Type Sevens represent that tendency in all of us to focus on the positive parts of life, on the upside, on the light instead of the dark. In much the same way that the Enneagram’s Type Four represents the human tendency to focus on the Shadow—on what’s missing or feels bad—Type Seven typifies that part of us that looks to the light as a way of avoiding the Shadow. This attraction toward positive feelings like excitement and happiness, and the difficulty of experiencing uncomfortable feelings like sadness, fear, or pain, is a universal human experience.
