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 Having a strong sense of self and being self-assertive
#29 Avoiding negative feelings that bring life down
#30 Tuning in to inner states and feelings to actualize the self
#31 Denying any personal vulnerability or weakness
#32 "Mind reading" (you often assume you know what others are thinking and feeling)
#33 Being ultra-responsible and reliable ("I must..., I ought to..., I should...")
#34 Vigilance and alertness; looking for hidden agendas
#35 Moving on to something better when stuck in pain
#36 Comparing self to others and judging self and others
#37 Giving (praise, affection, compliments, help, etc.) to get (love)
#38 Intense focus on tasks, goals, achievement, and success
#39 Compartmentalize my life to protect privacy
#40 Doubt/mistrust others; Test other's loyalty
#41 Perceptiveness
#42 "Mismatch," an NLP term meaning I look for and notice what is NOT present in any experience -- what is missing
#43 Protecting the weak, innocent and disadvantaged
#44 Going along with others' agendas
#45 Manage time for maximum efficiency and productivity
#46 Keeping life upbeat, exciting and enjoyable
#47 Natural Socratic method of questioning to get to truth
#48 Pleasing, harmonizing and accommodating to avoid conflict
#49 Suppressing anger, real feelings and "bad" impulses
#50 Being passive-aggressive rather than directly confronting
#51 Know how to present something in a compelling and acceptable way
#52 Being dutiful and aligning with others to feel safe
#53 Overusing imagination to fantasize about ideal situations
#54 "Mirroring" others (matching mannerisms) in conversation to create wonderful rapport
I have these natural gifts and talents that I take for granted:
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#55 The ability to model integrity by living in alignment with my values (when very healthy)
#56 The ability to listen to people patiently, attentively and nonjudgmentally
#57 The ability to lead discussion groups and build teams
#58 The ability to look for and find meaning in every experience, especially the painful ones
#59 The ability to creatively solve highly complex and mentally challenging problems
#60 The ability to act spontaneously and adapt quickly to changing situations
#61 The ability to analyze
#62 The ability to take daring risks but based on practical intuition
#63 The ability to take initiative/action and get things done (and get things done quickly)
#64 The ability to fight for truth and justice and stand up for what I believe in
#65 The ability to see the best in anyone or anything
#66 The ability to contemplate deeply, philosophize and understand abstract ideas and concepts
#67 The ability to speak my mind and inspire others to do the same
#68 The ability to advocate and promote people or causes I am passionate about
#69 The ability to prioritize and manage my time well so that I can be efficient and productive
#70 The ability to be sincere and authentic about who I am which gives others permission to be honest and real about who they are
#71 The ability to protect and help those that have been taken advantage of or mistreated
#72 The ability to serve and support others and worthy causes
#73 The ability to tune in to my inner states, subconscious feelings and impulses
#74 The ability to think logically and analytically (and make decisions that way)
#75 The ability to inspect products, services, or processes to evaluate their quality or performance
#76 The ability to network
#77 The ability to notice what is illogical, inconsistent, impractical or inefficient
#78 The ability to use good common sense and take a realistic, pragmatic approach to life
#79 The ability to learn quickly and do many different things well (can be a blessing or a curse)
#80 The ability to put enormous energy, passion and intensity into whatever I do
#81 The ability to multitask and juggle many roles and responsibilities in life
#82 The ability to work well under pressure
#83 The ability to win friends and influence people (it's great when I'm running for election, interviewing or auditioning for a part)
#84 The ability to adapt, accommodate, "go with the flow" and "live-and-let-live"
#85 The ability to help people relax, see the big picture, and put things in perspective
#86 The ability to build trust with people with my strong sense of integrity and hard work ethic
#87 The ability to see other peoples' points of view and value differences of opinion
#88 The ability to develop myself and my potential to be all I can be
#89 The ability to see life in a highly unique, otherworldly, idiosyncratic, and often spiritual way
#90 The ability to communicate well and get along with all kinds of people (even difficult ones)
#91 The ability to provide real care and support to others
#92 The ability to brainstorm and create multiple options to solve a problem
#93 The ability to express myself creatively through art such as music, painting, dance, etc.
#94 The ability to discipline myself to achieve my goals
#95 The ability to encourage, uplift, inspire and empower people
#96 The ability to explore the world of dreams and symbols and think holistically
#97 The ability to positively reframe any setback/disappointment as a great learning experience
#98 The ability to network and make connections (with the goal of helping each other succeed)
#99 The ability to share my findings with others (for my joy and their knowledge)
#100 The ability to invent new theories, models or systems to solve problems
#101 The ability to beautify any environment
#102 The ability to bring people together who I know could benefit one another
#103 The ability to perceive, discern and mentally interpret information that escapes most people
#104 The ability to run my own business successfully
#105 The ability to identify and make use of available resources in ingenious ways
#106 The ability to experiment, explore, question and make discoveries
#107 The ability to see the good in others even when they don't see it in themselves
#108 The ability to work long and hard on someone else's behalf
#109 The ability to arouse enthusiasm and excitement in others for my products, services or projects (great for winning supporters, investors or followers)
#110 The ability to plan and then execute the plan to achieve my lofty goals (I have big dreams!)
#111 The ability to create and provide stability and security for others
#112 The ability to promote honesty, fairness, righteousness and evenhandedness in others
#113 The ability to keep my word and do what I say I will do
#114 The ability to believe in myself, think positively and dream big
#115 The ability to praise people and make them feel good about themselves
#116 The ability to notice flaws, discrepancies, inconsistencies, inaccuracies and contradictions
#117 The ability to juggle many roles and responsibilities in life (in my pursuit of having it all!)
#118 The ability to build trust with people with my strong sense of loyalty, duty and commitment
#119 The ability to see the big picture and develop long-range strategic goals
#120 The ability to perform and play a role well
#121 The ability to listen well and empathize deeply with others
#122 The ability to do precise, meticulous, accurate, high quality work (impeccable workmanship)
#123 The ability to take control of a bad situation (a failing business or government, for example) and turn it around
#124 The ability to seek to understand myself deeply (and then help humanity do the same)
#125 The ability to bring out the best in people by challenging them yet believing in them
#126 The ability to offer hospitality
#127 The ability to protect people and create security and stability for them
#128 The ability to work for the common good and support causes (especially underdog ones)
#129 The ability to debate and critique
#130 The ability to focus and concentrate deeply on projects that interest me
#131 The ability to accept and appreciate other people just the way they are
#132 The ability to think systematically and approach problems carefully and methodically
#133 The ability to read people well and perceive what's not being said
#134 The ability to put people at ease with my even-keeled presence, calmness and patience
#135 The ability to console, comfort and support people in times of pain and sorrow
#136 The ability to pick up the feelings of people around me (because of my emotional sensitivity)
#137 The ability to find humor in my own faults and foibles (and help others see humor in theirs)
#138 The ability to give my word and honor it, come hell or high water!
#139 The ability to bring enthusiasm, optimism, passion and fun to whatever work I do
#140 The ability to see patterns and possibilities
#141 The ability to work hard with steady and persistent effort to achieve goals
#142 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)
#143 The ability to mediate conflicts and disagreements between people; to harmonize
#144 The ability to do what I say I will do
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 Identify strongly with your image; can be show-offs
#146 Health conscious (exercise regularly, eat well, etc.)
#147 Charismatic and charming; outgoing and personable
#148 Faithful and loyal
#149 Can bolster up your image to compensate for social insecurities: dressing up to the nines, having a unique social style/presentation, being glamorous but a little aloof, having elite membership, etc.
#150 Tend to question and test your partner's motives and actions in the beginning stages of the relationship
#151 Have a large circle of friends that you share interests, activities and enthusiasms with
#152 You can occasionally act counterphobic and rebel against an
untrustworthy authority figure
#153 Embody the phrase "the grass is greener on the other side of the fence."
#154 Fear of scarcity
#155 Can sometimes be indecisive about whether you want to belong to a group or not
#156 Allow people to mistake your outer appearance and sexual appeal for your inner self
#157 Continually learning and into self-improvement
#158 Patient and forbearing
#159 Can be very open-hearted and merged with your partner at times
#160 Disciplined and regimented
#161 Can be neglectful of important responsibilities and obligations
#162 Act childish and egocentric when scared
#163 Can be idealistic, sacrificing for a cause you believe in that serves something beyond just yourself
#164 Like to help others with their material and physical needs
#165 Seek attention and even prestige by being popular or seen with the "in crowd"
#166 You like to get involved in groups that further social causes
#167 Procrastination
#168 May aggressively pursue and overcome all obstacles/objections when you really like and want someone
#169 Fear being able to live up to the image you are projecting
#170 You are usually quite energetic and like to stay active
#171 Are very loyal, dutiful and devoted to the people in your clan and work tirelessly on their behalf
#172 At worst, can be voyeuristic, kinky, sexually perverted and/or isolate yourself from society
#173 Consider your home as somewhat like a castle, island, fortress or barrier of safety to protect yourself against the dangers of the outside world
#174 Can develop theories about people's negative moods or hostile intentions which are totally off
#175 Maintain order and comfort for everyone in your home
#176 Are passionate about life
#177 Good at planning everything out
#178 Possible eating disorders
#179 You may like symbols of success -- fancy car, nice big house, etc.
#180 Have an interest in the group's welfare because you feel the group's welfare is connected to your own
#181 Excellent at pointing out angles, perspectives or viewpoints that others had not considered
#182 Often focus on maintaining your home and the stability of your home life
#185 Black and white thinking can cause you to hold grudges against people for small disagreements
#186 Can discount basic self-preservation needs and tune mundane reality out in order to follow a dream
#187 Tactful with good manners and a gracious way with people
#188 Can have difficulty with social chit-chat and small talk, unless talking about your field
#189 Often drawn to academia or science (but not always); may become an expert in their field
#190 Can focus intently on work or a cause you believe in wholeheartedly
#191 Ambitious
#192 Can be aware of group expectations but have enough self-esteem to do what's best for yourself
#193 Enjoy sharing secrets with your partner and trusted allies and are excellent at keeping secrets too
#194 Your lust for life makes you prone to excess --' late nights, heavy entertaining, drinking, eating, etc.
#195 Are goal-oriented, hard-working and energetic
#196 Tend to retreat to the comfort and solitude of your home where you feel more safe and at ease
#197 Can't ask for what you need
#198 Strong fears of rejection and abandonment; you have serious doubts about your desirability
#199 Workaholism and strong identification with their work
#200 You would sometimes like to be more independent and get in touch with your true desires and vitality
#201 Often love to cook for others
#202 At worst, you become an apathetic, lifeless, spaced out zombie trudging through life, often with addictions
#203 Tend to be lusty in love; can be competitive, impulsive and impatient too
#204 Dislike inequality amongst people so strive for an egalitarian group structure --' no leaders, no followers
#205 Want to be liked and approved of by everyone
#206 Strong sense of social responsibility
#207 Always have other people's welfare in mind as well as your own
#208 Turn on the charm and seductively focus on pleasing and lavishing attention on significant others
#209 Intuitively know the needs and interests of others
#210 Can be overly competitive and self-promoting
#211 Try to allure and impress a romantic interest with your charisma, magnetism, success and confidence
#212 Stand up for yourself and speak up when you are being discounted or ignored
#213 Can be so out of touch with your true self that you don't even know what you want
#214 Are sociable, generous, friendly and extremely honorable with those you love
#215 Give their time, energy and even money to improve conditions for people and/or the world
#216 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)
#217 Are capable of bringing passion, intensity and excitement to your intimate relationship
#218 Have a lust for power and quickly notice who else has power when you are among a group of people
#219 Can be a hypochondriac
#220 You have great self-respect; if you are ever betrayed, you will cut that person out of your life
#221 Need lots of privacy and your own space
#222 Excellent material providers for your family and yourself; can be generous and big-hearted
#223 Go after what you want
#224 Fearful of losing your identity and becoming just like everybody else; you desire to be something bigger
#225 Analyze decisions to death before making them to avoid making mistakes or jeopardizing your safety
#226 Can fall in and out of love often, trying your best to avoid a boring life
#227 At worst, can be obsessed with someone; stalking; fatal attractions
#228 Often become extremely knowledgeable in your line of work or field of interest
#229 Can be haughty, snobbish, intellectually arrogant and condescending toward "inferior-minded" people
#230 Can be hypersensitive to criticism and devastated by being left out by a group of friends
#231 Too intense for others
#232 Outgoing and sociable but like having a home base
#233 It is easy for you to "lose yourself" in your partner because tension dissolves when you do
#234 You avoid participating in group conflicts if at all possible
#235 Are charismatic, passionate and truthful
#236 Long for a soulmate to come along and sweep you off your feet; to save you from an ordinary life
#237 Know how to look attractive: you workout, eat right, pay attention to style and grooming, etc.
#238 A master networker and organizer who can bring people together that need each other's help
#239 Would make a great teacher, mathematician, scientist, consultant or computer programmer
#240 Polite and diplomatic; self-confident and ambitious
#241 Some can neglect relationships and/or health due to heavy workload
#242 Are resilient; you can reframe disappointments and look to future possibilities for happiness
#243 Are able to deal with difficult, even painful, situations by choosing to see the positive that can come from any situation
#244 Opinionated; believe you are the voice of the "truth"
#245 Can be disillusioned and resentful of authority figures if they end up disappointing you in some way
#246 Can be dauntless and throw caution to the wind to materialize your dream
#247 Fear making mistakes, fear catastrophes
#248 Very sacrificial for a greater good or cause
#249 Know how to get close to and intimate with people
#250 Can be ingratiating and flattering to win other people's affections (and ensure your survival)
#251 Can express your feelings especially well nonverbally, through your sensuality and sexuality
#252 Provide financial security and stability to others
#253 Subconsciously believe that enough pleasureful experiences and possessions will bring you happiness
#254 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
#255 Can aggressively and relentlessly go after what you want (to keep anxiety repressed)
#256 Often feel lonely, even when with others
#257 Can develop excellent communication and interpersonal relationship skills
#258 When healthy, are capable of truly admiring and deeply loving your partner
#259 Responsible, willing to make sacrifices, detail-oriented, thrifty
#260 Can be excellent at investing money and creating stability/security for yourself and loved ones
#261 Skilled at one-to-one relating because you are authentic and real rather than pretentious
#262 Manage your social insecurities/anxieties by looking for reassurance and support from friends and allies
#263 Some choose work that helps others become more attractive
#264 Won't let down your guard or relax your control in a relationship until you know it is safe to do so
#265 Can be competitive with any rivals that might threaten your romantic relationship
#266 Critically and obsessively compare yourself to others
#267 Socially compare yourself with others; you're strongly identified with your social role
#268 You're very protective -- of yourself, your loved ones, your possessions, your friends, and others in need
#269 Feel most alive when tempting fate; can lead to crisis situations
#270 Can be materialistic and use money as bartering chips for power and control
#271 Like to expose wrong-doing; willing to speak up and speak out
#272 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
#273 Loving, attentive to others, generous
#274 Know what you want out of life and don't get pulled off course by other people's agendas and desires
#275 Set personal goals regularly and don't sweep problems under the rug
#276 Withdraw into your lair because you easily feel drained by being around people too much
#277 Want to know everything about your partner -- body, mind and soul; no secret is too sacred
#278 Lead a disciplined life that allows you to feel empowered and secure
#279 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
#280 May even take credit for others' work and/or exaggerate their success/fame/wealth
#281 Inner tension between wanting to act on their good intentions vs. not wanting to give up their freedom
#282 Fear being left out or forgotten
#283 Usually are good at debating, analyzing, critiquing, investigating, researching, conceptualizing, etc.
#284 Can be extremely devoted, big-hearted and loving once you trust their partner
#285 When healthy you can fight injustices courageously, especially with backing from your inner circle
#286 Able to be extremely open-hearted, compassionate and loving toward all sentient beings
#287 Get along well with individuals and groups that are very different from each other
#288 Can be self-righteous
#289 Can avoid groups and organizations altogether while still caring about your social position and how you are seen by society
#290 Can't stand being in confined places (like an elevator, crawl space) or confined by a relationship or job
#291 Create aesthetically pleasing surroundings in your home that have emotional resonance for you
#292 Like to be spontaneous but also like planning so that you can do as much as possible with your time
#293 Inner tension between wanting privacy/alone time vs. wanting intense, intimate connection with partner
#294 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
#295 Often compare yourself with more "normal" people and feel either more deficient or more elite
#296 Can have fixated beliefs and paranoia about anyone who is not in alignment with your beliefs
#297 Can be rigid in their viewpoint
#298 Often enjoy teaching, training, research, scholarship, sharing their knowledge and wisdom
#299 Entertaining, optimistic, positive, vivacious and upbeat
#300 Can have a difficult time committing and tend to scatter their energy in every direction
#301 Embody the "life of the party" type who gets drunk and disorderly, especially when young and single
#302 Test others to appraise your character, inner strength and fortitude
#303 At worst, can become resigned, emotionally dead yet needy, depressed, angry and socially isolated
#304 Tend to avoid social contact; can feel alienated from others at times
#305 Disengage from your partner to be alone after an intense engagement, which can confuse your partner
#306 You (particularly if you were a man) can try to give the impression of being macho, virile, manly and tough
The following questions are optional, but recommended. Please answer truthfully.