  As promised, a brief rundown of enneagram #s and my guess as to which Jesus (J) was. For those of you who've never encountered the urlLink enneagram , its a personality sorter based on numbers 1-9. Skeptic you may be, but it is often frighteningly accurate. Having recived a fresh look on mine last weekend (9 through and through baby! ) It got me to thinking. Now I didn't know J while he was on earth obviously, but I know things about him, and I think maybe I can make a guess as to which number he was.
Really he's the perfect combination of all of them and as someone who never sinned likely had few of the shortcomings of any given number. 1 THE REFORMER The Rational, Idealistic Type: Principled, Purposeful, Self-Controlled, and Perfectionistic Hmm. a good case. very likely in why he did what he did. 2 THE HELPER The Caring, Interpersonal Type: Generous, Demonstrative, People-Pleasing, and Possessive Definitely J in his actions. Saw the best in others and had incredible compassion.
3 THE ACHIEVER The Success-Oriented, Pragmatic Type: Adaptable, Excelling, Driven and Image-Conscious Er, not so much. Could be a 3 at the healthiest which is gentle and benevolent and authentic. 4 THE INDIVIDUALIST The Sensitive, Withdrawn Type: Expressive, Dramatic, Self-Absorbed, and Temperamental Yeah, I'm not seeing it here. Even at the best which is creative and self-renewing, he still derived his strength from his father. 5 THE INVESTIGATOR The Intense, Cerebral Type: Perceptive, Innovative, Secretive, and Isolated Doesn't seem to fit, but at their best 5's are visionaries and affect the world by doing things differently. That certainly fits, but J's motivations don't quite match--I'm gonna say no.
6 THE LOYALIST The Committed, Security-Oriented Type: Engaging, Responsible, Anxious, and Suspicious At the healthiest 6's become loving and trusted leaders who have rich self-expression. This could certainly be true for J. 6's also sacrifice for others. DING DING DING! do we have a winner? 7 THE ENTHUSIAST The Busy, Fun-Loving Type: Spontaneous, Versatile, Acquisitive, and Scattered I really don't think so.
J was on the ball and had his ducks in a row. At their best 7's are awed by simple wonders in life and grateful for what they have. J understood all that and wasn't here necessarily to experience the boundless goodness of life. 8 THE CHALLENGER The Powerful, Dominating Type: Self-Confident, Decisive, Willful, and Confrontational May not seem quite right, but at their best 8's "Become self-restrained and magnanimous, merciful and forbearing, mastering self through their self-surrender to a higher authority. Courageous, willing to put self in serious jeopardy to achieve their vision and have a lasting influence. May achieve true heroism and historical greatness" hmm.
sounds awfully a lot like J. 9 THE PEACEMAKER The Easygoing, Self-Effacing Type: Receptive, Reassuring, Agreeable, and Complacent Um, J was not complacent nor agreeable. At the best, 9's are "Paradoxically, at one with self, and thus able to form more profound relationships. Intensely alive, fully connected to self and others" True for J, also good at "harmonizing groups, bringing people together: a good mediator, synthesizer, and communicator". So, J exhibited some great traits from several #'s. Mainly 1, 2, 6, 8, 9.
Another thing to keep in mind is that each # has a "wing", or also has strong traits from a # on either side. I am most compelled by the 8 description, and my conclusion today is that J was primarily an 8 with a 9 wing. Hiked out at Devil's Last night with a few of my housemates. Perfect night for it and the mosquitoes didn't start attacking en force 'til dusk. I'm really not looking forward to living in the city again. 
