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IN THIS CHAPTER

Looking at the three rules of behavior

Managing attentiveness and energy

Determining the head, heart, and gut types

Dealing with the three forces

Nine is the same as three times three,

and we all sing our own song for free.

Three times three is the same as nine,

and Mark, he sings his song just fine.

Every person does indeed sing their own song in their life. The Enneagram is structured like this short verse: The nine personality structures are divided into three groups with three types each. The three types in each group have this-or-that in common. This chapter describes the three groups, or centers. You'll come across other groups of three in the Enneagram, as spelled out later in this chapter. They lead to ever deeper insights into other aspects of your human self — aspects that I tackle one at a time over the course of this chapter. This inner work helps you peel away your old and battered outer skin just as you would peel off the outer skin of an onion — or, if you'd prefer an image from the Eastern spiritual tradition, this work serves to unveil the true personality within you. With this in mind, this chapter looks at some of the basic points to have under your belt in order to carry out your further studies of the Enneagram as it applies to your own personality.