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 Protecting the weak, innocent and disadvantaged
#29 Resisting over-influence from the environment
#30 Suppressing negative, unpleasant and unlikable feelings
#31 Discerning the "right" thing to do (working hard, being honest, moderate, thrifty, etc.)
#32 "Matching," an NLP term meaning you try to find commonality between yourself and others
#33 Identifying the self with ever-changing feelings and moods
#34 Imposing their will and truth on others (to stay in control)
#35 Tuning in to inner states and feelings to actualize the self
#36 Meet challenges by being extremely adaptable -- I adjust my behavior and affect to meet expectations and succeed
#37 Vigilance and alertness; looking for hidden agendas
#38 Seeking knowledge to explain life and feel safe
#39 Being self-controlled
#40 Comparing self to others and judging self and others
#41 Doubt/mistrust others; Test other's loyalty
#42 Minimizing hopes and expectations (that way you can't be disappointed)
#43 Sacrificing your own needs to care for others
#44 Compartmentalize my life to protect privacy
#45 Manage time for maximum efficiency and productivity
#46 Being self-sufficient to limit dependency on others
#47 Fitting in to society and working for common goals
#48 Imagining and engaging in interesting activities
#49 Resilience --' bouncing back quickly after painful incidents
#52 "Polarize," an NLP term meaning contrary/polar opposite thinking
#53 Intense focus on tasks, goals, achievement, and success
#54 Naturally noticing who has the power and who's in control
I have these natural gifts and talents that I take for granted:
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#55 The ability to produce positive change in the world (with my vision, compassion and strength)
#56 The ability to use good common sense and take a realistic, pragmatic approach to life
#57 The ability to accept/appreciate differences and go with the flow
#58 The ability to work long and hard on anything that captures my interest/imagination
#59 The ability to promote honesty, fairness, righteousness and evenhandedness in others
#60 The ability to make people feel included and important
#61 The ability to reveal deep, hidden, subtle truths about the human condition that have profound affects on people because they are experienced universally but unspoken of
#62 The ability to take initiative/action and get things done (and get things done quickly)
#63 The ability to put myself in someone else's shoes and consider their feelings
#64 The ability to see deep underlying principles of life and universal truths that escape most
#65 The ability to protect, guard, defend and keep people safe from harm
#66 The ability to console, comfort and support people in times of pain and sorrow
#67 The ability to model integrity by living in alignment with my values (when very healthy)
#68 The ability to tune in to my inner states, subconscious feelings and impulses
#69 The ability to accumulate enormous amounts of varied information (I'm so curious!)
#70 The ability to share my findings with others (for my joy and their knowledge)
#71 The ability to explore the world of dreams and symbols and think holistically
#72 The ability to learn quickly and do many different things well (can be a blessing or a curse)
#73 The ability to create peace and harmony between people (and even countries)
#74 The ability to interact well with people interpersonally/socially (I can be very charming)
#75 The ability to bring people together to create community and a family-like environment
#76 The ability to think systematically and approach problems carefully and methodically
#77 The ability to build rapport and trust with anyone by being genuinely interested in them
#78 The ability to direct my own life and not be swayed, influenced or coerced by others
#79 The ability to put people at ease with my even-keeled presence, calmness and patience
#80 The ability to network
#81 The ability to pick up the feelings of people around me (because of my emotional sensitivity)
#82 The ability to perceive, discern and mentally interpret information that escapes most people
#83 The ability to investigate, inquire and research
#84 The ability to see the good in others even when they don't see it in themselves
#85 The ability to listen objectively and non-judgmentally and give unbiased advise
#86 The ability to see the good in others
#87 The ability to synthesize others' ideas and form my own
#88 The ability to identify and capitalize on good ideas and turn them into profit
#89 The ability to initiate, lead and take action to succeed
#90 The ability to cooperate and collaborate with others as part of a team with a common goal
#91 The ability to heed my conscience when making decisions
#92 The ability to see patterns and possibilities
#93 The ability to bring people together
#94 The ability to improve myself and my work over time (a commitment to excellence)
#95 The ability to run my own business successfully
#96 The ability to fight for truth and justice and stand up for what I believe in
#97 The ability to create an ambiance of romance
#98 The ability to help people relax, see the big picture, and put things in perspective
#99 The ability to empower and encourage others to be strong and take charge of their life
#100 The ability to set, plan, organize and achieve goals
#101 The ability to entertain others and make people laugh
#102 The ability to comfort, support and empathize with others
#103 The ability to work for the common good and support causes (especially underdog ones)
#104 The ability to follow my heart, wherever it may lead
#105 The ability to sacrifice my own needs for the benefit of someone I care to help
#106 The ability to enforce policies and procedures and speak up against dishonesty/unfairness
#107 The ability to create financial independence (because of my strong desire not to be dependent on anyone)
#108 The ability to do what I say I will do
#109 The ability to seek to understand myself deeply (and then help humanity do the same)
#110 The ability to develop myself and my potential to be all I can be
#111 The ability to serve and support others and worthy causes
#112 The ability to focus and concentrate deeply on projects that interest me
#113 The ability to see the bright side of any problem or situation
#114 The ability to discipline myself, as necessary, to succeed
#115 The ability to affirm others and put them at ease
#116 The ability to keep my word and do what I say I will do
#117 The ability to find and correct errors, flaws and omissions that others overlook
#118 The ability to inspect, scrutinize and examine something carefully and thoroughly
#119 The ability to look for and find meaning in every experience, especially the painful ones
#120 The ability to multitask and juggle many roles and responsibilities in life
#121 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)
#122 The ability to identify and make use of available resources in ingenious ways
#123 The ability to notice flaws, discrepancies, inconsistencies, inaccuracies and contradictions
#124 The ability to beautify any environment
#125 The ability to endure hardships and difficult times (with my quiet strength and tenacity)
#126 The ability to behave appropriately and diplomatically when out in public
#127 The ability to achieve any goal I set for myself, by working long and hard if necessary
#128 The ability to identify and utilize all available resources at my disposal
#129 The ability to work well under pressure
#130 The ability to listen compassionately and allow people to feel understood
#131 The ability to work hard, persevere and do whatever it takes to succeed
#132 The ability to conceptually understand the fundamental principles of how anything works
#133 The ability to learn quickly
#134 The ability to see the best in anyone or anything
#135 The ability to take control of a bad situation (a failing business or government, for example) and turn it around
#136 The ability to see other peoples' points of view and value differences of opinion
#137 The ability to analyze
#138 The ability to create close, personal, meaningful relationships with people
#139 The ability to creatively solve highly complex and mentally challenging problems
#140 The ability to "think outside the box" and envision exciting, creative and novel ideas
#141 The ability to offer good advice and counsel that helps people with their problems
#142 The ability to protect and help those that have been taken advantage of or mistreated
#143 The ability to focus and concentrate on a work task
#144 The ability to communicate with and care for animals (some Nines are gifted with animals)
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 Often get impatient and frustrated by other people's slower pace; like to take immediate action
#146 Can be envious of people who seem more fulfilled and happy in their love life
#147 Like time alone. Can be balanced with regard to own needs vs. others' needs
#148 Keep your house well stocked with food, emergency supplies and creature comforts
#149 Know how to look attractive: you workout, eat right, pay attention to style and grooming, etc.
#150 Due to social shame, you can believe you don't know how to function like normal people
#151 It is easy for you to "lose yourself" in your partner because tension dissolves when you do
#152 Have an interest in the group's welfare because you feel the group's welfare is connected to your own
#153 Help other people feel happy by sharing your deep gratitude and enjoyment of life
#154 Are highly suggestible and if you don't have good boundaries and morals, you can be promiscuous
#155 Inner tension between wanting to connect with your partner on a deep level vs. needing to stay in control
#156 Faithful and loyal
#157 Have a lot of self-doubt about your sexual attractiveness and desirability
#158 Like to be in high-profile positions; desire fame
#159 Caretaking
#160 Are capable of bringing passion, intensity and excitement to your intimate relationship
#161 Are looking for the ideal partner who doesn't recoil from your intensity, social awkwardness or shyness
#162 Can be fickle and cancel appointments if something more exciting or promising comes up
#163 Get rebellious when people presume to know what you are thinking and feeling
#164 Can unconsciously recreate childhood losses in adulthood through reckless behavior
#165 Some choose work that helps others become more attractive
#166 Overprotective
#167 Want to know everything about your partner -- body, mind and soul; no secret is too sacred
#168 Won't let down your guard or relax your control in a relationship until you know it is safe to do so
#169 An honest fight/argument that brings out the truth allows you to feel closer to your partner
#170 Can be self-destructive, impulsive and aggressive yet terrified of being without support
#171 Responsible, willing to make sacrifices, detail-oriented, thrifty
#172 Enjoy sharing secrets with your partner and trusted allies and are excellent at keeping secrets too
#173 Can be tenacious, determined and resolute to achieve your lofty goals
#174 Intuitively know the needs and interests of others
#175 Often protect the weaker/downtrodden/disadvantaged members of society, especially when they're being taken advantage of, and try to empower them to be more self-reliant, confident and courageous
#176 Consider your home as somewhat like a castle, island, fortress or barrier of safety to protect yourself against the dangers of the outside world
#177 Charismatic and charming; outgoing and personable
#178 Ambitious and hard working
#179 Can also be creative (somewhat like 4s) since you have a rich imagination and an eye for beauty
#180 Responsible, loyal and committed, you stand by your friends and those you love
#181 Strong sense of social responsibility
#182 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
#183 At worst, are anxiety-ridden, clingingly dependent, self-disparaging and massively insecure
#184 At worst, you can spend out of control (possibly gambling as well), indulge their senses excessively (food, drink, drugs, sex, etc.) and push your bodies regularly to the point of exhaustion
#185 Test limits and boundaries with your friends initially to see if they are loyal, honorable and trustworthy
#186 Fear of scarcity
#187 Often will stay on the periphery or the fringe of group involvement so you don't have to fully commit
#188 Tend to be a good conversationalist and advice giver
#189 Enjoy learning widely and broadly to understand what other experts in different fields have to say
#190 Want the best for everyone else as well as yourself
#191 At worst, anxiety attacks, work burnout and nervous breakdowns
#192 Try to allure and impress a romantic interest with your charisma, magnetism, success and confidence
#193 Feel the need to be the ideal gender role model for their culture
#194 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)
#195 Expect to be abandoned at any time and are terrified of having no support so you stay in bad situations
#196 Overly concerned about how authority figures perceive you; feel the need to be well liked by them
#197 Obsessively think about their partner
#198 Stand by your true friends through thick and thin; will come to their defense in times of need
#199 Can speak up for yourself and don't allow yourself to be overworked and underappreciated
#200 Like to put your trust and support in a cause or group you believe in; can be self-sacrificing
#201 Often become extremely knowledgeable in your line of work or field of interest
#202 At worst, become completely dishonest, phony, exploitative and desperate for attention
#203 Good at planning everything out
#204 Excellent at connecting people together for their mutual benefit
#205 Can question, challenge or check up on their partner when gone too long
#206 Often have a strong sex drive (which helps you get involved in and stick with a relationship)
#207 Often are a high achiever who participates in social causes; have unique talents and gifts to share
#208 Pride in ability to socially connect people and help others
#209 Give their time, energy and even money to improve conditions for people and/or the world
#210 Can be rigid in their viewpoint
#211 Can be dependent on and obedient to clear direction from authorities in charge
#212 Are self-reliant and independent
#213 Good team players, get along well with others
#214 Can project your courage/strength/power onto admired authority figures and idealize/romanticize them
#215 Flattering, ingratiating, seductive
#216 Can have a short attention span, easily get distracted and have trouble concentrating/getting focused
#217 Desire to uphold and enforce rules for the good of all
#218 Inner tension between wanting to comply with others' wishes vs. wanting to defy/assert independence
#219 May deceive yourself and others by projecting an affluent image
#220 Choose a safe career rather than risk doing what you love
#221 Would make a great teacher, mathematician, scientist, consultant or computer programmer
#222 Your lust for life makes you prone to excess --' late nights, heavy entertaining, drinking, eating, etc.
#223 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
#224 Fearing betrayal, you can cast aside a friend for even minor transgressions or oversights
#225 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
#227 Child-like fear of not being able to make it on their own
#228 Want to be envied for having a picture perfect relationship with a successful, attractive, prestigious mate
#229 Meaningful objects, such as antiques or art, can appease romantic desires and longings
#230 Can get scattered, over-extended and over-committed
#231 At worst, you can be obsessively paranoid and depressive
#232 You develop a keen "appetite" for secondary sources of gratification as a substitute for true self-love
#233 At worst, can be obsessed with someone; stalking; fatal attractions
#234 Excellent social skills and great conversationalists
#235 Can be fairly conventional and conforming; you may not like to go beyond the limits
#236 Like to be spontaneous but also like planning so that you can do as much as possible with your time
#237 Start way more projects than you ever finish because of mental agitation and difficulty concentrating
#238 Like to have order in your life and get upset when your familiar surroundings get disrupted or disordered
#239 Can have voyeuristic tendencies and/or be sexually perverted
#240 Stand up for yourself and speak up when you are being discounted or ignored
#241 You're very protective -- of yourself, your loved ones, your possessions, your friends, and others in need
#242 Can be haughty, snobbish, intellectually arrogant and condescending toward "inferior-minded" people
#243 Feel drawn to anything or anyone that is unique, unusual, complex, mysterious, intense or beautiful
#244 Having prestige and a good reputation is very important
#245 Long for a soulmate to come along and sweep you off your feet; to save you from an ordinary life
#246 Healthy reformer qualities
#247 Can sometimes use food for emotional consolation or to mindlessly numb out
#248 Maintain order and comfort for everyone in your home
#249 Hold people to exacting standards
#250 Able to be extremely open-hearted, compassionate and loving toward all sentient beings
#251 Can be a reformer, advocate and/or crusader
#252 Often very loyal to family and friends; enjoy nurturing and caring for your own
#253 Want success but worry about feeling overwhelmed and overstressed by too much responsibility
#254 Can lack confidence in your social skills, especially when initiating contact with a romantic interest
#255 You are usually quite energetic and like to stay active
#256 Can be overly protective of your time, money, space and energy output
#257 Great at saving and investing money
#258 Strong emphasis on fidelity
#259 Too intense for others
#260 May aggressively pursue and overcome all obstacles/objections when you really like and want someone
#261 Inner tension between doing what you want versus doing what you feel you "should" do
#262 Are very loyal, dutiful and devoted to the people in your clan and work tirelessly on their behalf
#263 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
#264 You like to get involved in groups that further social causes
#265 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
#266 Disciplined and regimented
#267 Can overspend
#268 Can't stand being in confined places (like an elevator, crawl space) or confined by a relationship or job
#269 Can engage with people deeply, authentically and passionately
#270 Are passionate about life
#271 Charming, upbeat, entertaining; a gracious host and hostess
#272 Can develop excellent communication and interpersonal relationship skills
#273 Often struggle in your relationships because you are so private, independent and emotionally detached
#274 Are goal-oriented, hard-working and energetic
#275 You don't like having too many expectations or duties placed on you by the group
#276 With your great intuition, can have excellent social skills, social sensitivities and great manners
#277 Possibly abuse food (as compensation for feeling unloved)
#278 Often enjoy teaching, training, research, scholarship, sharing their knowledge and wisdom
#279 Need to be in control of your immediate environment and all resources
#280 Can be self-righteous
#281 Acts of service is one of your "love languages"
#282 Can focus intently on work or a cause you believe in wholeheartedly
#283 Desire recognition but fear being embarrassed, humiliated, ridiculed or rejected by probing eyes
#284 Go after what you want
#285 Are often talkative and enjoy a good debate, especially about politics, the economy, sports or leadership
#286 You can long for the ideal romantic union with a partner
#287 Feel you need to have freedom and multiple options in life; can easily become frustrated without them
#288 Can feel lost between hope and despair and take risks to get attention or increase emotional excitement
#289 Like a good heated debate or argument every once in a while with your partner
#290 Keep up with what is going on in their community
#291 At worst, get so emotionally distraught over love gone wrong that you kill yourself and/or your lover
#292 Can be idealistic, sacrificing for a cause you believe in that serves something beyond just yourself
#293 Inner tension between wanting privacy/alone time vs. wanting intense, intimate connection with partner
#294 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
#295 Always have other people's welfare in mind as well as your own
#296 Self-reliant and independent
#297 Can have difficulty adhering to mindless rules and regulations
#298 Can avoid groups and organizations altogether while still caring about your social position and how you are seen by society
#299 Know how to get close to and intimate with people
#300 The positive energy of group involvement invigorates and enlivens you
#301 Polite and diplomatic; self-confident and ambitious
#302 When your marriage inevitably hits a difficult patch, you stay positive, talk, and work through it
#303 Keep physically fit and healthy
#304 Fear being rejected for who you really are
#305 Excellent material providers for your family and yourself; can be generous and big-hearted
#306 Warm, friendly, pleasant, easy-going and considerate yet also dynamic and alive to yourself
The following questions are optional, but recommended. Please answer truthfully.