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 Repress feelings for maximum performance and results
#29 Explaining and justifying own inappropriate behavior (rationalizing)
#30 Pleasing, harmonizing and accommodating to avoid conflict
#47 Seeking knowledge to explain life and feel safe
#48 Having a high threshold for pain
#49 "Polarize," an NLP term meaning contrary/polar opposite thinking
#50 Being self-controlled
#51 Meet challenges by being extremely adaptable -- I adjust my behavior and affect to meet expectations and succeed
#52 Giving (praise, affection, compliments, help, etc.) to get (love)
#53 Seeing the flaws --' you have great critical powers
#54 Fighting perceived injustices
I have these natural gifts and talents that I take for granted:
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#55 The ability to communicate with and care for animals (some Nines are gifted with animals)
#56 The ability to conceptually understand the fundamental principles of how anything works
#57 The ability to accept and appreciate other people just the way they are
#58 The ability to work hard with steady and persistent effort to achieve goals
#59 The ability to stay open-minded, inquisitive and intellectually curious
#60 The ability to offer hospitality
#61 The ability to work well with my hands, with tools and with possibly machinery
#62 The ability to adapt well to sudden changes and shift gears quickly to stay on top of things
#63 The ability to empower and encourage others to be strong and take charge of their life
#64 The ability to provide real care and support to others
#65 The ability to run my own business successfully
#66 The ability to detect when someone is being untruthful
#67 The ability to see the best in anyone or anything
#68 The ability to perceive, discern and mentally interpret information that escapes most people
#69 The ability to do precise, meticulous, accurate, high quality work (impeccable workmanship)
#70 The ability to help other types get in touch with their deeper feelings
#71 The ability to affirm others and put them at ease
#72 The ability to produce positive change in the world (with my vision, compassion and strength)
#73 The ability to find and correct errors, flaws and omissions that others overlook
#74 The ability to model integrity by living in alignment with my values (when very healthy)
#75 The ability to see potential in people and possibilities in situations
#76 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
#77 The ability to organize resources, prioritize tasks and follow through on work projects
#78 The ability to focus and concentrate on a work task
#79 The ability to find humor in my own faults and foibles (and help others see humor in theirs)
#80 The ability to identify and make use of available resources in ingenious ways
#81 The ability to ensure the welfare of those I care about
#82 The ability to focus and concentrate deeply on projects that interest me
#83 The ability to express myself in a highly unique, personal way
#84 The ability to network
#85 The ability to "think outside the box" and envision exciting, creative and novel ideas
#86 The ability to promote honesty, fairness, righteousness and evenhandedness in others
#87 The ability to value life's simple pleasures and comforts
#88 The ability to speak my mind and inspire others to do the same
#89 The ability to behave appropriately and be polite and well-mannered
#90 The ability to see the big picture and the implications of my actions and ideas
#91 The ability to see life in a highly unique, otherworldly, idiosyncratic, and often spiritual way
#92 The ability to bring out the best in people by challenging them yet believing in them
#93 The ability to create "works of art" (term used broadly) that are beautiful, poetic, touching
#94 The ability to listen objectively and non-judgmentally and give unbiased advise
#95 The ability to make people feel included and important
#96 The ability to network, communicate and interact well in interpersonal/social situations
#97 The ability to investigate, inquire and research
#98 The ability to analyze
#99 The ability to entertain others and make people laugh
#100 The ability to move into focused action when known difficulties/problems arise
#101 The ability to work long and hard on someone else's behalf
#102 The ability to believe in myself, think positively and dream big
#103 The ability to remain a source of strength, stability, reliability and dependability for others despite extreme hardship or trying circumstances
#104 The ability to serve and support others and worthy causes
#105 The ability to perform and play a role well
#106 The ability to put people at ease with my even-keeled presence, calmness and patience
#107 The ability to experiment, explore, question and make discoveries
#108 The ability to follow rules, procedures and policies (as long as they are fair and ethical!)
#109 The ability to plan and then execute the plan to achieve my lofty goals (I have big dreams!)
#110 The ability to follow rules, procedures and policies (as long as they are fair and ethical)
#111 The ability to prioritize and manage my time well so that I can be efficient and productive
#112 The ability to pull myself up by my own bootstraps
#113 The ability to create peace and harmony between people (and even countries)
#114 The ability to focus and concentrate fully when I'm on task
#115 The ability to foresee problems and troubleshoot them before they occur
#116 The ability to bring people together who I know could benefit one another
#117 The ability to positively reframe any setback/disappointment as a great learning experience
#118 The ability to offer good advice and counsel that helps people with their problems
#119 The ability to protect and help those that have been taken advantage of or mistreated
#120 The ability to identify and utilize all available resources at my disposal
#121 The ability to work for the common good and support causes (especially underdog ones)
#122 The ability to pick up the feelings of people around me (because of my emotional sensitivity)
#123 The ability to keep my word and do what I say I will do
#124 The ability to mobilize and marshal people to help others in need
#125 The ability to endure triumphantly/honorably through any tragedy, misfortune, or adversity
#126 The ability to use Socratic questioning and scientific methodology
#127 The ability to see the big picture and develop long-range strategic goals
#128 The ability to discipline myself, as necessary, to succeed
#129 The ability to take control of a bad situation (a failing business or government, for example) and turn it around
#130 The ability to console, comfort and support people in times of pain and sorrow
#131 The ability to improve myself and my work over time (a commitment to excellence)
#132 The ability to see the good in others even when they don't see it in themselves
#133 The ability to tune in to my inner states, subconscious feelings and impulses
#134 The ability to broadly comprehend a subject while penetrating it deeply (and in great detail!)
#135 The ability to go and go and go.... until I crash (like the Energizer bunny!)
#136 The ability to bring people together to create community and a family-like environment
#137 The ability to see the good in others
#138 The ability to work steadily and persistently toward my goals without giving up
#139 The ability to look for and find meaning in every experience, especially the painful ones
#140 The ability to investigate, probe and question
#141 The ability to behave appropriately and diplomatically when out in public
#142 The ability to comfort, support and empathize with others
#143 The ability to mediate conflicts and disagreements between people; to harmonize
#144 The ability to synthesize other peoples' ideas and present my own original ones
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 Obsessively think about their partner
#146 Always have other people's welfare in mind as well as your own
#147 Pride in ability to socially connect people and help others
#148 Would make a great teacher, mathematician, scientist, consultant or computer programmer
#149 Want the best for everyone else as well as yourself
#151 Create aesthetically pleasing surroundings in your home that have emotional resonance for you
#152 Once you create powerful bonds of camaraderie with close friends, you can let your true feelings show
#153 You can long for the ideal romantic union with a partner
#154 Like to check in with family, friends, coworkers, etc. before making decisions to get agreement, consensus and support that you are making the right choice or doing the right thing
#155 Minimalistic; get by with the bare essentials (like books, bookshelves, a computer & Sudoku puzzles!)
#156 Want to be liked and approved of by everyone
#157 Having prestige and a good reputation is very important
#158 Conscientious about planning for the future, for yourself and loved ones
#159 Can have a short attention span, easily get distracted and have trouble concentrating/getting focused
#160 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
#161 Are often talkative and enjoy a good debate, especially about politics, the economy, sports or leadership
#162 You try to ensure that everyone around you or with you has a good time
#163 Excellent at pointing out angles, perspectives or viewpoints that others had not considered
#164 Enjoy learning widely and broadly to understand what other experts in different fields have to say
#165 A master networker and organizer who can bring people together that need each other's help
#166 Cultivate whatever qualities valued others find appealing and desirable
#167 Group involvement helps you to structure the use of your time better
#168 Can be very open-hearted and merged with your partner at times
#169 At worst, can be obsessed with someone; stalking; fatal attractions
#170 Like to put your trust and support in a cause or group you believe in; can be self-sacrificing
#171 Can be fickle and cancel appointments if something more exciting or promising comes up
#172 Caretaking
#173 Are passionate about life
#174 May want the symbols of success (in the U.S. --' a fancy car; a nice, big house in the best neighborhood; designer clothes; name brands, etc.)
#175 Pursue sexual conquests subconsciously believing they will bolster your self-esteem; they don't
#176 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)
#177 Energetic, practical, ambitious and hard working
#178 Keep your house well stocked with food, emergency supplies and creature comforts
#179 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
#180 Extremely accepting of other people's individuality and right to express themselves
#181 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
#182 May even take credit for others' work and/or exaggerate their success/fame/wealth
#183 Have trouble taking time off from work, relaxing or even slowing down
#184 Like to be seen with successful people to enhance their own social value
#185 Disengage from your partner to be alone after an intense engagement, which can confuse your partner
#186 Maintain order and comfort for everyone in your home
#187 Can develop excellent communication and interpersonal relationship skills
#188 Are looking for the ideal partner who doesn't recoil from your intensity, social awkwardness or shyness
#189 Outgoing and sociable but like having a home base
#190 Inner tension between wanting to comply with others' wishes vs. wanting to defy/assert independence
#191 Like to expose wrong-doing; willing to speak up and speak out
#192 Choose a safe career rather than risk doing what you love
#193 Are very loyal, dutiful and devoted to the people in your clan and work tirelessly on their behalf
#194 Can unconsciously recreate childhood losses in adulthood through reckless behavior
#195 Easily feel ashamed/frustrated for not being able to live up to your own vision of your ideal self
#196 Are very protective of your partner
#197 Know how to get close to and intimate with people
#198 You avoid participating in group conflicts if at all possible
#199 Can have difficulty with social chit-chat and small talk, unless talking about your field
#200 Won't let down your guard or relax your control in a relationship until you know it is safe to do so
#201 Lead a disciplined life that allows you to feel empowered and secure
#202 At worst, you become an apathetic, lifeless, spaced out zombie trudging through life, often with addictions
#203 Hold people to exacting standards
#204 Skilled at one-to-one relating because you are authentic and real rather than pretentious
#205 Seductive and alluring; crave yet fear intimacy
#206 Can be dauntless and throw caution to the wind to materialize your dream
#207 When healthy, are capable of truly admiring and deeply loving your partner
#208 You can occasionally act counterphobic and rebel against an
untrustworthy authority figure
#209 Are sociable, generous, friendly and extremely honorable with those you love
#210 Usually are good at debating, analyzing, critiquing, investigating, researching, conceptualizing, etc.
#211 Fear becoming dependent on others or having others dependent on you
#212 Like time alone. Can be balanced with regard to own needs vs. others' needs
#213 Keep up with latest developments in their line of work
#214 Not very adaptable; see things as black and white
#215 Trust and privacy are big issues; don't want your partner discussing relationship issues with other people
#216 Can be powerful and self-assertive
#217 Ambitious
#218 Some choose work that helps others become more attractive
#219 Inner tension between social responsibility to others vs. a strong desire for excitement, adventure, fun
#220 Often drawn to academia or science (but not always); may become an expert in their field
#221 Stand up for yourself and speak up when you are being discounted or ignored
#222 Can be fairly conventional and conforming; you may not like to go beyond the limits
#223 Extremely social, friendly and outgoing
#224 Intuitively know the needs and interests of others
#225 The positive energy of group involvement invigorates and enlivens you
#226 Consider your home as somewhat like a castle, island, fortress or barrier of safety to protect yourself against the dangers of the outside world
#227 Are capable of making new discoveries or introducing inventions or life changing theories, etc.
#228 Are willing to confront people who take advantage of your kindness and charity
#229 Healthy reformer qualities
#230 Enjoy sharing secrets with your partner and trusted allies and are excellent at keeping secrets too
#231 Can have difficulty adhering to mindless rules and regulations
#232 Can have trouble setting your own goals and following through with your innermost intentions
#233 Can focus intently on work or a cause you believe in wholeheartedly
#234 You (especially if you were a woman) play up your attractiveness as a way of attracting a partner
#235 At worst, can be vindictive, promiscuous, jealous, exhibitionistic or even rageful
#236 Withdraw into your lair because you easily feel drained by being around people too much
#237 Stubborn refusal to give up your self-image of being someone special
#238 You may like a partner to be strong and direct, to stand his/her ground against yourself
#239 Black and white thinking can cause you to hold grudges against people for small disagreements
#240 Excellent material providers for your family and yourself; can be generous and big-hearted
#241 Responsible and security conscious
#242 Can have intense romantic and sexual longings; easily get infatuated with a romantic interest
#243 At worst, get so emotionally distraught over love gone wrong that you kill yourself and/or your lover
#244 Can be hard on your kids (if you have them) to toughen them up for the real world
#245 Know how to look attractive: you workout, eat right, pay attention to style and grooming, etc.
#246 Excellent social and interpersonal skills; great networker
#247 Have a wide-ranging curiosity and are likely multitalented
#248 Can lack confidence in your social skills, especially when initiating contact with a romantic interest
#249 Some can neglect relationships and/or health due to heavy workload
#250 Can be self-righteous
#251 Like to be the center of attention, the head honcho, the big cheese
#252 Faithful and loyal
#253 Can be depressed, paranoid and aggressive toward the very people you are looking to for security
#254 Have a large circle of friends that you share interests, activities and enthusiasms with
#255 Acts of service is one of your "love languages"
#256 Can idealize a romantic interest, projecting all kinds of wonderful qualities onto him/her that don't exist
#257 Good team players, get along well with others
#258 Can be seductive without even meaning to be
#259 Often are a high achiever who participates in social causes; have unique talents and gifts to share
#260 Resent authority because you see it as unnecessary and just another restriction on your freedom
#261 You know you are hiding but are afraid to take off your mask
#262 Can be possessive and demanding, intrusive and hovering
#263 Fearful of losing your identity and becoming just like everybody else; you desire to be something bigger
#264 Your underlying fear is that you won't be able to take care of yourself, won't have the inner resources, capability, power or life skills to manage if something goes wrong
#265 Give their time, energy and even money to improve conditions for people and/or the world
#266 Great at saving and investing money
#267 At worst, can be highly self-critical, antisocial and depressed, living with your shame in isolation
#268 Possibly abuse food (as compensation for feeling unloved)
#269 Tactful with good manners and a gracious way with people
#270 Go after what you want
#271 Good at planning everything out
#272 Charismatic and charming; outgoing and personable
#273 Unrealistically high expectations, easily disappointed when others don't measure up
#274 Feel you need to have freedom and multiple options in life; can easily become frustrated without them
#275 You're very protective -- of yourself, your loved ones, your possessions, your friends, and others in need
#276 Give their time, energy and even money to improve conditions for people and/or the world
#277 Have too high expectations of self and others
#278 Indecisive and ambivalent because of your inner anxiety
#279 Can be idealistic, sacrificing for a cause you believe in that serves something beyond just yourself
#280 Are goal-oriented, hard-working and energetic
#281 Are self-reliant and independent
#282 Tend to take charge of your partner's life; want to possess him/her; feel the impulse to command/boss
#283 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
#284 Feel a sense of entitlement to get their essential needs met too
#285 Can be a reformer, advocate and/or crusader
#286 Judge their strong sexual urges/desires as "bad"
#287 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.)
#288 Can appear intimidating, arrogant or callous as a way to get people to not mess with you and, thus, not threaten or scare them
#289 Subconsciously act warm and friendly towards others to disarm potential hostility
#290 Are capable of bringing passion, intensity and excitement to your intimate relationship
#291 Subconsciously believe that enough pleasureful experiences and possessions will bring you happiness
#292 Overprotective
#293 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.
#294 Can feel overwhelmed by people's expectations, intrusiveness, questioning, neediness, demands, etc.
#295 Your lust for life makes you prone to excess --' late nights, heavy entertaining, drinking, eating, etc.
#296 Set personal goals regularly and don't sweep problems under the rug
#297 Adapt and compromise yourself to look good and fit in
#298 Can have a very difficult time letting go of a relationship once it is over
#299 Hypochondria possible
#300 Strong sense of social responsibility
#301 Often very loyal to family and friends; enjoy nurturing and caring for your own
#302 At worst, can be an antisocial crackpot propounding your provocative, even anarchistic views to others
#303 At worst, you can feel alone, lost, dissociated from others and yourself
#304 Are able to commit deeply in a relationship as long as you have ongoing stimulation and variety
#305 Want money and power to be able to insure your own well being and that of loved ones
#306 Can be seductive, sexual, jealous and possessive; relationship problems cause depression
The following questions are optional, but recommended. Please answer truthfully.