Personality Types

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This personality theory called Enneagram theory to an outsider can appear somewhat mysical, and has been compared and contrasted with the 7 Chakras as well as the zodiac. However, although complex, the Enneagram is all about personality, no more, no less.

I tried this out at Learn Na'vi, an the most common type was 9. It had me wondering if the traits of a 9 has someting to do with the message(s) of AVATAR. It even had me wondering if Cameron is a type 9 as well. I'm testing this out here to see if 9 will end up the most common type (and also to confirm that the traits of a type 9 are not necessarily associated with the language).

There are 9 basic types (I recommend exploring around a little):

Type 1: The Reformer
Type 2: The Helper
Type 3: The Achiever
Type 4: The Individualist
Type 5: The Investigator
Type 6: The Loyalist
Type 7: The Enthusiast
Type 8: The Challenger
Type 9: The Peacemaker

Each of the 9 types are grouped into 3 main triads:
2,3,4: the Heart triad, shame fixation
5,6,7: the Head triad, fear fixation
8,9,1: the Body/Instinct triad, anger fixation

1,4,7 often turn their shame/fear/anger inward, while 2,5,8 turn it outward. 3,6,9 tend to take on traits of their neighbors in this respect.

The Enneagram doesn't stop there. There are several other triads out there.

Spoiler: Hornevian Triads 

Psychologist Karen Horney discovered these additional triads, so-called Hornevian triads:
1,2,6: "Compliant"
3,7,8: "Assertive"
4,5,9: "Withdrawn"

These triads are all about how each type copes with a stressful situation:
Compliant 1s comply with their superego to avoid a feeling of corruption and chaos.
Compliant 2s comply with their superego to avoid a feeling of uselesness.
Assertive 3s assert themselves so they can get the success/achievements they want.
Withdrawn 4s withdraw for the sake of their individuality.
Withdrawn 5s withdraw for the sake of inner clarity.
Compliant 6s comply with their superego to avoid a feeling of insecurity and fear.
Assertive 7s assert themselves so they can get the experiences they desire.
Assertive 8s assert themselves so they can lead on.
Withdrawn 9s withdraw for the sake of inner peace.

Spoiler: Harmonic Triads 

These triads are all about how we go about problem solving. IMHO, MBTI better explains this, but Enneagram does it a little differently:
2,7,9: "Positive Outlook"
1,3,5: "Competency"
4,6,8: "Reactive"

Competent 1s are competent to remain perfect (not implying that 1s are perfect, just that they strive to be).
Positive 2s are positive about others.
Competent 3s are competent to overcome obstacles to their challenges for success.
Reactive 4s react emotionally, taking things personally.
Competent 5s are competent to understand the "outside world," whatever that may mean.
Reactive 6s react about their insecurities.
Positive 7s are positive about themselves.
Reactive 8s react to try to avoid being controlled.
Positive 9s are positive about the problem at hand.

(Oe omum there are better descriptions out there than mine)

Spoiler: Additional stuff 

It also gets more complex with something called "wings." This is where one type takes on the characteristics of a neighboring type. You'll often see this notated as "9w1" or "6w7" with the "w" for wing. Not to mention something called a tritype: one type for how you relate to the world (Body), one type for how you think (Head) and one type for how you see yourself (Heart). A full Enneagram type will look something like this: 1w2, 3w4, 5w6 (You can expect yours to be different).

Additionally, for each type, you have something called instinctual variants: SP (Self-Preservational: you and yourself), SX (Sexual/Relational: you and someone else), and SO (Social: you and a group of people).

Finally, each type has a growth and stress arrow. The paths are seen on most enneagram pics.
Direction of growth: 1→7→5→8→2→4→1; 3→6→9→3. Direction of stress is the exact reverse.

Nì'i'a, some tests for frapo to check out

RHETI sampler test (Riso-Hudson Enneagram Type Indicator): 36 questions, succinct and accurate.
A Very thorough Enneagram test: this is a 3-part test. Long, but incredibly accurate. This blog also has some links to other personality tests.
From these tests, and most others, you can determine your main type (Highest score of all), tritype (Highest in each Heart/Head/Body triad), and wings(Highest number adjacent to your (tri)type). If you are curious about your instinctual variants, I found this test

I didn't include the wings in the poll, but feel free to mention them in your post. Same with instinctual variants. Livu ngaru tì'o' fpomsì oe newomum!

Kop, if you're curious about my type, it's a 9. The one type I have 0 amount of is 8. I'm not assertive at all like an 8 and tend to be paranoid of them.