Point 6
“I want to know what I can rely on.”
Who is Point 6?
The ability to anticipate risks and question possibilities can become an extraordinary source of preparation and responsibility. True security is also born of the courage to move forward in the face of uncertainty.
What drives Point 6 is loyal relationships that support them in moments when they need to feel confident or resolve inner doubts.
- Encontrar soluções para as situações as menos boas que frequentemente prevê
- Respostas rápidas, concretas e honestas às suas questões
- Basic desire
- Security, support and guidance
- Basic fear
- Being left without support or guidance
- Passion
- Fear
- Virtue
- Courage
- Mental fixation
- Doubt
- Focus of attention
- On risk and on other people's intentions
- The gift
- Loyalty, a sense of responsibility, spotting problems
- The trap
- Doubt devours decision, and the mind anticipates the worst
- Path of growth
- Recognising their own inner authority. Courage is not the absence of fear; it is acting with fear alongside.
Movements of Point 6 in the Enneagram
- Where does Point 6 go?Each point grows in one direction and goes into stress in another. Find them in the highlighted numbers of the figure.
- Grows towards Point 9I want there to be peace between us.Moves to the calm of Point 9. Vigilance drops, and it becomes possible to trust without having checked everything first.Read Point 9
- Under stress goes to Point 3I want to be worth what I achieve.Moves to the rush of Point 3. Works faster so as not to think, and starts measuring themselves by what they deliver.Read Point 3
Iberian wolf
Point 6 is associated with the wolf, and we chose the one that still roams north of the Douro. Its greatest concern is the pack: it hunts as a group, guards the group, and its courage comes from the group.
Did you recognise yourself in Point 6?
The self-assessment tool gives you three hypotheses to explore. Confirming your point takes time and is best done with guidance.
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