Nov 21, 2024
Enneagram 1 as a gut type
Descriptions of type 1 tend to boil down to sticklers and bookkeepers, underplaying that this is a gut type apart from a superego type. The gut triad is about personal autonomy, boundaries and impact.
Enneagram 1 superego is a physical and visceral response to whatever is going on, which propels 1 to action. 1s usually aren't good at articulating these felt signals and, on some level, feel that action and intent are one and the same thing. There is no need to articulate things when you can do something about it. Constructing a mental map, which is what head types go by, is a growth area for 1s. Hence why, when asked why something needs to be such-and-such, they'll likely resort to "Because I say so".