Posted by gus on October 29, 1999 at 22:27:28:
In Reply to: what's my type posted by Esther on October 29, 1999 at 09:24:18:
Hi Esther,
It's possible that you're a 5. The high scores for 4 and 6 would arise from influences from your neighbouring numbers. The 9 could be due to the fact that fives are quite like nines in some ways ( eg both will refuse to be rushed into decisions; avoid conflict; can appear inert to others). If, as a 5, you are to preserve the conditions you need to get on with pondering the world, then you need to avoid, or work to avert, conflict occasionally, like a 9.
As a 5 you want to understand, and part of what you want to understand is yourself, like a 4.
As a 5 you have some fear issues like a 6 because you don't react quickly on your feet, and have to spend some time imagining attacks on yourself and figuring out appropriate responses.
Five years is a long time to spend figuring out your type. This points to 5 or 9.
Hope this helps :-)
gus
> Hi,
> I've been reading about the enneagram for 5 years now, and i've taken several
> tests, but I'm still not sure what my type is.
> I scored highest on type 4 and 5 (both 22 points) and on type 6 and 9 (both 21
> points). Is there a way to know for sure what my type is? Can someone be a
> mixture of two or more types?
> Esther