Their frustration was also realized in relationship with their caregivers at an early age when they experienced a compulsion for more care or safety from either their nurturing caregiver, their protective caregiver, or both. They just wanted more than they seemed to be receiving and that frustration never left.

“Human behavior flows from three sources: desire [body], emotion [heart], and knowledge [head]”) and echoed in every major world religion. In this tripartite understanding, the composite of our existence is expressed through three distinct components of the human person, commonly referred to as the body, the soul, and the spirit.

Nines with a One wing are firmer with their conscience and principles, give more attention to details, and follow their ethical convictions into the peace they mediate.

Since then I’ve done my best to protect rhythms that are healthy and sustainable. Today I know that Sabbath is for rest, retreats are for reflection, vacations are for recreation, and sabbatical is for renewal.

So if the Harmony Triads tell us about how we relate to the world, the Dominant Affect Groups go a step further by telling us how we relate to the world specifically as a result of our defining family relationships—what drives the Harmony Triads or the why behind the Harmony Triads.

head people are obsessed with quieting their inner distress in an effort to create external peace and security.

However, if an online test is your preferred method of typing, I’d suggest paying for the Enneagram Institute’s RHETI test because it is widely regarded as the most accurate, thorough, and time-tested.

Think of it as a warning sign or flare signal, designed not to condemn a person but to guide them back home.

Those in the Body Center are gut people who experience life through intuitive instincts and tactile engagement with their senses.