Discovered Yourself

( Go Deep In Understanding Yourself To The Core And Seeking Your )

Learning the way we work (as well as other people) is a very important aspect when it comes to living an effective life.

We were created unique and though we are like other people, we are also unlike other people. If we were just like everyone else, then everyone will be a carbon copy of one another with no individuality or artistic sense. Mankind will be boring – even monkeys and other animals have different species which evidences diversity.

You and I are diverse, unlike one another. We cannot be like others – we can only be ourselves. But do not just be content with being yourself – be a better you! That is why the Enneagram of Personality is such an important subject to undertake. With the diversity of mankind, it is more important to learn how to understand other people and understand how they work. Don’t try and change yourself to fit into their mold nor try and change them to fit ours – it is not what we are called to do. This book is a culmination of years of study, analysis of human psychology, and personal experience rolled together.

What works for one may not work for another and likewise, you may or may not agree with some of the results whether it is about your current predicament or not – it is just for self-discovering purposes with no intention to offend nor ridicule.  

There is no right or wrong type.

Please do not get worked up when your result appears because life is a process of discovery and a constant journey. You might be different 10 years down the line… you will never know. Besides, if anything else matters. know that living an effective life involves interactions with other people which is often really difficult because we do not understand them.

Suffice to know for now, that reading this book will open your mind if you let it – take notes if necessary, and above all, have fun with it! Get ready to unlock the mystery and your true potential at the same time!

The Basics

Enneagrams are a fascinating tool. Discover its humble origins, its role in psychology, and how it helps people.

This chapter talks about:

The origins of enneagrams:

Who started it and how it has evolved.

Why it is important for understanding others.

Its popularity in personal development circles

What are the 9 different types – reformer, helper, achiever, individualist, investigator, loyalist, enthusiast, challenger, and peacemaker. Personal development as you know it will change once you discover your type. Read on to find the beauty in every different type!

Where To Start

The Enneagram is typically known for its accuracy in predicting the various types of human personality. The first inception of the enneagram begun with George Ivanovich Gurdjieff – an Armenian mystic and spiritual teacher. Although the enneagram model has been known since ancient times, it was Gurdjieff who make the model publicly known.

Only in recent decades that the enneagram gained more prominence in the field of personal developmental studies through these two individuals – Oscar Ichazo and Claudio Naranjo.

It is not a typology that is perpetuated among academic circles – especially in the field of psychology. However, it has a strong following among personal development circles because of its unique structure for finding out how people work.

Simply put, if you do not know yourself, it is very hard to begin understanding others.

Once you know yourself, you will be able to do some guesswork on how other people work, hence saving you a lot of frustration when dealing with people who are from different ‘types’.

The test is fairly accurate if the person taking the test answers them authentically.

The enneagram consists of 9 different points, each point is connected to another point in a form of connectivity and association. Each point also affects the adjacent point which you will learn in the chapters to follow.

Below is a diagram of the chart and how you can understand the differences between all the different types and their placements. In the next chapter, you will learn how you can take a few tests and see how they work together to discover your type as well as a sub-type. The exciting part of self-discovery is about to begin! Which of the 9 types will you be?

This chapter talks about:

Websites where you can take the test

Where your type is and how it is affected by the one adjacent to it and connected to it by the lines The effect of ‘wings’…  

What are sub-types?

All the different combinations of types and sub-types added together to form your unique personality

To live an effective life, understanding your fixations, ego, holy ideas, temptations, and other factors your type tends to lean towards – it is important to know them deep down, otherwise, you will not be able to live true to yourself.

The Different Consciousness Levels

First of all, please take the test from either one of these 3 sources:

http://www.eclecticenergies.com/enneagram/test.php

http://www.enneagraminstitute.com/begin.asp

http://similarminds.com/test.html

After taking all some (or all) of these tests, you’ll discover how you can easily identify 2 things:

(1) You will know which of the 9 ‘types’ you are. You will be named among one of these types:

- The Reformer

- The Helper

- The Achiever

- The Individualist

- The Investigator  

- The Loyalist

- The Enthusiast - The Challenger

- The Peacemaker

(2) Note that among these 9 types, there is always a possibility that you could be leaning ‘left’ or ‘right’ towards one of the other accompanying types. In other words, you could be a pure achiever, an achiever with a

helper ‘wing’, or an achiever with an individualistic ‘wing’.

(3) Each type is also mildly affected by other types they are connected with (See the diagram again for a better idea)

For example, a helper will feel stressed when a challenger is around but at ease when ‘helping’ an individualist. Likewise, Loyalists are stressed around achievers but comfortable with peacemakers. This adds further environmental dynamics to all the types involved.

(4) There’s also one more component called a subtype. It is also called instinctual energy by some. What this means is, along with their type, a natural sub-type exist for all people and this instinctual level manifests itself in 3 forms:

- Self-preservation

- Sexual

- Social

Self-preservation sub-types are people who may internally place emphasis and externally express the need to protect themselves. The sexual sub-types (not sexual bodily…) are more to intimacy and forming close bonds with their partners and the social sub-types are typically those who function at their best when in large groups.

At the end of the day, with the 9 types and 3 sub-types, you will typically end up with at least 27 combinations (not including the various wings and stress points).