
Sevens – Kinesthetic Crashes
Sevenish pain control is a kind of sublimation and, when Sevens reframe away their pain, it still goes somewhere. While pain is not exactly...

Shortcuts to Psychological Growth
Defining the Direction of Psychological Growth Many therapists’ opening chit-chat, “So how’s your week been?” leads clients to discuss issues of immediate concern, but...

The Double Leader (8-8) Relationship
Jennifer P. Schneider M.D. and Ron Corn M.S.W Here is another chapter from our reference book, Understand Yourself, Understand Your Partner: The Essential Enneagram...

Enneagram Through Sufi 99 Names of Allah
Khaled ElSherbini Ph.D with Samar Y. Al Gamal The law of One of the Enneagram, represented by the circle that contains and encompasses all...

What is The Enneagram?
Learning the Essentials of This Ancient Tool Often misunderstood as simply a personality tool to describe quirks and traits of people’s individuality, the Enneagram...

Type One: Austere A Variant of Self-Preservation and Moral Rigidity
Antonio Barbato A weak Zeal does not prevent these individuals from taking action or making sacrifices in pursuit of what they believe is right....

The 108 Subtypes: Variants with Retracted Sexual Instinct
Antonio Barbato The retraction of the Sexual Instinct often creates a tension between the desire for connection, the constraints of social norms, and the...

Importance of working with the Centers:
The Heart Center John Luckovich The Nine types of the Enneagram are derived from nine relationships between the Mind, the Heart, and the Body. We refer to...

The Enneagram and the Triune Brain
Jane Carlton This article links the Enneagram with Paul Maclean’s Triune Brain theory, showing how the three centers and nine types of the Enneagram...

The Panel Method
Introduction- First, let us ask, why use live panels to illustrate the unique aspects of each type and intelligence center? The short answer is...

The Siren’s Song: Navigating Pain and Purpose as an Enneagram Type Four
Homer’s Odyssey is one of the most enduring tales of transformation and perseverance. It recounts the epic journey of Odysseus, the clever and resilient...

Bridging Therapy and Typology: A Review of Personality and Wholeness in Therapy
Personality and Wholeness in Therapy: Integrating 9 Patterns of Developmental Pathways in Clinical Practice by Dr. Daniel Siegel is a long-awaited and much-needed addition to...

The Shadow and the Ally: Balancing the Wings of the Enneagram
The Enneagram, at its best, is not a static diagram or a fixed set of traits; it’s a living, breathing story. It’s a narrative...

The Enneagram: Distorted Self-Images
Tom Condon Beyond our biological need for identity is the desire to know who we are in a deep, personal sense. Each of us...

Honking Horns, Sorting Seeds, and Gathering Wool: Love, Shadow, and the Trials of Relationships
A former co-worker and I found ourselves stuck in a recurring conflict scenario we didn’t quite understand at the time. While the details always...

Trump’s President… Now What? Reflections from the Editor on Where We Go From Here
This week on January 20, many of us tuned in to witness the U.S. presidential inauguration, an event marked by tradition, transition, and, thankfully,...