun to whatever work I do
#113 The ability to listen to people patiently, attentively and nonjudgmentally
#114 The ability to value life's simple pleasures and comforts
#115 The ability to achieve any goal I set for myself, by working long and hard if necessary
#116 The ability to remain a source of strength, stability, reliability and dependability for others despite extreme hardship or trying circumstances
#117 The ability to direct my own life and not be swayed, influenced or coerced by others
#118 The ability to adapt, accommodate, "go with the flow" and "live-and-let-live"
#119 The ability to help others grow and develop their potential
#120 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)
#121 The ability to protect people and create security and stability for them
#122 The ability to behave appropriately and be polite and well-mannered
#123 The ability to commit to those I care about and be loyal, dependable and responsible
#124 The ability to listen well and empathize deeply with others
#125 The ability to bring people together who I know could benefit one another
#126 The ability to work well with my hands, with tools and with possibly machinery
#127 The ability to help people relax, see the big picture, and put things in perspective
#128 The ability to use Socratic questioning and scientific methodology
#129 The ability to identify and make use of available resources in ingenious ways
#130 The ability to take initiative/action and get things done (and get things done quickly)
#131 The ability to be touched deeply by beauty, kindness and love as well as sadness, sorrow and pain
#132 The ability to empathize with people and console and reassure them
#133 The ability to heed my conscience when making decisions
#134 The ability to network
#135 The ability to accept enormous responsibility and solve difficult problems
#136 The ability to serve and support others and worthy causes
#137 The ability to affirm others and put them at ease
#138 The ability to behave appropriately and diplomatically when out in public
#139 The ability to quickly understand computers and technology
#140 The ability to help other types get in touch with their deeper feelings
#141 The ability to inspect, scrutinize and examine something carefully and thoroughly
#142 The ability to improve myself and my work over time (a commitment to excellence)
#143 The ability to organize resources, prioritize tasks and follow through on work projects
#144 The ability to express myself creatively through art such as music, painting, dance, etc.
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 be powerful and self-assertive
#146 Maintain order and comfort for everyone in your home
#147 Ambitious
#148 When healthy you can fight injustices courageously, especially with backing from your inner circle
#149 Often drawn to politics and/or journalism
#150 Seductive; desire to be valued, wanted and desired
#151 Often are a high achiever who participates in social causes; have unique talents and gifts to share
#152 You are usually quite energetic and like to stay active
#153 When healthy, are concerned about eating well, exercising regularly, getting adequate sleep, paying bills on time and basically keeping yourself well-functioning
#154 Often have a strong sex drive (which helps you get involved in and stick with a relationship)
#155 Intuitively know the needs and interests of others
#156 Are able to deal with difficult, even painful, situations by choosing to see the positive that can come from any situation
#157 Are highly suggestible and if you don't have good boundaries and morals, you can be promiscuous
#158 Set personal goals regularly and don't sweep problems under the rug
#159 Hold people to exacting standards
#160 Can be tenacious, determined and resolute to achieve your lofty goals
#161 Repress and stuff their feelings
#162 Can have difficulty with social chit-chat and small talk, unless talking about your field
#163 Can be so out of touch with your true self that you don't even know what you want
#164 Can be tough also but prefer to use your beauty to protect yourself
#165 Overly concerned about how authority figures perceive you; feel the need to be well liked by them
#166 Are goal-oriented, hard-working and energetic
#167 Are likely a workaholic because independence and security are extremely important to you
#168 Keep up with what is going on in their community
#169 Feel a sense of entitlement to get their essential needs met too
#170 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
#171 Are extremely loyal to and protective of people you care about
#172 Need to be in control of your immediate environment and all resources
#173 Can be depressed, paranoid and aggressive toward the very people you are looking to for security
#174 Energetic, practical, ambitious and hard working
#175 Stand up for yourself and speak up when you are being discounted or ignored
#176 Your fear of material deprivation can cause a preoccupation with wanting comfort, especially at home
#177 When healthy, are capable of truly admiring and deeply loving your partner
#178 Faithful and loyal
#179 Inner tension between wanting to fit in, be accepted and belong yet still be special, unique and stand out
#180 Extremely accepting of other people's individuality and right to express themselves
#181 Great at organizing meetings, facilitating projects
#182 So focused on goals, mission, purpose that you can't relate to people
#183 Unconsciously yearning for the ideal partner perpetuates familiar feelings of lost love in childhood
#184 Often struggle in your relationships because you are so private, independent and emotionally detached
#185 Often feel socially inept or inadequate --' handle by being outwardly charming or just blending in
#186 Want the best for everyone else as well as yourself
#187 Have an interest in the group's welfare because you feel the group's welfare is connected to your own
#188 Often enjoy teaching, training, research, scholarship, sharing their knowledge and wisdom
#189 Have a wide-ranging curiosity and are likely multitalented
#190 Fear you won't be able to survive or will be on the streets without support from your friends and family
#191 Orderly, organized, neat, clean
#192 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
#193 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)
#194 Seek adulation and recognition from others
#195 Minor discomforts can seem unbearable --' room temp. too hot or cold, lighting to bright or dim, etc.
#196 Like to be spontaneous but also like planning so that you can do as much as possible with your time
#197 Acts of service is one of your "love languages"
#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 Public image is all important
#200 Alter and adapt yourself to meet others' needs but then fear rejection if you express your own needs
#201 Always have other people's welfare in mind as well as your own
#202 Loving, attentive to others, generous
#203 Dislike inequality amongst people so strive for an egalitarian group structure --' no leaders, no followers
#204 Often become extremely knowledgeable in your line of work or field of interest
#205 Pain arises when your partner doesn't take an interest in you or your repressed, unmet needs/desires
#206 Ambitious and hard working
#207 Disengage from your partner to be alone after an intense engagement, which can confuse your partner
#208 Good team players, get along well with others
#209 Health conscious (exercise regularly, eat well, etc.)
#210 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
#211 Go after what you want
#212 The positive energy of group involvement invigorates and enlivens you
#213 Have trouble taking time off from work, relaxing or even slowing down
#214 Keep up with latest developments in their line of work
#215 Get anxious when anything interferes with or disturbs your enjoyable rituals
#216 Are passionate about life
#217 As you become less healthy you can become a scheming swindler, full of hot air and empty promises
#218 Like to put your trust and support in a cause or group you believe in; can be self-sacrificing
#219 Try to hide your fears behind a mask of beauty (especially women)
#220 Have a large circle of friends that you share interests, activities and enthusiasms with
#221 Can get scattered, over-extended and over-committed
#222 Self-reliant and independent
#223 Always have other people's welfare in mind as well as your own
#224 Want desperately to be perfect and ideal in every way but can't play the different roles simultaneously
#225 Are able to commit deeply in a relationship as long as you have ongoing stimulation and variety
#226 May deceive yourself and others by projecting an affluent image
#227 Won't let down your guard or relax your control in a relationship until you know it is safe to do so
#228 Can put yourself down, use humor or charm as a way of diffusing someone's perceived power
#229 You may like a partner to be strong and direct, to stand his/her ground against yourself
#230 Excellent material providers for your family and yourself; can be generous and big-hearted
#231 Can be seductive, sexual, jealous and possessive; relationship problems cause depression
#232 Able to be extremely open-hearted, compassionate and loving toward all sentient beings
#233 Socially compare yourself with others; you're strongly identified with your social role
#234 Skilled at one-to-one relating because you are authentic and real rather than pretentious
#235 Can be patient, understanding, curious and a great listener
#236 Underlying feelings of scarcity cause you to withdraw into privacy
#237 Polite and diplomatic; self-confident and ambitious
#238 Often drawn to academia or science (but not always); may become an expert in their field
#239 Consider your home as somewhat like a castle, island, fortress or barrier of safety to protect yourself against the dangers of the outside world
#240 Responsible, willing to make sacrifices, detail-oriented, thrifty
#242 Are looking for the ideal partner who doesn't recoil from your intensity, social awkwardness or shyness
#243 Can be very open-hearted and merged with your partner at times
#244 Can be stubborn and/or withdrawn, especially if someone is being demanding, bossy or rude
#245 Due to social shame, you can believe you don't know how to function like normal people
#246 Like to be the center of attention, the head honcho, the big cheese
#247 You enjoy bringing people together and being part of what's going on
#248 Know how to get close to and intimate with people
#249 Can be aware of group expectations but have enough self-esteem to do what's best for yourself
#250 Embody the "life of the party" type who gets drunk and disorderly, especially when young and single
#251 Great at saving and investing money
#252 Are sociable, generous, friendly and extremely honorable with those you love
#253 Are very loyal, dutiful and devoted to the people in your clan and work tirelessly on their behalf
#254 Often love to cook for others
#255 Strong emphasis on fidelity
#256 You're very protective -- of yourself, your loved ones, your possessions, your friends, and others in need
#257 Can be haughty, snobbish, intellectually arrogant and condescending toward "inferior-minded" people
#258 Pride in ability to socially connect people and help others
#259 May even take credit for others' work and/or exaggerate their success/fame/wealth
#260 Overprotective
#261 Can't ask for what you need
#262 Judge their strong sexual urges/desires as "bad"
#263 Want to make sure you always have what you need and aren't deprived, limited or constricted
#264 Work long hours to preserve their security and mitigate anxiety
#265 Can sometimes use food for emotional consolation or to mindlessly numb out
#266 It is easy for you to "lose yourself" in your partner because tension dissolves when you do
#267 Choose a safe career rather than risk doing what you love
#268 Can fear losing the support of trusted allies if you act independently
#269 Can also be creative (somewhat like 4s) since you have a rich imagination and an eye for beauty
#270 You don't like having too many expectations or duties placed on you by the group
#271 Desire to uphold and enforce rules for the good of all
#272 Expressing feelings that occur in the moment is difficult without having time to think about them
#273 Fear your erratic, emotionally reactive defiance and lashing out has ruined your intimate connections
#274 Strong fears of rejection and abandonment; you have serious doubts about your desirability
#275 Can be seductive without even meaning to be
#276 Inner tension between doing what you want versus doing what you feel you "should" do
#277 Can be excellent at investing money and creating stability/security for yourself and loved ones
#278 Indecisive and ambivalent because of your inner anxiety
#279 Can be too self-contained, self-destructive, self-defeating, irresponsible and completely autonomous
#280 Can aggressively and relentlessly go after what you want (to keep anxiety repressed)
#281 Overly concerned with getting credentials and judging people by their credentials (degrees, titles, etc.)
#282 Strong sense of social responsibility
#283 Can get anxious and panicky when you think about losing your freedom
#284 Some choose work that helps others become more attractive
#285 Pursue sexual conquests subconsciously believing they will bolster your self-esteem; they don't
#286 Can focus intently on work or a cause you believe in wholeheartedly
#287 Can zone out mentally and disengage emotionally while still remaining physically present/involved
#288 Can have a difficult time committing and tend to scatter their energy in every direction
#289 Embody the phrase "the grass is greener on the other side of the fence."
#290 Help other people feel happy by sharing your deep gratitude and enjoyment of life
#291 Critically and obsessively compare yourself to others
#292 Withdraw into your lair because you easily feel drained by being around people too much
#293 Tend to be lusty in love; can be competitive, impulsive and impatient too
#294 Dislike feeling burdened by your obligations and responsibilities; wish you could escape
#295 Run by your emotional whims; indulge in bad habits (excessive eating, drinking, staying up too late, love affairs, etc.) to make up for what is perceived to be missing and to assuage your emotional lows
#296 Often focus on maintaining your home and the stability of your home life
#297 Once you create powerful bonds of camaraderie with close friends, you can let your true feelings show
#298 Have a lust for power and quickly notice who else has power when you are among a group of people
#299 Hide your neediness behind giving
#300 Not very adaptable; see things as black and white
#301 Charismatic and charming; outgoing and personable
#302 Create aesthetically pleasing surroundings in your home that have emotional resonance for you
#303 Truly want to have a partnership of equality where you don't feel the need to control and possess
#304 Like a good heated debate or argument every once in a while with your partner
#305 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
#306 Obsessively think about their partner
The following questions are optional, but recommended. Please answer truthfully.