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Enneagram describes human temperament and personality types. The nine personality types of Enneagram are interconnected. Enneagram's purpose is to find virtue and utilize it as a growth tool for mental change. This study aims to help explore and reflect on other types by exploring and self-reflecting on Type 1. In this paper, I conducted a study to explore the personality and body image of Type 1, and the defensive mechanisms associated with holy idea and fixation, passion, and virtue. Also, according to the internal flow of the Enneagram type, growth and degeneration, three instincts, wings and levels of development. If you continue to self-reflect on your defense mechanisms and passions, the Enneagram can be a tool for mental change that promotes personal growth.

Depending on a type of energy in personal characteristics, 9 Enneagram types are divided into three triads. 5, 6, 7 fall into Head Triad, 2, 3, 4 into Heart Triad, and 8, 9, 1 into Gut Triad. Every human being is born showing a close relation with one of these nine Enneatypes, and each type further expands into three subtypes. So-called 27 Subtypes, categorizes each Enneatype into three different subgroups based on basic human instinct he/she withholds. Subtypes embody the very nature of human instinct, as they coexist in all 9 Enneatypes. Instinct is a survival strategy at a subconscious level that helps a human being survive in this world as a social animal. Three “Subtype” instincts are represented in our daily lives in subconscious ways. Within each of the nine Ennea types, two of three subtypes are consistent with its passion characteristics, while another one is not. We call this against-the-passion subtype “countertype.” 27 Subtypes of Enneagram helps one deeply reflect on him/herself by throwing a question: “who is my true self?” Hence we are able to find our own obsessions through the scope of 27 Subtypes, find our cause, and overcome our obsessive compulsions. In process, one finds his or her gifted talent and learns how to cope with the environment as he or she builds a unique strategy based on these gifts. 27 Subtypes of Enneagram is a self-practice that enables one achieve whole life by offering journey to finding true self.

Heros of Three Kingdoms’ impact lingers through generations since it writes of genius military strategies. The plot in which three kingdoms: Wei, Wu, and Shu strive and compete against each other for the hegemony, is not only grandiose in scale but also interesting since it involves humans’ worldly wisdom. This historical novel does not involve only sagas but every aspect of human life: from high dimensional national strategies to individual conduct problems. People living through dark ages show competence spirits, desire for improvement, and struggle of survival. Every nation seems to have similar ups and downs: fresh and creative at first, but easy-going attitude bounded by corruption as the time passes. We can learn from the past by making examples from each nation. In this paper, nine different characters from Heros of Three Kingdoms: Xun Yu, Suan Quan, Cao Cao, Zhou Yu, Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu, Lu Bu, Zhang Fei, and Liu Fei are given as example models to represent each character type in Enneagram. 1) Xun Yu, Cao Cao’s tactician, is set as Type 1 – The Perfectionist. 2) Suan Quan, Suan Jian’s second son who became the Wu emperor, is set as Type 2 – The Helper. 3) Cao Cao, who contributed the most to putting down the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and domineered as Prime Minister of Han Dynasty, is set as Type 3 – The Achiever. 4) Zhou Yu, Suan Quan’s tactician who led the Battle of Red Cliffs into victory, is set as Type 4 – The Romantic. 5) Zhuge Liang, Liu Fei’s tactician who suggested Three-Quarters of the World in his early days, is set as Type 5 - The Investigator. 6) Guan Yu, who shows faith and loyalty to his brothers, is set as Type 6 - The Loyalist. 7) Lu Bu, the strongest martial artist in the Three Kingdoms era, is set as Type 7 - the Variety-Seeker. 8) Zhang Fei, Liu Fei’s brother with the raucous voice and magnanimous characteristic, is set as Type 8 – The Challenger. 9) Liu Fei, who founded Shu Kingdom through forming brotherhood with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, is set as Type 9 – The Peacemaker. One of the causes that make human interactions difficult is unawareness of each other’s characteristic. Once a person studies Enneagram, he or she is able to to see other people with insight. The more he or she gets used to various character types, the more eager he or she is able to understand others. With Enneagram knowledge and skills, one is able to free himself from restrictions.

Purpose: This study explores the effectiveness of Enneagram-based counseling for a university student facing interpersonal conflicts, focusing on understanding the underlying issues and improving relationship dynamics. Methods: A single case study was conducted with a Type 9 (Peacemaker) male student over five counseling sessions using semi-structured interviews and qualitative analysis. Results: The participant became aware of his conflict-avoidance tendencies and learned healthier emotional expression methods, leading to improved confidence and better interpersonal relationships. Conclusion: Enneagram-based counseling proved effective in addressing interpersonal conflicts and promoting personal growth, highlighting the value of personality-tailored interventions for university students.

Purpose : This study was to analyse the portrait characteristics of enneagram type 2, 3 and 4, to obtain inner dynamic of the feeling triad. Methods : The study was descriptive study based on analyzing portrait characteristics of enneagram type 2, 3 and 4. Results : Portrait characteristics of the feeling triad were positive and optimistic, express themselves. But, the result of detailed analysis with 2, 3 and 4 was there. Conclusion : Analysis of portraits, which has an enneagram type of visual data that can unconscious desire to understand the level of health and emotions as meaningful.

Purpose : To analyze deception, which is Enneagram type 3 passion, in order to utilize it as a base data to provide directional guidance for inducement of maturity that can rediscover and bring about positive change of awareness with respect to passion by investigating the characteristic of Enneagram type 3. Methods : This study used Walker and Avant’ process of concept analysis. Results : Deception can be defined by the following attributes: 1)surface driven focus setting, 2)success driven, 3)turning away from one’s self, 4)building psychological wall, 5)recognition of true human nature. The antecedents of relocation deception consisted of these facts: 1)maintaining the ideal self image, 2)acceptance by others. There are consequences which occur as a result of relocation deception: 1)confusion of self image, 2)distorted belief, 3)self conviction. Conclusion : Deception causes one’s self to lose the ability to differentiate one’s true inner senses versus outer, causing outer disorder from the inability to differentiate, thus taking form of one’s self. However, acknowledging one’s self-deception serves as the key factor in returning back to the virtue of honesty.

Purposes: The purpose of this study was to determine the difference of self-esteem and interpersonal relation to the enneagram personality types of nursing students. Methods: A total of 265 nursing students participated. Instruments were Riso & Hudson Enneagram Type Indicator(RHETI), Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale, and Schlein & Guerney's Relationship Change Scale. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, and correlation analysis. Results: Among the nine Enneagram personality types, type 9 was highly measured(36.6%). The score of self-esteem was 55.64(±8.85) and the score of interpersonal relation was 92.30(±11.25). There were significant differences of self-esteem (F=3.638, p=.000), and interpersonal relation (F=6.373, p=.000) according to Enneagram personality types. Conclusions: The data in this research suggest that maintaining or improving self-esteem and interpersonal relation of nursing students is possible with strategies intervention for understanding of personality, which is a highly structured and systematic approach.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore the direction that helps unmarried and married women to make important choices and acceptance of marriage-related life. Methods: According to the Enneagram Instinct Theory, the study participants selected nine people in groups of three for each instinct, The Self-Preservation Instinct, The Social Instinct, The Sexual(1:1)Instinct. Data collection was conducted through individual interviews using structured questionnaires. The main interview contents were the Enneagram Instinct, the case of marriage conflict influenced by instinct, the Perceptions of Marriage, the reason for spouse choice, and the spouse's side from the perspective of the study participant and the study participant. Results: First, the Enneagram instinct was related to women's Perceptions of Marriage and spouse choice. Second, it was possible to discover a characteristic Perceptions of Marriage and Characteristics of Married life according to the instinct group. Third, the match between the female's Enneagram instinct and the spouse's instinct was not significantly related to marriage satisfaction. Fourth, the satisfaction of women's Perceptions of Marriage according to the Enneagram instinct was positively related to overall marriage satisfaction. Conclusion: Married women are satisfied with a marriage that fits their Perceptions of Marriage, even if their spouses and their instincts do not match.