The Enneagram is a fascinating model of the human psyche. Everyone should take the test at least once in their lifetime!
Used in therapy, business, and self-development circles, the Enneagram is a powerful tool that can increase your self-awareness, empower you with self-understanding, and increase your self-love.
The Enneagram is also a highly psycho-spiritual model (meaning that it caters to human psychology and spirituality) that can support you on your spiritual journey.
Get ready to learn about your deepest strengths, weaknesses, and gifts in our free enneagram test!
How Dominant is Your Shadow Self?
The human shadow contains every thought, feeling, desire, and personality trait that we have rejected or suppressed. How dominant is yours?
How Does the Enneagram Work?
The word ‘enneagram’ is composed of the two Greek words ennéa (meaning nine) and grámma (meaning something written). And that is the crux of the enneagram: it reveals the nature of the human personality by dividing it into nine different archetypes.
The interesting thing about the Enneagram is that it possesses a number of different facets that help us to identify:
(1) what we desire more than anything else,(2) what we value the most, (3) what tempts us the most, (4) what causes us the most fear, (5) what our biggest fault is, (6) what our greatest virtue is.
Our enneagram test (bottom of page) will help you to identify these different facets and what you need to pay attention to.
The 9 Enneagram Types
The nine Enneagram types include:
- Type 1 – The Reformer
- Type 2 – The Giver
- Type 3 – The Performer
- Type 4 – The Individualist
- Type 5 – The Observer
- Type 6 – The Loyalist
- Type 7 – The Idealist
- Type 8 – The Challenger
- Type 9 – The Peacemaker
It is common to find a little bit of yourself in all nine Enneagram types. However, one or two of them should stand out for you as revealed by this enneagram test. These are your dominant personality types.
How Understanding the Enneagram Could Transform Your Life
The Enneagram Typology was first conceptualized by the mystic Gurdjieff and developed further by Oscar Ichazo and psychiatrist Claudio Naranjo.
There are several reasons why understanding your Enneagram type is so helpful:
- It helps you to become more objectively aware of your personality “blind spots”
- It assists you in developing more self-love by helping you to understand yourself more
- It encourages you to consciously work on parts of your personality that inhibit your ability to live a harmonious life
- It allows you to develop more awareness of your “higher self” (Soul) by deconstructing your personality
Keep in mind that the Enneagram is more of a system of transformation than a means of labeling and identification. Perhaps the most amazing thing about the Enneagram is that it encourages the development and liberation of the Soul underneath.
Enneagram and Spiritual Awakening
The power of the enneagram lies in its ability to lead us to higher awareness. By helping us to understand the root of our fixations and various neurosis, we learn about our ego structure and where it broke off from Divine consciousness (called the ‘Holy Idea’). We also learn what quality we need to develop in order to deepen our spiritual awakening journey.
In his Enneagram book Facets of Unity, A. H. Almaas writes,
The … view of the Enneagram is that each ennea-type fixation is the expression of a limited mental perspective on reality, and that each of the nine egoic perspectives is the direct result of the loss or absence of the enlightened perception of one of the Holy Ideas … Working with the Enneagram as part of a larger spiritual work, however, leads to a much deeper realization of truth and thus, a freedom from personality patterns.
Take Our Free Enneagram Test!
Now that you have the important background information, it’s time to get started!
Find out what your Enneagram type is in our free enneagram test below. (Don’t forget to share what you got in the comments!) This is one of the best, free, and fast Enneagram tests out there with a description of your type at the end:
What did you get?
Share your results!
Wow – all tests on this site are WAY off for me.
I got perfectionists.
As did I. Sc
Hi: I came up perfectionist. The last time I was Individualist. I find the descriptions simplistic. INFJ is my Meyers-Briggs type and the comprehension of who I am is far easier to discern. I used to attempt to be perfect, not any longer. I am the Black sheep and rebel in my ex family of origin. I don’t resent and therefore the Holy Idea does not jibe for my stage in life. I am 63. MBTI is a softer, kinder explanation of our blind spots and weaknesses and very complimentary describing our strong characteristics. In essence this assessment made me peeved as I have worked so hard to overcome my perfectionist tendencies which manifest as procrastination and self negation if I don’t perform well. Truthfully, I found this description vague and insulting and not terribly informative. I am sure you constructed an excellent test and the whole system is just not for me. Do you have any other tests regarding dimensions of innate qualities? Curious… Thank you for all your tests that help with the journey to self-realization. Namaste’ <3
i am on observer and its true the test is very enlightening and accurate i now know a few things i didnt before
I found the questions badly worded, as in many cases both or neither applied, yet I still had to choose one.
I also question the accuracy, as I’ve taken the full enneagram test at least three times in the past, EVERY TIME came out a 9, and your test has me as a 1: and yet, my baseline personality is FAR more peacemaker than perfectionist, and always has been.
I agree – often neither answer fits. And my results were not close to those form other sources. You pegged me as a 1 while truity had 1 as the 4th ranking (5, 8, 6, then 1).
I guess I don’t fit into boxes very well.
Some questions on enneagram test were too black or white. Not enough choices.
Wow, that definitely describes me a Giver, Every word I can totally relate to. I have a good heart but my mind wanders Thanks for asking me to take the test. Honestly I’ve never heard of that word ‘Enneagram’ ever before but its definitely right about me. I love the way it’s worded. Before I did the Test I said to myself I bet I’ll probably get results as The Giver, maybe I’m abit psychic, lol, I wish.
As asked I am sharing my results from the enneagram. My result is “giver”. I would agree with most of it. Thank you
Hi, does anyone know about an esoteric study group about the enneagram? Or where to find more about it aside from the run-of-the-mill?
The enneagram has accompanied me greatly on my spiritual journey, and after dissolving some layers ;) , I discovered that what you find in books and what is talked about on sites primarily focuses on what I would call your ego- or yang-personality. I’m hyped to write here that I found that I have an entire different entity within me, which I would call your soul- or yin-personality. The miraculous part about the enneagram is that it not only describes the types of possible personalities for your ego and your soul, but also by the fact that the arrows show how they relate to each other.
For instance, my ego-personality is type 1, the reformer, which is known to be about ‘my way or the high way’. But really, its reason for existence is to set and enforce the rules of the game for my funloving type 7 enthusiastic soul.
I’ve made similar observations in other people I know as well. My achieving brother (type 3), who is incredibly vain, is actually searching to make friends (type 6), which showed from the moment he was born (smiling as a baby, waving to neighbours,etc). Another guy I know, who is profoundly lazy and very quiet (type 9), has these moments where he comes alive, when he gets absorbed into doing some sort of activity (type 3). My mom, who is type 6, when I asked about her most enjoyable childhood memory, told me it was eating an apple, while reading a book, under a tree… . Guess what personality that sounds like?
Anyway, I’m certain that the enneagram contains much more secrets (as insinuated by Gurdjieff), but I don’t know how to move forward.
Any advice given is greatly appreciated,
kind regards,
Herman
I find it taking some of the tests.
I tried taking the Enneagram test but It just could not go.I saw the link and when I clicked to get the page where I will take the test,it usually takes me to another thing or topic entirely.
Please what do I do.
Hey Obikeze,
Thank you for sharing your feedback. Have you tried a different browser or device? It seems like it could be something localized on your end maybe via the cache, as other users don’t seem to be having trouble.
Let me know.