Enneagram and the Horney Typology
Fabien and Patricia Chabreuil Karen Horney (1885-1952), a brilliant American psychoanalyst of German origin, was interested in taking into account cultural and social causes,...
The Quest for Identity
Ron Elam (5w4) Each of us, regardless of type, is inevitably presented with the conflict of “opposites.” Most of us, however, choose to avoid...
Certification Presentations
Joyce Rawlings-Davies, M.A. In the first half of the Training, Don and Russ set a tone of humor, caring, intensity, nurturing, understanding and support....
Lore of the Leprechaun, Lure of the Gold
Marilyn Bernhardt Musing about the Enneagram the other day, I began to play with the idea that it is a “map” of human personality:...
What An Experience For a Two
Ginny Cusack My participation in the Advanced Enneagram Professional Training Program at Kirkridge Conference Center in Stroudsbourg, PA on August 25-30, 1995 is part...
Enneagram Typing—Just for the Fun of It
Ed Jacobs A note of acknowledgment to the editors of the EM (October, 1995) for their accurate expression of my views concerning the selection...
Hitler, Lunatic or Toxic-Flake
Mike MacLeod Well, yes. But what type of flake? Conventional enneagram wisdom sees Hitler as a counterphobic Six, all spines and huffing and puffing,...
Odysseus, the Cyclops, and the Type 8: A Journey of Balance
Homer’s Odyssey, one of the foundational works of Western literature, tells the epic story of Odysseus, a Greek hero, and his long, perilous journey home...
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...
Odysseus Among the Lotus-Eaters: Enneagram Nine and the Temptation to Drift
Odysseus Among the Lotus-Eaters: Enneagram Nine and the Temptation to Drift Homer’s The Odyssey is one of the most enduring stories of human struggle...
Freeing the Enneagram: Attitudes and Ideas
Brian Grodner, Ph.D. There may be only subtle differences between rules and processes which guide and illuminate and those which limit, and box in....
Turner’s Types: Two Flavors of Eight
Nick Turner Here are pictures of two men, both of whom are almost certainly eights. One is an eight with a nine-wing (8/9), and...
Floating Islands and Flying Ideas: The Spirit of Type Seven
There’s a fascinating stop in Homer’s Odyssey where Odysseus and his crew arrive at Aeolia, the floating island home of Aeolus, the Keeper of...
Teaching the Enneagram in Three Dimensions Part I: Learning Styles
Loretta Brady There is a wise old saying: When the student is ready the teacher will appear. Of course, the assumption in this saying...
Where Do You Live in Time?
I have become increasingly convinced that one of the most overlooked dimensions of personality isn’t simply how we think or what we feel. It’s where our attention naturally lives...
BEHAVIOR: WHY WE BEHAVE THE WAY WE DO
"Since we all are human, we all have behavioral patterns." —Oscar Ichazo INTRODUCTION Behavior – an area we can overlook, but in Oscar Ichazo's...
