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Enneagram Main Board Archive Re: Okay, so...Posted by Dave on December 24, 1998 at 14:05:29: In Reply to: Okay, so... posted by Polly on December 24, 1998 at 08:44:51:
> I hate to be overly simplistic about this, but how to you ascertain your underlying motivations other than by looking at your behaviors? In fact, the enneagram resources I've used all say something along the lines of "read thee descriptions of behaviors and see if you identify with one or a few to find your type" or there's a test in which you pick behaviors or opinions/desires and they result in a "type." It is only then that you read that the motivation for say, a 7, is fear of pain, etc. Do you see what I mean? I can sit and think long and hard about whether I'm positive, negative or ambivalent toward my mother or father, and I could sit and try to think whether I act more from anger or fear, but that's very tricky (I could discover that I find myself feeling fear throughout my life, but perhaps I've just stuffed down the anger, or some variation of this). Okay, so I'm doggedly pursuing this because I can't quite be certain of my type and I really don't know how to proceed unless I feel on firmer ground. After all, if I misidentify myself and start to assess things in detail and working on development/integration, etc., then I've gone down the wrong path altogether! Ah, well, I'll keep pushing on with this... Hi Polly, Lets take your example! What is so bad about misidentifying yourself? WHY is that a concern for you? WHAT is your motivation? WHY are you doggedly pursuing this, and why don't you know how to proceed if you don't feel you're on firmer ground? You're leaving clues in your writings. Dave
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