Point 7
“I want to keep my options open.”
Who is Point 7?
The ability to discover possibilities and experience the richness of life brings movement, creativity and enthusiasm. Fullness arises when each moment is lived to the full.
What drives Point 7 is living as many pleasurable experiences as possible in order to feel happy.
- A adrenalina e entusiasmo que sente ao iniciar novos projetos
- Informalismos, liberdade de expressão e aventura
- Basic desire
- Satisfaction, fulfilment and freedom
- Basic fear
- Deprivation, pain and being trapped
- Passion
- Gluttony
- Virtue
- Sobriety
- Mental fixation
- Planning
- Focus of attention
- On the next possibility
- The gift
- Imagination, contagious enthusiasm, the ability to reframe
- The trap
- Escaping discomfort through movement and not finishing what they start
- Path of growth
- Staying with what is, including discomfort. Fulfilment lies in the depth of one thing, not in the sum of many.
Movements of Point 7 in the Enneagram
- Where does Point 7 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 5I want to understand before I step in.Moves to the depth of Point 5. Stays with one thing to the end, and discovers that depth gives more than the next novelty.Read Point 5
- Under stress goes to Point 1I want to do what is right.Moves to the rigidity of Point 1. Becomes critical and demanding, and what flowed from pleasure starts flowing from obligation.Read Point 1
Otter
Point 7 is associated with the otter, for its playful, curious and energetic nature. It reflects Point 7's constant search for stimulation, novelty and pleasure, moving quickly from one activity to the next.
Did you recognise yourself in Point 7?
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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