The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery

The nine mirrors are nine types, of which we are dominant in one: Type One strives for principled excellence as moral duty. Type Two strives for lavish love through self-sacrifice. Type Three strives for appreciative recognition through curated successes. Type Four strives for the discovery of identity for faithful authenticity. Type Five strives f

When Nines are able to entertain the idea that their presence matters, it has a positive effect on all of their encounters with others, especially those they love the most.

Discovering structures at play is the stock-in-trade of people with high levels of personal mastery. Sometimes these structures can be readily changed. Sometimes, as with structural conflict, they change only gradually. Then the need is to work more creatively within them while acknowledging their origin, rather than fighting the structures. Either

Psychologists call this “self-insight”—a mature understanding of our capabilities and motivations—and it’s correlated with an array of positive outcomes, ranging from good relationships to a sense of purpose in life. Self-insight and psychological well-being go together.