#type six

[capricornvampire]

Part One || The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Enneagram

Sejanus Plinth

Type One || 1w2 || 146

Type One:

Sejanus is motivated by his desire for Goodness, in the moral sense. His ethical integrity is at the forefront of his personality, and is the be all and end all of all his decisions and relationships.

Ones are highly principled and decisive when dealing with moral quandaries, and they seek out a sense of purpose

Sejanus resents his father, his classmates, and the Capitol on the whole for decisions that are at odds with his own ideals, and refuses to let that go unnoticed; at all times, the most important thing for him is to stand up for what he believes is right and just.

Type Four:

Fours tend towards melancholia. They can be explosive and sensitive, especially when circumstances challenge their sense of identity.

Sejanus has a habit of self-pity, however justified it might be, and wears his emotions blatantly on his sleeve. He is not precious about being seen as flawed, but is absolute about being authentic and true to himself (and his ideals).

Type Six

Sejanus is committed to both his goals and his friends - right to the bitter end. He will only momentarily stray from his stubbornly held beliefs when cornered by Coriolanus, his closest, and perhaps only, friend.

He desires material and emotional security for himself and his loved ones, and we only see him falter when their safety and his own is compromised - when his actions backfire and he comes face to face with the chaos in his wake.

Thanks for reading! I intend on making more of these as the mood strikes me - particularly Coriolanus and Lucy Gray, and I might try my hand at the main trilogy too (as soon as I finish my reread)!

These posts solely reflect my personal interpretation of these characters based on both the books and the films, if you would type them differently, I’d love to hear your perspective!

I used the Enneagram Institute webpage for type descriptions to make my initial decisions for this post, so for more information on Enneagram types in general, I can recommend their site!

[marshmalaphor]

A Love Letter to Type 6

To Those on Unsteady Footing,

           Humorous as a means of deflection from your feelings while simultaneously very kind to draw people in, you always leave others wanting more. Afraid of losing connection with those you love and all the traction of the spark you’ve built up around them, you stumble through life—arms full and weighted down—with baggage that is not even all your own.

           Suitcases stacked upon your shoulders carry the weight of other people’s expectations and problems, which you take on the burden of to show them that you love them. And that’s generous, but the problem is that they keep letting you carry these things all on your own.

           Loyal to a fault, your legs begin to buckle under the heaviness of the things you’re forcing yourself to carry. Here, dear one, let me take some of the load off. These things are too draining a problem for just one soul.

           Dedicated to your cause, you pause, and you resist letting me help you because “what if I am burdened with these things and then I leave?” But I’m not going anywhere, sweet one, and that black-and-white thinking will get you nowhere.

           My little problem solver with a tendency to doubt oneself to the point of exhaustion, let me help you—you never let anybody help you. But I’m standing before you telling you that I want to, of my own volition, and that my helping will in no way later cause me to want to go away from you.

           Let us step out of the baggage claim area—out of this place where you have made yourself so comfortable—together. If you set down just a few more pieces of luggage, you can take my hand, and we can be on our way.

           And don’t worry about the suitcases you’re not ready to let go of yet, for I have all the time in the world to help you unpack them.

With all the encouragement and support that you, too, have to offer,

r.h.

P.S. If you set the standard of never asking for help, it will be assumed that you don’t need it. So, don’t take on everything. Do continue to give your all, but have boundaries.

Song: Six by Sleeping at Last

Song: With a Little Help From My Friends by Joe Cocker

[watchingtheunivereeexpand]

Hunter | The Golden Guard (Enneagram Analysis)

From The Owl House by Dana Terrace/Disney

Type: 6w5 Subtype: so/sx Tritype: 61? Enneagram Analysis Masterlist

-> Type: 6w5

Core Desire: to be safe, protected, and to have a support system.

Core Fear: of being unsafe, helpless, and without support or guidance.

Type 6w5s, the Guardians, tend to have pretty black and white way of thinking. You're either an ally or an enemy, a friend or a foe. Because of the abuse and manipulation he's been subjected to, Hunter believes Belos is his support system, and struggles with finding comfort outside of him, becoming anxious and self-destructive at the thought of losing him and being punished. Sixes are commonly known as the Loyalists for a reason; they are extremely loyal to the causes and people they support.

Hunter believes that the only way to be safe is by being helpful and knowledgable (he could help, if only he knew a little more!), leaning heavily on his Five wing.

Sixes hate having no control over a situation. When he feels helpless, like we've seen in Hunting Palismen, he becomes aggressive and closed off, very different from the laid-back persona he presented previously, which was likely a manifestation of his desintegration.

Hunter desintegrates onto 3; he's so desperate by his need for security that he throws himself deeper into his work, believing that being successful is the only way to keep it. Here, he becomes an arrogant (or falsely confident) overachiever, like an unhealthy Three, the reason why he's commonly mistaken as one.

-> Subtype: so/sx

The social subtype generally wants a sense of belonging, of working towards a shared purpose as the people around them. That is Hunter's primary instinctual drive; like a social Six, he longs to be a part of something bigger than himself, say, the Titan's plans. He needs people's, paricularly Belos's, approval before moving forward, and is willing to put a lot of things on the line not to fall out of his good graces.

Hunter's secondary instictual drive is the sexual, or one-on-one, one. One-on-one Sixes believe it's them against the world, and tend to express that by becoming aggressive and tense. They, like Hunter, tend to never let their guard down because of the fear that others are just waiting to manipulate and hurt them. Hunter handles that fear by being the first to manipulate and hurt them instead.

He sees the outside world as dangerous (sx) and the Coven as safe (so), leaning on it even further to distance himself from possible threats, a coping mechanism that leaks into his tritype.

-> Tritype: 629

Hunter's mind fix is 6. As well as his primary type, it also handles fear, particularly by being vigilant and suspicious of everything and everyone.

His body fix is 1. He justifies and acts superior whenever confronted with his own or his loved one's (Belos') flaws.

[sailforvalinor]

Enneagram Types as Lines of Poetry

Type One, the Reformer: ”For truth was to me

A breath, a wind,

A shadow, a phantom,

And never had I touched

The hem of its garment.” --Stephen Crane, “’Truth’, said a traveler”

Type Two, the Helper: ”Will it come like a change in the weather?

Will its greeting be courteous or rough?

Will it alter my life altogether?

O tell me the truth about love.” -- W. H. Auden, “Tell me the truth about love”

Type Three, the Achiever: ”Oh Fame!—if I e'er took delight in thy praises,

'Twas less for the sake of thy high-sounding phrases,

Than to see the bright eyes of the dear one discover,

She thought that I was not unworthy to love her.” --George Gordon Byron, “To Youth”

Type Four, the Individualist: “The lamp said,

‘Four o'clock,

Here is the number on the door.

Memory!

You have the key,

The little lamp spreads a ring on the stair,

Mount.

The bed is open; the tooth-brush hangs on the wall,

Put your shoes at the door, sleep, prepare for life.’

The last twist of the knife.” --T. S. Eliot, “Rhapsody on a Windy Night”

Type Five, the Investigator: “’Faith’ is a fine invention

For Gentlemen who see!

But Microscopes are prudent

In an Emergency!” --Emily Dickenson, “‘Faith’ is a fine invention (202)”

Type Six, the Loyalist: “For I have known them all already, known them all:—

Have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons,

I have measured out my life with coffee spoons” --T. S. Eliot, “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”

Type Seven, the Enthusiast: “And the days are not full enough

And the nights are not full enough

And life slips by like a field mouse      

Not shaking the grass” --Ezra Pound, “And the days are not full enough”

Type Eight, the Challenger: “It matters not how strait the gate,

How charged with punishments the scroll.

I am the master of my fate:

I am the captain of my soul.” --William Ernest Henley, “Invictus”

Type Nine, the Peacemaker: “Before I built a wall I'd ask to know

What I was walling in or walling out,

And to whom I was like to give offense.

Something there is that doesn't love a wall,

That wants it down.” --Robert Frost, “Mending Wall”

(Note for Fives: I originally wanted to use “Do I dare/Disturb the universe?/In a minute there is time/For decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse,” from Eliot’s Prufrock for you guys, but I already had two other Eliot poems picked out, and I felt like three Eliot quotes would be too much.)

[delightfullygrace]

The Enneatypes Playing Among Us

Type 1 — As a crew member, they’re the first to finish their tasks and will get upset if they’re interrupted by an emergency meeting. Will avoid voting anyone without reason. As an imposter, they only kill when they’re 100% certain no one will see them; mainly stay quiet in chat and avoid outright lying, but will point out when others are “acting sus.” Won’t support theories that say their fellow imposter should be voted off and may skip to avoid throwing them under the bus.

Type 2 — As a crew member, they pick someone and follow them around, both for safety in numbers and so they can vouch for them when they see them complete a visual task. They try to make sure everyone has a chance to speak in emergency meetings. As an imposter, they overthink every decision because they’re afraid they’ll get caught, so they mostly end up sabotaging. They use vents sparingly. They’re great with double kills, especially if their fellow imposter takes the initiative. They naturally end up flocking in crowds, so they avoid suspicion there.

Type 3 — As a crew member, they’re both completing their tasks as quickly as possible and watching everyone to see who’s sus. When in a meeting, they’re the first to accuse anyone and will wholeheartedly fight for them to be voted off. Probably won’t say much if they were wrong about it; they just immediately move on to try and find who the imposter actually is. As an imposter, they’re very quick. They use venting and sabotaging to their advantage and will work while walking. When in a meeting, they’ll pick someone to actively accuse and will avoid any suspicion being put on them by throwing someone else under the bus every time (including fellow imposters, if people seem to be catching on). People usually believe them.

Type 4 — As a crew member, they’re disappointed that they don’t get to be the imposter. They have a balance of watching other people, completing tasks, and running around. They may call an emergency meeting if they’re being chased or they believe they know who the imposter is, but they’re not the type to abuse the button. They’ll share their own opinions during meetings, but don’t usually actively accuse others nor demand everyone listen to them. They just want to be sure their thoughts are heard. As an imposter, they may jokingly call people sus, but won’t outright demand someone be voted off. They’ll just share that they’re going to vote for someone (with hopes that you’ll follow suit.) They enjoy having a unique role, so they may not always fake tasks; they may just run around from room to room, killing people when the mood hits and jumping into the vent to get away. They don’t take their fellow imposter into account too much; they won’t throw them under the bus, but they won’t defend them either. Very much of an independent killer.

Type 5 — As a crew member, they’re pretty quiet, usually connecting the dots right off the bat and trying to find the imposter. They don’t speak up immediately, usually waiting until they’ve acquired enough evidence to accuse someone. If they’re really sure someone is imposter, they will probably call their teammates dumb for not listening to them. They do their tasks as they pass them, but mostly focus on watching the cams and the map. As an imposter, they try to frame people as solidly as possible. Like to turn out the lights often. They rely on vent kills when two people are standing near each other, both completing a task so they can’t see the room around them; whichever one didn’t die looks sus af. They will point that out during an emergency meeting as well. Won’t try to defend their fellow imposter, but won’t try to accuse them either. If fellow imposter looks suspicious, they’ll play that to their advantage to get eyes off themselves.

Type 6 — As a crew member, they find inconsistencies with people’s stories during meetings and point them out. They’re highly suspicious of everyone, so they actively look for people to trust rather than the imposter specifically. They look for opportunities to watch someone complete a visual task and immediately let everyone know “[insert color here] is safe.” They also point out when someone would’ve had the perfect opportunity to kill them, but didn’t, “so they must be crew.” Of course, they complete their tasks diligently as well. As an imposter, they try to form a band of people who trust them by using the same aforementioned tactics, letting people know who’s safe. Being protected by them makes people want to protect them in return, so they’ll be actively defended for most of the game. When it’s down to the last few people, they’ll throw their defenders under the bus and act betrayed, “I don’t want to believe it, but it has to be [this color.] That was just way too sus. Dang, I really trusted you.” Their killing method is to off their allies and frame people who suspected them. They use sabotaging to their advantage, but not overly so. They don’t vent too often; it doesn’t make for good alibies.

Type 7 — As a crew member, they switch between running around aimlessly, actually completing tasks, and just watching other people. If they get bored and no one’s died yet, they may hit the panic button just to tell the imposters to “make something happen.” They may have some fun with chat during emergency meetings; calling people sus for no reason, asking how everyone’s doing, etc. Don’t like to actively accuse anyone, but if someone convinces them, they’ll be like “Ohhhh tru. Guys, vote [this color.]” 5s and 6s may easily take advantage of the trusting 7. As an imposter, they try to do a good job with framing people, shifting blame, and killing properly, but if the game’s going too slow or there aren’t enough opportunities to kill, then they may pull off some riskier moves. That is, killing someone right in front of someone else, then reporting the body and saying that person did it, or jumping into a big cluster of people (like at cams) and killing one so they know it has to be someone in that cluster, but who? Everyone definitely forgets who was in that group, so suspicion is eventually shaken. They just like interesting games. Regardless of role, they may go to lights and flick off the switches as people try to fix them.

Type 8 — As a crew member, they may occasionally forget to actually do their tasks, instead running around trying to find anyone who’s acting sus. Will absolutely call an emergency meeting if someone seems to be following someone else or is standing still when a sabotage happens. Will accuse that person actively until they’re voted off. They just wanna keep their crew safe; if they don’t believe you’re a crew member, you’re screwed. As an imposter, they can be kinda reckless. They actively sabotage and run around killing as many people as possible. The game maybe over by the time you realize anyone even died; they’re quick, especially if they have a fellow imposter they feel can rely on. They will not throw them under the bus as long as they can help it. They’d pair well with Type 2s, as they’re the type to take the initiative for a double kill and they give Type 2 the opportunity to kill while they’re sabotaging. Very attentive to what their fellow imposter is doing.

Type 9 — As a crew member, they tend to be pretty relaxed; they complete their tasks as needed then go watch cams or sit in waiting for the imposter to see them. If someone comes close, they’ll run away and point out the sus behavior when given opportunity. During emergency meetings, they don’t say much unless they’re called on by someone else or they believe they know who the imposter is. As an imposter, they act similarly to when they’re crew, but will slip in a kill when they see an opportunity. Don’t really try to frame people, but definitely hop on the bandwagon when someone else is accused. Not big on sabotaging, but may turn out the lights or shut the doors from time to time. May hang out in the vents for awhile.

[foxfairyreads]

My inner dialogue is just me constantly explaining myself to nonexistent critics and I can’t stop and it’s so annoying and I hate being a 6

[otipacuu]

The Nine Enneagram Types as songs

TYPE 1 - THE REFORMER

The Rational, Idealistic Type: Principled, Purposeful, Self-Controlled, and Perfectionistic. The song is here.

TYPE 2 - THE HELPER

The Caring, Interpersonal Type: Demonstrative, Generous, People-Pleasing, and Possessive. The song is here.

TYPE 3 - THE ACHIEVER

The Success-Oriented, Pragmatic Type: Adaptive, Excelling, Driven, and Image-Conscious. The song is here.

TYPE 4 -THE INDIVIDUALIST

The Sensitive, Withdrawn Type: Expressive, Dramatic, Self-Absorbed, and Temperamental. The song is here.

TYPE 5 - THE INVESTIGATOR

The Intense, Cerebral Type: Perceptive, Innovative, Secretive, and Isolated. The song is here.

TYPE 6 - THE LOYALIST

The Committed, Security-Oriented Type: Engaging, Responsible, Anxious, and Suspicious. The song is here.

TYPE 7 - THE ENTHUSIAST

The Busy, Fun-Loving Type: Spontaneous, Versatile, Distractible, and Scattered. The song is here.

TYPE 8 - THE CHALLENGER

The Powerful, Dominating Type: Self-Confident, Decisive, Willful, and Confrontational. The song is here.

TYPE 9 - THE PEACEMAKER

The Easygoing, Self-Effacing Type: Receptive, Reassuring, Agreeable, and Complacent. The song is here. ______________________________ Enneagram test here.

[sailingmidwest]

Is that courage or faith to show up every day? To trust that there will be light always waiting behind even the darkest of nights.

“SIX”

Sleeping At Last