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.