Type Seven is spontaneous, versatile, acquisitive, and scattered.
My Wing - Type 6 & 8...
My Healthy State (Growth) - Type 5, My Unhealthy State - Type 1
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Or know as The Epicure.
Point Seven, the third member of the fear triad of Five, Six and Seven is known as the Epicure or the Generalist and sometimes has been called the Adventurer.
The Seven, unlike the Five who usually withdraws inward into the freeing and fascinating world of the mind, often moves outward to taste the many fascinating and sometimes adventurous ways of engaging life in its many manifestations. But like the Five, the Seven also is a "head type" and favors the experiences of the mind over the body. For in the mind, life can unfold according to the delights of the imagination.
The passion is "gluttony", an unquenchable appetite for new experiences, and the fixation is "planning", a habitual way of focusing attention on the many pleasant possibilities for the future including options and backup plans.
Words frequently associated with the Seven include hedonist, permissiveness, wish fulfillment, narcissism, fun, excitement, enthusiastic, shallow and happiness.
The primary character traits of the Seven, which are experienced to a lessor or greater extent by virtue of the Seven's subtype and the influence of it's wing points, include but are not limited to:
Gluttony:
This is a gluttony for experience and enjoyment. Being active with lots of projects. Over doing and overbooked. Experiencing "a little bit of the very finest of everything". Endless possibilities, many interests. Not staying with one thing too long in case it might get boring, and "boring is death".
Charming:
Outgoing, playful, energetic, engaging, easy laughter (but sometimes with a slightly nervous edge).
Playful:
Life is an adventure. Life is to be enjoyed. A desire to have fun.
Commitment:
Difficulty with commitment, not wanting limits. "I don't believe in limitations." "Keep the door open at any price". "I can make a commitment. I'll stay in the relationship until one or the other of us decides it's time to move on."
Variety:
A man makes a commitment to be an architect, and his weeks and months of imaginative planning and design are filled with one new house after another.
Fascination:
Many interests. An active imagination that easily juggles fascinating inter-relating and inter-connecting ideas and possibilities.
Monkey-mind:
The ability to easily and rapidly shift one's attention from one idea or set of ideas to another and at the same time see the inter-connectedness of the complexity of thoughts and how these thoughts will all come together into a cohesive reality.
"I notice that the reason it seems I jump from one thing to the next is that I usually fail to make known to others the connections of my thoughts. It makes sense to me because I alone know the thread. Maybe we'll be talking about dinner and I'll think about the other couple that invited us to dinner, then I'll picture the other couple in their house the last time we saw each other and I'll remember that they had a nice house and what I like about it. Then I'll think about how I especially like their balcony and how I hope that someday we can get one. That last part is the only part I'll say. It makes sense to me and would to someone else, if I bothered to fill them in.......but that takes too long. :)" -- Amy
Reframing:
The ability to deftly take the proposition of another and play it back in the context or nomenclature of the Seven's point of view. To the other, it seems as if what the Seven plays back "is almost like what I said but somehow different and I wonder if it even has the same meaning?"
Rationalizing:
A talk style which is a way of explaining one's behavior even when no explanation is called for.
Narcissism:
Feeling entitled. Presenting a superior position. "I like me." "I'm OK, so if there's a problem here it must not be me." A Seven panelists in a rapid-fire comeback says something like, "I used to be like that (the other sevens), but now that I'm more evolved my experience is much different."
Active:
The Seven leads a busy life filled with telephone calls, appointments, dates, social engagements, errands, plans and projects. Over-booked and a full plate. With all the activity, a Seven can look like a Three, who's activity is in the context of achievement and results; or like a Two, who's activity is in the context of giving. But the Seven's activity is in the context of the fun or fascination to be derived from the immediate experience while the mind is planning the next.
Pain:
"I stay busy to avoid the pain." "It just doesn't seem to be there." A move off of pain and on to positive options for the future.
Self-aware:
Sevens typically know what they want. Like the rest of us, they have many selves (sub-personalities) but those selves are in reference or response to the Seven and his or her interests and not to others or how others may perceive them.
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Thanks for MDIS (Ms Rachpal), i know my type...
The Riso-Hudson Quest - Select the paragraph that your 'gut feeling' says is the right one for you, even though you may not agree with 100 percent of it. Go with your initution. If you cannot decide which paragraph best fits you in one of the groups, you may make two choices, but only in one group.
Group 1
A. I have tended to be fairly independant and assertive: I've felt that life works best when you meet it head-on. I set my own goals, get involved, and want to make things happen. I dont like sitting around - I want to achieve somethng big and have an impact. I dont neccessarily seek confortation, but i dont let people push me around, either. Most of the time i know what i want, and i go for it. I tend to work hard and to play hard.
B. I have tended to be quiet and am used to being on my own. I usually dont draw much attention to myself socially, and its generally unusual for me to assert myself all that forcefully. I dont feel comfortable taking the lead or being as competitveness as others. Many would probably say that i'm something of a dreamer - a lot of my excitment goes on n my imagination. I can be quite content without feeling i have to be active all the time.
C. I have tended to be extremely responsible and dedicated. I feel terrible if i dont keep my commitments and do what's expected of me. I want people to know that i'm there for them and that i'll do what i believe is best for them. i've often made great personal sacrifices for the sake of others, whether they know it or not. I often dont take adequate care of myself - i do the work that needs to be done and relax (and do what i really want) if there's time left.
Group 2
X. I am a person who usually maintains a positive outlook and feels that things will work out for the best. i can usually fnd something to be ethusiastic about and different ways to occupy myself. I like being around people and helping others to be happy - i enjoy sharing my own well-being with them. (i dont always feel great, but i try not to show it to anyone!) However, staying positive has something meant that i've put off dealing with my own problems for too long.
Y. am a person who has strong feelings about things - most people can tell when i'm unhappy about something. i can be guarded with people, but i'm more sensitive than i let on. i want to know where i stand with others and who and what i can count on - Its pretty clear to most people where they stand with me. when i'm upset about something, i want others to respond and to get as worked up as i am. i know the rules, but i dont want people telling me what ti do. i want to decide for myself.
Z. I tend to be self-controlled and logical - i am uncomfortable dealing with feelings. i am efficient - even perfectionistic - and prefer working on my own. when there are problems or personal conflicts, i try not to being my feelings into the situation. Some say - i'm too cool and detached, but i dont want my emotion reactions to distract me from what's really important to me. I usually dont show my recations when others "get to me".
2-Digit Code / Type / Type Name and Key Characteristics
AX - 7 - The Enthusiast: Upbeat, Accomplised, Impulsive
AY - 8 - The Challenger: Self-confident, Decisive, Domineering
AZ - 3 - The Achiever: Adpatable, Ambitious, Image-conscious
BX - 9 - The Peacemaker - Receptive, Reassuring, Complacent
BY - 4 - The Individualist: Intuitive, Aesthetic, Self-absorbed
BZ - 5 - The Inveigator: Perceptive, Innovative, Detached
CX - 2 - The Helper - Caring, Generous, Possessive
CY - 6 - Engaging, Responsible, Defensive
CZ - 1 - The Reformer: Rational, Principled, Self Controlled.
There isnt any type good or bad typed - The am of this work is to stop the automatic reactions of the personality by bringing awareness to it. Only by bringing insight and clarity to the mechanisims of personality can we awaken!
The more we see the mechanical reactions of our personality, the less identified with them we become and the more freedom we have.
This is what Enneagram is all about.
The Riso-Hudson Quest - Select the paragraph that your 'gut feeling' says is the right one for you, even though you may not agree with 100 percent of it. Go with your initution. If you cannot decide which paragraph best fits you in one of the groups, you may make two choices, but only in one group.
Group 1
A. I have tended to be fairly independant and assertive: I've felt that life works best when you meet it head-on. I set my own goals, get involved, and want to make things happen. I dont like sitting around - I want to achieve somethng big and have an impact. I dont neccessarily seek confortation, but i dont let people push me around, either. Most of the time i know what i want, and i go for it. I tend to work hard and to play hard.
B. I have tended to be quiet and am used to being on my own. I usually dont draw much attention to myself socially, and its generally unusual for me to assert myself all that forcefully. I dont feel comfortable taking the lead or being as competitveness as others. Many would probably say that i'm something of a dreamer - a lot of my excitment goes on n my imagination. I can be quite content without feeling i have to be active all the time.
C. I have tended to be extremely responsible and dedicated. I feel terrible if i dont keep my commitments and do what's expected of me. I want people to know that i'm there for them and that i'll do what i believe is best for them. i've often made great personal sacrifices for the sake of others, whether they know it or not. I often dont take adequate care of myself - i do the work that needs to be done and relax (and do what i really want) if there's time left.
Group 2
X. I am a person who usually maintains a positive outlook and feels that things will work out for the best. i can usually fnd something to be ethusiastic about and different ways to occupy myself. I like being around people and helping others to be happy - i enjoy sharing my own well-being with them. (i dont always feel great, but i try not to show it to anyone!) However, staying positive has something meant that i've put off dealing with my own problems for too long.
Y. am a person who has strong feelings about things - most people can tell when i'm unhappy about something. i can be guarded with people, but i'm more sensitive than i let on. i want to know where i stand with others and who and what i can count on - Its pretty clear to most people where they stand with me. when i'm upset about something, i want others to respond and to get as worked up as i am. i know the rules, but i dont want people telling me what ti do. i want to decide for myself.
Z. I tend to be self-controlled and logical - i am uncomfortable dealing with feelings. i am efficient - even perfectionistic - and prefer working on my own. when there are problems or personal conflicts, i try not to being my feelings into the situation. Some say - i'm too cool and detached, but i dont want my emotion reactions to distract me from what's really important to me. I usually dont show my recations when others "get to me".
2-Digit Code / Type / Type Name and Key Characteristics
AX - 7 - The Enthusiast: Upbeat, Accomplised, Impulsive
AY - 8 - The Challenger: Self-confident, Decisive, Domineering
AZ - 3 - The Achiever: Adpatable, Ambitious, Image-conscious
BX - 9 - The Peacemaker - Receptive, Reassuring, Complacent
BY - 4 - The Individualist: Intuitive, Aesthetic, Self-absorbed
BZ - 5 - The Inveigator: Perceptive, Innovative, Detached
CX - 2 - The Helper - Caring, Generous, Possessive
CY - 6 - Engaging, Responsible, Defensive
CZ - 1 - The Reformer: Rational, Principled, Self Controlled.
There isnt any type good or bad typed - The am of this work is to stop the automatic reactions of the personality by bringing awareness to it. Only by bringing insight and clarity to the mechanisims of personality can we awaken!
The more we see the mechanical reactions of our personality, the less identified with them we become and the more freedom we have.
This is what Enneagram is all about.
