Introduction
The Enneagram of Personality (the Enneagram) is a pseudoscientific model used to identify personality types. Enneagram Tarot is our visual tool for changemakers to recognise your style, strengths and areas for development, and those around you.
I’ve drawn on my love of collage and professional experience of community-building, making social change and creating inclusive and equitable conditions to create this visual ‘Tarot Deck’ of nine cards. It’s for your personal growth and to help you better understand why and how you and others influence social change.
We all make decisions based on a mix of logic and emotion. Some of us listen to our head more than our heart, others trust their gut. To spot this at a glance, the cards are colour-coded with a yellow (gut), blue (head) or green (heart) strip to demonstrate how each type makes its snap decisions when under pressure.
Enneagram type 7s tend to operate from the head. Your mode is thinking. You tend to focus on facts, data and logic. Security is your priority. You make your decisions and navigate the world by consulting your head over your heart.
Type 7 – The Enthusiast
- Core Desire: To be satisfied and free
- Core Fear: Being trapped in pain or deprivation
- Basic Motivation: Exploring joy, avoiding discomfort
- Key Traits: Energetic, spontaneous, optimistic
- How you can grow: Embrace stillness, commit deeply
- Common Pitfalls: Escaping pain, impulsivity
Your optimism and curiosity spark innovative social ventures such as co-working hubs for immigrant entrepreneurs, pop-up clinics in underserved neighbourhoods, or mobile literacy labs. You see opportunities where others see barriers.
Your Changemaking Style
- You ignite inclusive brainstorming sessions, inviting participants across age, ability, and background.
- You pilot rapid-cycle projects, then re-launch them based on feedback from those most impacted.
- You organise cultural festivals that celebrate multilingual, multi-ethnic artistry.
- You launch digital platforms connecting remote communities with educational resources.
Balanced vs. Under Pressure
- When in balance, you channel your adventurous energy into sustained initiatives that deepen impact.
- Under pressure, you chase novelty, flit between causes, and leave partners wondering if you’ll return.
How to Support Yourself
- Before committing to new ideas, align them with a core Diversity, Equity and Inclusion objective such as amplifying racially diverse innovators.
- Pick one project at a time and establish regular check-ins with diverse advisory boards or focus groups.
- Build structure around your spontaneity. Use simple project management tools to track progress.
- Ground joy in service by designing events that combine fun with equitable resource distribution.
Self-Awareness Tips
- Notice when excitement masks avoidance of tough conversations about privilege.
- Practice mindful pauses: ask who’s missing from the brainstorm before moving forward.
- Track feedback loops from community partners to ensure you follow through.
- Recognise that depth of engagement fuels long-term change, not just momentary buzz.
Your boundless enthusiasm, when anchored in purpose and community input, becomes a catalyst for inclusive innovation.
Just for Fun
Spirit animal: Monkey
Fun fact: In Chinese culture, the year of the monkey is the ninth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac. Monkeys are a symbol of cleverness, quick-wittedness and mischievousness.
The soundtrack to your life: Let’s go out, Alex Lahey
Famous people: Dalai Lama, Miley Cyrus
