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What is the Enneagram?

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The Enneagram is a personality system that explores the rich variations of 9 valid perspectives of the world. The word “Enneagram" itself stands for:

ennea - 9

-gram - drawing

The symbol shown here is the drawing that has a point for each type and lines that show interactions or relationships between types. The drawing can help you understand more about your type and foster further empathy and compassion for yourself.


The Enneagram is the most diverse personality system there is. Many personality typing systems create boxes, excuses, and little room for individuality. The Enneagram helps you identify the shared basics and then helps you to discover your unique per

The Enneagram is the most diverse personality system there is. Many personality typing systems create boxes, excuses, and little room for individuality. The Enneagram helps you identify the shared basics and then helps you to discover your unique personality expression and helpful self-awareness tools that can show you when you're struggling and how to grow.

Let's break it down - every Enneagram type is made up of a core type expressed in shared core motivations and then varying layers of engagement with triads, wings, paths, subtypes, and beyond.

Let's break it down - every Enneagram type is made up of a core type expressed in shared core motivations and then varying layers of engagement with triads, wings, paths, subtypes, and beyond.

Because the core motivations are the one commonly shared expression of a core type, every person's personality looks a bit different both to themselves and to the world around them. Check out how different a 9w8 can look from one person to the next,

Because the core motivations are the one commonly shared expression of a core type, every person's personality looks a bit different both to themselves and to the world around them. Check out how different a 9w8 can look from one person to the next, or from one season to the next.

Core Motivations are central to the expression of your type. Enneagram types aren't simply shared behaviors, perceptions, or appearances. Instead, our behaviors, perceptions, and thoughts are formed because a person is expressing or protecting one or

Core Motivations are central to the expression of your type. Enneagram types aren't simply shared behaviors, perceptions, or appearances. Instead, our behaviors, perceptions, and thoughts are formed because a person is expressing or protecting one or more of their core motivations. Every type has a shared core fear, desire, weakness, and longing.

Core Fear: The thing you're trying to avoid with everything you've got. If it happens, it feels like it might be the worst thing ever.

Core Fear: The thing you're trying to avoid with everything you've got. If it happens, it feels like it might be the worst thing ever.

The thing you're trying to get. If you could just secure it, everything would be ok.

The thing you're trying to get. If you could just secure it, everything would be ok.

That thing you don't like talking about because it's always tripping you up. But you just can't shake it.

That thing you don't like talking about because it's always tripping you up. But you just can't shake it.

The message you'd love to hear. If it were true for you, you could really find contentment and peace.

The message you'd love to hear. If it were true for you, you could really find contentment and peace.