Never Retallack | Entertainment Editor
The human mind is a complicated system of neurons firing, but does it affect one’s personality?
Over the decades, there have been countless personality tests, some successful — such as the Myers Briggs test — and some not as successful, like the Rorschach Inkblot test.
The Enneagram test is something quite interesting; it was originally used in the 1950s by Oscar Ichazo on spiritual development. Within this test, there are nine dominant personality types — most people identify strongly with one, but after completing the online test, it lists which types you had the highest percentage in. It is believed that the three highest in a person’s score is their personality.
The test itself is fun and eye-opening, but the band Sleeping at Last compiled an album where each song is sung through the perspective of each personality type, creating powerful tunes. The album is called “Atlas: Enneagram” and the songs are simply titled “One” through “Nine.”
I am a type two, and when I first heard of the album I didn’t think much about it. However, listening to the song “Two” brought me to tears. The lyrics are touching and perfectly captured how I feel. Sleeping at Last is a folk-indie band with soothing vocals and haunting melodies, and they impressed me with this album.
I made my closest friends and family take the test and listening to their songs I was touched and so were they. Each song perfectly captures how each type feels in a surprisingly emotional way.
The Enneagram test is, of course, flawed just like any personality test, but for those who are interested in learning their types and crying to their song, the test can be taken at http://9types.com/.
Contact the author at howlentertainment@wou.edu
Photos courtesy of sleepingatlast.com
