The Enneagram is 'focused on internal motivations rather than external behaviors'Ībbey Howe, 32, has been an Enneagram coach since 2020. Your test result comes with a detailed description of that type's motivations and weaknesses. The Enneagram test consists of at least 100 questions, and respondents are assigned one of nine "types":įans of the test like that it goes deeper than your average personality test.
Like with astrology, it can be hard to make it through a party or a date without some amount of chatter being dedicated to the popular test and what it might dub you. On TikTok, the hashtag #enneagram has 370.4 million views.Įven if you haven't taken the Enneagram test yourself, you may have been roped into a conversation about it. But a handful of sources trace the test's genesis back to Greek, Islamic and Jewish teachings.Īs with many phenomena of questionable scientific origins, it has gained popularity despite a lack of endorsement by the academic community. The most commonly accepted origin story dates back to the 1970s, when the test was popularized in the United States by Oscar Ichazo, a Bolivian philosopher. With the Enneagram, there can be a lot of movement, which is fitting, because human personality is complex."It's one of the more mysterious to me in terms of where types come from and on what basis it lies," said David Watson, a professor of personality psychology at Notre Dame University. Each type has range and nuance Cron and Stabile show how each number has "wings," or correspondences with neighboring number types, as well as how each type can function like another in strength, or retreat to a different type when unhealthy or hurting. They give examples of what each type looks like when healthy, middling, or unhealthy, and name for each type common or besetting sins (a shadow side) as well as "missed messages" not received in the early years of life that may explain certain behaviors or longings. Then, they explain how this number may experience their world and how their unique personality can lead them to discover a deep sense of God-given meaning as part of the human family.
Easy read.In each chapter, they outline basic characteristics of each type, allowing the reader to discern their own number based on self-knowledge and experience. The Enneagram is an ancient personality type system with an uncanny accuracy in describing how human beings are wired, both positively and negatively. ✍️ Author: Ian Morgan Cron, Suzanne Stabile 📘 Name: The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery
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