I’m very surprised. I have a bit of interest in personality tests, both from a psychological point of view, and as self interest, and even from an artificial intelligence perspective.

But generally they are woefully polarised. Maybe other people are either one of ‘always the life of the party’ or ‘prefer to be by them selves’ but that has never worked for me.

When I looked up this test in wikipedia it had the usual critisism about being polarised like all tests, but when I took the test here:
http://www.eclecticenergies.com/enneagram/test.php

(I was impressed by the Classical Test)

For a great description of the ‘Types’, see this Wiki article (it seems a little better than the Type descriptions linked from the test page) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enneagram

Most of all I was impressed at how the questions were phrased. They really seemed to hit the mark, rather than me trying to imagine myself restricted to a certain thing, which is how other tests seem to go.

And the results were great too – particularly the different numbers you are like when ‘under stress’ and ‘flourishing’. Along with my main number (4) and ‘wing’ (3) these perfectly described me!

Enneagram test results

You are most likely a type 4.

Taking wings into account, you seem to be a 4w3.

No personality test is completely accurate. Although several measures were taken to make this test as accurate as possible, there’s always a chance that you are not typed correctly by it. Therefore, when deciding which Enneagram type and wing you are, you might also want to consider the types with the highest test scores on the lists below.

(Note that your lowest scores may be omitted.)

Type 4 – 13.3
Type 6 – 10.7
Type 3 – 10.3
Type 5 – 9
Type 7 – 8.3
Type 1

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Wing 4w3 – 18.5
Wing 4w5 – 17.8
Wing 3w4 – 17
Wing 5w4 – 15.7
Wing 6w5 – 15.2
Wing 6w7 – 14.8
Wing 5w6 – 14.3
Wing 7w6 – 13.7
Wing 3w2 – 10.3
Wing 7w8 – 8.3
Wing 1w9 – 8
Wing 1w2 – 8———————————

My Type definition from Wikipedia:

Four: Romantic, Individualist, Artist – Driven by a desire to understand themselves and find a place in the world, they often fear that they have no identity or personal significance. Fours embrace individualism and are often profoundly creative and intuitive. However, they have a habit of withdrawing to internalize, searching desperately inside themselves for something they never find and creating a spiral of depression. The genius and self-mutilating Vincent van Gogh is a quintissential Four. The corresponding “deadly sin” of the Four is Envy, while the Four’s “holy idea” or essence is Holy Origin. Under stress, Fours express qualities of the Two (Two: Helper, Giver, Caretaker), and when flourishing, they express qualities of the One (One: Reformer, Critic, Perfectionist).

My ‘Wing’ Type definition:

Three: Achiever, Performer, Succeeder – Highly adaptable and changeable. Some walk the world with confidence and unstinting authenticity; others wear a series of public masks, acting the way they think will bring them approval and losing track of their true self. Threes are motivated by the need to succeed and to be seen as successful. The corresponding “deadly sin” of the Three is Deceit, while the Three’s “holy idea” or essence is Holy Law. Under stress, Threes express qualities of the Nine, and when flourishing, they express qualities of the Six.

And here are the accupressure points for my type!

http://www.eclecticenergies.com/acupressure/points.php?type=4#LU-1