The Enneagram Guide: Understanding your Personality
Discover the most powerful psychological model to understand your reactions, your deep motivations, and how the people around you function.
What is the Enneagram?
The word "Enneagram" comes from the Greek ennea (nine) and gramma (figure). It is a model of the human personality structure that maps 9 fundamental types of behavior.
Unlike other personality tests that simply put you in a static category, the Enneagram is a dynamic system. It doesn't just tell you "who you are", it explains why you act that way. It highlights your defense mechanisms under stress (disintegration) and your potential for growth (integration).
Want to discover your profile?
Finding your Enneatype (your "base") just by reading can be misleading, because we often confuse what we are with what we would like to be. To avoid psychological bias, a structured test is essential.
Our Ennea Gramma software includes a comprehensive test with cross-referenced questions to accurately identify your dominant profile and provide you with a detailed analysis of your paths of evolution.
Download Ennea Gramma SoftwareThe 3 Centers of Intelligence
Before discovering the 9 types, it is important to understand that the system is built around three centers of intelligence. Depending on our life experiences, we have over-developed one of these centers to react to the world:
The Instinctive Center
(Types 8, 9, 1)
Filters reality through action, the body, and movement. Manages survival and autonomy. The underlying core emotion is Anger.
The Emotional Center
(Types 2, 3, 4)
Filters reality through feelings, relationships, and the heart. Manages self-image and belonging. The core emotion is Sadness/Shame.
The Thinking Center
(Types 5, 6, 7)
Filters reality through reflection, analysis, and the head. Manages security and beliefs. The core emotion is Fear.
Discover the 9 Profiles (Enneatypes)
Each individual has a base (a dominant profile) that does not change during their lifetime. Select a number below to explore the psychology, fears, and motivations of each type.