// so @dyedmaxiian also tagged me in another dash meme, this time for an enneagram quiz — which i highly recommend people do for their muses, enneagrams are a lot of fun!
... but i’m a big enough nerd that i not only know and grok the enneagram system, but i HANDPICK my characters’ enneagrams. i ain’t need no quiz babey! so uh, i’m just gonna post snippets from my own enneagram resources for zetta and elle, who were pinged for the meme!
elle days >> type nine, wing eight
As a Type Nine individual becomes more accustomed to the world, they are presented with the reality that things just aren't going to go smoothly. The ideal mental state of a Nine would be one of serenity and contemplation, but the world does not give up its conflict easily. The solution is for the Nine to withdraw from one's self and get absorbed in the outside world. At the same time, they are likely to seek peace in their endeavors, as it challenges the serenity they associate with love.
But not all conflict is in the outside world; conflict exists in the inner world as well. Type Nine individuals are confronted with conflicting emotions, thoughts and desires, just like any type. There may be a great deal of tension between what the Id wants (the basic drive for immediate gratification) and what the Superego wants (the code of morality and ethics learned in childhood). Type Nine deals with this conflict by looking outside of themselves, ignoring it wherever possible, and focusing on the world around them.
Type Nine is normally associated with serenity and contemplation, while Type Eight is associated with pushy aggressiveness. The 9w8 combination is sometimes described as paradoxical, but it actually makes perfect sense, as long as we keep in mind that serenity and aggression are secondary consequences of the core motivations of Nine and Eight.
Type Nine wants to detach from their own world and find fulfillment in the world around them, or the world of others. Type Eights are hyper-aware of the boundaries between themselves and others and will react aggressively if those borders are crossed harmfully. 9w8s, therefore, want to extend themselves into the outside world while simultaneously protecting themselves from harm. 9w8s tend to want to do their own thing, and will react aggressively if that is threatened, but their modus operandi is to wander throughout the world at their own direction and anyone who wants to tell them what to do can haul off. 9w8s can also be incredibly protective of their friends, because the 9 component lets them “merge” with others and the 8 component takes an attack on friends as a personal attack. (Contrast this with Type 1 – Type 1 will act aggressively in that situation because they perceive the enemy as “wrong”, Type 9w8 will act aggressively because they see their friends as part of themselves.)
zetta reynolds >> type eight, wing seven
The Type Eight basic drive is to survive and the basic fear is to be harmed or controlled. After all, to be controlled is to essentially be an animal caught in a trap, waiting for someone to come along and finish the job. For that reason, Eights will resist almost any attempt to control them. (Weak attempts may fall off the radar as something not worth dealing with.)
But as a society, we do not live in the world of the Id. Society doesn’t allow us to set out bear traps for other people (well, most societies) and so the behaviors of the Eight are channeled into other activities. This is why Eights tend to gravitate toward positions of power, particularly in business or social settings. Even if the position has no apparent survival value, the subconscious drive to control (lest the Eight be controlled themselves) drives them to become the authority in a situation.
The traits of the Eight and those of a Seven-wing reinforce each other to produce a very aggressive subtype. Eights with a Seven-wing are the most openly aggressive of all the subtypes because each component types is aggressive - Eights in their quest for power and Sevens in their acquisition of experiences and possessions. This is also the least other-related and most egocentric of all the subtypes, making it one of the most difficult for others to get along with easily.
Healthy people of this subtype are highly extroverted, action-oriented, and extremely energetic. They take the initiative almost all the time - from business deals to romantic engagements - with great gusto and confidence of success. The healthy Eight's charisma combines with the healthy Seven's capacity to enjoy life, producing an extraordinarily outgoing personality whose inner strength and vitality may be so outstanding as to allow Eights with a Seven-wing to have a public, and possibly historical, impact. Their magnanimity will have a practial focus in the concern they show for the material well-being of others.
personality cafe: type 8
personatliy cafe: overview of 8 and its wings
personality cafe: type 9
bonus: personality cafe: overview of 9 and its wings
bonus: fuckyeah-char-dev’s enneagram tag (chrono)
