This test and the full report were super helpful to me in helping me identify my strengths and weaknesses and come up with a plan to help my personality work for me. I was able to read it all, take notes and write my reactions to them in Open Office, all in one afternoon. Most of what I learned here fits with what I've learned about myself through Myer's Briggs (I'm and ENFJ), and my natal astrology chart, especially my nodal pathway. (North Node Cancer 1st house.)
The one thing that I found annoying was when the Enneagram kept going on about all these negative traits for a Two that I don't have at all and never did, not even as a kid. It wasn't until I got down to the Wings and Arrows section that I finally felt the Enneagram was describing me correctly. A bit of that negativity is fine because it does show me how others probably see me at times (maybe they're less enlightened themselves ;), and it helped me understand how other people can be, but it was very repetitive and that seemed unnecessary to me.
The main difference between this and my astrology birth chart was that the Enneagram system wants me to try to find my tribe, but my astrological chart tells me I need to go it alone in this lifetime (other than my marriage), and due to chronic illness and pain I have lost all my family and friends anyway. Since I've become an adult - age 33 on - all of my relationships have slipped away, even when I've reached out to make new friends.
Astrology explains why this is and validates my experiences in this area and it warns me about people in my future too. I believe some people are meant to go it alone in life and that our soul wants us to prove ourselves in this way, so maybe those who write the program for Enneagrams would like to look into that further and come to terms with this reality for those of us who are on that path. This was under the area of 'Alienation' in the Enneagram system. Women like Sue Aikins (Life Below 0), and Sister Wendy Beckett come to mind. They serve as good role models for my life path.
The only other thing that came up was the Enneagram system told me that I have Rigidity at 11 and I believe this is because I suffer from chronic illness and pain so that's not likely going to change for me (although I do my best to support healing for myself). I don't know if the Enneagram has a way of acknowledging that or not, but I don't think this Rigidity is so much in my character as due to my circumstances.
Overall, I'm really glad my therapist suggested I look into this Enneagram system as it always helps to get more support for making the most of my time here on planet earth as a human being. Onward and upward I hope to go!
Thanks for creating such a nice, easily usable site.
