The nine Enneagram types
The Enneagram describes nine personality types, each organized around a core desire and a basic fear — the strategy you learned early in life to feel safe and met. Most people have one dominant type, flavored by a neighbouring "wing."
The Reformer
Wants to be good, right, and principled; fears being corrupt, defective, or wrong.
The Helper
Wants to be loved and needed; fears being unwanted or unworthy of love.
The Achiever
Wants to be successful, admired, and valuable; fears being worthless or unremarkable.
The Individualist
Wants to be authentic and true to yourself; fears having no identity or significance.
The Investigator
Wants to be capable, competent, and knowledgeable; fears being incompetent, drained, or overwhelmed.
The Loyalist
Wants security, support, and certainty; fears being without support or unable to cope.
The Enthusiast
Wants freedom, variety, and happiness; fears being trapped in pain or deprivation.
The Challenger
Wants to be strong and in control of your life; fears being harmed, controlled, or vulnerable.
The Peacemaker
Wants inner and outer peace and harmony; fears conflict, loss, and disconnection.
Is the Enneagram scientifically valid?
Honestly: the Enneagram is a popular self-help and personal-growth model, not a framework used in academic personality research, and tests of it (including the OEPS this one is based on) show only modest reliability. We use the public-domain OEPS, which was statistically keyed against thousands of people's self-identified types, because it's open and reasonably matches the common conceptions of each type. Treat your result as a mirror for reflection — useful for curiosity and conversation, not a diagnosis. For a research-grade picture of your personality, try our Big Five test.