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 Work exceptionally hard and compete to be the best
#29 "Polarize," an NLP term meaning contrary/polar opposite thinking
#30 Natural Socratic method of questioning to get to truth
#31 Being prepared emotionally for worst case situations
#32 Winning important others over with kindness, charm and seduction
#33 Focusing on, cueing for and sensing what others need
#34 Suppressing negative, unpleasant and unlikable feelings
#35 Being self-sufficient to limit dependency on others
#37 Moving on to something better when stuck in pain
#38 Identifying the self with ever-changing feelings and moods
#39 Meet challenges by being extremely adaptable -- I adjust my behavior and affect to meet expectations and succeed
#40 Maintaining comfortable, predictable routines
#41 Seeing everyone else's point of view
#42 Putting a positive reframe on negative experiences
#43 Discerning the "right" thing to do (working hard, being honest, moderate, thrifty, etc.)
#44 Repress feelings for maximum performance and results
#45 Maintaining high standards and the utmost propriety
#46 Avoiding negative feelings that bring life down
#47 Being fearless, tenacious, decisive and authoritative
#48 Conserving energy and withdrawing to refuel
#49 Being dutiful and aligning with others to feel safe
#50 Naturally noticing who has the power and who's in control
#51 Seeing the flaws --' you have great critical powers
#52 Pleasing, harmonizing and accommodating to avoid conflict
#53 Denying any personal vulnerability or weakness
#54 Emphasizing uniqueness (which has the nasty side effect of distancing yourself from others and creating tension in relationships)
I have these natural gifts and talents that I take for granted:
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#55 The ability to intuit and inwardly perceive other people's needs
#56 The ability to tune in to my inner states, subconscious feelings and impulses
#57 The ability to discipline myself, as necessary, to succeed
#58 The ability to think systematically and approach problems carefully and methodically
#59 The ability to create close, personal, meaningful relationships with people
#60 The ability to plan and then execute the plan to achieve my lofty goals (I have big dreams!)
#61 The ability to sacrifice immediate, personal gratification for the greater good of all
#62 The ability to behave appropriately and diplomatically when out in public
#63 The ability to pick up the feelings of people around me (because of my emotional sensitivity)
#64 The ability to bring people together
#65 The ability to analyze
#66 The ability to achieve any goal I set for myself, by working long and hard if necessary
#67 The ability to accept/appreciate differences and go with the flow
#68 The ability to endure triumphantly/honorably through any tragedy, misfortune, or adversity
#69 The ability to read people well and perceive what's not being said
#70 The ability to focus and concentrate on a work task
#71 The ability to take control of a bad situation (a failing business or government, for example) and turn it around
#72 The ability to put people at ease with my even-keeled presence, calmness and patience
#73 The ability to behave appropriately and be polite and well-mannered
#74 The ability to broadly comprehend a subject while penetrating it deeply (and in great detail!)
#75 The ability to take initiative/action and get things done (and get things done quickly)
#76 The ability to keep personal information confidential (important for most occupations)
#77 The ability to protect people and create security and stability for them
#78 The ability to pay careful attention to details
#79 The ability to move into focused action when known difficulties/problems arise
#80 The ability to listen to people patiently, attentively and nonjudgmentally
#81 The ability to do precise, meticulous, accurate, high quality work (impeccable workmanship)
#82 The ability to protect and help those that have been taken advantage of or mistreated
#83 The ability to follow my heart, wherever it may lead
#84 The ability to inspect, scrutinize and examine something carefully and thoroughly
#85 The ability to share my findings with others (for my joy and their knowledge)
#86 The ability to anticipate wonderful things happening for me
#87 The ability to encourage, uplift, inspire and empower people
#88 The ability to see the good in others even when they don't see it in themselves
#89 The ability to prioritize and manage my time well so that I can be efficient and productive
#90 The ability to seek to understand myself deeply (and then help humanity do the same)
#91 The ability to foresee problems and troubleshoot them before they occur
#92 The ability to communicate with and care for animals (some Nines are gifted with animals)
#93 The ability to see points of agreement between people's different points of view
#94 The ability to positively reframe any setback/disappointment as a great learning experience
#95 The ability to creatively solve highly complex and mentally challenging problems
#96 The ability to communicate well and get along with all kinds of people (even difficult ones)
#97 The ability to "think outside the box" and envision exciting, creative and novel ideas
#98 The ability to work steadily and persistently toward my goals without giving up
#99 The ability to promote honesty, fairness, righteousness and evenhandedness in others
#100 The ability to help people view life from a more universal, metaphysical perspective
#101 The ability to interact well with people interpersonally/socially (I can be very charming)
#102 The ability to synthesize other peoples' ideas and present my own original ones
#103 The ability to keep on top of things
#104 The ability to fight for truth and justice and stand up for what I believe in
#105 The ability to develop myself and my potential to be all I can be
#106 The ability to identify and utilize all available resources at my disposal
#107 The ability to provide real care and support to others
#108 The ability to debate and critique
#109 The ability to create an ambiance of romance
#110 The ability to network
#111 The ability to see patterns and possibilities
#112 The ability to express myself creatively through art such as music, painting, dance, etc.
#113 The ability to bring people together who I know could benefit one another
#114 The ability to quickly understand computers and technology
#115 The ability to improve myself and my work over time (a commitment to excellence)
#116 The ability to discipline myself to achieve my goals
#117 The ability to empower and encourage others to be strong and take charge of their life
#118 The ability to commit to those I care about and be loyal, dependable and responsible
#119 The ability to remain a source of strength, stability, reliability and dependability for others despite extreme hardship or trying circumstances
#120 The ability to protect, guard, defend and keep people safe from harm
#121 The ability to endure hardships and difficult times (with my quiet strength and tenacity)
#122 The ability to learn quickly
#123 The ability to use Socratic questioning and scientific methodology
#124 The ability to look for and find meaning in every experience, especially the painful ones
#125 The ability to read people well, build rapport, and make friends easily
#126 The ability to cheer people up when they're down or just lighten the mood of others
#127 The ability to explore the world of dreams and symbols and think holistically
#128 The ability to inspect products, services, or processes to evaluate their quality or performance
#129 The ability to use good common sense and take a realistic, pragmatic approach to life
#130 The ability to brainstorm and create multiple options to solve a problem
#131 The ability to mobilize and marshal people to help others in need
#132 The ability to learn quickly and do many different things well (can be a blessing or a curse)
#133 The ability to synthesize others' ideas and form my own
#134 The ability to find humor in my own faults and foibles (and help others see humor in theirs)
#135 The ability to feel connected with others (and even one with the universe)
#136 The ability to pull myself up by my own bootstraps
#137 The ability to synthesize vast amounts of information
#138 The ability to create financial independence (because of my strong desire not to be dependent on anyone)
#139 The ability to handle crises well by remaining calm and collected
#140 The ability to put myself in someone else's shoes and consider their feelings
#141 The ability to run my own business successfully
#142 The ability to identify and capitalize on good ideas and turn them into profit
#143 The ability to create "works of art" (term used broadly) that are beautiful, poetic, touching
#144 The ability to help other types get in touch with their deeper feelings
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 fairly conventional and conforming; you may not like to go beyond the limits
#146 Extremely sensitive to rejection, disrespect and betrayal
#147 Can get defensive or angry when people mock your ideals and lifestyle or try to change them
#148 Can be aware of group expectations but have enough self-esteem to do what's best for yourself
#149 At worst, anxiety attacks, work burnout and nervous breakdowns
#150 Inner tension between wanting to withdraw from life vs. wanting to participate fully in life
#151 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
#152 Substitute nonessential satisfactions (such as eating, watching TV, sleeping a lot, shopping, playing on the computer, daydreaming, collecting things, reading, puttering about the house) for essential satisfactions (aligning choices/behaviors with core values, inner sense of meaning/purpose, etc.)
#153 Enjoy sharing secrets with your partner and trusted allies and are excellent at keeping secrets too
#154 Some can neglect relationships and/or health due to heavy workload
#155 Keep physically fit and healthy
#156 Can be haughty, snobbish, intellectually arrogant and condescending toward "inferior-minded" people
#157 Try to allure and impress a romantic interest with your charisma, magnetism, success and confidence
#158 Truly want to have a partnership of equality where you don't feel the need to control and possess
#159 Want success but worry about feeling overwhelmed and overstressed by too much responsibility
#160 Inner tension between wanting to connect with your partner on a deep level vs. needing to stay in control
#161 When healthy, are capable of truly admiring and deeply loving your partner
#162 Are very loyal, dutiful and devoted to the people in your clan and work tirelessly on their behalf
#163 Can also be creative (somewhat like 4s) since you have a rich imagination and an eye for beauty
#164 Meaningful objects, such as antiques or art, can appease romantic desires and longings
#165 You avoid participating in group conflicts if at all possible
#166 Often enjoy teaching, training, research, scholarship, sharing their knowledge and wisdom
#168 Charismatic and charming; outgoing and personable
#169 Are passionate about life
#170 Always have other people's welfare in mind as well as your own
#171 Entertaining, optimistic, positive, vivacious and upbeat
#172 At worst, you can be obsessively paranoid and depressive
#173 Want to be envied for having a picture perfect relationship with a successful, attractive, prestigious mate
#174 Seductive and alluring; crave yet fear intimacy
#175 Loving, attentive to others, generous
#176 Know how to get close to and intimate with people
#177 You are usually quite energetic and like to stay active
#178 Have too high expectations of self and others
#179 At worst, can be voyeuristic, kinky, sexually perverted and/or isolate yourself from society
#180 Self-inhibited, repress your own wants/needs (and resent others for it)
#181 Can be overly competitive and self-promoting
#182 Keep your house well stocked with food, emergency supplies and creature comforts
#183 Can be fickle and cancel appointments if something more exciting or promising comes up
#184 Tactful with good manners and a gracious way with people
#185 Can be self-centered, thoughtless, impatient, demanding and grumpy when feeling frustrated or deprived
#186 Overly concerned about your social position; want to be one of the intellectual or creative elite
#187 Lead a disciplined life that allows you to feel empowered and secure
#188 Responsible and security conscious
#189 Are able to deal with difficult, even painful, situations by choosing to see the positive that can come from any situation
#190 Give their time, energy and even money to improve conditions for people and/or the world
#191 Great at saving and investing money
#192 Conscientious about planning for the future, for yourself and loved ones
#193 Tend to collect things you never use "just in case you ever need it" and because you are chronically indecisive about what you should throw away and what you shouldn't so you keep everything
#194 Like to expose wrong-doing; willing to speak up and speak out
#195 Fear being rejected for who you really are
#196 Can be a reformer, advocate and/or crusader
#197 Repress and stuff their feelings
#198 Inner tension between doing what you want versus doing what you feel you "should" do
#199 Can be seductive, sexual, jealous and possessive; relationship problems cause depression
#200 Unrealistically high expectations, easily disappointed when others don't measure up
#201 You like to get involved in groups that further social causes
#202 Go after what you want
#203 Maintain order and comfort for everyone in your home
#204 Can be too self-contained, self-destructive, self-defeating, irresponsible and completely autonomous
#205 Are attracted to a strong, decisive, assertive partner that makes you feel more alive and secure but don't like it when your assertive partner is impatient or aggressive with you
#206 Pain arises when your partner doesn't take an interest in you or your repressed, unmet needs/desires
#207 Can question, challenge or check up on their partner when gone too long
#208 Can be hypersensitive to criticism and devastated by being left out by a group of friends
#209 Are very protective of your partner
#210 It is easy for you to "lose yourself" in your partner because tension dissolves when you do
#211 Are capable of making new discoveries or introducing inventions or life changing theories, etc.
#212 Patient and forbearing
#213 Can be neglectful of important responsibilities and obligations
#214 Judge their strong sexual urges/desires as "bad"
#215 You hate your partner making demands of you and will often be stubborn as a mule, or withdraw silently, or go along with the request outwardly to avoid conflict but inwardly be annoyed/mad
#216 Credentials, degrees, titles, awards, certifications, licenses, etc. are extremely important to have
#217 Extremely accepting of other people's individuality and right to express themselves
#218 Careful with money and possessions, don't risk them foolishly chasing a pipedream
#219 Caretaking
#220 Know what you want out of life and don't get pulled off course by other people's agendas and desires
#221 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
#222 Feel drawn to anything or anyone that is unique, unusual, complex, mysterious, intense or beautiful
#223 Can have voyeuristic tendencies and/or be sexually perverted
#224 Can show healthy anger
#225 Can fall in and out of love often, trying your best to avoid a boring life
#226 Stand by your true friends through thick and thin; will come to their defense in times of need
#227 Can engage with people deeply, authentically and passionately
#228 Strong fears of rejection and abandonment; you have serious doubts about your desirability
#229 Can develop theories about people's negative moods or hostile intentions which are totally off
#230 You don't like having too many expectations or duties placed on you by the group
#231 Often have a strong sex drive (which helps you get involved in and stick with a relationship)
#232 Great at organizing meetings, facilitating projects
#233 Disciplined and regimented
#234 Are extremely loyal to and protective of people you care about
#235 Keep up with latest developments in their line of work
#236 Know how to look attractive: you workout, eat right, pay attention to style and grooming, etc.
#237 Resent authority because you see it as unnecessary and just another restriction on your freedom
#238 Can become magnetized by and infatuated with someone you find
fascinating/intriguing/mysterious and will romanticize and fantasize about him or her as a way to keep life exciting and stimulating
#239 Long for a soulmate to come along and sweep you off your feet; to save you from an ordinary life
#240 Are self-reliant and independent
#241 If alone without anyone to talk to or call you will refer to the voices of trusted others in your mind to get guidance and support when making decisions
#242 Consider your home as somewhat like a castle, island, fortress or barrier of safety to protect yourself against the dangers of the outside world
#243 Feel a sense of entitlement to get their essential needs met too
#244 Sometimes you can unexpectedly leave/disappear for long periods of time without any notice
#245 Want to be liked and approved of by everyone
#246 Fearful of losing your identity and becoming just like everybody else; you desire to be something bigger
#247 Your lust for life makes you prone to excess --' late nights, heavy entertaining, drinking, eating, etc.
#248 Can speak up for yourself and don't allow yourself to be overworked and underappreciated
#249 When healthy you can fight injustices courageously, especially with backing from your inner circle
#250 Can project your own unowned power onto another and then see that person as a threat
#251 Always have other people's welfare in mind as well as your own
#252 Would make a great teacher, mathematician, scientist, consultant or computer programmer
#253 Can be extremely suspicious and fear betrayal
#254 Inner tension between wanting to connect with people vs. wanting to withdraw to be alone
#255 Losing your job or assets, or an illness that stops you from working, can feel life threatening
#256 Intuitively know the needs and interests of others
#257 You can justify and rationalize anything you do for the sake of having fun
#258 Acts of service is one of your "love languages"
#259 Strong sense of social responsibility
#260 Not very adaptable; see things as black and white
#261 Fear being able to live up to the image you are projecting
#262 Underlying feelings of scarcity cause you to withdraw into privacy
#263 Dislike inequality amongst people so strive for an egalitarian group structure --' no leaders, no followers
#264 Possibly abuse food (as compensation for feeling unloved)
#265 Fear becoming dependent on others or having others dependent on you
#266 Constantly analyze everything you do or say for fear of looking foolish or making a mistake
#267 Faithful and loyal
#268 Fear you would not be loved if others knew how much self-doubt you have
#269 Feel the need to prove yourself as anxiety about your social worth increases
#270 Can get anxious and panicky when you think about losing your freedom
#271 You may like a more withdrawn type of partner that you can mold
#272 Like to be spontaneous but also like planning so that you can do as much as possible with your time
#273 Can be patient, understanding, curious and a great listener
#274 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)
#275 Inner tension between wanting to fit in, be accepted and belong yet still be special, unique and stand out
#276 Get along well with individuals and groups that are very different from each other
#277 Skilled at one-to-one relating because you are authentic and real rather than pretentious
#278 Fearing betrayal, you can cast aside a friend for even minor transgressions or oversights
#279 Fearful of standing out and consequently have difficulty striving for your own success
#280 Usually are good at debating, analyzing, critiquing, investigating, researching, conceptualizing, etc.
#281 Are likely a workaholic because independence and security are extremely important to you
#282 Stand up for yourself and speak up when you are being discounted or ignored
#283 Like to have order in your life and get upset when your familiar surroundings get disrupted or disordered
#284 Often get impatient and frustrated by other people's slower pace; like to take immediate action
#285 Energetic, practical, ambitious and hard working
#286 Create aesthetically pleasing surroundings in your home that have emotional resonance for you
#287 Excellent material providers for your family and yourself; can be generous and big-hearted
#288 Excellent social skills and great conversationalists
#289 Can be self-righteous
#290 Can be ingratiating and flattering to win other people's affections (and ensure your survival)
#291 Are resilient; you can reframe disappointments and look to future possibilities for happiness
#292 Witty and very genuine
#293 Some choose work that helps others become more attractive
#294 Can lack confidence in your social skills, especially when initiating contact with a romantic interest
#295 So focused on goals, mission, purpose that you can't relate to people
#296 You think the threat is "out there" so you take on a strong persona to match any perceived threat
#297 Attracted to those on their way up or socially influential
#298 Enjoy letting loose, having a good time and hosting lavish social events for your friends
#299 Always have other people's welfare in mind as well as your own
#300 Like going to seminars, conferences and meetings to learn new knowledge and meet like-minded people
#301 You're very protective -- of yourself, your loved ones, your possessions, your friends, and others in need
#302 At worst, can be abusive, vengeful, sadistic or even commit crimes of passion
#303 Can be aware of group expectations but have enough self-esteem to do what's best for yourself
#304 Are considerate and cooperative but have good boundaries; don't allow others to control or coerce you
#305 Like to be seen with successful people to enhance their own social value
#306 Can unconsciously recreate childhood losses in adulthood through reckless behavior
The following questions are optional, but recommended. Please answer truthfully.