What's Your Enneatype? an Essential Guide to the Enneagram

Pronounced ENN-EE-UH-GRAM, stemming from the Greek words ennea (nine) and grammos (a written symbol), the Enneagram is a centuries-old categorization tool that classifies human personality into nine interconnected personality types. It is a powerful tool for self-observation, maximizing your strengths, and improving your relationships.

Learn--through in-depth descriptions, illustrations, and more--how to assess how you think, feel, and experience so you can correctly identify which of the nine types you are:

Type 1: The Improver/Reformer/Perfectionist (Survival Strategy: "I must be perfect and good.")

Type 2: The Helper/Giver/Befriender (Survival Strategy: "I must be helping and caring.")

Type 3: The Performer/Achiever/Actor (Survival Strategy: "I must be impressive and look accomplished and successful.")

Type 4: The Romantic/Artist/Individualist (Survival Strategy: "I must be unique and different.")

Type 5: The Observer/Investigator/Theorist (Survival Strategy: "I must be knowledgeable and equipped.")

Type 6: The Loyalist/Skeptic/Doubter (Survival Strategy: "I must be secure and safe.")

Type 7: The Enthusiast/Optimist/Epicurean (Survival Strategy: "I must be fun and entertained.")

Type 8: The Challenger/Protector/Advocate (Survival Strategy: "I must be strong and in control.")

Type 9: The Peacemaker/Mediator/Reconciler (Survival Strategy: "I must maintain peace and calm.")

Authors Liz Carver and Josh Green, creators of the hugely popular Instagram account @justmyenneatype, help you discover how knowing your type--and the types of those around you--can affect your daily life, your decisions, and your relationships with others, and how to use this wisdom to live life with more clarity, peace, and insight than you ever thought possible.

So what's your enneatype? Find out today and get started on the journey to better understand your world, yourself, and your place within it.