Enneagram Type Six is often described as anxious, vigilant, loyal, or questioning.
But those are surface behaviors.
Underneath the vigilance…
Underneath the scanning…
Underneath the endless “what if?”
There is something sacred trying to emerge.
Not fear.
Courage.
In all of my research studies, beginning with my first research study “Enneastyle: The 9 Languages of Enneagram Type” in 1995, the Type 6 consistently struggled with confirming their true type. They identified with all 9 Enneagram Types. The more counter-phobic 6 would initially type themselves as Type 8, the shy introverted and smart 6 routinely typed themselves as Type 5, the perfectionist Type 6 would type themselves as Type 1, and so on.
There is something profoundly beautiful about the loyalty of an Enneagram 6.
They stand by people.
They stay when others leave.
They protect, question, prepare, and anticipate.
Loyalty is not casual for a Six.
It is sacred.
But there is a shadow side.… Read the rest