{"id":4713,"date":"2006-02-20T22:50:10","date_gmt":"2006-02-20T22:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ezoons.com\/?p=4713"},"modified":"2006-02-20T22:50:10","modified_gmt":"2006-02-20T22:50:10","slug":"the_enneagram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ezoons.com\/?p=4713","title":{"rendered":"The Enneagram"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I took this test a good decade ago and am surprised to find that I got the same exact result.  Though most of the explanations for the various numbers seems a little simplified to me (based on what I&#8217;d read in the past).<\/p>\n<p><TABLE align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"20\"> <TBODY><TR><TD align=\"center\"> <FONT size=\"5\"><B>the Peacemaker<\/B><\/FONT><BR> Test finished! <\/TD><\/TR><TR><TD> you chose BX &#8211; your Enneagram type is NINE.<br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<\/P><H2>&#8220;I am at peace&#8221;<\/H2><br \/>\n<P><br \/>\n<\/P><P>Peacemakers are receptive, good-natured, and supportive. They seek union<br \/>\nwith others and the world around them. <\/P><\/p>\n<p><P>How to Get Along with Me <\/P><\/p>\n<p><UL><br \/>\n<LI>If you want me to do something, how you ask is important. I especially<br \/>\ndon&#8217;t like expectations or pressure. <\/LI><\/p>\n<p><LI>I like to listen and to be of service, but don&#8217;t take advatage of this.<br \/>\n<\/LI><\/p>\n<p><LI>Listen until I finish speaking, even though I meander a bit. <\/LI><\/p>\n<p><LI>Give me time to finish things and make decisions. It&#8217;s OK to nudge<br \/>\nme gently and nonjudgmentally. <\/LI><\/p>\n<p><LI>Ask me questions to help me get clear. <\/LI><\/p>\n<p><LI>Tell me when you like how I look. I&#8217;m not averse to flattery. <\/LI><\/p>\n<p><LI>Hug me, show physical affection. It opens me up to my feelings. <\/LI><\/p>\n<p><LI>I like a good discussion but not a confrontation. <\/LI><\/p>\n<p><LI>Let me know you like what I&#8217;ve done or said. <\/LI><\/p>\n<p><LI>Laugh with me and share in my enjoyment of life. <\/LI><br \/>\n<\/UL><\/p>\n<p><P>What I Like About Being a Nine <\/P><\/p>\n<p><UL><br \/>\n<LI>being nonjudgmental and accepting <\/LI><\/p>\n<p><LI>caring for and being concerned about others <\/LI><\/p>\n<p><LI>being able to relax and have a good time <\/LI><\/p>\n<p><LI>knowing that most people enjoy my company; I&#8217;m easy to be around <\/LI><\/p>\n<p><LI>my ability to see many different sides of an issue and to be a good<br \/>\nmediator and facilitator <\/LI><\/p>\n<p><LI>my heightened awareness of sensations, aesthetics, and the here and<br \/>\nnow <\/LI><\/p>\n<p><LI>being able to go with the flow and feel one with the universe <\/LI><br \/>\n<\/UL><\/p>\n<p><P>What&#8217;s Hard About Being a Nine <\/P><\/p>\n<p><UL><br \/>\n<LI>being judged and misunderstood for being placid and\/or indecisive <\/LI><\/p>\n<p><LI>being critical of myself for lacking initiative and discipline <\/LI><\/p>\n<p><LI>being too sensitive to criticism; taking every raised eyebrow and twitch<br \/>\nof the mouth personally <\/LI><\/p>\n<p><LI>being confused about what I really want <\/LI><\/p>\n<p><LI>caring too much about what others will think of me <\/LI><\/p>\n<p><LI>not being listened to or taken seriously <\/LI><\/p>\n<p><\/UL><\/p>\n<p><P>Nines as Children Often <\/P><\/p>\n<p><UL><br \/>\n<LI>feel ignored and that their wants, opinions, and feelings are unimportant<br \/>\n<\/LI><\/p>\n<p><LI>tune out a lot, especially when others argue <\/LI><\/p>\n<p><LI>are &#8220;good&#8221; children: deny anger or keep it to themselves<br \/>\n<\/LI><\/p>\n<p><\/UL><\/p>\n<p><P>Nines as Parents <\/P><\/p>\n<p><UL><br \/>\n<LI>are supportive, kind, and warm <\/LI><\/p>\n<p><LI>are sometimes overly permissive or nondirective <\/LI><br \/>\n<\/UL><\/p>\n<p><P><br \/>\n<SMALL><br \/>\nRenee Baron &#038; Elizabeth Wagele<\/p>\n<p><\/SMALL><\/P><SMALL><\/SMALL><P><SMALL>The Enneagram Made Easy <BR><br \/>\nDiscover the 9 Types of People <BR><br \/>\nHarperSanFrancisco, 1994, 161 pages<\/p>\n<p><\/SMALL><br \/>\n<\/P><P><BR><br \/>\nYou are not completely happy with the result?!<BR><br \/>\nYou chose BX<\/P><P><br \/>\nWould you rather have chosen:<br \/>\n<\/P><LI><A href=\"http:\/\/www.okcupid.com\/tests\/describescore?testid=9149133853032033271&#038;category=14\" target=\"_new\"> AX <\/A> (SEVEN)<br \/>\n<\/LI><LI><A href=\"http:\/\/www.okcupid.com\/tests\/describescore?testid=9149133853032033271&#038;category=6\" target=\"_new\"> CX <\/A> (TWO)<br \/>\n<\/LI><LI><A href=\"http:\/\/www.okcupid.com\/tests\/describescore?testid=9149133853032033271&#038;category=11\" target=\"_new\"> BY <\/A> (FOUR)<br \/>\n<\/LI><LI><A href=\"http:\/\/www.okcupid.com\/tests\/describescore?testid=9149133853032033271&#038;category=9\" target=\"_new\"> BZ <\/A> (FIVE)<br \/>\n <\/LI><\/TD><\/TR><TR><TD align=\"center\"> <IMG src=\"http:\/\/is2.okcupid.com\/users\/986\/276\/9872769248634057572\/mt1117662094.jpg\"> <\/TD><\/TR><\/TBODY><\/TABLE> <BR><BR><BR> <TABLE cellpadding=\"20\"> <TBODY><TR><TD> <SPAN id=\"comparisonarea\">My test tracked 2 variables How you compared to other people <I>your age and gender<\/I>:<BLOCKQUOTE><TABLE cellspacing=\"4\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\"><TBODY><TR><TD valign=\"middle\"><TABLE cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" border=\"0\" bgcolor=\"black\"><TBODY><TR><TD height=\"20\" bgcolor=\"#b2cfff\" width=\"32\"><A href=\"http:\/\/www.okcupid.com\"><IMG src=\"http:\/\/is2.okcupid.com\/graphics\/0.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"free online dating\"><\/A><\/TD><TD width=\"118\" bgcolor=\"white\"><A href=\"http:\/\/www.okcupid.com\"><IMG src=\"http:\/\/is2.okcupid.com\/graphics\/0.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"free online dating\"><\/A><\/TD><\/TR><\/TBODY><\/TABLE><\/TD><TD valign=\"middle\">You scored higher than <B>21%<\/B> on <B>ABC<\/B><\/TD><\/TR><TR><TD valign=\"middle\"><TABLE cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" border=\"0\" bgcolor=\"black\"><TBODY><TR><TD height=\"20\" bgcolor=\"#b2cfff\" width=\"53\"><A href=\"http:\/\/www.okcupid.com\"><IMG src=\"http:\/\/is2.okcupid.com\/graphics\/0.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"free online dating\"><\/A><\/TD><TD width=\"97\" bgcolor=\"white\"><A href=\"http:\/\/www.okcupid.com\"><IMG src=\"http:\/\/is2.okcupid.com\/graphics\/0.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"free online dating\"><\/A><\/TD><\/TR><\/TBODY><\/TABLE><\/TD><TD valign=\"middle\">You scored higher than <B>35%<\/B> on <B>XYZ<\/B><\/TD><\/TR><\/TBODY><\/TABLE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/SPAN> <\/TD><\/TR><\/TBODY><\/TABLE> <\/p>\n<table cellpadding=20>\n<tr>\n<td>Link: <a href='http:\/\/www.okcupid.com\/tests\/take?testid=12721960859055255705'>The Quick and Painless ENNEAGRAM Test<\/a> written by <a href='http:\/\/www.okcupid.com\/profile?tuid=9872769248634057572'>felk<\/a> on <a  href='http:\/\/www.okcupid.com'>Ok Cupid<\/a>, home of the <a href='http:\/\/www.okcupid.com\/oktest3'>32-Type Dating Test<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I took this test a good decade ago and am surprised to find that I got the same exact result&#8230;.  What I Like About Being a Nine being nonjudgmental and accepting caring for and being concerned about others being able to relax and have a good time knowing that most people enjoy my company; I&#8217;m easy to be around my ability to see many different sides of an issue and to be a good mediator and facilitator my heightened awareness of sensations, aesthetics, and the here and now being able to go with the flow and feel one with the universe What&#8217;s Hard About Being a Nine being judged and misunderstood for being placid and\/or indecisive being critical of myself for lacking initiative and discipline being too sensitive to criticism; taking every raised eyebrow and twitch of the mouth personally being confused about what I really want caring too much about what others will think of me not being listened to or taken seriously Nines as Children Often feel ignored and that their wants, opinions, and feelings are unimportant tune out a lot, especially when others argue are &#8220;good&#8221; children: deny anger or keep it to themselves Nines as Parents are supportive, kind, and warm are sometimes overly permissive or nondirective Renee Baron &#038; Elizabeth Wagele The Enneagram Made Easy Discover the 9 Types of People HarperSanFrancisco, 1994, 161 pages You are not completely happy with the result?!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[121],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ezoons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ezoons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ezoons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ezoons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ezoons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ezoons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4713\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ezoons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ezoons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ezoons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}