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Type 2
Type 2 According to Óscar Ichazo

“ Ingoing
the over-independent the same thing is
to happen. Outside he is going to act
independently, making his own decisions. He
turns inside and finds chaos. In a rush of
independence he is going to destroy his
independent act. He is so preoccupied with
his independence that he never has it.[1]

Type 2 According to John C. Lilly

“ Fixation: Flattery
Needs an approving audience. Many
entertainers belong to this group.

Trap: Freedom

Although dependent upon others for

constant approval of himself and his actions,
he is fighting that dependency in order to be
free from social disapproval and approval.

Holy Idea: Holy Freedom

The experience of the essence forces man

from a dependence upon the approval of
others, and introduces him to the freedom of
living the cosmic laws.

Passion: Pride

The Ego-Flattery is dependent upon the

approval and applause of others, and he
works hard to get them. The constant
approval and flattery of others produce Ego
Pride. 

Virtue: Humility

Humility is the obvious means of overcoming

pride. Basically, one can realize that he bears
the same perfect essence as others; he is
not unique.[2]

Type 2 According to Claudio Naranjo

“ Passion: Pride
The passion of Pride causes the Two to deny
that they are anything but selfless, as they
ignore their own needs and try to specially
meet the needs of others in hopes that
others will praise and appreciate them for it.

Trait Structure:

Pride: imaginary exaltation of self-

worth and attractiveness,
demanding privileges, boasting,
needing to be the center of
attention, "playing the part of the
princess";
Love Need: excessively romantic
orientation, need to confirm an
inflated sense of worth, need to
regard oneself as special that is
satisfied through receiving love,
"touchy feely", subtle intolerance
of limits, invasive, "overinvolved" in
relationships, possessive,
seductive;
Hedonism: wishing for pleasure
often substitutes for pleasure,
equate being loved to being
pleased, affectionate, tender, can
become temperamental when not
indulged or made to feel
loved/pampered, pretendedly
content and animated, propensity
to be frustrated, wants attention
and stimulation, low tolerance to
routine and discipline, wants an
irresponsible or playful life;
Seductiveness: highly interested in
being attractive, affectionate,
warm, supportive, empathic,
erotically or socially seductive,
often seen as "superficial, fickle, or
unstable", an unconditional friend,
theatrical love displays but a failure
to deliver, "giving to get", flattery
to those who are worthy of being
seduced, erotic inclination;
Assertiveness: daring audacity,
willfulness, propelled by a strong
uninhibited drive, vitality,
adventurousness;
Nurturance and False Abundance:
repression of neediness, unaware
of own neediness, compulsion to
please and be extraordinary,
identification of the neediness of
others, covertly satisfy their love
need by having an abundance of
love to offer;
Histrionism: independence through
the denial of dependency/needs,
freedom of willfulness and
wildness, often rebellious to
authority in a mischievous and
humorous way, intensity and wit to
attract attention, larger than life
selfimage, sustaining the illusion of
positivity;
Impressionable Emotionality: highly
emotional (like the Type 4) but
often an
anti-intellectual style of
emotionality (unlike Type 4).[3]

Panels

Katherine Fauvre | Type 2 …

Beatrice Chestnut - Type 2…

Type 2 according to Don Richard Riso

and Russ Hudson

“ Basic Fear.Of being unloved and unwanted

for themselves alone.
Basic Desire.To feel loved.

Key Defense Mechanisms. Identification,

reaction formation, denial.

Healthy: Sincere, warm-hearted,

appreciative, andencouraging, seeing the
good in others when they may not see it in
themselves. Service is important: they are
extremely generous, giving, and helpful.
“Good Samaritans.”

Average: Want to be closer to others, so

they start “people-pleasing,”becoming overly
friendly, emotionally demonstrative, and full
of “good intentions” about everything.
Attempt to win others over by giving
seductive attention: approval, “strokes,”
flattery.

Unhealthy: Feeling unwanted and

unappreciated, unhealthy Twos
becomeresentful and complain bitterly. Begin
to be extremely self-deceptive about their
motives and how aggressive and egocentric
they can be, becoming
manipulative and self-serving. Fearful of
losing others, they may undermine
their confidence and play on their guilt and
weaknesses.

Direction of Disintegration. Average Twos

have difficulty stating theirneeds directly,
feeling that to do so would be selfish. They
attempt to fulfilltheir needs by doing good
things for others and hoping that others will
care
for them in return. When this strategy fails or
when Twos fall into increasedstress,
however, they may suddenly assert
themselves and their needs more forcefully,
like average Eights.

Direction of Integration. When healthy

Twos go to Four, they get in touch with the
full range of their genuine feelings and
become aware ofthemselves as they really
are. They become emotionally honest,
acknowledging their aggressions and mixed
motives as fully as they have accepted their
positive view of themselves.

Source: Don Richard Riso, Russ Hudson,

"Understanding the Enneagram: The Practical Guide
to Personality Types"

Type 2 According to Beatrice chestnut

 

“ Strategic Helpfulness to Create

Indispensability

Twos give of themselves selectively, with the

(sometimes unconscious) expectation that
they will receive something in return. This
strategic “giving to get” represents a key
unconscious habit of the Two.

One of the most ego-satisfying compliments

Twos can receive is that they are
indispensable. Twos feel most safe when
needed by others, and so they may regularly
create situations in which others need them.

Seductiveness

Twos experience difficulty in directly asking

for what they need, so they seduce others as
a way of getting what they need through the
indirect routes of charm and apparent
generosity. Seductiveness develops in Twos
as a way to seek love or affirmation without
asking for it directly. Naranjo speaks of
seduction not only as eroticism, but also, and
even more importantly in the case of Twos,
as “seeming to have more to offer than is the
case.” They seduce through promising
whatever they might need to promise to draw
someone in, but may not be able to deliver
on their commitments. So while it’s true that
Twos like to be wanted, they don’t
necessarily want to have to follow through on
what they might offer.As Naranjo points out,
Twos tend to live in the present, yet not in a
way that represents a healthy “present-
centeredness,” but as a subterfuge, because
“they don’t want to think of the future
consequences of their actions nor remember
yesterday’s commitment.”11

Emotionality and Emotional Sensitivity

Twos are naturally emotionally sensitive, yet

they struggle with emotionality—the outward
manifestation of their feelings. At times a
Two might avoid negative emotions through
repression, only to be overwhelmed by them
when they can no longer be repressed. Twos
may become outwardly emotional when they
would prefer not to be seen as emotional.

As Naranjo explains, “there is something

excessive about the expression of emotion of
E2 people, be it tender or aggressive. Their
enthusiasm too ecstatic, their fits of anger
too manipulative.”12 Twos can be impossibly
cheerful as a way of overcompensating for
an underlying sense of sorrow at not getting
the love they need—or overly resentful when
others don’t give them what they need.
Whether an individual Two has this overt
emotionality varies depending on the Two,
but Twos all share a great capacity for
feeling emotion. Twos may also suffer from
anxiety, often out of a vague sense that it’s
not okay to be who or how they are (they
need to be somehow different to be
supported).

Twos can be particularly emotionally

sensitive when it comes to criticism or
perceived hurts or rejections. Any message,
however small, that indicates someone
dislikes them can feel crushing because their
well-being is based on how others feel about
them. Twos tend to take things personally,
even when things aren’t personal, which can
make it hard for others to be candid with
them. They can take others’ negative
opinions of them way too much to heart,
feeling like they’ve failed in their task to
achieve someone’s positive regard.

Romanticism

Along with Type Fours, perhaps, Twos are

the romantics of the Enneagram. Their deep
need for love, together with their focus on
relationships as a source of romantic
satisfaction, gives them an affinity for all
things romantic, whether it be a good love
story, fantasies of fulfilling experiences with
a romantic partner, or music or poetry that
communicates romantic feeling.

Hedonism and Compensatory

Overindulgence

As Naranjo himself asserts, Type Two

personalities can be the most hedonistic of
all the types of the Enneagram.13 Like other
Two traits, this hedonism derives from the
unmet need for love and support the Two
experienced early on in life. For Twos,
hedonism consists of actively seeking
pleasure and “taking in” what feels good.
Twos seek pleasure in this way to satisfy
their unconscious needs and compensate for
a deeper sense of deprivation. Having a
good time, engaging in pleasurable activities,
and overindulging generally all reflect the
Two’s desire to feel good without having to
do the work of figuring out what they truly
need.

The Two’s deeper need to be loved is

displaced and repressed through this search
for pleasurable experiences and sensory
satisfaction.[4]

source:The Complete Enneagram: 27 Paths to

Greater Self-Knowledge by Beatrice Chestnut

References
[1] Óscar Ichazo (1976) The Human Process for
Enlightenment and Freedom: A Series of Five
Lectures

[2] John C. Lilly & Joseph E. Hart (1975) The Arica

Training

[3] Enneagram Passion and Trait Structure

Summarised by @itzmelol#0543 on Discord, derived
from Claudio Naranjo's Character and Neurosis: An
Integrative View

[4]The Complete Enneagram: 27 Paths to Greater

Self-Knowledge by Beatrice Chestnut

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