
the conversation # 8
Mario Sikora, Kirby Olson, Carl Marsak, Jack Labanauskas, Sterling Doughty, Liz Wagele Mario Sikora: I was puzzled and surprised by the following statements from...

Building a Healthy Relationship with Money Using the Enneagram
The key to a healthy relationship with money starts with having a healthy relationship with yourself. Otherwise, our unconscious emotional wounds distort our thoughts,...

The Garden Path – Author Followup
Burton Voorhees A dozen years ago, give or take, my wife and I had dinner at the home of two friends. Craig and I...

Philosophy and Personality, part 3.2: Hume, Kant, Hegel – as Individuals
Nicholas Reitter In this chapter the early modern exemplar-philosophers are considered with regard to their personal Enneagram-types. Overarching patterns connecting typology with philosophical outlooks...

Money Makes the World Go Round
My career path has been wilder than a roller coaster designed by Salvador Dali on a sugar high. I’ve gone from being a marine...

the conversation # 7
Thomas Isham, Jack Labanauskas, Kirby Olson, Gloria Davenport, Antonio Barbato, Liz Wagele, Sterling Doughty Thomas Isham: In Conversation number six, Jack Labanauskas asked what...

The Conversation #7
Thomas Isham, Jack Labanauskas, Kirby Olson, Gloria Davenport, Antonio Barbato, Liz Wagele, Sterling Doughty Thomas Isham In Conversation number six, Jack Labanauskas asked what...

Meeting of the Enneaminds
Bruce Anderson Some years ago, there used to be a television program created and hosted by Steven Allen called “Meeting of the Minds.” It...

Book Review: The Garden Path by Burton Voorhees, Illustrated by Linda Voorhees
Reviewed by Kristina Lor Burton Voorhees’ The Garden Path is a luminous, gently provocative journey that invites readers to look at their lives and the world...

A Test of Myers-Briggs/Enneagram Theories with Data from the Enneagram Monthly’s Survey
Tom Flautt Ever since the Enneagram typology has been proposed, there have been attempts to relate it to other systems. A good summary of...

Enneagram Defense Mechanisms, Part 3
Peter O'Hanrahan Emotionally Based Defenses The emotional (or feeling) types, whose lead center is in the area of the heart, solar plexus, and diaphragm,...

Book Review on “Taming Your Money Monster” by Doug Lynam
Taming Your Money Monster: Nine Paths to Money Mastery with the Enneagram is an ambitious and expansive book that merges financial coaching, spiritual reflection,...

Enneagram Defense Mechanisms: Guardians of the Fixations -Part 2
Peter O'Hanrahan Instinctually based defenses Mental types in general tend to withdraw energy from their emotional and instinctual centers and concentrate on mental activity....

The conversation # 6
Thomas Isham, Jack Labanauskas, Kirby Olson, Gloria Davenport, Antonio Barbato, Liz Wagele, Sterling Doughty Thomas Isham: I wish to set the record straight on...

Beyond the Badge the Enneagram Certification Dilemma: A Guide to Making an Informed Choice
To certify or not to certify? That is the question. Let’s reflect on navigating the Enneagram’s professional landscape. Are you thinking about getting Enneagram...

Enneagram Defense Mechanisms: Guardians of the Fixations – Part 1
Peter O'Hanrahan Working with the Enneagram presents a number of challenges to us as students of the system. One of these is the sheer...