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The “Third Approach” to the Triads
~~Dick Wright Ph.D.~~ Enneagram authors tend to follow one of two “classic” approaches to describing the three triads. The first approach, a specific application of the popular “Head/Heart/Gut” theory, was discussed by Helen Palmer in her book, The Enneagram. Speaking about the three ways individuals can “focus attention,” she identifies “those with mentally-based intuitions, those [...]
Enneagram Typology Among Animals
~~by Richard Curran Trussel~~ Moses had an easy going, placid nature. We got him early in his life and gave him lots of love, providing consistent training and discipline. He was a late bloomer. He didn’t bark until he was past 11 1/2 years old. I seriously questioned his intelligence. Often he just seemed so [...]
Enneagram Types Relating To Animals
~~by Richard Curran Trussel~~ Not everyone relates to animals, but for those who do, elements of Enneagram type manifest. One of the many gifts animals offer us is that they potentially lead us beyond our fixations. One What place do companion animals have with someone who is organized and orderly, striving to make every detail [...]
Type Four Women
~~by Antonio Barbato~~ These are three stories of actual type Four women (one of each subtype), and about how each major change in life came with its own physical component, its own emotional state and its own reasoning. I focus quite a bit on the style in which each of the subtypes deals with relationships [...]
Subtypes in Relationship – Part 1
~~by Peter O’Hanrahan~~ Overview Our primary subtype has a powerful effect on our relationships. We bring all three of our instincts into our relationships, yet one of these is central. Over the past 30 years of Enneagram work, many people have found that subtype in a primary relationship is more important than personality type itself when [...]
The Enneagram At Work
~~By Tom Condon~~ There is an old story about a man who finds a bottle on a beach. He uncorks it and out comes a genie who offers the man a choice between a colossal amount of money or infinite wisdom. The man thinks hard for a few minutes and then chooses infinite wisdom. Days [...]
Interview with John Stone “Tell me who you are”
~~By Robert Tallon~~ The Enneagram and the Enlightenment Intensive Like many readers of the Enneagram Monthly, I’ve been around the human potential movement for quite a while—seeking something called “enlightenment.” My personal journey has run the gamut: Christian mysticism, TM, the Gurdjieff Work, kundalini yoga, The Forum, psychoanalysis, the Enneagram, the Ridwan School, cognitive behavioral therapy, [...]
On the Need for Better Theory and Forums for Debate
~~ by Susan Rhodes ~~ In recent issues of the EM, I set forth the outlines of a new theory for interpreting the origins and nature of our enneagram type. I also discussed the origins of key tenets of enneagram theory, pointing out the heavy influence of both psychoanalytic philosophy and Sixties anti-establishment thinking on [...]
Interview with Mario Sikora
~~Claudio Garibaldi: Mario, I am asking you this interview for many different reasons. First of all you have written a very interesting book Awareness to Action. The Enneagram, Emotional Intelligence, and Change: A Guide to Improving Performance, where you and Bob Tallon connect the Enneagram and Emotional Intelligence, which is going to be published in [...]
Viewing Therapy Through A New Lens
~~by Carolyn Bartlett~~ “Sometimes the magic works and sometimes it doesn’t,” said Chief Dan George in the movie Little Big Man. This philosophy resonates when I’m not sure why my actions as a therapist work or don’t work. I mentally archive the mysterious cases as puzzles until new theoretical insights, even years later, provide the [...]
