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Keep in mind that the nine personality structures were originally designated with numbers. To make the types easier to recognize, later authors added archetypal interpretations to the numbers, such as the Provider and the Observer. This was intended to make it easier for people to get started with the Enneagram.

In this book, I'm designating these types a bit differently. I've just introduced nine people to you: Mary (Type 1), Roy (Type 2), Tina (Type 3), Tim (Type 4), Alice (Type 5), Ian (Type 6), Louise (Type 7), Stan (Type 8) and Margaret (Type 9). You'll get to know them even better in this book — they play the lead roles here. When I explain the theory, I write Type 1; when I provide an example, I write the nickname, such as Mary. This makes it all a little more personal.

The examples in this book happened in real life, although the nine people and their names are fictitious. Any correspondence with reality is purely coincidental. I don’t know any Marys with Type 1 or any Roys with Type 2.