Triad: Heart
Purpose: Self-actualization, understanding of humanity
Quest: To understand self
Lesson: Self-acceptance
Values: Individuality, originality, meaning and purpose in life, legacy
Talents: Intuition, imagination, transformation through emotions
Challenge: Envy
Fear: Being defective/inadequate/not good enough
Childhood parental dynamics: Negative to father and mother
Healthy: Sensitive, intuitive, introspective, self-aware, expressive, self-revealing, authentic, enjoys full range of emotions, creative, inspired, self-renewing, refined, inspires transformation, original, unique
Average: Heightened imagination and fantasy life, emotionally overwhelmed, withdrawn, self-conscious, shy, hypersensitive (takes things personally, easily hurt), emotionally vulnerable, self-doubting, self-absorbed, moody, “outsider”
Unhealthy: Depressed, ashamed, inhibited, emotionally “frozen”, fatalistic, self-destructive, emotional breakdown
Roles: Artist, poet, fashion designer, counselor
Examples: Oscar Wilde, Lord Byron, Andy Warhol, Jim Morrison, Bob Dylan, Sting, Hamlet
identity & type 
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So long story short, if we are Enneagram 4’s we are screwed……..
No. No more than any other type. There are positive and negative things about each type. 4’s are very connected to their heart centers, thus many challenges arise surrounding emotions for this type. But these same emotions provide a depth that can result in amazing creativity and insight.
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