The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery

From personal experience, I can tell you not wanting to stick to playing what’s on the page is a pattern with many Sevens. Helen Palmer calls them the Epicures because of the way they delight in all the best possibilities in life. If you don’t believe me, take a Seven to dinner. They’re usually the first person to smell what the menu special is. “H

TYPE ONE: The Perfectionist.

Sevens have to learn how to embrace and steward their suffering rather than run from it.

the Nine’s attention loses focus and becomes diffused.

They take in all the information and don’t feel anything until they have a few days on their own to process it in private. For them life is like a knowledge salad bar. They get in line, pick what they want, then bag it up, take it home, eat it and over the next week digest it. They need extended periods of time alone where they can process their th

Eights want the unvarnished truth. Unless you like lengthy estrangements, never lie or send a mixed message to an Eight. You have to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Information is power, so Eights want to know all the facts.

Remember, for a Nine who lacks self-knowledge this is not necessarily conscious behavior. They’re just humming along in the trance of their Nine-ness.

Fives are motivated by a desire to understand. To them, gathering knowledge and mastering information are not just interesting endeavors but keys to survival. By embarking on a lifelong quest for information, often about unusual or challenging subjects, Fives believe they can insulate themselves from emotional and spiritual harm.

Eight identifies with the easily preyed upon and rushes to their aid.