May understand and partly forgive humanity for not doing its best. This wing generally brings more interpersonal warmth. Often have a detached quality and can be mistaken for Fives. Ones with this wing can have an aura of Nine-like calm although eruptions of temper are possible. Ones with a more developed Two wing tend to be warmer, more helpful, critical, and controlling. Ones with a more developed Nine wing tend to be cooler, more relaxed, objective, and detached. Unlike Twos, however, they don’t feel an irrepressible urge to meet those needs. Ones with a Two wing (1w2) are more extroverted, warm, helpful and empathetic on the high side of Two, but they can be more critical and controlling on the low side of Two. More idealistic and objective, they are often more circumspect, thinking before they speak to avoid saying something wrong or erroneous. Ones with a Nine wing (1w9) tend to be more introverted, detached and relaxed. Ones with a Two wing may be more generous and gregarious and may focus their work on helping people. Ones with a Nine wing may be more relaxed, react less quickly, and enjoy nature’s perfection. The desire to help reinforces their desire for change. One with a Two Wing (1w2): More active and interpersonal, these Ones’ principles tend to be more directly involved with people. When balanced, they command an impartial sense of justice. One with a Nine Wing (1w9): More aloof and intellectual, these Ones are often motivated by philosophical ideals. They are also more fiery and action-oriented than the other subtype, and so the possibility of being frustrated by people and events is higher. People of this subtype are persuasive and go out of their way to get others to care about the causes and beliefs they espouse. They can be more remote, otherworldly, and impersonal than the other subtype, potentially disdainful, elitist, and condescending to their fellow humans. They wish to improve things but with a gentler, more detached touch than other Ones. Click on the sources after the descriptions to further explore these interpretations. Feels responsible for getting things rightīelow are samplings from some popular or well-known Enneagram authors.Tries to be good by modeling appropriate behavior.Critical of others when they disregard implied rules of behavior.Attention goes to what needs to be corrected or improved.Tends to look for one right way of doing things.Compares the world to standards for how things should be.Avoids making mistakes that can be criticized by others. ![]() Monitors and corrects self-behavior by way of an Inner Critic.Personality characteristics that might arise from the type 1 core focus include: This requires I discern what’s right and monitor, correct, and improve my behavior so I don’t fall short of these standards. Type 1 Core Focus: Acceptability comes from doing things right and acting appropriately according to internalized standards for what that is. Over time this gets generalized beyond the self into a core focus that also shapes how we perceive and interact with the world at large.
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