Point 8
“I want to be in charge of my own life.”
Who is Point 8?
Assertiveness, determination and the ability to take the lead make it possible to face challenges and open new paths. True strength shows itself when it is at the service of life, justice and care for others.
What drives Point 8 is doing what nobody has done yet, testing limits and going further.
- Comandar e controlar as situações e resolver desafios
- Confronto de ideias para ter a certeza de com o outro se posiciona.
- Basic desire
- To protect themselves and be self-reliant
- Basic fear
- To be controlled or harmed by others
- Passion
- Excess/Lust
- Virtue
- Innocence
- Mental fixation
- Vengeance
- Focus of attention
- On power and injustice
- The gift
- Courage, presence, the ability to decide and protect
- The trap
- Strength turns into hardness, and vulnerability becomes forbidden
- Path of growth
- Letting gentleness in without feeling it as defeat. True strength includes tenderness.
Movements of Point 8 in the Enneagram
- Where does Point 8 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 2I want to matter to you.Moves to the care of Point 2. Strength becomes open protection, and they let someone come close without reading it as a threat.Read Point 2
- Under stress goes to Point 5I want to understand before I step in.Withdraws like Point 5. Cuts off contact, keeps everything to themselves, and handles alone what they trust to no one.Read Point 5
Brown bear
Point 8 is associated with the brown bear, which the Cantabrian Mountains still have and which once lived in Gerês and Montesinho. It takes up space without asking permission, and what sustains it is the strength to keep going.
Did you recognise yourself in Point 8?
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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