Of the 9 universal personalities, which is yours?

Why do we act or react in such a way when faced with a situation? The Enneagram, a self-knowledge tool, can bring you some keys, through the nine types of personalities that compose it.

The term Enneagram comes from the Greek "ennea", which means the number nine and "gramma", which means the figure. It is therefore a figure with 9 points.

The Enneagram symbol is very old but was reintroduced by a philosopher in the 1920s, Georges Gurdjieff, who began to correlate the symbol with a method of self-knowledge. 50 years later, his work was taken over by a professor of psychology, Oscar Ichazo and a psychiatrist, Claudio Naranjo.

The Enneagram is defined as a method of discovering oneself and others . It is a tool that allows you to study your personality. Of course, it is one tool among others. It must also be understood that the enneagram is not limited to nine personality profiles: with the subtypes and variants, we arrive at thousands of possible combinations!

Its principle is based on:

  • The forces or motivations that we have within us, represented by the 9 points of the figure. Among these 9 forces, each of us has a dominant corresponding to a type of personality. We find: the Perfectionist, the Altruist, the Winner, the Creative, the Observer, the Loyalist, the Epicurean, the Leader and the Mediator. The main force is innate .
  • The three centers in which the 9 types of personalities are distributed three by three: the instinctive center, the mental center, the emotional center. Like forces, a center is preferred and used the majority. Types 2, 3 and 4 belong to the emotional center , while types 5, 6 and 7 are more in the mental center and types 8, 9 and 1 in the instinctual center .

The main force is complemented by secondary forces called "wings" in the language of the Enneagram. They are on either side of the main force, on the neighboring branches.

Each personality type is also connected to two other types by the "arrow" system of the figure. These are the opposite personalities to the main one. One to which one tends towards under stress (disintegration) by acting according to the compulsion and the main tendency of its type. The other towards which one flourishes (integration) manifested by the main force and the virtue of its type.

A TOOL FOR COMMUNICATION, FORECASTING AND DEVELOPMENT.

This tool allows you to get to know yourself in depth and to understand your behavior in a stressful situation or in a situation of harmony.

It is sometimes used by professionals in the context of coaching or therapy. It is also a good communication tool , especially in the professional environment, allowing you to better understand and know your employees.

Once you have understood your personality type, the Enneagram brings elements to know how to evolve positively in your life.

Location: India

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