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Re: Enneatype: Defense Mechanism?

Re: Enneatype: Defense Mechanism?

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Posted by Snake on July 02, 1998 at 04:05:06:

In Reply to: Re: Enneatype: Defense Mechanism? posted by Geenius at Wrok on June 30, 1998 at 12:39:45:

: I have to disagree about your enneagram type changing. It simply isn't
: consistent with the theory. One or the other of your test results has
: been wrongly interpreted.

This sounds like you're trying to make reality conform to theory.

I would say if we find that people seem to change ennea-types, and theory says they shouldn't, then we ought to change our ideas about the enneagram, not our perceptions of personality.

I am not convinced either way as to whether people do change ennea-types. But I do believe that strong life experiences can drastically alter our orientations towards people and new experiences and possibly our defense mechanisms.

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