With the Enneagram Building Fictional Characters

Building Fictional Characters with the Enneagram

Anne Bogel



Building Fictional Characters with the Enneagram

Building Fictional Characters with the Enneagram

THE CHALLENGER

THE PEACEMAKER

THE REFORMER

THE ENTHUSIAST

THE HELPER

THE LOYALIST THE INVESTIGATOR

THE ACHIEVER THE INDIVIDUALIST

Building Fictional Characters with the Enneagram

Type One: The Reformer, the Perfectionist, the

Machine (the need to be perfect)

Type Two: the Helper, the Enabler, Parent (the

need to be needed)

Type Three: the Achiever, the Status Seeker, the

Winner (the need to succeed)

Type Four: the Individualist, the Romantic,

Tortured Artist (the need to be special)

Type Five: the Investigator, the Observer, the

Detective (the need to perceive)

NINE TYPES

Type Six: the Loyalist, the Traditionalist, the

Oracle (the need for security)

Type Seven: the Enthusiast, the Connoisseur,

the Party (the need to avoid pain)

Type Eight: the Challenger, the Protector, the

Dragon (the need to be against)

Type Nine: the Peacemaker, the Healer, the

Wallflower (the need to avoid)

Building Fictional Characters with the Enneagram

FROM THE ENNEAGRAM INSTITUTE:

STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES

Type One is principled, purposeful, self-controlled,

and perfectionistic.

Type Two is generous, demonstrative,

people-pleasing, and possessive.

Type Three is adaptable, productive,

image-conscious, and out-of-touch with emotions.

Type Four is expressive, dramatic, self-absorbed,

and temperamental.

Type Five is perceptive, innovative, secretive,

and isolated.

Type Six is engaging, responsible, anxious,

and suspicious.

Type Seven is spontaneous, versatile,

acquisitive, and scattered.

Type Eight is self-confident, decisive, willful, and

confrontational.

Type Nine is receptive, reassuring, complacent,

and resigned.

Building Fictional Characters with the Enneagram

Type One: Mistakes are unacceptable / Maybe

it's okay to screw up sometimes

Type Two: I am not lovable / I could show myself

love or do something good for myself

Type Three: I am what I do / Maybe people will

accept me for who I am

Type Four: No one understands me / Maybe

others feel the same way I do

Type Five: I am not competent to handle the

demands of life / Maybe I can be vulnerable enough to let people know what I'm feeling

THE BIG LIE & HEALING ATTITUDE

Type Six: The world is not safe / Maybe things will

work out

Type Seven: I'm missing out and being held back /

Maybe what I have is enough

Type Eight: Only the strong survive / Maybe I can

let my guard down

Type Nine: I don't matter much / Maybe I can make

a difference

Building Fictional Characters with the Enneagram

Type One: the desire to have integrity (they

criticize and find fault)

Type Two: the desire to be loved (they need to

be needed)

Type Three: the desire to be valuable (they

chase success)

Type Four: the desire to be unique (they become

self-indulgent)

Type Five: the desire to be competent

(deteriorates into cold, useless specialization)

BASIC DESIRES & THEIR DISTORTIONS

Type Six: the desire for security (they cling to

people and beliefs)

Type Seven: the desire for happiness (they

become escapists)

Type Eight: the desire to defend and protect

oneself (they fight without ceasing)

Type Nine: the desire to be at peace (they deny

and withdraw)

Building Fictional Characters with the Enneagram

Type One: Fear of being corrupt or defective (what

if their ideals are misguided?)

Type Two: Fear of being unworthy of love (what if

they're driving people away?)

Type Three: Fear of being worthless (what if they

fail?)

Type Four: Fear of lacking their own significant

identity (what if they're wasting their unique potential?)

Type Five: Fear of being useless (what if they can't

find a place where they're appreciated?)

BASIC FEARS

Type Six: Fear of lacking support or guidance

(what if they're undermining their own security?)

Type Seven: Fear of being deprived or trapped

(what if they're causing their own pain or unhappiness?)

Type Eight: Fear of being under others' control

(what if others turn against them?)

Type Nine: Fear of being disconnected from

others (what if they have to wake up and face their problems?)

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